Large units of lumber are often shipped with a plastic/paper wrapping that is often thrown away. I would imagine that you could find some of this at any lumber yard in their rubbish. Some of these sheets can be quite large and are pretty thick. I think it might work well as a house wrap/vapor barrier, etc.

John

There are a few ways to do it but it depends a lot on the trailer. The best way is to bolt the wood framing of the house floor to the metal frame and then build the house. Using metal like hurricane straps can also help increase the strength. I’ll be adding some kind of strapping to the free house.

On this older trailer I had no great places to bolt the house down so I’m using u-bolts. I’ll photograph how I’m doing all this in detail before I close in the walls.

-Michael

1. Collect as much stuff as possible first so when you start to build you have most of the things you need. Watch for pallets on craigslist but also keep an eye out at construction sites, auto body shops, roofing contractors, motorcycle dealers, and by dumpsters.
2. Use the best (strait, flat, double axle, little rust) trailer you can find. Watch craigslist for old free travel trailers, they show up a lot, and be ready to go get it and dismantle it.
3. Make time to build. Building with pallets it tough on tools and bodies because the wood is so hard to work with. Expect to spend more time than expected.