Yearly Archives: 2016

I really wanted to use local, natural materials for the wood in my house. Here are some of the things that I learned… Pros: Going to a family-owned sawmill is fun for the whole family! My son is helping drive the forklift with our siding on it. You can get […]

Home Improvement Store vs. Family-Owned Sawmill

June 14, 2016 in Blog Posts tagged exterior siding / lumber / wood by Jen

Progress?!

June 3, 2016 in Blog Posts tagged framing / roof by Jen

When planning the layout of our space, I found it very helpful to see other tiny houses. Thank you, Tiny House Roadshow! Obviously everyone’s needs are different, but in my case, I need to sleep 2 adults and 3 kids. After figuring out bed mattress dimensions, I determined that anything […]

Laying out the Layout

April 17, 2016 in Blog Posts tagged layout / space planning / tiny house by Jen

Our trailer came in March. What an eventful day! My son was so excited and happened to be home from school that day. His excitement turned into his slipping on the trailer frame, busting open the side of his face, and me almost fainting in front of the man who […]

A Beautiful Box

April 11, 2016 in Blog Posts tagged framing by Jen

I had a lot of questions about my tiny house and the legality of it. Is it a house? Is it an RV? How do I get insurance? If everyone starts building these things and someone’s falls apart driving down the road and kills someone, will the government step in […]

NOAH certification

March 28, 2016 in Blog Posts tagged certification / NOAH by Jen

The most important part of any building is its foundation. A tiny home is no exception. However, a tiny home is different because its foundation is a trailer. I have called many trailer companies in my quest for our foundation. I have discovered that a trailer built specifically for tiny […]

The Wise Man Built His House upon the Rock: Our ...

February 4, 2016 in Blog Posts tagged trailer by Jen

This past summer as we were returning home from visiting family in New Hampshire, the thought hit me: Why don’t we get a house in New Hampshire that we can stay in for a few weeks a year? I felt very strongly that this would be great for our family in so […]

The Tiny House Journey Begins

January 27, 2016 in Blog Posts by Jen

little house in the boro

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