I started a small cabin in the woods. It will be tiny at 12′ by 12′ with a 12′ by 6′ covered porch. I should get the roof mostly done next week. Then I’ll switch back to building the main house.
12×12 Off-Grid Cabin Started Read More »
Finally got the roof done with my dad’s help. The T1-11 siding is installed. I need to mill some cedar for a small deck (with stairs) off the front. I still have to install fascia and soffits (with vents) as well as trim. Oh…and I need to build a door, then lots of painting. I
8′ x 12′ Shed Update Read More »
We have been using a free software program from www.sweethome3d.com to plan out our little off grid cabin and absolutely love it. It is mainly used for planning room dimensions, windows, doors and all interior elements. You work with the program in 2-D, but it allows you to pan around in 3-D as well. It is so
Free and Easy Way To Plan Your Home Interior With Sweet Home 3D Software Read More »
We decided to clear a few more trees close to the new cabin site. Some of the cedars, pines and sweet gums are big enough to mill. I’ve got a nice stack of dimensional lumber ready for building with. I should start building soon…finally! Using a Haddon Lumbermaker attached to a chainsaw to make 6×6
Making Lumber & Final Clearing For Cabin Build Read More »
Sarah and I are enjoying our Thanksgiving Holiday alone at our house this year due to a rise in Covid-19 cases. Sarah’s school has gone back to all virtual classes just recently for an unknown period of time. The hospitals in Tennessee are straining to handle all the influx in cases. We couldn’t fit our
Thanksgiving Turkey In a Tiny Oven Read More »
We have come to the end of our wood stove use for the season. This is the first full year that we’ve heated our tiny house (< 400 sq. ft.) with wood. It was a mild winter and we ended up using a little less than a cord of wood in our Morso 1410 ‘The
Tiny House Firewood Useage with Morso 1410 Woodstove Read More »
Benjamin and I visited Loren and the homestead this past weekend and WOW! Just WOW! I’m so impressed by and excited about the evolution of our property. I had not been there for five weeks and the changes are significant. Let me count the ways… Our friendly bull-dozing Don cleared another section of forest to