Author: Daniel

It’s been so long since I’ve done any tile work, I’d forgotten how the addition of grout makes the project come alive. Wow. What a difference! Also, it does a fine job of concealing rather a lot of imperfections. The haze around the tile work just means I need to let the grout dry and … Continue reading Bathroom Trim, Utility Routing, And a Difficult Vent.

Welcome to the utility/storage loft. While I was up here, I installed some mix-n-match carpet squares to (a) save my knees and (b) cover the pipe hanger strap ends on the floor which are sharp. Here is the fill/vent manifold for the in-ceiling (which is just BELOW this scene) gray water storage tank. Each of … Continue reading GW Fill Manifold and T.H.R.O.N.E. Update

Outside of the scope of this photo-journal, I made a call for artists to paint a whimsical mural on my tiny house’s bathroom ceiling. At first I figured they’d have to come on site to do it. Then, one of the candidate artists asked if I was going to supply him with boards to paint … Continue reading Ceiling Mural

When I say “before anything can be done, something else must first be done”, THIS is what I mean. Behold: the dependency diagram for installing the tub in the HomeBox. This diagram is a work in progress and is not complete. Also, the things that are *already* done upon which tub installation depends are not … Continue reading Before anything…

Remember I said I was going to do something cool with those mosaic tiles? I did something cool with those mosaic tiles. Step 1 – cut them out in a wandering path and lay them out on a couple of the interior finish planks for the bathroom. The mosaic tiles come lightly glued to a … Continue reading Inlaid Tile Accent & General Bathroom Update

How does one measure the level in a tank that’s composed of a bunch of pipes in the ceiling? One takes advantage of the fact that liquid seeks a uniform level. The pipes are parallel to the rafters (can’t see ’em now). The straight path will accommodate my depth gauge probe. I’ll need to extend … Continue reading Tank Sensors & Bathroom Update

Let’s take a walk around and see how things are going. Continue reading June 9, 2019 – Tour

I had wondered just exactly how I was going to get the ceiling boards installed myself… I mean, yeah, there are ways… but they all seemed like an immense amount of work to do solo. Naturally, then, I invited my long-time friend John (seriously, we met in 1990, when some of you weren’t even born) … Continue reading Deadbugasana

As I’m boarding up the interior, I have been using the router with a flush trim bit to make the window openings in the boards. This works great when there is framing around the windows, which there is for ordinary windows. However, there is NOT for these light ports because the glass blocks are as … Continue reading Light Port Routes

Rather a lot of progress is captured in this single photo. This is the partition wall for the bathroom, at long last. What has happened to make this possible is:– the bulk of the in-ceiling gray water tank has been built– the ceiling has been boarded up– the walls have been boarded up– measurements for … Continue reading Finally, I Got to Build the Wall