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Building our Tiny House : Weeks 21 & 22

By Sheila on 10.08.11

Weeks 21 & 22 of building our tiny house on a trailer bring us to the end of our Tiny House story, for now. We had to set a drop-dead date to leave on our bicycles, before the really cool weather sets in. We could have continued to do a million things to finish our Tiny House and to make it perfect [Read More…]

Building our Tiny House : Weeks 18, 19 & 20

By Sheila on 09.29.11

We had a few bumps in the road during weeks 18, 19 & 20 of building our tiny house on a trailer, two of them being exhaustion and lack of motivation. Much rain, including Tropical storm Irene, and a cold snap, in which our evening temperatures dropped close to freezing, shook us out of our lull. We’re working hard to get [Read More…]

Building our Tiny House : Weeks 15, 16 & 17

By Sheila on 09.12.11

During weeks 15, 16 & 17 of building our tiny house on a trailer, we finish installing the trim & redwood siding on the dormers, build a wood store with left over material, and begin to clean up and landscape the yard. Current Report

Finishing up on week 19, we’ve prepped the underside [Read More…]

Building our Tiny House : Weeks 11 & 12

By Sheila on 08.16.11

Our tiny house on a trailer, at least from the outside, is starting to look like a real home! During weeks 11 and 12 we continue to install the reclaimed redwood siding. Current Report

We’re heading into week 16 and we’re soooooo ready to be on the road. At the same time, we’re really [Read More…]

Building our Tiny House : Week 10

By Sheila on 08.12.11

During Week 10 of building our tiny house on a trailer we put finishing touches on the door and roof, and begin installation of the redwood siding that we rescued from a contractor selling on Craigslist as “waste” from another project. Current Report

We’re living in week 15 right now, and we’re in the final [Read More…]

Building our Tiny House : Week 9

By Sheila on 08.07.11

During week 9 of building our tiny house on a trailer we finish installing gable end roof flashing, dormer fascia and flashing, priming and painting the front door, and installing the cedar trim, frieze, skirts, and drip edge flashing. We also spent our first night in the house, a very exciting milestone! Current Report

We’re finishing up on the last of the [Read More…]