Category: Tiny House Build

Second Spring Progress on the Tiny House

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In our family of five’s now two-year journey in completing our handbuilt tiny house while we live in it, I love compiling progress! And this, our second Spring, is no different. Tiny house shade sailsThe tiny house about to fly away with shade sails. First, all the previous seasons of tiny house progress: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, and our Second Winter. And now, this past few month’s tiny milestones of comfort and function . . . Second Spring Progress on the Tiny House Shade sails on both sides of the house for the summer. Vividly remembering the sweltering afternoons of last summer, we put up sails… Read moreSecond Spring Progress on the Tiny House

A Rainbow of Alpaca Wool

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Rainbow of Alpaca Wool A rainbow in Yellowstone. Opening up the boxes of alpaca wool for our tiny house insulation was exciting.  We had waited months to be able to hand stuff the subfloor insulation, and the feel of the clean, soft wool in our hands was lovely. alpaca wool insulation tiny housealpaca wool crimp It even smelled good, like hundreds of wool sweaters! And it came in a rainbow of colors: snowy white, tawny brown, auburn, gray, and black. Now to get to work! Fluffing and Stuffing Alpaca Wool Stuffing tiny house subfloor with alpaca woolsubfloor full of wool… Read moreA Rainbow of Alpaca Wool

Broken Toes, Horse Bites, and Sunshine

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They say that when it rains, it pours.  And in this season of our lives, when it pours, we’re getting drenched because our home isn’t built yet!  Delay after delay, somehow we’re still (foolishly?) optimistic about getting this tiny house project done in time to have somewhere to live this fall. Tiny house trailer Dan Louche Tiny house trailer It was an exciting day when our trailer arrived one snowy day back in March, although little did we know it would take over three months for us to be ready to attach any house to it. Sigh. Multiple illnesses, morning… Read moreBroken Toes, Horse Bites, and Sunshine