Tiny Little Office Update #3

As the Tiny Little house is nearing completion I am eager to get the Tiny Office finished too. I have loads of offcuts from the house and having just had a clear out i had two wooden futon bases that i broke up and got plenty of wood from so i decided to just try and get the Tiny Office finished with as little expense as possible just bodging together all my offcuts e.t.c . The outcome may not be as pretty as hoped but its a good challenge to get stuck into. Today I got the roof lifted into place and the gables cladd with offcuts there were two different widths of cladding so a bit of forward thinking is required to get it to look ok. I also cased and started facing the windows with the wood from the futon bases these are not ideal as they are not square edge or wide enough really. so i might not cladd the inside walls completely to save on any unsightly joins.e.t.c. but we will see how it progresses.

Tiny Little House Update #16

As the Tiny Little House is nearing completion the pace of progress has slowed down a bit . but now looking forward to spending first night sleeping in it possibly in the next couple of weeks. Here is a list of things that have been done since my last post.

• Completed the exterior staining finally that the weather permitted it.
• Refitted the window boxes and put another one on the front of the house and also two brackets and hanging baskets.As you can see from the photo below the lettuces in the toilet are coming aloing well.
• Finished off some painting and staining in the bathroom
• Kirsty is currently in the middle of finishing some cushion covers for two big cushions that we have for sitting on in the living area.
• I got two new wind down legs off ebay for the house as one has been missing from the chassis from the start and as the ones I got are different I put the two new ones on the back so it looked the same. The legs i got were far too long for what was needed so i cut them down with the angle grinder so that the house sits about a foot off the ground with the legs at right angles(sronger than inf they were at an angle.) I will take some photos tommorow and post for you to see.

These and more photos and details are also as usual on the progress in pictures page on the left hand menu.

Tiny Little House Update #15

Here's is a list of bits and pieces for the tiny house that i have done over the last week. unfortunately the the weather hasn't been good enough to get the last coat of stain on the exterior.

• Put up some more shelving in the kitchen area.
• Hung a few more hooks around the place
• Silicone sealed around the kitchen worktop area
• Put a couple more supporting timbers on the underside of the deck
• Made a little set of steps out of some offcuts
• Stained the decking area
• Draught proofed the front door
• Got a small gas heater for the living room and put the candle heater in there too
• I also used a spare toilet bowl to make it into a planter when i made the veg bed and planted some lettuce in it that is starting to come up already in the pots are some carrots and chili peppers. these will probably go nicely on the deck area

Below are some pictures and these and more are on the progress in pictures page.

Tiny Little House Update #14

This weekend was mostly playing around with some little touches. On our usual weekend car boot we came across a few bargains for the house including some candle holders, a set of old fashioned decorative scales,some new slate tiles(to replace the marble hearth as they weigh about a tenth of the weight of the marble) and also an almost new baby belling mini oven grill and hob (If this wont fit in place in this house it will definitely go in another. I Also planted up the veg bed with some carrots and spring onions, put some hooks on the ladder(just straightened out coat hooks) and made a shelf under the sink out of some scrap wood from an old bed. These and more pictures are as usual on the progress in pictures page. cheers

Tiny Little House Update #13

I have now completed all the sanding and varnishing indoors. It took 3 coats of quick dry clear Matt varnish. I have also completed a couple of bits of the plumbing,put on the toilet seat and carpeted and skirted the living area. I also put a number of hooks e.t.c around the place for cups, pots,pans, nik naks e.t.c.. I also acquired an old bit of marble hearth stone for free from an old fireplace that i have put in the living area to sit a small heater or candle heater on ,obviously this is very heavy so will be lifted out of the house whenever being transported. I also got a couple of futons from Freecycle a while ago and have put one of the mattresses in the loft and makes a very cosy sleeping area (looking forward to spending first night in it). I made a ladder to get to the sleeping area out of 2 left over bits of 2x2 and a length of thick dowelling, I put 2 rubber door stops on as feet so it doesn't slip or mark the floor and will be adding some hooks on the top once I find some.
Finally the house is taking shape but there is still a lot of bits and pieces to finish off in the bathroom sealing, and a door and shower curtain and the inside of the 'door wall' still needs sheeted and clad in the PVC. The outside is going to take another coat of stain as the cladding has shrunk slightly and left some bare wood showing. Then there are the flower boxes and herb/veg garden to do and maybe a few bits and pieces on the decking area.There is some siliconing around the kitchen area to do and shelving e.t.c to go in the cupboards under the sink. Kirsty and I are off for a trip tomorrow to pick up two new wheels with new tyres for the house that we won on eBay.I don't want to risk moving the house on the old tyres in case they give way and also the two on the house at the moment are different sizes. Below are some more photos of progress and as usual these and more photos have been added to the progress in pictures page

Tiny Little House Update #12

I was busy with other things this weekend so didnt get much done on the tiny house. I did however fit another couple of corner shelves , 1 above and 1 below the existing ones and also finished off the Shower room door frame and surrounds. There is still a bit of work to be done in the shower room but now that it is completely enclosed it can be left till last and I can get on with Sanding and Varnishing the rest of the inside of the house. I hope to get the sanding and varnishing done over the next couple of days ready for the carpet to be layed. We already have a carpet ready to be laid. Below is also a picture of a small kitchen unit that Kirsty and I got from the local car boot sale this weekend for £12.50 after removing a towel rail from the end of it it now will fit inside the front door under the window and will look good after a wee clean up, Also is a picture of a dog bed that i was getting rid of for someone but instead of chucking it i tidied it up strengthened it with a couple of bits of scrap wood and gave it a coat of paint and is now looking good as a small herb or flower garden for the decking area perhaps. cheers

Tiny Little House Update #10

This last week I have made some more progress on the house Fitting out the interior and doing the decking area. here's a list of what I've been doing. These and many more pictures have also as usual been added to the progress in pictures page. Most of the work at the moment is small interior touches. dot punching nail heads and filling e.t.c and also finishing off edgings and facings. ready for the interior coat of varnish throughout the house.

• Made the decking area. I decided to double hinge it.
• I fitted some oak laminate flooring in the hallway/kitchen area. the living room will be carpeted
• I fitted doors to the kitchen unit and cupboard above the shower room
• I made and fitted the interior window facings
• I put a number of shelves throughout the house
• I fitted the door furniture
• I have spent a lot of time on the corner and edge beading and interior facings and skirting's.
• I layed some lino tiles under the sink

Budget

As you may know I was my preliminary budget for the whole project i was aiming for was £1000 ($1400) .I was doing good with this target but once i got stuck in and on a roll and seeing things starting to take shape I couldnt help but just go out and buy the things i need rather than spending my time scavenging different sources for them luckily I had a lot of appliances and materials that i sourced before building which is going to come in handy in bringing down the overall cost of the house in the end. I suspect the completed cost of the house will be more like double the original £1000 target. I am not too dissapointed with this as I am still using up a lot of the things that i have acquired through freecycle and car boot sales which is going to save a fair bit of money overall once the house is finished. I think the house is so far a fairly good compromise between budget and quality.

Tiny Little House Update #9

This past week I have been busy as ever on the tiny little house. mainly most of my time has been taken up getting clued up via books from the library on electrics i had a basic knowledge anyway but wanted to make sure i got it all right. Heres a list of jobs that i have done this past week:

• Finished all the wiring and fittings and tested.
• Installed the water tank and plumbing (the water tank is actually made out of a standard expansion cistern for a domestic cold water tank.
• Fitted pvc wetwall cladding in the toilet/shower room and also t&g ceiling
• Fitted the toilet light and extractor fan system...the fan is connected above in the space above the shower room and extracts through the light fitting.
• fitted the toilet cistern and also a small hot water heater for hot tap water...I still havent worked out exactly what to do about shower hot water but there is plenty of space in the roof of the shower room to fit that a later date but as you can see in the picture I have fitted a shower rail in the shower room ready to be hooked up once the time comes. this was yet again free as i had it lying around in the garage after it was removed from an old house where the electric shower broke.
• Insulated the whole house with glass wool.(itchy stuff so i got my dad to do it)
• Cladded most of the internal areas and loft area.
• I also fitted a small cold water tap in the kitchen worktop.

All of these pictures and more are also on the progress in pictures page as usual. cheers

Tiny Little House Update #8

As usual the last few days i have been busy making some good progress on the tiny little house, heres a list of some things i have been doing and some pictures... as usual these and more pictures are also on the progress in pictures page.

• Stained the living area ceiling and beams and also the main roof beam
• Insulated the ceiling and cladded
• I bought some window boxes and fitted them. they just hook on and off
• I put in place the 13A socket points ready for the initial wiring
• I cladd one side of the partition between the living area and kitchen
• I installed the worktop and sink
• Finally I framed the bathroom walls and ceiling and sheathed the walls in thin plywood ready for the final finish. I plan some sort of pvc wet wall style sheeting for the walls

Let me know what you think. cheers