tiny house construction & living
You know what takes a long time? Drywall joint compound drying when it’s chilly. I heated the space to about 60F (which was the best my little electric heater could do under the circumstances) and that helped, but since I was running that on generator and didn’t want to leave the thing on overnight, that … Continue reading Office Wallboard, Painting, Posts, and Power
Things are moving along in the office partition, though by “moving along” I mean “wow, drywall joint compound takes quite a long time to dry when it’s cold”. And by “cold” I mean “what, 60F isn’t hot enough? That’s the best I can do with my electric heater”. Even slow, the office is starting to … Continue reading W.O.G. Wallboard, Notes to Future Self, and a Big Game of Parking Lot
…and in my tiny house, not a creature was stirring, though I found a dead mouse! Actually, the dead mouse was in the W.O.G., the second of two mices I have seen there recently. The first I found in the bottom of a plastic tub a day ago, probably terrified and hungry, but at least … Continue reading Twas The Night Before Christmas
For fun, I did plug in a dehumidifier through a Kill-a-Watt energy meter, to see how it went. The unit took water out of the air, definitely, but also took 500W out of the wall, which totally blows my energy budget, no question. If it ran for four hours, it would use half the energy … Continue reading Water & W.O.G. Update
What is it with this little house and water where it shouldn’t be? First it was rain coming in through the vent for the water heater. I fixed that. Then there was water coming in through a defect in the flashing around the skylight (remember Demon Cat?). I fixed that. Then there was water coming … Continue reading More Water
The current goal with the W.O.G. is to get the office partition done enough to use, so I can stop using the BeDiLiA as my office, which, because of its many functions, cannot accommodate leaving my office things there, so I need to assemble and disassemble my office every workday. Not my favorite. And I … Continue reading W.O.G. Progress, HRV, Firewood
It seems that even when it’s not raining, and even after my adjustments to the threshold, there is still some moisture appearing just inside the door. It has been lightly snowing a bit, so maybe it’s warm air meeting the snow and melting it. I opened the door to see if the top of the … Continue reading Drippy Door, Address Unknown
I’m back after six days away — visiting in a big house with 8 other people — and the contrast between that and my tiny homestead is pretty stark. All the more so given that I’m still largely in boxes and the W.O.G. is still under construction inside. Spending a week in finished, roomy, suburban, … Continue reading Whiplash, Water, Wobble, Wood, Worry, and W.O.G. Work
I’ve been living in the HomeBox for just over two weeks now. Friends ask me “what’s it like?” and “how’s it going?” and more interestingly, “what’s been the biggest challenge?” The answers might surprise you. One of biggest challenges is also one of the biggest benefits: everything moves slower out here. It moves slower for … Continue reading Two Weeks In
It’s been a week since I moved in to the HomeBox for real. So far, so good. All the utilities are working nicely, the BedNette is a bit firmer than I’d like, but I can sleep in it okay. Cooking is limited for now since I don’t have a microwave or any of my kitchen … Continue reading Rotten Bananas in the…?