Over the summer we searched for a tub and finally decided on a Rubermade FG564200BLA 7.5 CU FT garden-cart. It had a broken rim so we got it at a steal for $100! Since summer the tub had been great at helping us keep a bunch of supplies organized, but we finally got around to modifying the tub the other day. We used our multi-tool to cut off the handle, and a bastard file to smooth things out. Using a toe touch drain kit and it was an easy hack.
Month: February 2015
New Dimensions
The inside of our tiny house is growing in new dimensions! See the progress made over the past week below.
We have a new stand for the miter saw, which makes sawing outside much easier (but still cold!):
First piece of wood being fastened for our first (and only) interior wall- separating the bathroom and kitchen:
And you can see the wall grow, it went up pretty quickly:
First half of the wall done, and me relaxing in the tub (I did do some work too, even though it doesn’t look like it):
Yay, wall done!
I was so excited to go through the new doorway:
With the wall frame up, we moved on to finishing the loft beams. We used a whey-based finish from Vermont Natural Coatings, to keep the wooden beams preserved (otherwise they’d just be rough and unfinished, and could absorb too much moisture, etc.):
Then we hung the loft beams, using our heavy duty hangers/brackets. Getting the placement of the beams just right was a challenge, so we had to accept that it may not be perfect- but it will work! And the beams look pretty nice:
Here’s our new sleeping loft, just without the floor:
Time to relax!
Go Tiny 