Tiny For Two.2

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72452910183552168192025-06-26T17:24:03.770-07:00Tiny For Two.2The story of a couple and two cats living together in a tiny structure on wheels.James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-77717501113386872352010-02-19T17:41:00.000-08:002010-02-19T17:56:58.326-08:00Relocation time - Austin, TX

We've moved our house from the flat-lands of the DFW area to the lovely hill-country west of Austin. The difference is astounding. I will have to take some pictures the next time we go out biking... the views from the hills are just amazing at times. Doesn't even feel like Texas anymore.We were lucky enough to find the rare sort of RV park that actually has some trees and privacy, instead of just

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-10547527231999030312010-02-06T04:18:00.000-08:002010-02-06T04:24:58.060-08:00Moving to Austin

Looks like we are packing up next week and heading down to Austin, where we found a sweet campground RV park with lots of trees. The air is fresh, the rolling hills of the area offer magnificient views, and the people are supposed to be a lot friendlier in Austin. Overall, I believe this will be a good change for us.We even got the biggest lot on the site (presumably they mean other than the

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-43763731577558013342010-01-04T19:55:00.000-08:002010-01-04T20:02:37.790-08:00Seating Continued

Hey all-I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has made wonderful suggestions for seating. I have had a handful of responses here, a handful on facebook, and a handful via the Small House Society.Out of the responses I've gotten, most have still seemed too big to apply now, in the limited space we have due to our lack of furniture otherwise... but I think the best suggestion I've heard has

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-62240023456068837222010-01-01T09:28:00.000-08:002010-01-01T09:29:01.017-08:00Comfortable Seating in a Tiny House?

I've been wrestling with how to get comfortable seating into our tiny house for a while now. The original plan was to have a monitor arm mounted in such a way that would allow us to move the monitor up into the loft with ease and just watch DVDs while lying in bed.What I've realized is that this was a limited solution... it doesn't really address the need for casual-yet-comfortable seating, and

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-81688551903804645962009-12-19T20:58:00.000-08:002009-12-19T21:01:44.418-08:00Tiny House Design

I also want to just say, much thanks goes out to Michael Janzen of Tiny House Design for giving us some serious "post-support" on this project. He has been following along with our project, and has been posting regular updates on his site about us. I greatly appreciate his support, even if he doesn't get the site name right. ;) We should probably switch it up, as our current name seems to confuse

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-41989312969108320622009-12-19T20:19:00.000-08:002009-12-19T20:52:26.630-08:00Healing, and the Path Ahead

Hey, what's up friends?I haven't posted much here lately, because I have been utterly stressed from traveling 1800 miles while fighting a nasty head cold. Last night I managed to turn over a leaf or two in the healing process, and I thought it would be only fair that I make my presence known to you internet folk. ;)I can't help but wonder who reads this thing... if you're out there reading, feel

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-33052534200898782972009-11-29T07:18:00.000-08:002009-11-29T07:32:48.817-08:00Tourniquet Journey

Not sure if I spelled that word right. Anyway.We've been doing our best to make do living in rather crowded conditions in our half-finished house in a self-storage facility. It has been very difficult to get much of anything done, due to the limitations on storage space. Not to mention the overwhelming amount of anxiety that set down upon me in light of the idea of moving into the house so

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-55401989689812830042009-11-17T06:45:00.000-08:002009-11-17T07:02:25.585-08:00Isn't it funny...

Isn't it funny how when we make a big deal out of something, the universe will sometimes show us that it was not such a big deal after all. Sometimes in rather round-about ways that allow you compare to much worse scenarios.So, let's say the silicone nightmare really wasn't so bad.Here is the update:After talking with Bub about the situation, he informed me of a temperature mix valve in the

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-4771720813206405392009-11-16T06:53:00.000-08:002009-11-16T07:01:31.458-08:00Silicone Nightmares

Sooo... i finally broke down and sealed the shower yesterday, even though we haven't finished the ceiling paneling in the bathroom.I siliconed in every nook and cranny around the shower... made the mistake of starting near the bottom, so by the time I was trying to do the top the fumes were near unbearable. I was nearly suffocating trying to finish the top.So... I finished the whole thing, then

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-52544190490460173942009-11-09T09:08:00.000-08:002009-11-09T09:12:07.842-08:00Moved in.

We moved all of our crap from the hotel into the little house yesterday, and brought the cats there before work this morning.Woohoo.The place is still a disaster area... there's no space to do anything, much less unpack... and there's no furniture whatsoever, so we can't unpack anything really. We're supposed to just live in it like this, I guess. Wonderful.I wonder if the water heater works.

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-79081286830896690322009-10-29T07:09:00.000-07:002009-10-29T07:11:51.500-07:00Uncle Bub!

Just spoke with Bub for a status update.He said he put the cabinets bases in, and the counter top. The plumber is coming today to finish.He also said our light came in, and that will be installed as well when electric is done, tomorrow.He said we can touch base after his vacation to get the rest of our cabinets installed. (He's calling them again now to find out what's up with the delivery on

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-19927074965491257842009-10-29T06:58:00.000-07:002009-10-29T07:02:37.780-07:00Self Storage Center

Lining up our first month's occupancy with the little house... spoke to Joe at the Self Storage Center we're going to be "storing" our "Camper" at... heh. He said we've got a green light for move in on Sunday.As far as power is concerned, he told me he has a separate outdoor outlet we can plug into, but he does not know if it shares a circuit with the other outdoor outlet. He suggested we trip

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-56938687206460638422009-10-28T06:31:00.000-07:002009-10-28T06:47:38.319-07:00RV Water Pumps

I think we might be screwed on water pumps. They're designed to feed out two different lines, one to hot and one to cold... while drawing from the cold source... Now, the way we designed our system, the cold water is a two-way street... So, theoretically, if we use a pump, we would have to take the pump out of the line each time we want to refill the tank via a hose.There is a slim chance we

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-43065032269640975942009-10-27T08:00:00.001-07:002009-10-28T06:47:52.799-07:00Where oh where has my water tank gone

Our fresh water storage tank seems to have been delivered to the wrong town. Not sure how that happened exactly.

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-7448303896263944992009-10-26T11:20:00.001-07:002009-10-28T06:48:30.587-07:00Almost Done

Well, the roof is on, the interior paneling is finished... the only major things left are plumbing and electrical. Both should be taken care of this week, if all goes well.We are planning to move the house for the first time Nov. 1st.

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-29224851365956088762009-10-22T06:17:00.000-07:002009-10-28T06:49:00.131-07:00The Wire.

Well, we are coming down to it now. We basically have 9-10 days from today to get everything finished. We're still waiting on lots of things to be delivered. :\Our builder is going on a 2 week vacation on Nov. 2nd. If it all works out, we will get everything delivered in time for him to install it... but who knows. Unfortunately, our cabinets are on back order... I am hoping they will come in

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-42081662119525663582009-10-16T06:13:00.001-07:002009-10-28T06:49:37.887-07:00Scratch list

Scratch list - items for Bub to address: - Add one exterior outlet on trailer-hitch end, near top of bathroom wall, towards the door side, with an interior switch controlling power supply. (switch would be in the upper-right corner of the bathroom "end wall"--exterior outlet would be opposite, in the same approx. area, but on the outside) - Buy a sheet of wood paneling to cover loft "floor." -

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-22061849087316401372009-10-13T12:47:00.000-07:002009-11-02T10:55:24.344-08:00Smashed.

Our fridge arrived with a corner smashed in, courtesy of UPS. While I was about ready to pull my hair out when I found out, (because it was just one more thing on the pile) I am happy to say that I have filed a claim with UPS and gotten that ball rolling as well.Productive day.

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-63321743932659156602009-10-13T08:15:00.001-07:002009-10-28T06:51:29.721-07:00Batteries and Inverter/Charger

I went ahead and dropped another grand on two batteries and the inverter/charger.Keeping my fingers crossed at this point... I hope we have enough money for everything!

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-13726722787895867612009-10-13T07:37:00.001-07:002009-10-28T06:51:50.928-07:00Water Storage

I've placed an order for a 10 gal RV water tank and a connector kit with the hoses and adapters needed.I'm holding off on buying the pump... I want to see if it's possible to move the cold water purely by gravity-feed... in which case we might just avoid hot water when not connected to a water source......or I will buy a pump later. We'll see.I'm a little weary about having to run the electric

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-8376158894153654142009-10-13T06:17:00.000-07:002009-10-28T06:52:11.040-07:00Water Heater

Okay, well, the search for the most ideal water heater has been rather difficult. The electricity-consumption on the all-electric models has been pretty high. Since 1500 watts is the best I seem to be able to come up with, I've opted for this model. It has a considerably lower amp requirement than others I've looked at, and while it is still 1500 watts, that is better than 2000. We will just have

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-4429869596714397122009-10-07T08:11:00.000-07:002009-10-28T06:52:35.610-07:00Location Location.

It's all about location.We're having a hell of a time finding a place to put this thing.Each idea falls through... given enough time...After the next picture set goes up, I think I will shoot an email over to Michael at Tiny House Design. I think he offered at one point to help us draw some publicity to our site to help find a place to keep it.Other than that... it seems challenging to find a

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-39637500364964766082009-10-05T07:02:00.000-07:002009-10-28T06:53:05.358-07:00The Never-Ending Project.

It just keeps going and going.

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-12781406225988665722009-10-02T07:10:00.001-07:002009-10-02T07:14:39.580-07:00Almost There.

Well, we are almost there. Progress is coming along. The walls are just about closed in, except for the bathroom wall, which hasn't been built yet due to the shower not being in yet.Shower should be getting purchased tomorrow and put in, then the rough plumbing will be put in.In the mean time, it is back to shopping for us.The agenda includes:ONLINE:- Find a hot water heater. I am looking at this

James Robert Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02135970776344790340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245291018355216819.post-27694890833770432922009-09-16T04:19:00.000-07:002009-11-02T10:59:51.445-08:00Progress Pics!

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