Author: Daniel

Much to report since the last installment. Let’s get right to it! That blinding vanity light in the T.H.R.O.N.E. Room was just too much, so I bought a different light. That light is lovely, but it wants to be mounted flush to the wall, in front of a junction box. But my tiny house doesn’t … Continue reading Loo Lighting, Bearing Breakthrough, Bednette Building, Cabinets, a Log Splitter, and a Demon Cat

I was just about to start work on the Bednette table when I realized that with the table absent, it would be much easier to work on the room electric, so I took a diversion and did that. It starts with some LED strip lights at the top of the walls. These will give decent … Continue reading Bednette, Bearing, and a Broken Branch

Maybe this doesn’t look like anything to you, but to me, this photo shows something very significant. That top grille is the air intake & exhaust port for the water heater. You know, the one that was admitting rainwater not long ago. This is what the side of the house looks like after I squirted … Continue reading Hot Water, Trim, And Bednette

What do these things have in common? Not a lot, really, but they all factor in to today’s update! Pretty random, I know, but that’s how it goes sometimes. One very interesting thing I noticed while investigating the water heater rainwater ingress problem was that I felt a certain affection for the system I was … Continue reading Water Heater, Seat Belts, Threaded Rods, and Parenting

Now that the kitchen plan is pretty much set — there’s still work to do, but I know what it is and thus don’t need to do a lot of thinking to get it done — I have turned my attention to eating and sleeping… and sex… because bedroom. The original plan was for some … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sex

Today’s update is all about the gas. We start with the furnace. After several days, I got only crickets from the manufacturer about that 6″ long 7-3/4″ inch exhaust tube, so I decided that, given the other two units inspected by my vendor also had the same 6″ long tube, that the manufacturer had changed … Continue reading Passing Gas

Ah, the furnace. You know, the one I tried so hard to get both the unit and the thick-wall kit in the same place at the same time, which as you may recall, took our intrepid builder to Sketch E Commerce, a handful of other vendors, at least one wrong-thing-sent, and, finally, at long last, … Continue reading Furnace Rancors, Stove Anchors, Drawer Slides, And Holes In Sides

Some people have asked me whether I have been employing all the new decorative woodworking skills I’ve learned to the various projects inside the tiny house. The answer is “no”. The answer to “why” is that I’m still such a novice at that stuff and even pros take a long time to make these beautiful … Continue reading Cabinetry, Kitchen Plumbing & Furnace Sleeve

Since last update, the ceiling in the Cozy Loft has been dressed, as have two of its three non-glass-block walls. The third wall I originally thought to upholster like a fancy chair back for leaning up against, since it’s the only wall I can lean up against up there, but then I noticed I could … Continue reading Ceiling, Circuits, Swing, Site, And WOG

Hearth grout cured, it’s time to complete the installation of the wood stove! Step 1, put the stove on a piece of cardboard so I can slide it easily along the hearth. Step 2, attach another section of flue and adjust the height so I can locate the chimney port of the stove directly under … Continue reading Stove, Stairway, Stove, Ceiling