details are for the awesome: monies and materials.

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An incredibly important detail I haven’t mentioned (save for the photo documentation) is that I owe innumerable thanks to  Jason Reitz. Not only does his experience and problem-solving drive this project, but his generosity in time and energy is a blessing that makes the entire tiny house possible. He is a testament to the immensity of a friend’s heart.

Materials:

Studs, insulation, trailer, shingles, and roof were all purchased new. Most of this was because using reclaimed wasn’t an option. In the case of the trailer, shingles and roof, used versions presented risks that weren’t worth the potential price. Instead, local companies were patronized, and late night panics were not.

Windows: Rebuilding Center, ReStore, craigslist and friends.

Flooring: Salvaged wood bleachers from a gym in Wyoming. Purchased through Green Star in St. Johns.

Loft floors: salvaged fir from Rebuilding Center

Porch deck and ceiling: Old barn wood from a friend’s basement remodel.

Lights: Rebuilding Center and the ReStore

Desk: Old schoolhouse desk found on the curb in North Portland

Closets: Scrapped cedar closet lining, Rebuilding Center

Shower enclosure: Old steel ducting from the ReStore

Sink: torn out of an old trailer before the owner scrapped it

Redundant, but bearing repeating, sidenote: NEIGHBORS ROCK. I left a note on a nearby lot whose structure was being torn down, inquiring about the wood. The owner drove by yesterday and though the wood is gone already, he is loaning us his planer so that we can plane a bunch of wood for the interior wall treatments. Kindness of strangers is what makes neighbors.

Monies: For the most part, this is the budget. And it has been adhered to. For the most part. 😉

Item	Location bought	Price
Trailer	Trail Dust Trailers	2145
Sky Lights	Natural Skylight	470
Big Half Moon	Craigslist	100
Best Half Moon	RBC	30
Side Sliding WIndow	Restore	28
Tilt Turn	James
2 big front windows	James
Insulation	James
Bathroom window	RBC	60
Tiny non-op window	RBC	10
Window	Restore	7.37
Windows	Restore	37
Wood	Salvage	4
Electronic	Baxter	3.79
Supplies	Mr. Plywood	25.26
aluminum under	IRC	87.5
Floor stuff	lowes	377.2
floor stuff	shurway	110.77
Gusset	shurway	28.57
Glue	Shurway	43.96
Walls	Lowes	311.62
Screws	Lowes	155.77
Lumber	Lowes	77.78
Loft Timber Locks	Lowes	69.67
Hurricane/roof	Lowes	58.04
Flooring	Green Star
Siding	Sandy Shake	652.5
Caulk	HD	14.97
Other	Restore	7.12
Bolts to frame	Shurway	25.14
roof	Shurway	625.68
Trim	RBC	223.59
Felt, etc	Lowes	58.04
fastners/wiring	Lowes	219.58
primer/wire/misc	Lowes	94.3
Brick moulding	Rebuilding center	81
Insulation	Lowes
sheathing	Shurway	233.76
paint	Metro
Kitchen sink	salvage	Free
toilet	Marine supply	100
Shower	RBC	20
Stove and burners	Marine Supplu	120
Counter tops	Ikea- reclaimed	60
Wood for drawers, built-ins	Reclaimed- friend	Free
Porch Rail	RBC	4
Tanks	Marine supply	200
Fridge	craigslist	50
TOTAL	TOTAL	7030.98

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let there be … light!!! shingles!!! door!!!

Coming off back to back weekends of celebration- OCF and the wedding of an incredible couple- work seemed to be a blur. And yet, looking over the photos, what progress!

Light- the large half moon and skylights were daunting in idea, but not as difficult as anticipated. AND … the skylight over the sleeping loft is operable, which means you can STAND UP through the ROOF!!!! I see festival flags waving through the future with this one.

Shingles- I like them. I like installing them. repetition makes meditation.

Door- at the Rebuilding Center, the PERFECT size door complete with frame and an adorable handle. so. good.

(thanks to Nick Carter, my mother, neighbors’ encouragement, and the local ice cream truck for their contributions.)

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odds, ends, coolest trend.

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Some of the coolest things have begun to happen since moving the tiny house home.

Coolest Trends: NEIGHBORS. I was worried about neighbors’ annoyance, but have heard only positives – honks and waves, praise shouted from passing cars, queries on foot, bike and tricycle, and many offers to help. Today a couple who are planning to build their own wee house  stopped by. They asked if they could offer their help with the project to learn before starting their own. SO. COOL. and great example for hapless pessimists.

Odds: major scores at the Rebuilding Center and ReStore. Some highlights: cedar closet lining (three full boxes, and a full three dollars spent), old brick molding to trim the windows outside, raked board for who knows what, LIGHTS, and some strange pieces of metal that I’m waiting to declare their home.

Ends: All the work appearing in these infrequent posts makes short the many many MANY hours each piece requires. This is a very important lesson for someone (me) who tends to envision large things in simple terms. Minds want easybakeoveneffortless. But the actuality of every crevice caulked, every shingle stapled, every detail done is in sets of seconds which disappear into days. The reality is – it is a testament of character to carry the patience of detail. and I am learning how important seconds are. They lead to firsts. But only by the patience of many detailed hands.

firsts.

From the tiny house’s first relocation to its first house party- she has grown a lot in a few short days. Into adolescence, if you will.

Here’s some of the latest work, and party shots of course: 

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