Off-Grid Tiny House Build, Day 30. Brian 5hrs, Liz filming. . Boxing in the wheel wells is something I’ve been looking forward to it since we started the build. This compact, well insulated method for doing it seems a lot simpler than most of the wheel well boxes I’ve seen. See details on...
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Boxing and insulating the wheel wells
When we were planning the tiny house I did an Internet search for ‘tiny house wheel well box in’ with surprisingly few results. You’d think that with the sheer number of tiny houses being built and all the various blogs and YouTube videos, there would be more info on the subject. From what I...
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Timelapse: Installing the shower and framing the bathroom
Offgrid tiny house build, Days 25-29 (part II) Brian: 12 hours Liz: 6 hours . See the last few post for details on installing the shower and framing the bathroom wall. We are using three-quarter inch Baltic Birch plywood, angle iron, and a full dimension reclaimed Douglas fir 2x4 header to maximize headroom. It seems to be...
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Framing the bathroom
Having finally completed the layers of plumbing, electric, insulation, and shower stall, it was exciting to frame the bathroom wall and ceiling today. Vertical space being generally at a premium in tiny houses you see a lot of clever strategies for minimizing the height above bathrooms to make room for a loft. We are...
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Installing the shower stall
If you had asked me a month ago what I thought about prefabricated shower stalls I probably would’ve said something along the lines of soulless mass-produced garbage, but after taking a tour of the Tiny House Hotel (conveniently located right across the street) we were both surprised that the only tiny house bathroom that...
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