tiny house Building my tiny house: framing the walls Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 What was just a flat trailer is now looking more like a tiny house! Sorry for the delay, the framing of the wall was finished back in December 2023, but I just now have found time for this blog post. Framing tiny house walls is a lot like framing regular… Read more
tiny house Building My Tiny House: Framing the Floor Posted on September 23, 2023September 23, 2023 It’s been a few weeks, but the tiny house floor has been framed and is half-insulated! Watch on YouTube Framing the floor with the lumber was actually really easy to do. Just cut the wood to size and nail together. However, there were a bunch of little steps in between… Read more
declutter Taming the Bathroom Chaos: Decluttering & Simplifying Posted on September 22, 2023September 23, 2023 There have been so many times where I get inspired, deep clean and tidy my bathroom, and then a month later it’s in shambles again. I haven’t found the system that really works for me. Now that the tiny house build is starting, I can really see how small my… Read more
tiny house Adding the belly pan to the gooseneck for the tiny house Posted on July 4, 2023October 6, 2024 In my last post, I added the belly pan to the bottom of the trailer. This post covers adding the belly pan to the gooseneck platform. After netting the rest of the vines in the vineyard, we took to measuring MULTIPLE times before cutting up the rest of the metal…. Read more
tiny house Attaching a belly pan to the tiny house trailer Posted on June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 Last week I installed the belly pan on the tiny house trailer. My trailer was made to have a tiny house built on top of it. I initially wanted the manufacturer to add the metal belly pan for me as part of the build, but due to supply chain issues,… Read more
tiny house Cutting metal and welding to the tiny house trailer Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Last week was all about METAL. 🎸 I went to Metal Mart to purchase the metal that will be the bottom of my trailer. I initially planned to get some 5V metal roofing just because it’s simple and affordable enough. Luckily, they had a bunch of mini-rib metal out in… Read more
land Hosting a Burn Pile in Texas Summer, Cooking Hot Dogs, and Drinking Wine Posted on June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 During the last blog, I wired my well pump so that I have a reliable source of water. Not only will I need water to live on the land, but I also can use it as a resource for my burn piles. I have a lot of clearing that needs… Read more
land Wiring the Well: The Trenching Extravaganza on Kay Acres Posted on May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 My 2 acres already has a septic system, electricity, and a well. During the process of buying the property, I had everything inspected. The well pump had been out of order for a few years. I didn’t want to go forward with the purchase if the well wasn’t accessible. Luckily,… Read more
tiny house Tiny House Trailer Arrival Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 The tiny house trailer is here!!! It’s 24′ x 10′ with an 8′ gooseneck platform. I bought it from Joshua at Tiny House Basics. I ordered the trailer back in December 2022 knowing that it wouldn’t be ready until at least March 2023. As you can see from this blog,… Read more
Clearing Land for a Fence – Part 1 Posted on April 4, 2023May 22, 2023 Last October, I was able to snag 2.2 acres of land. There’s a mobile home on it, electricity, a well, and a septic system. However, it needs a lot of work before I’ll be able to park my tiny house on it. The first thing I’d like to do is… Read more