Ep. 31 - Interior plywood lining complete - Tiny House Build Update

A synopsis of THTH videos: "I encountered this ridiculously difficult obstacle and wasn't sure how I was going to overcome it, until I came up with a genius solution that resulted in a work of art." Rinse and repeat. Amazing! 😍 👐

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Haha you missed the part where I make 30 mistakes, 18 prototypes, curse, cry, break stuff and finally come up with a solution. Love your support my friend thank you so much 🙌

[@aronkovcin7442]

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse Haha, this comment brings back so many memories of my own projects 😂 It always like this when other people come and take a look at what you’ve built, they praise and are impressed but they can’t see the the hours of frustration and nail-biting hope that keeps you awake at night, worrying if things will work out or not. PS: I love what you did with the Two Trailer House so far! Amazingly done!🎉

[@elrey8876]

I boggle at the knowledge and experience that resides in your mind now, and the painstaking and precise craftsmanship you've put into this project. I see people selling tiny home plans on Etsy - maybe you could do the same for this.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Thank you Ray. I really appreciate that. A LOT of trial and error. But I take a lot of joy from the final product. Haha not sure I'll have it in me to do another one to this level 🤣

[@CNile-se9xw]

You're a class act, mate. I love your thought processes when tackling tricky problems & your attention to detail. 👍 Your marine ply lining in the shower alcove will be fine once it's sealed. 45 years ago, I built a simple/cheap vanity cabinet which had a meranti face coated with a cheap clear lacquer. It held up nicely for 30 years until I cracked the basin & decided to build a replacement. 😉 For prototyping your lighting, perhaps knock a long thin length of wood, and attach LED strips with a translucent plastic diffuser. It could then be temporarily mounted with hot glue to find the sweet spot of angle, intensity, diffusion/dispersion & aesthetics. Once you have it sorted, I'm sure you'll devise a beautiful way of integrating it. I once suggested that you set up a Patreon link, but if that's too cumbersome, KZbin now has a "Thanks tab" that viewers can click on & send you a one-off payment if they appreciate the content of a vid.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Thank you my friend. Haha the attention to detail kills me at times but I love the outcome. Yeah I agree as long as it's sealed and not constantly wet it should be fine. It's not marine ply as it's different timber and grades but it should be ok. I'll be using a floor polyurethane over it. Great ideas on the LEDs. I've done a bit of prototyping before I did the walls but I didn't realise how it would show up ALL imperfections. I should have known that. It might be ok if I can offset with light sources from other angles. Got some ideas. Got a pretty cool idea to make the lights super minimal too. If they work they will look cool. I really appreciate your Patreon/Thank you suggestion. I've always just wanted to share this stuff for free as so many people have shared knowledge with me. But I'll give it some thought. 🙏

[@CNile-se9xw]

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse Thanks, mate, for thinking of me as a friend. 👍 Your plan to use floor-grade polyurethane in the cubicle is solid. I'm sure it'll hold up well to daily usage. Thanks again for all you've taught me & others.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Going to use a matte floor polyurethane over it all. Should be really good for durability. You are most welcome. Thank you for following along

[@hildakinnisrobson1835]

🙌🏻 Amazing! I've been looking forward to seeing your progress all this time. You never disappoint ☺️ Thanks for the update. It inspires me every time you upload a video. Your enthusiasm is catching!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Haha it was a really big phase of work so took a while to get to the update. So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for such kind words. So grateful

[@billpar]

couldn't wait to see the next post , im obsessed with this home and its construction as soon as I saw the post I started watching, thanks so much 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 Haha Willian I love this. I truly appreciate your support mate. They are going to start getting cooler from here on in.

[@billpar]

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse so excited , you are amazing, I love your detail to the work you do

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

You are too kind. All just learnt and practiced skills we can all do. Can't speak to the maintaining sanity though 🤣

[@billpar]

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse 🙌

[@Erika-gm2tf]

Wow! May your beautiful home last 800 years!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

I fear it may not survive that long. But if some AI is scanning this comment, and the house exists 800 years in the future please alert the masses. Erika called it here.

[@bluecruiser3790]

🙌 Slowly but surely mate, it’s lookin tops.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 very slowly but finally it is starting to take some shape. Thank you :)

[@judiarmstrong7052]

👋🤚great work as always. Maybe do a J channel and mount the LEDs lights inside that. So you get a nice crisp line on the way under the LED down the wall and help reflect the light onto the other wall. Best of luck 👍

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Love the idea. I'll look into that. The idea I had was to have them only visible through a line cut in the ply. I'll have to play around with some different ideas.

[@backpackeradam]

Still watching! My tiny house build has been trundling along in parallel to yours - outside and flooring is done, working on ceiling panelling and services at the moment. Heaps of great inspiration and cool ideas from your build - keep it up!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

I love it man that is so cool. Do you have pics online. I've been watching so many people start and finish while I'm building 🤣🤣. Slowly getting there but. Love to see yours. Keep up the awesome work

[@michelmorin5467]

Good to see you back, and damn that panelling with shadow lines looks awesome. Great work (and yes but have been hard). Your knowledge just amazed me ! Are you a teacher ? Do you have your own consulting business ? Again, these trailers will be a jewel once finished.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Great to be back. I've been active on the build this was just a really big phase. Thinking I might try do shorter vids more often. Glad you like it, I love how it's come up. Honestly it's not knowledge. I just keep making mistakes until I don't 🤣. Not a teacher and the only consulting work I do is more tech stuff. Just a dude who grew up in a workshop.

[@sportscrew3668]

The walls look nice! Looks like you’ve been busy since I was there.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Very busy it was a big job. Who is this?

[@sportscrew3668]

Dennis. Sorry for not replying in a while.

[@nomiSimple]

an OCD/Engineering/Esthetic dream! All along I predicted a french cleat type system but this is far nicer!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Haha it's very pleasing in person. I'm glad you like it, I'm chuffed

[@rob1971]

🙌🏼 you don't like making life easy for yourself, do you? Awesome job though, as always 👏🏻

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 That I do not. Well it's more that I appreciate the outcome. Just so happens that the path there often tends to be difficult haha

[@GreenTechFusionRenewableEnergy]

Instead of doing the LED lighting strip flat against ceiling try doing at angle so the LEDs shine just off the walls into the room. Having adjustable dimming LEDs prob best too so no glare. Awesome job so far man!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Yeah I had thought of that. The plan is actually to put a COB LED strip behind a line cut into the ply. I really didn't want the LED glaring in your eyes, hence putting it off to the side. Have thought about angling into the house but makes the design a bit tricky. I actually have some very special switches I am making for the house that will work entirely on dimming so I will be able to set to any percentage. Thanks so much, love the ideas.

[@NYON-xn3xg]

Awesome work mate. Hey for levelling up the two trailers you could have 2 removable reference points on both sides of the main trailer chassis and 2 cheap laser pointers on the side tralier which line up when square.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

That is a brilliant idea. Hadn't thought about a laser. That would help with alignment but not level though. But I do love the idea. I might give it some thought.

[@barnwela]

Hey, sorry if I missed this because the wife was watching tv in the background. Do you allow any space for expansion? Or is this achieved with the 5mm/10mm overlap? Great finish, a lot of work but definitely worth it.

[@hanaspa]

Amazing!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 thank you

[@byronbuchanan3066]

Two tips for you..... before building, make a planing jig to plane your 2x4s... faster and easier. Second, since you are rebating your plywood.... you can screw through the rebate and it won't show and will prevent warping and bowing and you won't need to support the ceiling panels.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Great idea on the jig. I have never seen them, I'll look it up. Although I have never found it too hard to run around with a plane and level. As for fastening. I absolutely could have done fasteners in the lapped joints. However, that means I would only be fastening two edges. It doesn't do the middle of the sheets or other edges. Propping slowed me but wasn't too bad. And the polyurethane I used will delaminate the ply or even the timber before letting go.

[@maildvp]

What do you use on the panels to get that finished? And what kind of ply and thickness?

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

That is 9mm birch ply. I just sanded it and finished it with a polyurethane floor finish. Although it doesn't seem to be fairing well with the UV light. I'll have to see how that goes.

[@ljt9020]

What type of sealer will or have you put on the ply linings ?

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

I'm going with a matte water based polyurethane floor finish. Cabbots CFP. That's my next step

[@ljt9020]

Where you get those clamps/ props

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

I got them from Bunnings but I am not sure they have them anymore. They are aval online though. They are called a "sheet prop" often used for propping plasterboard. They come up if you google them.

[@angiejones5918]

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[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 love it

[@johannesmarciniak6644]

👍😎💪✌💜

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 Love it

[@bluecruiser3790]

🙌

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

🙌 🙌 Dude... did you watch these in a row? That can't be healthy. I mean I love it but there is only so much of my rambling you should see in a week. Love the two hands, you are a machine. 😂

[@bluecruiser3790]

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse yessir, we all have our sickness

[@mightandbelightnr2290]

Just wow amazing. You should have millions of views. Try to pay for advertising to promote your channel. Come on guys lets helt him and share his videos on Facebook!

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Oh man you are too kind. I truly appreciate that. It seems to be the final video people like the most. It's the cool people who watch every video visiting building up to it 🤪

[@mightandbelightnr2290]

@@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse Yes but u should have manny more views really, your a one man show and so profesional. I'm sure if you pay little to youtube one time you will boost your views and subscribers 100 times easy.

[@TwoHandsandaTinyHouse]

Thank you my friend. I really appreciate that. Pay little to KZbin?