Family of 6 builds a permanent metal truss cover for their renovated vintage Airstream with no construction background. This DIY custom designed @miracletrussbuildings building will provide a final resting place for this piece of our family’s history for years to come on our offgrid desert homestead and maybe even one day become an AirBnB.

This project is more than just a cover! It also includes a cement pad foundation, equipment rental, rainwater catchment, solar powered filtrated water pump house, gray water septic, and AC power provided from our offgrid solar system. It’s a big step for both our family and our homestead and we hope you’ll join us.

SECTIONS//
00:00 Intro
00:40 Overview
1:15 Homestead Recap
1:45 Airstream Family Story
2:40 Project Requirements
4:34 Miracle Truss Decision
5:18 Building Specs
6:07 Project Planning
7:09 Disclaimers
8:06 Concert Pad Foundation
13:54 Building Delivery + Material Prep
15:41 What’s Included?
16:34 Lumber + Shou Sugi Ban
20:59 Vertical Trusses
23:48 Assemble Top Trusses
28:21 Wind Bracing
29:43 Top Trusses + Bucket Truck
33:49 Rent Scissor Lift
35:14 Plumb, Level & Square
38:51 Wood Purlins
41:04 Chord Bracing
43:30 Metal Roofing
48:30 Side Facia + Trim
52:02 Gutters
59:29 Wet Delivery System Downspouts
1:08:50 Underground Water Delivery
1:10:21 Return Scissor Lift
1:16:05 Utility Hole Plans
1:17:13 Holes & Trenches
1:19:27 Conduit to Solar Array
1:22:01 Gray Water Septic
1:32:13 Bury Rainwater Tank
1:38:18 Connect Downspout to Tank
1:40:33 Remove Shade Sail Posts
1:43:45 Solar Pump House Frame
1:49:03 Pump House Concrete Pad
1:52:49 Pump House Roof
1:53:09 AC Electric Trench
1:55:33 Assemble Pump House
1:57:31 Run AC Lines
1:59:33 30A Receptacle Box
2:02:47 Last Electric Trench
2:04:41 Pump House Exterior
2:06:58 Paint & Trim Pump House
2:09:00 Support Pump House Roof
2:11:55 Insulating Pump House
2:13:13 Pump House Solar
2:14:43 AC Outlets
2:20:34 Grounding Rod
2:22:31 Plumb Pump House
2:28:52 Mini VRM 12V System
2:31:45 Switches
2:34:44 Catchment Tank Overflow
2:36:53 Wash Airstream
2:40:12 Packing Up Airstream
2:47:19 Moving Airstream to Airport
2:52:57 Outdoor Living Space Shopping
2:56:06 Assembling Furniture
2:58:07 Mini Deck Step
3:00:02 Grading + Gravel
3:02:33 Grill + Deep Freeze
3:03:40 Cost Breakdown
3:06:04 Final Reveal
3:06:32 Recap
3:07:00 How’s It Working?
3:07:44 Wrap Up

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MIRACLE TRUSS//
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