Merry xmas

I hope everyone is having a great xmas!

Ordered the furnace, hot water tank, propane hoses and regulator.  They have been delivered to a shipping outlet just south of the border.  I also ordered and received some LED strip lighting but I was less then impressed so I ordered a different kind.

I bought the inverter that I talked about at the beginning of the month (Magnum MS4448PAE) .  It turns out he ordered it for a project but it fell through.  The seal on the box wasn't even broken.  I saved about $800 plus shipping taxes and duties.  Unfortunately he didn't want the outboard but I did get in running and I'll sell it in the spring.  Now I just need 16 batteries, more solar panels and a better charge controller.  I'll be breaking the cost of the solar system out of the running total due to it heavily skewing the cost of the tiny house.

Now that the sheathing is done I had help from a classmate and a roommate to help put the Typar up.  After about a thousand staples it is securely attached.  I left out a row or two around every opening, this is so i can come back later and flash them.

The threaded rod is installed everywhere. I cleaned out a couple of stores and found out it pays to shop around.  Here is what I paid at each location for 10' lengths (except HD which was 6')

	1/2"	3/8"
Home Depot		6.50
Princess auto	11.19	6.14
OK Building		5.88
BC Fasteners	5.47	2.52

I wish I had known about BC fasteners first, I would have saved about $80.  Granted it would have been a lower quality zinc plating but they will not be exposed to water anyway.

The Strong Ties are installed on almost all the rafters, just the first couple rafters to finish.  I also installed the outriggers for the loft gable end.

The friend that has been lending a hand from time to time was in town so we loaded out her truck with all the scrap wood.  The side and interior are much tidier now.

Expenses to date: $8,924

Odds and ends

I finished exams on Saturday, all in all I did very well.  The plus side is not I have 3 weeks off to work on the house, oh and that whole x-mas thing.

I've been working on a few odds and ends including that last pieces of wall sheathing.  The worst piece was above the bay window, I finally gave up trying to figure it out on the actual sheet of OSB and brought my measurements inside to Sketchup.  10 minutes later I had a print out with all the measurements I needed, and it even fit perfectly!  Computers make some things easier.

I also drilled all the holes to extend the threaded rod from the bottom plate all the way to the top plate.  I just have to pull the tarps off so I can put the rods in.  Unfortunately I only have 8 rods and I need 13.  I added a 1/2" rod in each of the front corners, it needs to be welded at the bottom.

The South side has the Typar on but not completely stapled down, I have to sneak under it to cut out the OSB around the windows and door.

I also cut 1 1/2" off the top of the first rafters to allow venting and to put 2x4s in to allow for the outriggers, I'm hopping to get these done tomorrow and then I can start sheathing the roof!

Wall sheathing

Sorry about the lack of pictures recently but it doesn't look very different.  I'm into exams so I have more time but I'm catching up on some non-house related errands and we are having a "cold snap" (highs around -6C/21F).

I'm still putting up wall sheathing as I have time.  The bathroom wall is completed with the typar stapled down.  The two long walls just have a few small pieces around the wheel wells and typar.  The bay window wall has one large piece that needs to be measured, cut and installed.

Technical difficulties

Sorry no pictures this week, I tried to use my old camera and they all came out blurry.

School has kept me pretty busy so I haven't had much extra time.  The forecast contains another cold snap and snow so I had to rejig the tarps.  I still have a small leak in the loft area but I'll put up some plastic to fix that.

Both side walls are 98% covered with sheathing.  I'm hoping to find time to finish them and get the Typar up before it gets cold on Tuesday.  If I can get that done then I can heat the place and start working on the interior until it warms up again in mid December.

As you know I've been looking at inverter since starting this project.  I picked up that ProSine 2500W for a couple of hundred but because it ran off 12v I knew I would be upgrading down the road.  I've been looking at the Magnum MS4448PAE inverter because it has a very unique and handy feature.  It will accept either 120VAC or 240VAC and output 240VAC.  This is important because I want to use split plugs in the kitchen.  The picture shows how a split plug is wired.  This allows 15A to be draw by both plugs for a total of 30A but it can only be done if 240V is being used.  If a 120V system was wired this way it would overload the white wire possibly causing a fire.  Split plugs can be used on a 120V system but ONLY if both sides are split and it would require 4 wires.

So back to the story, a couple of days ago I found a Magnum MS4448PAE in the local classifieds.  It's barely out of the box and comes with the control model.  It gets better too!

About a month after I picked up the trailer the previous owner called me.  She had a long shaft outboard (like for a sail boat) that she wanted gone.  It wasn't running and the cooling pump wasn't working but I picked up up anyway.  I didn't have time to working on it so I just put it in storage.  What does that have to do with the inverter?  Well the guy is looking to trade for a long shaft outboard.  Guess I have some tinkering to do.

Putting up the rafters

Friday
I started by pulling the tarps off the roof.  It was nice working in the sun but the wind was chilly.  Next, I notched the birds eye for the loft rafters and started the living room rafters.  I wound down the day with a shopping trip!  I haven't yet nailed the walls to the floor.  Because the rim boards are pressure treated I didn't want to use regular nails and wasn't sure what kind to get.  After asking a couple of Home Depot employees who had no clue I turned to the internet and sure enough you have to use a Hot Dipped Galvanized nail.


Sat
Once again I had a helper, my friend has been kind enough to come into town again.  We started by marking the location of the rafters on the ridge boards and top plates.  This greatly simplified the installation.  Next we nailed and screwed the rafter ties in place.  These do leave a gap between the ridge board and rafter so if you do use them makes sure you take this into account.  I didn't and so the rafters stick out a little extra.  We managed to get all the loft rafters in place and the first living room rafter in.

Sun
I finished cutting all the birds eyes and then my helper showed up.  I had her start on cutting some of the missing wall sheathing while I installed the remaining rafters.  I used a couple of 2x4s and some plywood to make a platform to sit on top of the walls so I could have somewhere to stand.  To keep it from falling off the walls I nailed a couple of wood blocks to act as guides, it worked great.  After the rafters where up we realized there was not enough sheathing to finish the walls so we knocked off early and did a Home Depot run.  While we where there we picked up the roof sheathing too.  When we got back the sun was going down so we just unloaded and put the tarps up.

Expenses to date: $8,932

Reflections

Just over a month ago I was just finishing the floor.  Now as I'm preparing to put on the roof I think it's amazing how fast it has gone up.  This brings me to the reason why I'm keeping this blog.  While I'm working on the house progress always seems so slow but going back and reading my old posts constantly reminds me how much progress I have made.  If you do build your own tiny house I highly recommend it.

I also managed a to nail the loft walls in place, finally attach the bay window wall to the side walls and clean up.

Finally some sunshine

Last Saturday a classmate lent a hand, we put up some more wall sheathing.  That are just a couple of pieces left to put in but they will have to wait until the roof is done.  I also put up the typar on the bathroom wall to help protect the OSB from water.

I've been using the compressor and saws fairly heavily the last few weeks and combined with the cloudy weather the batteries have been hovering around 50% charge.  Today finally provided a full days sunshine bring them up to almost 100%.  The best part is sun is in the forecast until at least Sunday.  I better make hay while the sun shines!

It may be sunny but it's cold! 

Today I put the two loft walls in place!  They are not nailed down yet but now the tarps are at the final height of the interior ceiling.  The loft feels like it's a good height, even with all the extra wood up there.  I was so pleased with the space I just sat for a few minutes and chilled

As you can see it is a bit of a mess.  I'll have to make some time to clean it up before the weekend push.

Expenses to date: $8,244 (I returned some screws)

Sawdust and Loft walls

Today and yesterday where busy days.  Between classes on Wednesday I picked up the wood for the rafters and ridge boards.  In the evening I went over to my brother's and cut all the rafters.  He has a very fancy siding compound miter saw that I needed to cut the 10" rafters for over the living room.  I decided to go with 24" O.C. over the living room with 5/8" TG plywood.  This will save about $80 and 100 lbs.  The loft will be 16 O.C. for two reasons; it only has a 15 degree pitch and I'm only using 8" rafters.

I started today putting the vapour barrier between the loft floor and bathroom wall.  It was an interesting job because I had to put the acoustic sealant between the studs and vapour barrier.  In hind sight I should have done this before I put the loft floor in. Next I put the subfloor back down after letting it dry out for the last week.  I spent the evening putting together the two loft walls.

Expenses to date: $8,294

Loft floor is done.

The loft floor is 8'1" by 8'4" so I didn't have anywhere big enough to build it.  This was my solution and it worked like a charm.

The loft floor in place.  I nailed it to the walls once I had it square.  In hind sight I should have waited until the walls where squared and plumb.

The tarps sag down more then the roof will but it gives a rough idea of the space and the view out the window.

The messy view from the loft over the living room.

The seams in the subfloor are still wet after last weeks leaky tarp so I knew there was some water sitting underneath.  I pulled up the one piece of subfloor that didn't have a wall sitting on it and this is what I found.  I wedged the neighboring pieces up, vacuumed up all the water I could get at and left them to dry up.

Small walls

I swear I saw a man building an ark today.

4 hours later and a little help from a friend the last two walls are up!  You can't tell from theses  pictures but it feels way roomier now that the tarps are at ceiling height .

I still have to square and sheath them.  The bay window wall looks lopsided but it actually is almost square.  We spent most of our time fixing this wall and wrestling with the tarps.

Expenses to date: $7,879

Framing the last walls

 What a busy day!

My friend came over again today and I replaced the fuel pump on her truck.  After a quick break we got right to work on the house.  We place the two shear panels at the bathroom end (glued and nailed).  Next we cut all the lumber for the bay window wall, no mistakes this time, I'm almost getting good at this!  We laid everything out and nailed most of it in place before calling it a night.


 Here you can see the two end walls.  The bathroom wall is the bottom one.

Since starting the walls the deck has been pretty messy.  I'm looking forward to having the loft floor so I can store the extra materials.

The tarps are held in place with 2x4s on the ends.  They weigh down the tarps and slowly pull them tighter.  This system works better then using ropes because it doesn't allow any water to collect on the roof even on the flat section.  A second benefit is it creates an overhang so the water clears the floor.

Left wall is framed

I've been working hard pushing to get the walls up before the drop in temperature that is expected on Saturday.  Recently the highs have been around 10C (50F), cool but once you get working it is pretty nice.  Starting this weekend the highs will around 2C (36F) which is a lot less pleasant to work in.   and if I can start putting plywood on then I can heat it.

With the house tarped over there is a good amount of covered space to work so I putting in an hour or two in after I come home from school.  Today a friend come over to help me, we managed to completely frame the exterior bathroom wall, we finished well after dark but it was a warm evening despite a little rain.

Expenses to date: $7,812

I have walls!

Today I was like a kid in a candy store.  I've been looking forward to this stage for weeks, maybe even months.

The first wall is on the bottom, you can see the stacked lumber that is supporting it.  This was to raise the wall high enough to clear the wheel wells when flat.  Next some plywood was laid down just to have a work surface for the second wall.

One of my classmates organized a build day for me and 6 people showed up to lend a hand.  I had a really hard time keeping ahead so I could have their next job ready for them.  We framed the rear wall with only two minor mistakes.  Like I said I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off.

Finishing touches on the second wall!

Since it's hard to get so many people together at once we decided to put the two completed walls up before the end wall where build.  It took a lot of muscle to lift the walls onto the threaded rods but we got them on.  The best part is everything fit perfectly!  We even managed to put the tarps over it to ward off tomorrows rain.

Expenses to date  $7,781

Framing the front wall

The first thing I did on Saturday was pick up threaded rod.  This took a  trip to 4 different stores before I realized I was looking for the wrong size.  I replaced the 4 rods around the wheel well and reassembled the floor.  Next I continued to cut the studs and headers.  I even nailed together the bathroom area of the wall.

Today a friend come over to lend a hand so I wanted enough building materials around so I did an early morning run to pick up the lumber for the rear wall.  The front wall has 4 windows, the door, two different top plate heights and the span over the wheels. A lot of different sized lumber and plenty of cuts.  With my helper we made great progress, unfortunately when I made the wheel well header I cut it 6" too short.  Good thing I had the spare lumber.

By the end of the day we had almost completed the wall, there is just the area around the kitchen window to frame.

Expenses to date: $7,298

Starting the walls

The floor over the right rear out rigger had to be fixed.  I had problems with this side being too low during construction and I had fixed it.  It turns out the joists in the main part of the floor just where not fully seated.  I pulled it apart on Thursday and pretty much rebuilt it. After the reassembly today it is pretty close to perfect.

I picked up the Bostitch F28WW nail gun yesterday for a steal.  I local tools store had it on sale this month for $50 off.  When I checked their web site last night is was an additional $20 off.  I then price matched this at Rona for another $7 off.  :-)

I've been excited about starting the walls for a while for a while and it is finally and today I finally got a start.  So far I've just cut out studs for the area below the loft but by tomorrow I should be well on my way.

One more thing I need to fix before I get too far into the walls is the threaded rods next the wheel well have to be replaced with longer one.  By doing this they will come up through the header for the wheel well providing a secure hold down.

Expenses to date: $ 7,157

Winter is coming! (and all about nails)

This morning I was out of the house early to meet some out-of-town friends and I was greeted by the most unpleasant sight.

Yup at 8:30am my motorcycle seat was still covered in a heavy frost.  How I wish I had walls.  By the time I returned at 10:30 the frost on the tiny house had melted but there was so much water that it looked like it had rained.

I spent a relaxing day working on the house.  The sub floor is almost done, I just have two 13" x 49" pieces to install.  I had to run to the lumber yard to pick up another sheet of plywood to finish it off.  I figured while I was there I should pick up the lumber for the first wall.  This led me to research fasteners.

Warning long winded, slightly technical but important topic ahead 

Basically the internet says screws are too brittle, they snap when bent and they don't come in a big enough diameter.  Fair enough, I've already seen this while straining the joists.  Off I go to buy a nail gun and the lumber.  Later that night it pops into my head that the nails for the gun looked a little thin too.  Many web pages latter I come across this nugget.  The nails for my gun (and most guns sold in town) are .120" in diameter and I would have to use 4 nails for the top and bottom of each stud.  I don't think the lumber would hold up to that abuse.  Further research leads me to the Bostitch F28WW nail gun which can take a nail with a .131 diameter and I would only need 3 nails.  Seriously who knew that attaching two pieces of wood together could be so complicated.

Now back to pictures!

The bay window  sub floor is finish too.

I also leveled the trailer and put the Stack Jacks in place.

Expenses to date: $ 6,977

Subfloor

This week has been busy, unfortunately it was at school and not on the tiny house.  I had a couple of mid term and a presentation which meant late nights at the school.  Fortunately it is the Thanksgiving long weekend so I have two more days to work on it (and maybe a couple of turkey dinners).

It doesn't look like much progress but I was pretty stoked today.    The two panels of sub-floor I put down had all the holes for sewage and services so they took a long time to measure and cut.  Having said that I still managed to have a couple the holes in the wrong place.  Fixable but annoying.  Tomorrow should go much faster, I only have to cut and place.

Expenses to date: $6,524

Just a little rant about vapour barrier.

After the last storm I went back to the low slung tarp setup.  It continued to rain for the next 3 days but the rock wool still managed to dry out under the tarps.  On Thursday I install the remaining batts.  An important note, I did not put any insulation on top of the sewer pipe, this is to minimize the risk of them freezing in the winter.  Because of the extra 2" drop in this part of the floor the pipe have between R12 and R22 underneath them.  Friday I had a friend giving me a hand.  We installed the foam board insulation over the frame, the 1 1/2" board gives a nice R value of 10.  We also put the 6 mil vapour barrier down.  I just have to tape where the pipes pass through the plastic and staple the edges down.  Next stop sub floor!

This is one of the few things I have to rant about.  I've seen how this is handled in most parts of the states and it is shit.  The vapour barrier is usually little more then tar paper stapled to the studs.  I'm not even sure what the point is of wasting staples on that.  Here in Canada the only accepted way is 6 mil plastic sheets.  It comes in 100' x 10' rolls so you can do a whole wall with no seams and lots of room for overlap.  I took it one step further and used acoustic sealant on all the joists.  Acoustic sealant is gooey tar that never dries.  When I screw the sub floor down the acoustic sealant will seal the screw holes.
Rant off

Expenses to date: $6,461

Vacuuming insulation

Around 11 last night we had a storm come through.  The shelter was flexing significantly so I had to pull the tarps down and recover the trailer.  All the insulation got rained on while I was doing this.  Luckily the rock wool is hydrophobic.  This morning I vacuumed up the water that was still sitting on the batts and the little that had soaked in.  Had this been fiberglass I would be pulling it all out and replacing it.

Insulating the floor

First as promised, my sketchy rain shelter.  It won't stand up to snow but the roof should be on before then.  The center beam is made up of two 2x4x14s butted up end to end and a 2x4x8 spanning the joint.  Hopefully there is no wind.

It was pretty hairy putting this up and it included almost having the main beam dropping onto the solar panels.  It will be a lot easier taking it down.



I spent Friday and today putting the insulation in for the floor.  My first choice was wool from Oregon Shepard but they didn't reply to my inquiries.  I ended up going with rock wool and here are my reasons:

• loose fill has a lower R-value per inch
• loose fill has to fluffed up
• fiberglass is itchy and has a slightly lower R-value
• rock wool is pretty dense and will probably resist settling and shifting
• rock wool is fairly water resistant
• rock wool was $220 vs fiberglass $130

My little spreadsheet to help my choice

Floor insulation
Cubic ft needed	92
	ruxul loose	ruxal batt	FG loose	FG batt	Cellulose
Coverage/pkg in cubic feet	22.49	18.24	56.63	35.89	18.12
Cost/pkg	34.47	36.38	36.20	43.66	14.22
Weight/pkg	33.00	42.10	30.00	29.90	25.35
R/inch	2.82	4.00	2.70	3.64	3.33
Weight/cu ft (lbs)	1.47	2.31	0.53	0.83	1.40
Cost/cu ft	1.53	1.99	0.64	1.22	0.78
Cost/R	0.045	0.042	0.020	0.028	0.020
Weight total (lbs)	134.51	211.56	48.57	76.37	128.24
Bags needed	5.00	6.00	2.00	3.00	6.00
Cost	172.35	218.28	72.40	130.98	85.32

Now the fun part, installing it.  I wore long sleeves, leather gloves and a mask.  Rock wool is nowhere near as itchy as fiberglass and it washes off much easier.  I found it would give slivers without the gloves. I've finished installing 3 1/2 bags out of five.

Procrastination

There are times that I just don't feel like working on my projects.  The last month has been one of those times.  I have my excuse, waiting on the SIPs, starting school and a couple more.  The truth is moving off the floor is another reality check.  Do I really want to do this?

Those who have met me know I look at things in a different way.  Odd might be a popular description.  I've always though that most of society is not overly happy so why should I follow the herd?  But I like the herd

Well enough philosophical musings back to building!



September has been another wet month and winter is fast approaching.  I spent the whole day building a frame to hold up some tarps so I can start on the walls, even if it is raining!

This pictures was taken at 7:30, the sun is going down so early.  I'll post another one tomorrow when there is light






Expenses to date: $6,347

More posts coming soon

I'll be soon back to work on the house but here is a little summary of the past 3 weeks.

First, I got a second quote for the SIPs and it was $9000 with taxes in, about the same price as the other quote.  As much as I would like to use SIPs, I can't justify spending and extra 4-5,000 on them.  Now I have to rework the plans to go with a conventional stick build.

Second, I spent 5 days on my motorcycle touring around Washington state and Victoria island.  It was awesome.

Third, I started school!

Finally, I sold my 28 foot toy hauler and had to drive it to Edmonton to meet the buyer.  With school and building the tiny house eating up a lot of cash the sale gives me a good buffer.

Two small updates.  I was given a second induction cook top for free!  I just bought a used 2500 pure sine wave inverter for 225!  Now I can run all the tools off the battery bank.

Expenses to date: $6,019

Here is my spreadsheet of expenses

Trailer	3410
Framing	907
Tool	800
Appliances	315
Electrical	225
Siding	141
Batt box	129
Plumbing	93

Date		Description	Store	Category	6019.52
18-May		Trailer	Castanet	Trailer	2,800.00
3-Jun		Grinding discs	Princess auto	Tool	13.42
9-Jun		Caulk gun	Home Depot	Tool	68.59
15-Jun		Lumber floor joists	Home Depot	Framing	103.34
15-Jun		Tools	Princess auto	Tool	78.92
15-Jun		Metal	Spartan Metal	Trailer	350.00
18-Jun		OSB - floor bottom	Home Depot	Framing	119.56
18-Jun		Flashing floor bottom	Home Depot	Framing	144.48
18-Jun		PL premium	Home Depot	Framing	11.85
18-Jun		Mason Line	Home Depot	Tool	5.03
23-Jun		Plywood sub floor	Home Depot	Framing	174.38
23-Jun		2x4s	Home Depot	Framing	19.62
23-Jun		Spray paint gun	Princess auto	Trailer	22.39
24-Jun		Battery Tub	Walmart	Batt Box	16.80
29-Jun		Battery box paint	Canadian Tire	Batt Box	37.61
29-Jun		Strong ties, vent	Home Depot	Batt Box	14.68
29-Jun		Trailer Paint	Home Depot	Trailer	51.00
4-Jul		Battery box security	Home Depot	Batt Box	37.34
8-Jul		Welding supplies	Reliable welding	Trailer	2.20
8-Jul		Welding magnet	Summit tools	Trailer	2.21
9-Jul		Welding supplies	Princess auto	Trailer	7.86
10-Jul		Welding gas	Praxair	Trailer	71.11
10-Jul		Welding wire	Princess auto	Trailer	33.59
11-Jul		Paint supplies	Home Depot	Batt Box	11.70
11-Jul		Screws	Home Depot	Framing	56.50
11-Jul		PL premium	Home Depot	Framing	11.85
11-Jul		Gerry Can 10L	Canadian Tire	Tool	10.07
11-Jul		Generator 3500W	Home Depot	Tool	446.88
12-Jul		Gas	Chevron	Tool	13.00
12-Jul		Compressor oil	Princess auto	Tool	14.55
14-Jul		Induction cook top	Walmart	Appliances	90.98
20-Jul		PT lumber	Home Depot	Framing	32.08
20-Jul		PL premium	Home Depot	Framing	11.85
24-Jul		Dishwasher	London drugs	Appliances	223.99
27-Jul		Screws	Home Depot	Framing	23.95
27-Jul		Lumber	Home Depot	Framing	44.65
27-Jul		10" miter saw	Home Depot	Tool	113.96
27-Jul		Wasp killer	Home Depot	Tool	7.71
29-Jul		Wheel bearings	Lordco	Trailer	69.68
4-Aug		PT lumber	Home Depot	Framing	8.02
5-Aug		Waste plumbing	Home Depot	Plumbing	84.38
6-Aug		Tie downs	Home Depot	Framing	41.48
8-Aug		PT lumber	Home Depot	Framing	22.76
8-Aug		PT lumber	Home Depot	Framing	11.73
9-Aug		Waste plumbing	Home Depot	Plumbing	7.43
13-Aug		Screws	Home Depot	Framing	25.94
15-Aug		Squeegee	Canadian Tire	Batt Box	11.19
15-Aug		House wrap	Home Hardware	Siding	141.10
15-Aug		Staples	Canadian Tire	Tool	4.80
15-Aug		Sharpie	Superstore	Tool	5.59
16-Aug		Bolt	Home Depot	Framing	0.62
16-Aug		Sewage coupling	Home Depot	Plumbing	1.11
26-Aug		Stack Jacks	Walmart	Framing	41.99
1-Sep		Staple gun	Canadian Tire	Tool	35.27
1-Sep		Plumbing returns	Home Depot	Tool	(18.26)
11-Sep		Prosine 2.5	Castanet	Electrical	225.00

Why I did not build with SIPs.

I got the estimate back for the SIPs yesterday.  I expected it to be in the 3,000 to 5,000 range.  I opened the email and saw $9,200!!!! =O

This morning I called another company, they where nice enough to give me some numbers so I could ball park the cost.  This time it came to about $7,000 with a 6 to 8 week delivery time.  (Edit this second estimated ending up being $9,500)

I did up a spread sheet to estimate how much a stick build would cost.  I included sheathing, framing, insulation, vapor barrier and a large cushion. My estimate is $3500.

I love spreadsheets.

I've been using one to track my expenses so I just added a few numbers for the siding and windows to get my "dry in" price.  With SIPs I would be around $19,000, stick build $15,500.  Add on plumbing, electrical, cabinets and it starts to add up.  Granted I'll have more time to look for bargains which would help.

Done and done

Crossed a couple of long standing items off the list today.  I installed the flashing for the front bay window and welded on the last 4 anchors.  Moving into the home stretch for the floor :-)

The SIPs will not be ready for a couple of weeks and I'm running out of things to do so I've decide that I'm going to head out on the bike for a week.  Vancouver island is the leading candidate.  This is my list of what is left to do:
Seal gaps
Typar on bay window
Secure plumbing
Paint new welds
Insulation
Vapor barrier
Deck sheathing