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Foundation, framing & flooring

FOUNDATION & FRAMING
Tying it down: Lag bolts, carriage bolts, hurricane straps, hurricane ties and braces for a start!

For a house on wheels, your basic foundation is a trailer of some kind.There's a big variety of flatbeds and trailers and vans out there, andthe sizes and total load they'll bear varies a lot, too. One way to geteducated is to browse Craigslist for utility trailers. A very helpful intro is to read TW Steve's excellent blurb ~ be sure to scroll down at the end to the Comments section for a bunch of good Q/As with Jay.
Togo in the direction of a Tumbleweed house, rather than a customized RVor converted storage container, the first stop is Jay Shafer's Small House Book. Per Jay's outline:
  • Trailer: The basic foundation is a steel chassis (for example, a flatbed utility trailer). Fab trailer info
  • Weight:Look at what the flatbed is rated to hold. For a tiny house for one ortwo people, as opposed to a 'Vardo' or small sleeping space, you'llneed 4,500-5,000 lbs dry weight allowance with another 2,000+ lbsallowance for you, your furnishings, books, stored water, etc. = 7,000lbs total.
  • To save weight: Strip the flatbed (all sides & deck), leaving the wheel wells intact and keeping a minimum of the wooden deck (24' between remainingboards).
  • Rust: Powder coat or Line-X coating (see TW FAQ Comments sectionhere)
  • The deck gets covered with aluminum flashing ~ against rodents& water; no flashing underneath the porch, however, so it can drain& dry.
  • Floor framing is laid on top of the flashing ~ 2x4s spaced24' apart on center. Frame in front & back of wheel wells, thenconnect the two sections by framing between the wells. Use screws &glue instead of nails for all framing. 3' deck screws & metal bracing
  • Insulation: Fill cavities between the 2x4s with foam board insulation & spray foam, capped with 3/4' plywood subflooring. PK suggests T&G plywood subflooring ~ the glue can take the dampness..and the difference in weight is minimal. Wheel wells: insulate well!
Alert: see also our Less toxic materials page.
FLOORING
Here's an idea from Brad & Jeff, Portland Oregon tiny cottage builders: Their 'interior floors are tongue-and-groove fir, which is traditionally usedas subflooring. But Gantert and Bloom stained and finished the 1-1/2-inch-thick planks, giving them the beauty and warmth of hardwoods.'

PORCH FLOORING & POSTS
Cedar (for weather durability)

PHOTOS of Will Pedersen's TW 'Tarleton' during construction:
(a Tarleton is an 8'x19' TW with 3 windows on the long side)

PLYWOOD
Apparently, marine grade plywood > minimal offgassing