Tiny House 6: Sheathing and House Wrap

I continued to install more sheathing boards (1x6 pine t&g) until I ran out of wood about 1/3 of the way through the east roof. Otherwise it’s done. Here’s a partial view of the interior:

Rather than waiting to overcome my laziness about driving 45 minutes to the lumber yard, I decided to do some more work on the house wrap. This layer goes over the sheathing.

When my ex and I built our Vermont house, we installed the sheathing and house wrap working from the bottom up to the roof peak, which meant working on roof ladders eventually. I wanted to avoid getting on the roof at least one time, so I installed the roof sheathing from the top down. I was able to do this standing on a folding ladder inside the house. After installing three feet of sheathing, I tacked down a long strip of house wrap to the upper part of the roof. I’ll have to work on the roof to put on the insulation and the siding, but at least I didn’t have to this time. I hate working on roofs — too dangerous and scary.

Today I tacked up some more house wrap. This part is pretty easy; the stuff is light and easy to hold in place while using a hammer stapler.