What a fabulous location!! I've just moved from South Oxfordshire to the Isle of Mull, and will soon be starting (okay, commissioning) cladding my own 38x12 static. This is both inspirational and educational!
@@LadyfieldFarm Gosh, that was quick - wasn't expecting a reply! I'm just outside of Bunessan, ¾ acres. Hoping to plant trees and keep chickens, and live a quiet life 😊 I tend to avoid the big ferry, and use the Fishnish to Lochaline one if I go off island!
@@penny6992 I've only taken the fishnish ferry once and that was before me woved here and I HD a gig at Duart Castle can you believe. We have good friends in Kintra which isn't far from you. Wish you all the very best for a peaceful simple life.
@@LadyfieldFarm As gigs go, that's not a bad one!! And thank you, from your fingertips to God's ears! Quick question, if I may? And with apologies if it's in one of your videos! My static has very basic capacity for electricity or, rather, the fusebox has and the ring main keeps tripping. How have you got around that? I had a very long but not informative phone conversation with an electrician 🫤
Cracking video and info Thankyou. I am hoping to do something similar and had just today thought of using rawsheepswool for the insulation, so amazing to see it already done. Inspirational!
Hi, just watched parts 1 and 2 and looks like this is going to be a great help as we are in the process of buying a static to live in . We have been off grid In a small caravan for a year so this is our next step. Looks like the van we are going to purchase has only single glazing but we will probably have to change them to double which will probably cost ! Thanks for posting. All the best from Swansea, South Wales :)
Your channel is awesome. Watched a few vids and love it. You actually remind me of someone who was a good friend years ago but he has sadly passed away now. What you are doing here is kind the dream he always had and used to talk to me about. Oh also big thumbs up for the music at 39:00 into the video. Can never go wrong with a bit of Dire Straits 🍻
Thanks for the kind words, really gives us a boost to hear we are connecting with folks. Funny you should say that about the music. When we published this video we got a copyright warning as it picked up a couple of sections of music it recognised as Dire Straits tracks. To get over the problem I had to overdub the sound again making all the appropriate noises and repeating all the things I had said as best I could. It was quite the challenge but no one seems to have noticed so I think we did a decent job.
@@LadyfieldFarm most welcome my friend. You are a doing a lot for a lot of people. Even just for peoples sanity in these crazy times I am sure many find a brief escape from reality by just zoning out and watching your uploads. PS as per the music haha I never miss a bit of Dire Straits I have that song blaring out all the time. Beautiful music 🎶
@@darrylmcleman6456 ah nice, I got as far across as Salmon Arm, never quite made it to the coast. Mostly Alberta and Yukon. Great to be in touch, thanks for watching.
Great job :D Shou Sugi is awesome and the guys at wild wonderful offgrid have done their entire house in it, If I ever go back to Oz its a way I will definitely use to build my property.
I enjoyed that, despite only searching for videos giving me tips on sprucing up the INSIDE, of a an older static, with an Intention of buying one in the near future. Laminate in place of an old grubby carpet? Settee and chair in place of caravan seating. New kitchen cupboard doors. Etc... Despite that, I stayed until the end. And will probably watch the other ones. In fact, I could be tempted to buy a small parcel of woodland (or the like) and give this type of life a go. Retirement beckons.
That's such a nice thing to hear. We can't recommend this lifestyle highly enough. Clean air, clean water, food straight from the ground,, it feels like we living the way we are meant to. I hope the video has been useful. Part 3 will be along soon as possible, it would have been done by now but my partner has a nasty accident which required surgery and that has slowed us down but I'm back on it now.
I’ve watched your video and I’m following you way I’m useing 4x2 for stud work and cutting the gutter off flush as have tonnes of 4x2 save me buying 3x2 my question is how come you didn’t leave an air gap and also do you think when you come to move it , it won’t be too heavy ?? Great content btw well done
Hi Tom, nice to hear the video has been of some use to you. Cutting the gutter off sounds like a fine plan, always best to use what you've got eh. As for an air gap I didn't see the need for one and as it stands there is no evidence of this being a problem. The insulation is doing it's job keeping the heat in and there is certainly no sign of any damp, moisture or condensation anywhere. Due to the nature of the wool there is some means for air to pass through and around, so all seems well as is. As for the weight, we have no intention of moving the caravan but I would imagine with care it could be done. All the very best with your project, I hope it goes well.
I was very fortunate to be able to mill all the timber myself so that didn't cost me anything but nowadays no timber is cheap. The sheets and felt for the roof was around £350 if I remember correctly and the fleeces were also free. So I can't tell you a realistic cost as I didn't have to pay for much of the materials but I would say if you plan to be in a caravan for any length of time it will be worth the investment.
Great Job. I plan on cladding mine, but only up to gutter height, what would be the best way to fix the frame under the gutter. I have an existing deck at the front so that can be used to fix the 3x2 at the bottom, just wondering how to fix at the top. Thanks Rob
Hello Mr Mully, I would suggest that maybe the best way to fix at the top would be to find the timber uprights within the wall. Their position will be given away on the outside by the presence of screw heads through the metal exterior. If you put a small angle bracket on each of these a couple of inches down from the underside of the gutter then the head of your stud work could be attached to these. Obviously your uprights would be taking the weight of the head so the only job the brackets have to do is to stop the stud frame moving away from the caravan. If you clad each end of the van also then joining each frame to the other at the corners will also stop any of them moving away from the caravan. My other thought if you are only cladding up to gutter height to be sure to have a flashing of some sort that will sit under the gutter but over the top of the head of the stud work and the first cladding board. Hope that all makes sense and is of some use. Thanks for watching.
Hello, and thanks for watching. I am in a very fortunate position in that I am able to work at a sawmill for a friend and get paid with wood so to be honest I really don't know what the cost would be as I've not had to pay for 90% of the timber. But as I do say in the Part 1 of this video, it's not something to do if you are only staying your caravan for a year or so. We will likely be in ours full time for 4 years so it makes the cost more worthwhile. You are right though, it's not a cheap option.
What size timber are you using? It looks like 3x2? Can I ask why you didn't go with 2x2s? As you know I'm aiming to do exactly this on my mobile but probably would only use 2x2s please advise?
Hello Lex, a couple of reasons I went with 3x2 really. For one thing it allows room for more insulation than 2x would. Also because all the roof timbers sit on the head of the stud walls and exert a lateral force to push the walls outwards I don't think 2x2 would be man enough for the job. If you could fix 2x2 to the actual caravan walls outside then perhaps they would be strong enough but because of the gutter projecting out an inch at the top that would reduce the head of the stud to just one inch and would offer no strength or fixing for the roof timbers. I hope that helps.
yes, I gave it more thought. The roof beams will be heavy for sure. After watching this video I realised you have built an independent frame around the mobile. I don't have the freezing conditions you have so I'm going to attach my 2x2s directly onto the inner beams as I aim to take the frame right down to the ground. I will rest the frame on concrete blocks just as my mobile also rests on blocks. An added plus will be creating a huge storage area under the mobile. As I'm busy with floorboards at the moment I will fit a couple of access hatches inside. Unfortunately it's going to still take me a long while as I rely heavily on help as I am disabled. But in another 6 months I should be finished. It's a slow frustrating process for me. But will get there. Thanks for all the information it helps me tremendously.
Did a stint in a house framing factory when I was a lad in New Zealand. We always called them Dwangs. I heard Noggins when I was in America. Your not getting your head pumped with bull pal.
Hello Maurice, I had heard that they were called dwangs in New Zealand too and I wonder if that is anything to do with the migration of Scots to New Zealand during the clearances.
Ha ha, aye. I actually had to re dub some of the sound on this video because copyright picked it up. As far as I know no one has spotted where it's overdubbed.
Until I moved to Argyll my working life consisted of about 35 years in the building game just self employed, on my own 99% of the time as well as touring as a professional musician, also solo. That's why it made me smile recently when someone suggested in a comment I probably shouldn't be left to my own devices! Ha ha
"MY Self Reliance" UA-cam Poster is building log cabin in eastern Canada and using the charred wood metheod on some of the foundation beams and planks. UA-cam.ca
What a fabulous location!! I've just moved from South Oxfordshire to the Isle of Mull, and will soon be starting (okay, commissioning) cladding my own 38x12 static. This is both inspirational and educational!
That's brilliant. Whereabouts on mull are you? You will most likely have driven right past us on your way up to oban.
@@LadyfieldFarm Gosh, that was quick - wasn't expecting a reply! I'm just outside of Bunessan, ¾ acres. Hoping to plant trees and keep chickens, and live a quiet life 😊
I tend to avoid the big ferry, and use the Fishnish to Lochaline one if I go off island!
@@penny6992 I've only taken the fishnish ferry once and that was before me woved here and I HD a gig at Duart Castle can you believe. We have good friends in Kintra which isn't far from you. Wish you all the very best for a peaceful simple life.
@@LadyfieldFarm As gigs go, that's not a bad one!!
And thank you, from your fingertips to God's ears!
Quick question, if I may? And with apologies if it's in one of your videos! My static has very basic capacity for electricity or, rather, the fusebox has and the ring main keeps tripping. How have you got around that? I had a very long but not informative phone conversation with an electrician 🫤
@@LadyfieldFarm And yes, Kintra is just up the road!!
Cracking video and info Thankyou. I am hoping to do something similar and had just today thought of using rawsheepswool for the insulation, so amazing to see it already done.
Inspirational!
Thanks Carol, glad the video has been of use. Good luck with your project.
Hi, just watched parts 1 and 2 and looks like this is going to be a great help as we are in the process of buying a static to live in . We have been off grid In a small caravan for a year so this is our next step. Looks like the van we are going to purchase has only single glazing but we will probably have to change them to double which will probably cost ! Thanks for posting. All the best from Swansea, South Wales :)
Thanks Steve, always so nice to hear that the videos are a help to folks. Good luck with your project, I hope it goes really well.
Looking good. Roll on part 3. Take care
Working on it....
Your channel is awesome. Watched a few vids and love it. You actually remind me of someone who was a good friend years ago but he has sadly passed away now.
What you are doing here is kind the dream he always had and used to talk to me about.
Oh also big thumbs up for the music at 39:00 into the video. Can never go wrong with a bit of Dire Straits 🍻
Thanks for the kind words, really gives us a boost to hear we are connecting with folks. Funny you should say that about the music. When we published this video we got a copyright warning as it picked up a couple of sections of music it recognised as Dire Straits tracks. To get over the problem I had to overdub the sound again making all the appropriate noises and repeating all the things I had said as best I could. It was quite the challenge but no one seems to have noticed so I think we did a decent job.
@@LadyfieldFarm most welcome my friend. You are a doing a lot for a lot of people. Even just for peoples sanity in these crazy times I am sure many find a brief escape from reality by just zoning out and watching your uploads.
PS as per the music haha I never miss a bit of Dire Straits I have that song blaring out all the time. Beautiful music 🎶
Dire Straights ! CHEERS from Westcoast Canada!
Hey Darryl, whereabouts on the West Coast are you?
@@LadyfieldFarm 25 miles west of Victoria in town called Sooke
@@darrylmcleman6456 ah nice, I got as far across as Salmon Arm, never quite made it to the coast. Mostly Alberta and Yukon. Great to be in touch, thanks for watching.
Great job :D Shou Sugi is awesome and the guys at wild wonderful offgrid have done their entire house in it, If I ever go back to Oz its a way I will definitely use to build my property.
Thanks for this. I am looking at doing a similar thing to improve the aesthetics of my caravan when I buy it
My pleasure, hope it helps.
Amazing to see you do all this besides guitar playing :) Great job my friend!
Thanks Jerry.
Great video can’t wait for next one 👍
Thanks Nicholas, we're working on it.
Looking forward to part 3, very informative and understanding😁 keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed watching. Its been a while coming but Part 3 is on the way.
I enjoyed that, despite only searching for videos giving me tips on sprucing up the INSIDE, of a an older static, with an Intention of buying one in the near future. Laminate in place of an old grubby carpet? Settee and chair in place of caravan seating. New kitchen cupboard doors. Etc...
Despite that, I stayed until the end. And will probably watch the other ones. In fact, I could be tempted to buy a small parcel of woodland (or the like) and give this type of life a go. Retirement beckons.
That's such a nice thing to hear. We can't recommend this lifestyle highly enough. Clean air, clean water, food straight from the ground,, it feels like we living the way we are meant to.
I hope the video has been useful. Part 3 will be along soon as possible, it would have been done by now but my partner has a nasty accident which required surgery and that has slowed us down but I'm back on it now.
Great video.. !
Thanks James.
I’ve watched your video and I’m following you way I’m useing 4x2 for stud work and cutting the gutter off flush as have tonnes of 4x2 save me buying 3x2 my question is how come you didn’t leave an air gap and also do you think when you come to move it , it won’t be too heavy ?? Great content btw well done
Hi Tom, nice to hear the video has been of some use to you. Cutting the gutter off sounds like a fine plan, always best to use what you've got eh. As for an air gap I didn't see the need for one and as it stands there is no evidence of this being a problem. The insulation is doing it's job keeping the heat in and there is certainly no sign of any damp, moisture or condensation anywhere. Due to the nature of the wool there is some means for air to pass through and around, so all seems well as is. As for the weight, we have no intention of moving the caravan but I would imagine with care it could be done.
All the very best with your project, I hope it goes well.
Yes, it’s called a dwang!
Thanks Elaine, I have been convinced and have even been known to use the word myself now on occasion!
fantastic job, is this an expensive job overall?
I was very fortunate to be able to mill all the timber myself so that didn't cost me anything but nowadays no timber is cheap. The sheets and felt for the roof was around £350 if I remember correctly and the fleeces were also free. So I can't tell you a realistic cost as I didn't have to pay for much of the materials but I would say if you plan to be in a caravan for any length of time it will be worth the investment.
Great Job. I plan on cladding mine, but only up to gutter height, what would be the best way to fix the frame under the gutter. I have an existing deck at the front so that can be used to fix the 3x2 at the bottom, just wondering how to fix at the top.
Thanks
Rob
Hello Mr Mully, I would suggest that maybe the best way to fix at the top would be to find the timber uprights within the wall. Their position will be given away on the outside by the presence of screw heads through the metal exterior. If you put a small angle bracket on each of these a couple of inches down from the underside of the gutter then the head of your stud work could be attached to these. Obviously your uprights would be taking the weight of the head so the only job the brackets have to do is to stop the stud frame moving away from the caravan. If you clad each end of the van also then joining each frame to the other at the corners will also stop any of them moving away from the caravan.
My other thought if you are only cladding up to gutter height to be sure to have a flashing of some sort that will sit under the gutter but over the top of the head of the stud work and the first cladding board. Hope that all makes sense and is of some use. Thanks for watching.
Hi,can you possibly give an idea of the cost of all the wood you used please.it looks lovely but also very expensive??
Hello, and thanks for watching. I am in a very fortunate position in that I am able to work at a sawmill for a friend and get paid with wood so to be honest I really don't know what the cost would be as I've not had to pay for 90% of the timber. But as I do say in the Part 1 of this video, it's not something to do if you are only staying your caravan for a year or so. We will likely be in ours full time for 4 years so it makes the cost more worthwhile. You are right though, it's not a cheap option.
@@LadyfieldFarm ok and thanks for replying 👍
What size timber are you using? It looks like 3x2? Can I ask why you didn't go with 2x2s? As you know I'm aiming to do exactly this on my mobile but probably would only use 2x2s please advise?
Hello Lex, a couple of reasons I went with 3x2 really. For one thing it allows room for more insulation than 2x would. Also because all the roof timbers sit on the head of the stud walls and exert a lateral force to push the walls outwards I don't think 2x2 would be man enough for the job. If you could fix 2x2 to the actual caravan walls outside then perhaps they would be strong enough but because of the gutter projecting out an inch at the top that would reduce the head of the stud to just one inch and would offer no strength or fixing for the roof timbers. I hope that helps.
yes, I gave it more thought. The roof beams will be heavy for sure. After watching this video I realised you have built an independent frame around the mobile. I don't have the freezing conditions you have so I'm going to attach my 2x2s directly onto the inner beams as I aim to take the frame right down to the ground. I will rest the frame on concrete blocks just as my mobile also rests on blocks. An added plus will be creating a huge storage area under the mobile. As I'm busy with floorboards at the moment I will fit a couple of access hatches inside. Unfortunately it's going to still take me a long while as I rely heavily on help as I am disabled. But in another 6 months I should be finished. It's a slow frustrating process for me. But will get there. Thanks for all the information it helps me tremendously.
@@LadyfieldFarm oh I will be putting plywood roof and membrane straight on to the roof with a 6 inch overhang covering the gutters completely.
Did a stint in a house framing factory when I was a lad in New Zealand. We always called them Dwangs. I heard Noggins when I was in America. Your not getting your head pumped with bull pal.
Hello Maurice, I had heard that they were called dwangs in New Zealand too and I wonder if that is anything to do with the migration of Scots to New Zealand during the clearances.
Dire straits 22.27
Ha ha, aye. I actually had to re dub some of the sound on this video because copyright picked it up. As far as I know no one has spotted where it's overdubbed.
Are you a joiner by trade if your not your buddy good
Until I moved to Argyll my working life consisted of about 35 years in the building game just self employed, on my own 99% of the time as well as touring as a professional musician, also solo. That's why it made me smile recently when someone suggested in a comment I probably shouldn't be left to my own devices! Ha ha
Can u beat the first two Dire Straits albums?(!) :)
You'd certainly have to go some.
Aye, Four Tops.
"MY Self Reliance" UA-cam Poster is building log cabin in eastern Canada and using the charred wood metheod on some of the foundation beams and planks. UA-cam.ca
Cheers Darryl, I'll give them a look