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Tiny House Rough In Plumbing
Posted on August 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsI took a week off of building to assemble a new scooter I ordered. Next was to finish up the plumbing and insulation. First thing I did was to cut a hole where I wanted the drain: Here’s the drain pipe assembly: I attached the... -
Tiny House Electrical System
Posted on July 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsI finished installing the electrical system of the tiny house. It consists of a weather proof plug to the outside for a 15A extension cord, a GFCI circuit box, a 15A circuit breaker, 6 switches, 5 outlets (receptacles) and places for 6 lights to be... -
Finishing The Exterior Trim
Posted on June 29, 2010 | No CommentsHere are some pictures of the finished exterior trim: And you can see in this final picture that I covered the supporting post with 1x4s and 1x6s to make it look nice. I also put in one more framing board on the top though it’s... -
Interior Framing
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsNow that the outside trim is almost done, I’ve begun work on the interior. Here’s a drawing of what I’m working with: If you notice the top right is the bathroom. That double circle is the toilet. The space in the top left will be... -
Adding Siding
Posted on June 10, 2010 | No CommentsThe next step was to install the siding. I chose vinyl siding for its durability, cost and ease of installation. First off, I cut the window holes: Next I wrapped the house with the roofing tar paper. It’s actually organic felt dipped in asphalt. I’d... -
Tiny House Roofing
Posted on May 7, 2010 | 5 CommentsI didn’t realize how labor intensive putting on a roof was going to be. I probably should have posted on it in stages but now it’s complete so here’s the whole process. It occurred to me that I ought to put a ceiling over the... -
Raising The Walls
Posted on April 13, 2010 | No CommentsHere are some pictures from the wall raising. The long walls ended up being much heavier than I anticipated so I needed help. I imagine that if I would have left the walls unsheathed, I could have raised them myself. The advantage to sheathing first... -
Fixing Water Issues
Posted on March 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsAbout a week ago it rained pretty heavily. I had the trailer with the floor on it covered in painter’s plastic with logs on top to hold it down. Turned out, a pool of water formed where the open porch was and it pulled the... -
Completing The Subflooring
Posted on March 17, 2010 | 1 CommentHere are some pictures from the work I did installing the subfloor. In The Small House Book by Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed Houses, he says to put metal flashing under the subfloor. In then in a recent video of building a tiny house, they don’t...