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Hello blog followers, Today at the tiny house I got started by finishing the LPG gas piping running to the water heater and gas cook top. Then we moved on to mounting our television wall bracket and designed some under floor storage. We cut a hole in the upper floor to make room for lots of storage space for shoes and things.
Hello blog followers, Today at the tiny house the weather was not very nice. We had a early start and got a few things finished. We worked on laying carpet inside our storage crates, interior walls around the bathroom, and cleaning up around the tiny house. We got the carpet for free from a dumpster right next to our house. Next week we will be taking a break, heading up to Auckland for a romantic weekend not thinking about the tiny house. We will update the blog in two weeks time. see you soon!!
Hello blog followers, This weekend we worked on covering up some of the interior walls. We had left over metal wall cladding from the exterior and decided to use some on a few of the walls including the kitchen. its light weight, durable, and water proof so its great for the kitchen area.
Hello everyone, Today we pressure tested all of our cold and hot water pipes, installed the slate backing for the wood stove, and oiled the crates (bench seats).
Hello again, Today I built a little storage loft above the kitchen area and ran the main cold and hot water pipes. I used half inch Dux. It couldn't get much easier. There is also plenty of head space in the kitchen area below the loft.
Hello again everyone, It takes time and thought in order to design your tiny house. Because it is such a small space, you should personalize it as much as you can. My partner and I have been looking at designs and ideas for our tiny house for over a year now and have finally decided on our design. Here are some cheap ways we went about planning our tiny house build and our design.
First we measured our trailer, then we got some sidewalk chalk and drew a real life size sketch on the pavement. I used a 2x4 for a straight edge. This works really well for getting to know the space you are working with and what you are capable of fitting into your tiny house.
After we figured out our design, we put it on paper. There is a great website called https://www.floorplanner.com where you can layout your design and print it.
Our design has a pull out bed and a loft for storage above the kitchen. We went against the common bedroom loft design because it wouldn't suit us! Our kitchen table also moves up and down and to the middle of the room or the corner to act as either a coffee, kitchen, or end table. Above the bed will be the bathroom, a large closet and a fold down desk. I read somewhere that you should not build a tiny house with resale value in mind, and I absolutely agree, this tiny house is for us and us alone. We have treated this like a life-sized puzzle to solve, it has been such a fun journey! I can't wait to see the final product.
