I DESPERATELY need a home. I am going to have to figure it out myself. I don't have the $ to pay anyone and have no construction knowledge so I cannot express how much your vids are about to help me. No one thinks i can do this. That said I HAVE to. I have 3 very very very special reasons why I have to make it. I didnt survive being shot and an addiction to loose the only thing that matters to me ....nope. Momma has gotta get this going here. Im so excited i just got the land to build on but i have a VERY small budget. God willing this is going to change our lives forever. What you ladies are doing is AWESOME & from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU ❤❤❤
I just learned more from this video than I did in the past 5 hours of watching builds (yes, I watched builds for 5 hours dont judge me haha) Thanks for the informative building!
@AprilWilkerson thanks for the lesson. What is funny is I watched your latest video earlier then I decided since I have an upcoming workshop on building tiny homes...I decided to look it up to get a jump start on lessons. That's how I discovered your friend's channel and ended up right back here! "It's a small world after all..." lol. I'm excited about the workshop but nervous too. I'm driving 3 hours each way in November...strong possibility of snow and ice here in Nova Scotia. Plus meeting new people and not knowing anyone...I don't want to make a fool of myself so I'm binge watching tiny house builds...lol. Thanks for explaining everything.
I'm sure you'll do fine on the Project. Be careful driving in that weather. Enjoy the build, learn from any mistakes and don't give up. Thanks for watching.
@AprilWilkerson thanks. I spoke with the guy today...seems really nice. Apparently it's just talking in this workshop due to the weather. The do an actual build in the better weather. Still looking forward to it.
Wow.. Just wow. Long subscriber here. I have to say.. You guys..pardon me. You woman have displayed quite the skill here. Not to mention attention to detail. You lady's should be proud of yourself.
Awesome work ladies!! You're both an inspiration. My 10 year old daughter loves watching you both and she enjoys getting out in the shed to build stuff too.
Just recently found your channel and as a young woman I have to say I'm incredibly inspired and happy that you have a channel and share your knowledge with us!
April, you are an absolute BEAST! And I mean that in the most complimentary way. 😉 I wish I had HALF the woodworking skills you do. I LOVE your channel!!!
You guys did a fantastic job. I love how its nested back in the woods. What a trooper to go up and help out Anne, that's awesome. Looking forward to the completed project.
Our 1466 sq ft tract home in California is post and beam construction, with outside perimeter foundation, but there are no joists. It's just 1 1/8'' tongue and groove plywood laid right on the beams. And the beams are 4 feet apart! Very bouncy.
As always, great video April...Now I'm a fan of Ann too. Can't tell you how much you have inspired me and my girlfriend to get into being creative and becoming makers. I just started on my shop build after collecting and buying all the tools a good woodworking shop needs. Keep em coming.
That was great... I loved seeing you with your best friend. Its so special when a person has that one special friend. great job as always and always inspirational one way or another
Just SO MUCH awesomeness. The dead shed will be compost in six months in Seattle, but better 86 it so you don't get termites. Square and Level! Modeling EVERY project is very important for strategizing, an even for later for reference. You guys KICK BUTT! Great pic of tools used. April, your narration is Exemplary. This build is SO much fun!
"it is just way too fun building things with friends" I wish I knew that feeling. I tried remodeling my house with my brother last year, he bossed me around to the point where I stayed away for over a week because he was psychotic. He flipped on me because I paid an engineer for advice. Now I'm finishing my kitchen, ceiling and hallway by myself. Took a year for me to even get back in the groove to want to finish. Nice work April.
we just got the tiny house plans and notice it doesn't have a list of materials. With watching you videos and the plans I think we got this. Love your videos.
Hurricane Straps are good for extra support for attaching Floor Joists to your Skids. In addition to toe nailing. I've used them before and make good sense. Especially in High Wind Areas...
Finally a genuine "female build" video. And without the help from a dad or a boyfriend. Thank you for it. I'm not a feminist, I just fancied watching women building a house because I am a woman and I want to build my own house so I thought I could relate better this way.
I'm not sure how much wind you get in the woods there, but where I live, that whole house would blow off the beams since you only toe-nailed it in. I have to use metal brackets to attach the joists to the beams.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 hey can you explain this a little more for me? What do you think would be the best method here? I'm looking to build something similar in Maine where the frost line is 4 ft. It's only meant to be a temporary structure (shelter while building permanent house), but I'd like to follow best practices nonetheless. Thanks in advance!
After building your shop, better than most houses, you're a great builder and a great maker. I'm looking forward you building a grenade shaped tiny house. :)
I personally have 2 chargers for my battery tools and often use them at the same time. I also have some solar panels that I just need to finish off so I don;t draw any electricity from them or my fridge inside my house. The more we do things like that the better our planet will be in the long run. Love your shows April and Anne! Great job in framing. Piece of advice: IF you are alone and doing the framing first build your walls then add your siding. The weight difference is huge. I used to do a lot of siding back in the day all by myself and I'd use a 2x2 or 2x4 and nail it along the edge of the outer floor joists so I could just lay the sheet of T-111 right on it and level it and nail it in from there. It holds the weight so you don't have to. Love ya girls! Great videos
Very nice. Good job. I would have put bridging in between floor joists(to spread weight loads) and used tongue and groove plywood . Don't know how cold it gets there, could have used poly and insulation in the floor?
You have a great talent. Great work,excellent sketch up and informational video.Try not lifting such heavy loads,you are going to wear yourself out before your time. It's all fun and games when you are young. Also if you put blocking between the floor joists it tightens up the floor structure. Good job on the floating foundation,small buildings do just fine this way.
You are getting to be quite the framer ! I always consider using battery powered tools as " living off the land". Oh how spoiled we are! Watched Anne's video too, great job guys, bet you had fun. You two are truly a cut above. All young girls should watch your channels, the inspiration and direction displayed could change lives and make difference's.
Over zealous health and safety laws here in New Zealand, we are not allowed bumpshot nail guns. One nail per trigger pull. I have watched the builds you have done and building laws here won’t allow half the stuff you do. Keep up the good work though.
xmassan20906 .... I just factor in a pint of blood per project anymore. An X-ray of my hands looks like a shattered window. I can barely use this keyboard. Their missing out on all the fun.
Very informative! I hope to build my daughter and I a tiny house In the next few months. I loved seeing the "wall part" I definitely learned from that.
Shanell Pearl something I've found from this and other trade skills type channels, you'll learn more from the comments than you do watching the vid. Safety, tie-down, waterproofing - these lasses have done a pretty good job, but there are a number of points where the consensus is they could have done it better.
I built one with the same foundation concept. It was nice because it keeps it off the ground from snow and water. Also, minimized insects climbing around it.
LOL, I had to rewind several times to understand what "house syrup" was before I figured out that the speech to text tool was misunderstanding "house wrap". Great build, thanks for sharing the details.
Hi, young electrician here who does not know a ton about other aspects of construction but is very interested in building a tiny house. My main concern is the concrete footings, how do you know that they will not shift overtime or the boards will not rot? Not questioning you, just have questions as I’m trying to learn this all
So... you were able to get the tractor to the location to push over the old shed, but then hand-carried all of the material? Wow, maybe I am just lazy, but seems like there's an easy solution in there somewhere. ;). Love your videos. Love the build!
Nice tiny house, I built a 10 x 12 x 10 ft. tiny house I put a 4 ft. loft in it for a queen size bed, and the down stairs was a small kitchen , table and a few chairs . for two people to live in , in Portland Or.
thank you so much!!! idk if you respond to things but i was wondering how this building is doing now? have you had to make any adjustments on the foundation since the build?
Already watched the build, but still had to watch the lovely April Wilkerson version! Oh and I let the bf watch it without me this time hahha he’s still alive, I promise.
You went to Seattle? And Anna lives there? Oh how I wish we could meet! I’m old by number, 64 and live close to Seattle. I am planning to move away from the city this year and this is exactly what I want to do along side a house. A garage half the size of April’s would be nice. I would love to talk about another adventure I am thinking about. Where are the sites for women professionals/woodworkers etc? This is such a great video!
*_"Hiyah!!!"_* *_"Are you 'ninja cryin' while you're high-fiving?"_* *_"Yyyup!"_* 😂😂😂 Freaking adorable and funny at the same time. You women are awesome!
No need to wait to install the second top plate. Just leave the plate on one end short and the other long. When you stand them up, just lap the long end over the lower top plate of the adjacent wall. Tip: If boards have a slight crown to them, assemble them so that the crown on the lower top plate is the opposite of the upper top plate. When nailed together, the two boards will work to straighten each other.
Thanks for posting. I've been wanting to build a shed and this will be perfect. I'd use the same foundation for you did for the same reasons, and really liked how it all came together
April, do you have any planes for a backyard play-set in the future? I would like to start one this summer for my three girls since I'll be off from school work... Would love to see your creative mind at work... Thanks for everything you do...
Very nice video, nice thoughtful work. This project is a good one for me as I would like to build a backyard observatory. I need to add a sturdy metal pier for the telescope. Do you have any clever ideas on how to make the whole roof roll off or open up for observing?
I DESPERATELY need a home. I am going to have to figure it out myself. I don't have the $ to pay anyone and have no construction knowledge so I cannot express how much your vids are about to help me. No one thinks i can do this. That said I HAVE to. I have 3 very very very special reasons why I have to make it. I didnt survive being shot and an addiction to loose the only thing that matters to me ....nope. Momma has gotta get this going here. Im so excited i just got the land to build on but i have a VERY small budget. God willing this is going to change our lives forever. What you ladies are doing is AWESOME & from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU ❤❤❤
looks like you had a fun time doing this. People don't understand how much fun building can be.
As someone who's help built over 130 houses for Habitat for Humanity I'm impressed with your efforts. You can be on my crew any time.
: ) Thank you
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@@ontheway7695 imagine having a prebuilt house
Thank you sooooo much for this clear, organized, comprehensive, not even boring video lol!! This is GOLD!!!
I just learned more from this video than I did in the past 5 hours of watching builds (yes, I watched builds for 5 hours dont judge me haha) Thanks for the informative building!
@AprilWilkerson thanks for the lesson. What is funny is I watched your latest video earlier then I decided since I have an upcoming workshop on building tiny homes...I decided to look it up to get a jump start on lessons. That's how I discovered your friend's channel and ended up right back here! "It's a small world after all..." lol.
I'm excited about the workshop but nervous too. I'm driving 3 hours each way in November...strong possibility of snow and ice here in Nova Scotia. Plus meeting new people and not knowing anyone...I don't want to make a fool of myself so I'm binge watching tiny house builds...lol. Thanks for explaining everything.
I'm sure you'll do fine on the Project. Be careful driving in that weather. Enjoy the build, learn from any mistakes and don't give up. Thanks for watching.
@AprilWilkerson thanks. I spoke with the guy today...seems really nice. Apparently it's just talking in this workshop due to the weather. The do an actual build in the better weather. Still looking forward to it.
The pointers for taking time lining things up to perfection is noted. I am learning and paying close attention. Thank you so much for this.
Wow.. Just wow. Long subscriber here. I have to say.. You guys..pardon me. You woman have displayed quite the skill here. Not to mention attention to detail. You lady's should be proud of yourself.
Awesome work ladies!! You're both an inspiration. My 10 year old daughter loves watching you both and she enjoys getting out in the shed to build stuff too.
I actually met Anne through Aprils Channel. Love you both girls. Merry Christmas. Love and best wishes in 2013. God Bless
Just recently found your channel and as a young woman I have to say I'm incredibly inspired and happy that you have a channel and share your knowledge with us!
April, you are an absolute BEAST! And I mean that in the most complimentary way. 😉
I wish I had HALF the woodworking skills you do. I LOVE your channel!!!
Knowledgeable and likable, killer combo for youtube. Great video!
You guys did a fantastic job. I love how its nested back in the woods. What a trooper to go up and help out Anne, that's awesome. Looking forward to the completed project.
No teachers have given this confidence to me like you, Two very young girls. thanks.
Watching you two makes me smile. You’re the best guys ever and inspires me to do this myself. Thank you
Our 1466 sq ft tract home in California is post and beam construction, with outside perimeter foundation, but there are no joists. It's just 1 1/8'' tongue and groove plywood laid right on the beams. And the beams are 4 feet apart! Very bouncy.
Great build! (2:55) Nothing like using a $120 WoodPecker square for a guide hah. Most precise framing cut ever!
Greg Plate shows you how much construction I do, I didn’t have a framing square! Hahaha
As always, great video April...Now I'm a fan of Ann too. Can't tell you how much you have inspired me and my girlfriend to get into being creative and becoming makers. I just started on my shop build after collecting and buying all the tools a good woodworking shop needs. Keep em coming.
You two girls are so cute together. I wish I had a best friend to build fun projects with! You two are fortunate to have found each other. Cheers!
Yes, I agree. I can't believe I have such a rockin best friend.
That old wooden ladder is a sure safety hazard! Nice work ladies.
Awesome and inspiring... it doesn't have to take forever to build a livable space on my mountain land. thx.
That was great... I loved seeing you with your best friend. Its so special when a person has that one special friend. great job as always and always inspirational one way or another
: ) Glad you enjoyed it. It's beyond special to have a girlfriend so into what I'm into then to also have the chance to build together is amazing.
Just SO MUCH awesomeness. The dead shed will be compost in six months in Seattle, but better 86 it so you don't get termites. Square and Level! Modeling EVERY project is very important for strategizing, an even for later for reference. You guys KICK BUTT! Great pic of tools used. April, your narration is Exemplary. This build is SO much fun!
"it is just way too fun building things with friends" I wish I knew that feeling. I tried remodeling my house with my brother last year, he bossed me around to the point where I stayed away for over a week because he was psychotic. He flipped on me because I paid an engineer for advice. Now I'm finishing my kitchen, ceiling and hallway by myself. Took a year for me to even get back in the groove to want to finish. Nice work April.
that's why it says building with FRIENDS - you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family ;)
@@pj8134 haha agreed. I've learned so much by myself though that it's worked out for the better. Buying a sawstop later this week. Time to build!
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I must say,...you are awesome.
we just got the tiny house plans and notice it doesn't have a list of materials. With watching you videos and the plans I think we got this. Love your videos.
Hurricane Straps are good for extra support for attaching Floor Joists to your Skids. In addition to toe nailing. I've used them before and make good sense. Especially in High Wind Areas...
You are great, both of you. Want to see more like this, and will show this to pupils to inspire them.
Finally a genuine "female build" video. And without the help from a dad or a boyfriend. Thank you for it. I'm not a feminist, I just fancied watching women building a house because I am a woman and I want to build my own house so I thought I could relate better this way.
I'm not sure how much wind you get in the woods there, but where I live, that whole house would blow off the beams since you only toe-nailed it in. I have to use metal brackets to attach the joists to the beams.
Tim Coombs Also it seems that the lack of compaction under the piers will eventually cause problems
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 hey can you explain this a little more for me? What do you think would be the best method here? I'm looking to build something similar in Maine where the frost line is 4 ft. It's only meant to be a temporary structure (shelter while building permanent house), but I'd like to follow best practices nonetheless. Thanks in advance!
@@lolahayes7091 throw a slab will last forever
Great idea!
You girls are having fun, its a joy to watch
Nice concise explanation of your project. Extremely easy to follow all your steps.
You were doing super great and very professionnal by yourself April.....
After building your shop, better than most houses, you're a great builder and a great maker. I'm looking forward you building a grenade shaped tiny house. :)
Bump mode!!! What a great video. I really enjoy watching you two building together. What a fun project.
Great job to you and Anne! 👍👍👊👊 Glad you had a fun time April! 😃
You two are my dream bffs. I totally want to build a weekend cabin up in Payson. Maybe I'll show hubby this video to entice him😁
I personally have 2 chargers for my battery tools and often use them at the same time. I also have some solar panels that I just need to finish off so I don;t draw any electricity from them or my fridge inside my house. The more we do things like that the better our planet will be in the long run. Love your shows April and Anne! Great job in framing. Piece of advice: IF you are alone and doing the framing first build your walls then add your siding. The weight difference is huge. I used to do a lot of siding back in the day all by myself and I'd use a 2x2 or 2x4 and nail it along the edge of the outer floor joists so I could just lay the sheet of T-111 right on it and level it and nail it in from there. It holds the weight so you don't have to. Love ya girls! Great videos
Little Shepherd Farm the other option for standing up heavy walls alone is some diagonal props and a rope or chain and some pulleys.
Very nice. Good job. I would have put bridging in between floor joists(to spread weight loads) and used tongue and groove plywood . Don't know how cold it gets there, could have used poly and insulation in the floor?
your channel has got so big in the last year.....good work
Thank you for this. We’ll be building our own tiny house starting next week 😄
You have a great talent. Great work,excellent sketch up and informational video.Try not lifting such heavy loads,you are going to wear yourself out before your time. It's all fun and games when you are young. Also if you put blocking between the floor joists it tightens up the floor structure. Good job on the floating foundation,small buildings do just fine this way.
You are getting to be quite the framer ! I always consider using battery powered tools as " living off the land". Oh how spoiled we are! Watched Anne's video too, great job guys, bet you had fun. You two are truly a cut above. All young girls should watch your channels, the inspiration and direction displayed could change lives and make difference's.
: ) Yes, I am quite in love with framing. Battery operated tools is a game changer for sure. Thanks for the kind words.
Over zealous health and safety laws here in New Zealand, we are not allowed bumpshot nail guns. One nail per trigger pull. I have watched the builds you have done and building laws here won’t allow half the stuff you do. Keep up the good work though.
More incredible, in all these years, she's never hit her thumb or needed a band aid. Such a buzzkill trying not to trail blood while you're working.
xmassan20906 .... I just factor in a pint of blood per project anymore. An X-ray of my hands looks like a shattered window. I can barely use this keyboard. Their missing out on all the fun.
You two work so well together.....BFF'S
I just found your channel today and I love it. I love that you are so determined and have such a drive to do everything. #girlpower
Great work April and Anne
Have seen this build on both channels now. Great job, ladies.
Very impressive! Thanks for posting!
Most fun things are more fun when you share them with good friends. Thanks for sharing :)
You guys are great!! I just love your positive energy, no matter what it is I get a real boost watching it.
You are bigger than any project. God bless you
Very informative! I hope to build my daughter and I a tiny house In the next few months. I loved seeing the "wall part" I definitely learned from that.
Shanell Pearl something I've found from this and other trade skills type channels, you'll learn more from the comments than you do watching the vid. Safety, tie-down, waterproofing - these lasses have done a pretty good job, but there are a number of points where the consensus is they could have done it better.
You young ladies are so awesome and inspiring!!!!! Great job!!🙌🏻👍🏻😀
Found your channel from Shannon's home improvements channel, pretty cool to see some bad ass ladies building and doing it for themselves
Great job April and your friend too.God bless you'll.bye
I built one with the same foundation concept. It was nice because it keeps it off the ground from snow and water. Also, minimized insects climbing around it.
Wow! Amazing work💪🏼 can’t wait to watch more of your videos. I am beginner woodworker currently.
Great work, thanks for taking the time and sharing.
LOL, I had to rewind several times to understand what "house syrup" was before I figured out that the speech to text tool was misunderstanding "house wrap". Great build, thanks for sharing the details.
Great video! And it looks like you two had a blast building it!
Tiny house, big friendship 😊
You guys are awesome love the teamwork
Hi, young electrician here who does not know a ton about other aspects of construction but is very interested in building a tiny house. My main concern is the concrete footings, how do you know that they will not shift overtime or the boards will not rot? Not questioning you, just have questions as I’m trying to learn this all
They will definitely shift over time. Concrete sonotubes is the way to go.
So... you were able to get the tractor to the location to push over the old shed, but then hand-carried all of the material? Wow, maybe I am just lazy, but seems like there's an easy solution in there somewhere. ;).
Love your videos. Love the build!
wood is heavy and when long it's hard to carry, I was thinking the same thing
I said that too😭
badass! love how it’s turning out. you girls rock!!!
Thank you!
Спасибо за возможность посмотреть как работаешь. Интересно и не обычно для нас. Тяжести старайтесь не подымать.) Таких женщин надо беречь.)
This is in my top 3 favorite channels. thanks for the videos.
Fun. Didn't know that about the old shed. Need to ask her about that next time.
Awesome. Great to build such a meaningful project with a friend.
April, your friend is a "goofball", she is funny, HAVE FUN BUILDING!!!!
You ladies are amazing. Much love and respect ❤️🙏🏼
Nice tiny house, I built a 10 x 12 x 10 ft. tiny house I put a 4 ft. loft in it for a queen size bed, and the down stairs was a small kitchen , table and a few chairs . for two people to live in , in Portland Or.
OMG so great to show girls are capable of doing any damn thing!! congrats girls!! AMAZING JOB!
Great work, can't wait to see the finished build with your commentary! Love your videos, I always learn something!
thank you so much!!! idk if you respond to things but i was wondering how this building is doing now? have you had to make any adjustments on the foundation since the build?
That's a beautiful dog!
thank you little miss and anne
Great work rose!
Nice job ladies!!!
Nice tiny house build April! Thanks for sharing the video with us.👍😎JP
what an amazing video! Concise and simple with the visuals that perfectly matching what you're saying
Another motivational video! Thought from the arm chair - design/build the back wall in 2 sections so just the 2 of you can work it.
Already watched the build, but still had to watch the lovely April Wilkerson version!
Oh and I let the bf watch it without me this time hahha he’s still alive, I promise.
Good work girls!!
You went to Seattle? And Anna lives there? Oh how I wish we could meet! I’m old by number, 64 and live close to Seattle. I am planning to move away from the city this year and this is exactly what I want to do along side a house. A garage half the size of April’s would be nice. I would love to talk about another adventure I am thinking about. Where are the sites for women professionals/woodworkers etc? This is such a great video!
*_"Hiyah!!!"_*
*_"Are you 'ninja cryin' while you're high-fiving?"_*
*_"Yyyup!"_*
😂😂😂 Freaking adorable and funny at the same time. You women are awesome!
No need to wait to install the second top plate. Just leave the plate on one end short and the other long. When you stand them up, just lap the long end over the lower top plate of the adjacent wall. Tip: If boards have a slight crown to them, assemble them so that the crown on the lower top plate is the opposite of the upper top plate. When nailed together, the two boards will work to straighten each other.
Thanks for posting. I've been wanting to build a shed and this will be perfect. I'd use the same foundation for you did for the same reasons, and really liked how it all came together
April, do you have any planes for a backyard play-set in the future? I would like to start one this summer for my three girls since I'll be off from school work... Would love to see your creative mind at work... Thanks for everything you do...
had to wait for your video to come out for your narration. so much better.
Thank you for the compliment but please don't put somebody else down in order to pay me a compliment. Especially my best friend.
April Wilkerson not putting your friend down. i just find your narration better. personal preference
What an inspiration for young teen girls. AWESOME
Yal looked so bad ass! Girl power!
run the speed square down the joists before putting in the middle and bottom nail to ensure that the joist is straight.
I love this woman!
Great video Thanks for posting Where did you get the adjustable footings ?
Nice work, inspring
Very nice video, nice thoughtful work. This project is a good one for me as I would like to build a backyard observatory. I need to add a sturdy metal pier for the telescope. Do you have any clever ideas on how to make the whole roof roll off or open up for observing?
This is so cool! I love “girl power“! Thank you for the inspiration💕🌈🌍
Can't wait to see the next video in this series!