In Hot Water

Maya completed wall framing today on her tiny house. She no longer needs any assistance from me and worked independently while I continued making progress on the plumbing and some early electrical work.  She is using the mini sledge hammer for alignment rather than nailing. All framing has been secured with screws.  A small amount of roof framing remains and then we can begin sheathing.

We decided to use a full 30 inch wide front door rather than the initially planned 28 inch door.  It will not match the scale of the house as well but will ensure that furniture, appliances, and cabinetwork will easily fit through.  We have seen many designs with doors so narrow that you have to build the appliances into the house and hope they last forever.

I focused on plumbing and select wiring which is much easier to do now than after the sheathing has gone up.  We are using an on demand electric water heater which will provide limitless hot water. You may notice that it is mounted sideways.  This is part of an overall approach to facilitate easy winterization.  Unlike traditional homes, we must assume that our tiny house may be unoccupied and unheated for parts of the year, possibly including the winter months. All of our water supply lines slope downwards and the “U” shaped heater core inside the water heater is oriented so that it will drain completely using gravity alone. A single valve drains the hot water supply lines and the cold water supply drains when the supply hose is removed. All homes require drain pipes that slope downwards. I am unaware of any other home designed with water supply lines that do so as well.  I hope the future owner of this home appreciates the ease of winterization because it took a great deal of planning and extra work to arrive at this solution.


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Even though Maya’s tiny house will feature a composting toilet, we have provided plumbing to support a traditional toilet should the future owner wish to have one installed.

The light switch for the bathroom was the first to be installed. Once the sheathing is up, no further access to the back of this wall will be possible.

The shower needs a little trim work but is almost ready for testing. We need to test all water, drain, and refrigerant lines for leaks before we start closing up the walls.