Selling And Trading For Materials And Cash To Build My Tiny House

I finally sold the heavy equipment trailer and my fridge. I got cash plus some building supplies for my tiny house on wheels. And now I can afford to frame in my tiny home.

I made a deal with a friend of a friend who wanted the heavy equipment hauler very badly. He did not want to pay the full price I was asking but he did have some building materials that would help me out with my tiny home on wheels.

I got some cash plus enough radiant barrier bubble wrap to seal off my entire tiny house. The radiant barrier goes on the inside of the walls, before the paneling and blocks heat from leaving the home. This is beneficial in colder climates but can be a problem in summer. In summer you can open windows though to allow it to cool off inside after a hot day.

I also got a brand new 36 inch square double hung, double pane window with the frame and a screen. This was never used and still has the stickers and protective film on the glass. This is a $200 value and helps me out greatly with my tiny home build.

Later in the afternoon I also sold my fridge for $50. I had it up on the porch of my landlady and plugged in to show that it works fine. It is only 76 degrees on the porch where it was 92 out in the meadow at my place. That is a huge difference. The fridge runs perfectly well in the cooler, normal house conditions. I used my laser thermometer to show the temperatures after running only a few hours.

I am also preparing an old Wisconsin cast iron engine for sale. I got this with the log splitter earlier in the season. It is a 12.5 HP heavy duty cast iron cylinder air cooled engine. This is a rugged machine. It is completely intact and still turns over by hand. I put oil in the top cylinder before turning it though.

It has a hand crank start which is pretty cool. The engine is complete and will probably run again one day but I do not want to mess with it. I plan to sell it to a collector.

Another storm was coming so I put everything away and packed it up for the evening. I had been using my garden tractor and trailer heavily all day carting things around the property. Everything is neatly tucked in for the night.

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