That winter Pam dealt with some serious depression. It was a culmination of things; working at a nursing home, close friends were in NY, me getting offered a job back in Denali(summer apart) and the house no-where near completion. The transportation position in Denali was too good of an opportunity to decline. I spent the month and half before starting in Denali to turn the container into a livable summer dwelling. I started by framing small sections of wall, since I had to construct them in the container (outside covered in snow). With the help of our neighbor Steve, we were able to cut/weld angle iron around the window opening. Our other neighbor Eli helped us install the window.
The fear of Pam being alone in a 8'x8' box without windows pushed me to work as fast as I could. Also our neighbors pitched in, knowing that I wanted something better for her. I used a grinder to cut the openings for our man door and dining room window, framed the walls and adding rafters. Eli showed us the proper way to install/shim the door. Steve welded more angle iron around the openings.
With the walls framed I was able to start wiring for our lights and outlets we wanted in the bedroom. We chose to insulate with foam board, and adding spray foam along the edges. The next step as adding an additional plastic vapor barrier to avoid condensation. On the seems of the vapor barrier we added acoustic sealant AKA Black death. Eli helped me put in some sheet-rock(Which he hates), so that I could start building a custom bed frame.
Just like the house, our bed is a unconventional one. We built it to have 2 Large dog kennels under and fit a California King mattress on top. Our dog Khumba is youngish and can jump on the bed, but Diamond is 12yrs old. Pam suggested we build a staircase to the bed for Diamond, so I did. We also installed LED lights for each Kennel, so they wouldn't have to be in the dark all the time.