Hello again!
We are making much progress on our tiny house, and enjoying (almost) every step of the way. I guess I wanted to talk about some of the stages we've gone through, so I think I'll start with the floor. (I may throw out some fancy construction jargon, to show off how smart I'm getting, so stay with me.

Because we bought a trailer that was built specifically for us, and specifically for a tiny house, we didn't have to do some of the more grueling work that other tiny builders have to do. When a person purchases a normal utility trailer they have to take out all the wood flooring, and install flashing, which is a hefty metal sheeting that goes on the bottom of the trailer to protect against rocks, and general travel debris. Our trailer came with no wood flooring, and the flashing already installed (hooray!) and also four jacks welded to the corners for easier leveling. I got to be a part of the beginning stages of building the sub floor, which meant cutting and installing large 2x6 boards to be placed upright in joist hangers, leaving enough room for insulation that we later installed, and then covering all that with 1/2 inch plywood.

Here's a (fairly) short video of  us preparing to make the first cut.

Burly men indeed! We are so thankful to have such wonderful, helpful friends and family members to make this process go fast and smooth.

On a side note, I'd like let to let it be known that I got to officially claim first blood from this building project. Look at this massive flesh wound!! I basically almost cut my hand off.

....It looked a lot worse in real life.... you could actually see it in real life....

Moving on from the 2x6's, we filled the spaces with 3" rigid foam insulation (this was mostly done by Matt, his father Rick, and our dear friend Tyler), and nailed on the plywood sub floor sheathing.

One of the best things about building your own house is all the fun little quirks you can add. As we were building the floor we had the awesome idea to put in a trap door to a secret nook, where we could hide all our precious loot. Because we're secretly pirates.

Alright, that's enough for one post. I'll leave you with one shot of me actually hammering something.
Until next time, Cheers!