Floor and Walls

We took the trailer to Menards to pick up the framing lumber. Road restrictions are in force now so it can't be delivered, oh well, saved me $40. I followed the guys in the Tuscon to run interference in case the trailer lights quit working, which they did. Then the Tuscon died. Just up and died on the way home. I got it restarted but WTHeck! So my car's in the shop, they think it's the fuel pump.Anyway, didn't slow us down!

Next day we get the trailer into the barn to weld some floor supports on it. The floor will extend 6 inches off either side. Roughly the width of the fender.
While dad was working on that I started staining the siding. Pittsburgh paints Dark Mahogany was was overpriced and not the color I want.

Second coat I used Thompson's water sealant in Russet. Better but still not exactly what I want. I'm ok with it though.

Floor is framed!

We used these big honking screws to attach the floor frame to the trailer deck.

I caulked the seams between the boards. The plan is to use spray foam insulation for the whole house so it wasn't important to seal the planking, the insulation will do that.

But we did need to put down some roll aluminum to cover the overhang.

Hey, now we have walls! The end wall is on the right. The one on the floor is my kitchen wall.

The sheeting on the floor is just tacked on. We need to remove it to install plumbing and insulation. There is a 4 inch strip of floor that is permanently attached to the framing along the sides so that we can put the walls up.

Also if you look at the last pic you can see the floor doesn't extend all the way to the end of the trailer. We have 2 feet open. That's where the porch will be. I haven't done any planning on porch materials yet. Just focusing on the house itself.