These are some of the products we used in the making of our tiny house, lots of time and effort went into deciding what to use where. We’d like to think of it as a spring board for other tiny dwellers to utilize for their tiny endeavors. NOTE: We aren’t being paid or benefitting to promote any of these products, we are just sharing the materials we used for informational purposes.
- PJ Trailer
- Polyurethane SIPs
- SIGA Tapes: These are pricy but top-of-the-line tapes that improve the efficiency of a home by providing an air seal. We used their Wigluv tape to seal the outside of our home, and the Rissan tape for the interior. Mostly we applied tape where our SIPs mated up.
- Woodstock Soapstone Mini Franklin Heater: This direct vent propane heater is so nice and warm and the perfect size for our house. The bonus is that it’s thermostat controlled. It’s made of cast iron and soapstone, and it has glass on the front so you can enjoy the flickering flames. Made by Woodstock Soapstone Company in New Hampshire. We debated for a while whether to go with a cheaper, less charming heater, but Jeremy managed to find a secondhand stove that fit our budget and works well.
- Benjamin Obdyke Home Slicker Rainscreen: If you’re siding with cedar shingles, you’ve got to have an air and drainage space between the house wrap (e.g. Tyvek) and the shingles. This allows water to drain down the house and the wood shingles to air out and dry. We considered two options: attach thin wood strapping (or furring) behind the shingles, or buy a specially designed product. We went with Benjamin Obdyke’s Home Slicker Rainscreen, which comes in large yellow rolls that you nail up directly over your Tyvek. We found it created a good air space behind the shingles, and again it was a bit pricy but saved us time and effort. We also used insect screen at the top and bottom of walls to discourage insect invasions.
- SBC Cedar Shingles: The shingles we decided on to side our house are white cedar clears, pre-stained with one coat of SBC’s Maximum stain. We anguished over whether to stain the shingles ourselves and save some cash. After calculating the time and money it would take for us to stain thousands of shingles, we decided it was well worth some extra money to buy them pre-stained. Considering how long it took us just to nail all the shingles up, we’re glad we made this choice! The shingles look real nice on the house, and not one shingle flew off on our cross-country trip. We also purchased a Briga-Jig tool that makes installing shingles a lot easier.
- Panasonic Spot ERV
- Marvin Integrity Windows
- Takagi Tankless Water Heater
- Vissani 4.5 Cubic Feet Refrigerator
- Paintable Wallpaper Liner
- Azek Decking
- PVC Exterior Trim
- Eastern White Pine Flooring (1×5″, #3Common)
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