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Tiny House as Investment Property
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsMost of the activity in the tiny house market seems to revolve around individuals building their own to live in personally. The original reason I began building the tiny house was that a friend and I couldn’t get qualified for a mortgage to purchase a... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
It’s An RV, It’s A Manufactured Home, No, It’s a Tiny House!
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsI’ve been asked the question a few times as to whether a tiny house could be considered real property versus personal property. The definition will essentially determine whether we’d be able to use the MLS to list this tiny house once it’s complete. It also... -
Tiny House Plan SketchUp Drawings
Posted on February 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsHere are some Sketchup drawings we did to give us a visual of our plans: From this next top view, you can get a better idea where things are. There’s a loft in the back half (left side) of the house. The kitchen is top...