Hello with another build update. Here we meet and say farewell to August and September — as usual, time escapes us. One moment we were just getting into the rhythm of things, and the next, we were wrapped up in the chaos of the month with everything bleeding into September.

Our friends got married, we went up north and we enjoyed concerts but perhaps the biggest distraction — and a speedy luxury — was the opening of the new Metro in our area! It’s a bit trivial, but it cuts the commute time by 50% and allows us to fit in more life into our days. Lys has been a bit of slack on the documenting of tiny house moments recently in the pursuit of finishing things, but August saw us finish our storage loft!

The Storage Loft

Before making the storage loft we had the bright idea to put a vapour barrier in between our internal cladding and our insulation. The idea here is to protect the insulation from getting wet as much as possible and controlling vapour moving through the walls. We decided to use some Ametalin 1500mm x 30m SilverSark as it's affordable. It was weird covering up all the insulation and all of the electrical. The whole house now looks the insides of a blue whale 🐋.

For the storage loft to end all storage lofts, we used the last of our good Douglas fir and the remnants of our blackbutt floorboards. It felt bittersweet in a way, using the final pieces of wood that have been such a big part of the build. Even though we’re running low on high-quality wood, Erny is always very proud that we aren’t letting any of it go to waste. Compared to the sleeping loft and the floorboards, the storage loft was installed very quickly — in just a day. It has already proved itself to be a very practical area as well — now we store our extra insulation and lightweight material off the ground and having these bulky items out of the way has allowed us to bring more items in…😅Jokes aside, the new loft is helping us keep the main living area clear for the remaining construction work…

See the photos and read more here!