Update 5.21.13
Just a quick update today, but a BIG one! I have water! Dad worked on my plumbing while I was away at work yesterday, I come home to a hose hooked up :). It’s not complete yet but plumbing my tiny...
View ArticleUpdate 5.22.13
We (dad) got some more plumbing stuff done today, the water heater is vented! the bathroom sink is installed, the gas lines are run! The mechanical room is filling up! I forgot to take a picture of...
View ArticleUpdate 6.5.13
I passed inspection today! Mr. Adrian Lindsay, the inspector came by, the first word I heard when he pulled up was ‘cool’, so that was a good start. I have been dreading inspection basically since I...
View ArticleUpdate 6.16.13
I am trying to scrap together pictures as I can, here are some from this weekend as well as a couple from moving day. This weekend the goal was to get through Lacy’s wedding and to get the water...
View ArticleMy Favorite Builds (1 of 3)
I wanted to share some of my personal favorite blogs that have been chugging along and popping up! It seems spring time is the time to start a build and there have been some fabulous people starting...
View ArticleFirst Shower In The Tiny House
It was magic! My shower has been working and functional for a long long time but without having the greywater system hooked up I didn’t want to use it and flood under the house. I have been using...
View ArticleUpdate 12.3.13
This is not a cohesive update at all, I am back at my ‘better to post something than nothing’ post though. I do have some very cool miscellaneous updates though, long over due of course! I have a...
View ArticleHow My Composting Toilet ACTUALLY Works – A Review
I promised I would do a review on the composting toilet after it had been in use for a while, well after 6 months I thought it was time for my first in depth review, besides, I have had A LOT of...
View ArticleFLOOD!
Yeah, I had a flood on Saturday night. I had just taken off to a BBQ at my brothers house, James stayed home and worked. He was unloading lumber from his truck for his project and heard water...
View ArticleThings I Love About My Tiny House This Month
There is so much I love about my tiny house, my favorite part seems to change every day but there are a few things I have noticed over time that I just love about this project. At this moment, in no...
View ArticleBranching Out
Well hello everyone! Long time eh? I took a month or so off to reevaluate my life and try to figure some stuff out I feel like I’ve got the clarity I need to go forward (yeah!), I’ll most likely...
View ArticleRadiant Floor Heat – A Review
I often get questions about my radiant floor heat and I realized I never reviewed it… So here we go! Was it ‘worth it’ – It certainly served its purpose as a learning project, I learned how to install...
View ArticleTiny House Reno – Material List
The weather is getting nicer, that means I’ll get o build shortly! In preparation I’m getting my material list together for the tiny house renovation. It’s nothing fancy, just some quick drawings...
View ArticleIt Has Officially Begun!
Construction is on! I have been chomping at the bit to get to work on Hazel’s room but I was waiting for the conference to pass before I officially pushed ahead. This weekend is our first real work...
View ArticleSmall Is Beautiful Movie Screenings!
If you have the chance to go watch Jeremy Beasley’s new documentary Small Is Beautiful jump on that! If you are visiting this site you are likely interested in tiny houses. This documentary will fan...
View ArticleRenovation Day 7
We are STILL on schedule, simply amazing. ALL the odds and ends are tied up and there is only a few more things to do. We started the weekend on Friday with a trip to the home improvement store to...
View ArticleFAQs
How big is it? Version one (2011) was 196 s.f. with an additional 5’x8′ patio. Version two (2015) is 232 s.f. How long did it take to complete? 18 months to move in, another 6 months to finish after...
View ArticleIt’s My Birthday!
I have a request! I would LOVE if tiny houses were accessible to all, and for you to help with that! Can you read this. It’s VERY important. I’ll wait… For real, read it… This is potentially HUGE....
View ArticleStarting the Inside – TT Update
Well James worked last weekend but wasn’t up to it this weekend. But I was! I started building the kitchen. We are using the existing sink and stove… though I am thinking about just doing a...
View ArticleFiguring Out the Furniture – Kitchen
So when we went to remodel and ended up rebuilding the camper we said ‘at least we have appliances to use, we totally didn’t pay too much… we’ll break even…’ Well, we decided we won’t even be reusing...
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