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Odds and Ends of Tiny House Progress

9/11/2014

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The walls keep going up! The insides are made of "V joint" tongue and groove paneling and I really like seeing all the color variations in the wood. As I was painting finish on them today, it occurred to me that I haven't mentioned why it is that the interior walls are going up already, when there is nary a trace of plumbing or wiring in place behind them.

Well, I've chosen to put both plumbing and wiring inside the living space, rather than hiding them inside the walls as is usually done. Some people (not mentioning any names!) have told me this is an odd decision.  Oh well. Some would say a tiny house is an odd decision too, so I suppose I am  irredeemably odd.
TURN ON IMAGES to see interior pine paneling wall.
Interior corner wall.
Here's a few reasons why I've planned to keep plumbing and wiring out of my exterior walls:
  • Stuff breaks. And I'd rather not have it dripping  or smoldering  unseen when it does. 
  • Things change. And I may change my power or water system or I may change my mind about where a switch/plug/faucet should be.
  • Pipes freeze. But that's less likely to happen if they are inside the living space, rather than running through an outside wall. (You may have noticed there's only about one half of an inside wall in this house. It will have a bit of plumbing in it.)

And one benefit that I didn't foresee is that I'm getting to see the finished walls that much quicker, which is of course, really fun.

A few people have generously loaned us a couple extra pairs of saw horses and a band saw, and both are really helping with this stage of building--thank you! 

We've been sanding and finishing the curved rafters and they rest quite nicely between 2 sawhorses.  I really  get a kick out of carrying those rafters around--
TURN ON IMAGES to see curved rafters for the tiny house.
Curved rafters, sanded finished and drying.
TURN ON IMAGES to see window for the tiny house being painted.
The dining room window being painted.
TURN ON IMAGES to see kindling in a box.
Wood scraps, saved for kindling.
they feel full and alive, like the ribs of a boat or maybe a whale. Yes, somehow there's something rather sea-faring about those long, gentle curves....

Anyway,  the sawhorses have been useful for supportin
g the rafters as well as the window frames. And before too much longer, we'll also be finishing the wood  for the ceiling and the outside siding, so those sawhorses are really gonna get some use!
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