The build officially began at 8:15am with our first Barnes Lumber delivery. Thanks to Greg Baker and the folks at Barnes Lumber in Harrisburg, a great local lumber yard and hardware store!
After a warm breakfast of Gabby’s hand-made Swedish Pancakes, we got started framing up the floor by about 9:45am. Little did we know that this would end up taking our ENTIRE day!
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- Tiny lumber pile for a tiny house…
Built By Friends: Evan & Gabby's Tiny House 
Comments on: "Saturday, September 11th: Framing the Floor!" (5)
How much decking is recommended to remove from the trailer before putting on the floor framing?
We have since passed our copy of Jay Shafer’s Tiny House Book on to a friend, but if memory serves he suggested removing every other deck board? You may want to check the book out to make sure!
Good luck!
Evan & Gabby
[…] itself. I wish I had properly understood this stuff before I ordered my trailer, but se la vie. Evan and Gabby appeared to use metal fasteners to attach the framing to the remains of the deck, similar to […]
Did you use pressure treated lumber under the bathroom/kitchen area for added protection from possible water leaks?
No, Victoria, we chose to forgo the added protection to avoid the chemicals involved in pressure-treated lumber. So far its worked out for us!
Thanks for stopping by,
Evan & Gabby