I love my tiny house helpers!

My tiny house is now dried-in and I’m taking a break from building for a few weeks. This past weekend I made My Annual Pilgrimage to the Oregon Country Fair. This weekend I’m headed to Yestermorrow in Vermont to teach the two-week Tiny House Design-Build class.

My goal was to be dried in before these adventures began and I’ve managed to do it, thanks to the help of many wonderful people. I now have eighteen full days of work into my tiny house on wheels and let me assure you, I am incredibly grateful for my tiny house helpers! During these work parties we’ve done the following:

• Picked up my trailer and undercarriage materials (My Tiny House Begins!)
• Installed my undercarriage, insulated my floors, and installed my subfloor (Floorbox Lessons Learned)
• Reworked my subfloor and sill plates when I changed my mind (My Floorbox Continued)
• Raised my SIPs walls (My SIPs Wall Raising)
• Applied air barrier to my walls (My Tiny House Air Barrier)
• Raised the rafters and built and installed a skylight box (Vardo Rafter Raising)
• Installed blocking between the rafters and closed up the end walls (Making Ends Meet)
• Stapled my beadboard ceiling over the rafters (Ceiling Up My Vardo)
• Attached eave caps at the edges of my rafters to catch the insulation (Eave Caps for My Vardo Roof, Plan F, Plan F: Take 2)
• Insulated the roof box (Insulating My Vardo Roof)
• Sheathed and waterproofed the roof (Sheathing My Vardo Roof)
• Installed the beautiful windows (Tiny House Window Installation)
• Finished drying in the house with backerrod - and a pool noodle! (Tiny House Trim & Siding)

There are already 23 people who have contributed to my wee house in some way. I’m so grateful that my community has rallied around The Lucky Penny!

If you’d like to join in on the fun, please contact me. If you can’t make it out to help, but you’d like to Support the Lucky Penny, you can contribute via The Lucky Penny Wish List or send me notes of encouragement on Facebook. Thanks everyone!