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1. The Original. Photo taken in 1969.
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2. Prospective Foundation, 2001
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A best guess layout as it was from
'68 to '01.
(I'm in MA and it's in CA as I draw these plans).
Estimated 7' X 21'.Awning windows, sliding picture window added
in '68, door, partition with hinged drop table added in '68, closets, icebox,
bed, rear storage trunk.
(Forgot the tongue.)
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A 3' high block foundation/storage
area to support the trailer & an 8' addition - with vents, bolted door
& subfloor joists.
Posts, bracketed below-grade to
concrete footings 3' deep, to carry a deck and later support a roof.
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3. Plumbing
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4. Floor Joists & a Remodeled
Trailer
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The 500 gal (?) tank gets filled for
about $50. PVC pipe drops below grade to the addition & overhead to the black
tank, to absorb the sun's heat & home as 'hot' water, then to 2 sinks,
toilet, shower(see below).
A PVC drain runs over a fiber-board
subfloor and out to the septic.
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A sill bolts to the foundation.
Floor joists attach to that.
A trailer partition is moved for a
larger kitchen.
Below grade 2x4s wrap additional
deck posts. Wire mesh frames (not
visible; see side view below) above them keep critters out. Deck joists sit
atop them.
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5. A Floor & a Deck
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6. Walls, Screens & a Side View
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The plywood floor includes 2 trap
doors, shower stall & sill plate.
The decking will probably be red
cedar and has its own sill plate.
A slider will open to the deck.
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Windows, doors, studs & plywood
sheathing wrap the addition. Dry-wall partitions & doors create the
office, hall, bath & extended bedroom.
8 screen panels & a door wrap 3
sides of the deck, the bottom half of each protected by a steel grate to keep
the cat in & coyotes out.
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7. Furniture & Top Plate
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8. A Ceiling & The Trailer Roof
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The queen bed gives some
perspective.
A shelving unit opens to the hall,
the bath & the bedroom.
A desk, bookcase, a bureau, sofa,
chairs, rugs, lamps & heaters will be added.
A fridge, counter & cabinets
create a kitchen.
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(Initially, power will come through
rechargeable batteries from a 5000W generator (not visible) 100' from the house, baffled.
Propane will also provide light
& heat.
Eventually, solar panels will power
a battery bank.)
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9. Rafters, Gutters &
Water Collection
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10. Sheathing
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Rain flows from the gutter to a
filtered sediment barrel & then a water barrel, tapped for good
drinking/cooking.
This structure will be built as
modules, including the roof, so that one day it can be unbolted & moved
to an arroyo up in the hill, after a stone ramp/bridge is completed.
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¾” plywood or fiber-board, depending
on financial situation.
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11. Roofing
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