Monthly Archives: July 2014

Day 3 of Tiny House Design-Build: Tiny Tours

Posted on July 23, 2014 by

Today’s guest post brought to you by Cheryl Gant, a student in this summer’s Tiny House Design-Build class at Yestermorrow. Thanks, Cheryl! Today we went on a tour of tiny/small homes in nearby Montpelier, Plainfield & Cabot, Vermont. The first home … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Tiny House Design-Build

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

Today’s guest post brought to you by Katherine Arathoon, a student in this summer’s Tiny House Design-Build class at Yestermorrow. Thanks, Katherine! It’s Day 1 of the Tiny House Design-Build, and we’re off to a roaring start! Lo, the blank slate … Continue reading →

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Hello Again, Tiny House Design-Build

Posted on July 20, 2014 by

This evening we kicked off the fourth two-week-long Tiny House Design-Build course at Yestermorrow. This is my second time co-teaching the course with Paul Hanke, Patti Garbeck, and Lizabeth Moniz. (And I blogged about last fall’s class in a set … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Helpers

Posted on July 14, 2014 by

My tiny house is now dried-in and I’m taking a break from building for a few weeks. This past weekend I made My Annual Pilgrimage to the Oregon Country Fair. This weekend I’m headed to Yestermorrow in Vermont to teach … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Rain Screen

Posted on July 10, 2014 by

Let’s talk about rain screens for a moment. In the Pacific Northwest rain screens are recommended because they prevent siding from rotting by draining away water that gets behind the siding. (Note that I didn’t say any water that might … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Trim & Siding

Posted on July 8, 2014 by

On Independence Day I celebrated the freedom The Lucky Penny will give me with Tiny House Window Installation. I even had my very own version of red, white, and blue in the form of My Arched Window. The rest of … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Window Installation

Posted on July 5, 2014 by

On Monday we finished Sheathing My Vardo Roof with a great crew of Tiny House Helpers. Yesterday we turned to window installation and I had the two perfect helpers: my build buddy Laura Klement who has installed dozens of windows … Continue reading →

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Sheathing My Vardo Roof

Posted on July 1, 2014 by

Yesterday the carpenters came out of the woodwork! (This is a good thing, by the way. Wouldn’t be so good if it were carpenter ants, but carpenters coming out of the woodwork is magically good!) I had just pulled out … Continue reading →

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