This is the journal of The Choo CHoo Tiny House Build. It follows the build progress and documents things as they’ve happened (good and bad). Enjoy the ride!
A few days ago as I pulled up to the tiny house and my headlights shone on the front I noticed noticed some water coming down the trailer frame. As I approached I noticed it was only a trickle but since it hadn’t rained recently my fears quickly escalated. I knew that behind the wall Continue reading
Over the past 7 months of living in the tiny house there are a few things that we’ve noticed that need improvement. The tub I’d built isn’t ideal for a couple of reasons (more on that when I get it fixed up), the hot water heater leaves a bit to be desired because it isn’t Continue reading
Today was the big day….moving day. I’d prepped the house the same way I did when I’d performed the test move. Thinks like making sure the tires were properly inflated, the ceiling fans were secure, and in general that everything was ready to be towed. The last time that I’d done the test I’d called Continue reading
The time is almost here….this is officially the last project before moving the tiny house to the RV Park we’ve chosen to move to (more on that next post). When I started this house I never imagined the journey it would take me on and can’t believe the bulk of the journey in building is Continue reading
If you’ve seen even one episode of any Tiny House show you know that giving up a lot of your possessions is a requirement. Luckily…my wife and I have lived minimally for years and even when we haven’t we’ve been completely ok throwing or giving away almost all of our posssesions. However, as parents and Continue reading
When I started looking at flooring options I’d first considered wood planks. I tried them out but failed miserably at the lock & click variety. I figured I’d do a vinyl sheet type but alas a this point I’d yet to have tried a vinyl sheet type installation of flooring…..having said that….from 9 months later Continue reading
****Update – Months later I replaced this tub **** As I’d mentioned in this post I probably wouldn’t do this type of tub again if I had known what a pain it is. You can read a bit more about that here. I’d seen a few posts of other Tiny Housers and people who’d done Continue reading
I’ve been working at a steady clip this past couple of weeks getting a lot of detail work hammered out. First up on the playlist was fixing the subfloor. You see, when I’d started building the house awhile back I’d made mistakes and had to cut up part of it. Add rain to the mix Continue reading
The new refrigerator/freezer came in today. Since my wife is a chef (I like to brag about that a lot) and she prepares almost all of our meals from scratch we needed something that could hold quite a bit of food while keeping the required space to a minimum. Unfortunately this left out refrigerator/freezer combos Continue reading
Over this build I’ve had to teach myself through lots of study, a bit of frustration, and more study how to do almost every aspect of the build. I started by studying the coursework here (fantastic resource if you are building a tiny house) then I moved on to books, youtube videos, and blogs like Continue reading