Yesterday I spent the day getting my wood work shop cleaned and ready for the cutting. I needed to cut 16 foot two by tens down to 9″9″ to further mill them down to make parts for my I beam floor joists. I was left over with almost the right length for the center sections….
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Still waiting for the welder who is putting seed into his fields. I wait patiently. I live in a farming community. The spring rains have started. I managed to bolt one two ten to the trailer to test my framing plan. it looks like it will be strong enough to support the weight of the…
Back to the Grind
After my incident with sparks and nearly burning down my house, I spent the morning cleaning up an area filled with dry leaves bits of lumber and debris. Under the debris gravel. I raked it smooth then backed the frame for my tiny house into location. The time had come. Time to grind away…
Putting out the fire with Gasoline.
Today I almost died in a fire. I had covered some of my lumber with old lumber tarps on the weekend to help keep them dry. It was a pile 1x 6 that will end up being used to build the roof arches. I had backed the trailer into my driveway so that I could…
Cookin’ with water…….as the fuel.
First go to the bottom and start the Beatles song. Then read the rest. What does all this have to do with my tiny house? This all part of the plan to get off the grid and stay off including propane. I am no expert in the production of HHO or Hydroxy as it…
Toilet sink-conserve space & water
I spent hours designing my tiny house. I couldn’t find a place to fit a tub or a sink in the bathroom. Then I discovered toilet sinks. And no it uses fresh water not toilet water. The water ends up in your bowl after you wash. If yo are already living in an earth ship…
Tour
I decided to post a gallery of my progress so far. These are concept pictures only. They were to help me layout what I am going to build. TWO SONG DAY
Beaten by weather again.
I had a productive weekend planned working on the trailer. I woke up to a fresh 3 inches of snow this morning. Heavy snowfall warning Another four to six inches forecast for tomorrow morning. (Update: at 9:00 am there was already six inches and more coming down. I just realized I am out of coffee…
It’s bigger on the inside.
It’s bigger in the inside The final (not really final) layout for my trailer is done. I think the Feng Shui is correct. Water next to water and not next to fire. No windows facing each other to let all my chi flow through. (who knew that was going to be an extra challenge.)…
The answers will come.
The weather is starting to get better, snow is starting to go. Soon I will get to start building my new home. I wasn’t sure where to start with my floor joists. I have been trying to figure it out for a few days. Then late last night I woke up with a clear idea…
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