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Tiny”ish” House Update: A little of this and a little of that
So it has officially been a year since we started the tiny”ish” house renovation. We took a 100 year old 500sf house and have been slowly transforming it into an 812sf open concept dream come true. We are currently finishing up a bunch of small projects – interior trim, back deck rough framing, bathroom tile, reclaimed wood wall in the bathroom, putting up a few fixtures… We wanted to show the progress so far, so here we go. The electrical panel is in with mast and weathered connected – just waiting for city...
read moreIntroducing Our Newest Sponsor – Mary Fisher Garden Design
We are THRILLED to announce our newest sponsor, Mary Fisher, who will design our landscape this fall. Mary is a local Alamedan and loves the tiny house movement so she was of course a perfect match for us!! She is providing discounted design services for On the Green Road. Mary Fisher Garden Design has been creating innovative and beautiful gardens for over 15 years. Mary Fisher is a Certified Member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) and currently serves as the president of the California Chapter. She is also a...
read moreUltra Touch Denim Insulation Is In
Ultra Touch blue jean denim insulation by Bonded Logic We chose to use Ultra Touch eco-friendly blue jean/denim batt insulation for the walls and floor of the house. The front wall and under the house calls for R-19 and the rest of the walls are R-13. We spent about $1000 for the material and did the install ourselves over 2 days. Spray insulation will go in the roof and will be done next week – the week of 4/13/2015. More on that in a later post. Below – upstairs loft where the walls meet the steeply sloped roof. More...
read moreMike Basich & His Tiny 225 Sq. Ft. House
Mike is pretty amazing and he built his tiny house on the mountain himself – Soda Springs, CA…. Ex pro snowboarder turned mountain man!! Awesome!
read moreFull-Time Airstreamers – a list
Want to know what kind of folks full-time in their Airstream? Thanks to Just Live Simple for this list of full-time Airstreamers… check it out at – http://www.justlivesimple.com/2015/03/the-definitive-list-of-full-time-airstreamers.html?m=1
read moreHow To Dramatically Reduce Your Home Energy Costs
How to Dramatically Reduce Your Home Energy Costs Home utilities are an enormous part of our everyday economics. Throughout the year we constantly have to pay the bills depending on how much we use some of these utilities. Unfortunately, all of these necessities do not come cheap. You have to be aware how much money you need to pay the heating, electricity and water bill. Here are some tips on how to reduce your energy costs. Install a programmable thermostat If you install a programmable thermostat which can control your heating system, you...
read moreTiny House Update: Front Porch Joists
Our front porch is 6×10 feet. Brenda and our general contractor, Eron Ersch, spent yesterday cutting and attaching the front porch wood joists. Pics below.
read moreTiny House Update: Finishing the Reclaimed Flooring
Howdy All – This post is a followup to the post about the reclaimed flooring install . Our floor finishing guy (and bathroom tile guy too) Matt is doing some amazing stuff with the floor finish. As you recall, we installed the reclaimed flooring ourselves using screws, a drill, a nail gun, hand sanders and a chop saw. Matt came in to fill the holes with brown and dark grey floor putty, sand down the floor to an even level and apply the Varathane “no odor” semi-gloss finishing coats – 6 in all. He has applied one coat...
read moreTiny House Update: New Sponsor & Cedar Shingles
We are happy to announce our newest sponsor, Danilo Lopez and NICA Sidewall Shingling: The house is cloaked in western red cedar shingles and Danilo has completed about 1/2 the job so far. It looks BEAUTIFUL… Danilo even added a diamond at the back of the house…
read moreTiny House Nation: NOW Casting for Season Three
Tiny House Nation is now casting for Season Three!!! http://www.fyi.tv/shows/tiny-house-nation
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