The tiny house in winter

So, it's update time... what's happened since my last post?  A lot!

  • All of my interior sheathing is done and painted
  • Some interior trim is done
  • Bathroom light and sink are in
  • Shower plumbing is finished
  • The second part of my feature wall is done
  • The rails for my lofts are done

Bathroom sink and light are in; in the picture the light isn't fully installed, but in reality it is Bathroom sink and light are in; in the picture the light isn't fully installed, but in reality it is

the second side of my bathroom wall is done, so I finally got to put on the cover for my breaker box; there will be a closet and alternating tread stairs in front of it the second side of my bathroom wall is done, so I finally got to put on the cover for my breaker box; there will be a closet and alternating tread stairs in front of it

the kitchen was originally a darker green, but then I left my extra paint in the trailer before I put a heater in it and the paint froze, ruining it; I used that opportunity to choose a lighter shade for my final coat the kitchen was originally a darker green, but then I left my extra paint in the trailer before I put a heater in it and the paint froze, ruining it; I used that opportunity to choose a lighter shade for my final coat

the line formed by the different paint colors will be hidden by a picture rail the line formed by the different paint colors will be hidden by a picture rail

One big nuisance: the seams between the interior panels.  I tried filling them with various things, hoping they would cover well and leave a nice smooth surface, but many of them cracked.  Part of the problem was that the trailer was still cold when I finished them. Not ice cold, I had a heater on, but it took several days of having the heater on to get the TH up to temperature; there was a lot of thermal mass on the inside, and at first I forgot to plug the chimney hole and the plumbing, so a lot of cold air was still coming in.  Now that the insides are warm, it stays warm with the heater on low, but the gap fillers I tried (spackle in some spots, caulk in others) shrank quite a bit, and almost every seam cracked open.  I redid some of them but others will be hidden, so why bother?

Still much work to do. I should probably be working on it right now, but the current priority-task is cutting and planing wood to finish my trim, but it's 20° F and there's a foot of snow on the ground.  That level of loud and messy work needs to be done outside.  So who knows what I'll work on today.

wish I had a shop to work in wish I had a shop to work in