A Tiny Journey

I had only two problems left to solve: Find a place to store the Tiny House until we closed on our new home in Vermont. Learn how to pull...

There is quite a story behind how long it has taken me to write this post. Part of that story has to do with the fact that I am now...

The race to get "dried in" required three more significant steps...

In which I talk about the other house we built, lofts that are actually rafter ties, and a Plummer who is actually a carpenter. At this...

The marking out of rafters is another excellent opportunity to dust off some of the old math skills. Simple rafters like these are a...

During a trip to the lumber yard the other day I was reflecting on the fact that, but for the trailer itself, every single piece of this...

We'll get to Pythagoras in a minute. First, I want to point out that the race is on! Once the first walls go up the whole structure...

Finally, finally, finally, time to put up some walls! It was an exciting day.

With the deck on, it was finally time to put up some walls... well almost time. Two important things had to be done before we started...

Getting the deck on a project like this is really the first exciting achievement. It's the first stage at which you can literally stand...

Because a tiny house uses a trailer as a foundation, and because one hopes to be able to haul that trailer (and therefore the house) at...