Looks like you've done a great job so far. My parents raised seven in a 12x20 house. We did just fine. If it keeps you safe, warm, dry and gives you the basic comforts. What else would you need. Great job!!!!
"I turned out fine" yet you act like it's your business to tell others how they should live lol. Calm down ma kettle those folks in a mansion aren't harming you none.
Just making a suggestion: maybe look into proper building foundation processes. The cinder blocks are placed wrong--on their sides; they're strongest when placed correctly. I love that you have made yourself a lovely little home, but for safety's sake, and to ensure that your home doesn't collapse, I would fix that.
christine werner considering the fact that in 2003 the ASTM required that all cinder blocks are required to have a MINIMUM breaking strength of 1700 psi at its weakest point, and most concrete companies exceed that requirement, I think he is pretty safe with the spacing given. It also looks like he also lined up the centers of the blocks that are stacked and laid the load centered on that point so it appears to be pretty stable even if he had no construction background. Just my opinion.
I agree with you Satori One. He has a great start !!! He can always add on when he out grows his tiny space ! Simplicity is not for all but I've found that I too have more time enjoying my environment by living small. Keeping it simple and I can tell he loves what he's doing , so to me," Not much more matters "!
I respect this one. It's a real Tiny House most people could afford and that's the point. You can make improvements while you live in it and make more money. If you want to.
I really dig your home! It's very nice and liveable. The only thing that is a concern for me, because I have never done what you have done, is an escape hatch from the loft in the event of a fire. I'm not sure if you can attain one, but Obi in Germany sells roof windows that pivot outward. They are really cool too, if you enjoy stargazing. Someday I'll have a home like yours! Enjoy!
Really cool! All ya really need! We've got to the point in this country where so many are spoiled...they "need" granite counter tops and ceramic tile floors. Huge spaces that cost so much to heat and cool. You have a place to cook, sleep, a bathroom, and entertainment with the piano! What more could ya ask for! I like it!
Sweet dude, I did the same thing about 6 years ago right on the Potomac river. 12x12 then a year later I added an 8 x12 on it and put the bathroom and kitchen in there with the living in the 12x12 with French doors looking at the river. the loft is above the living room. I took the 1 side up 16' and the other 14', I used another set of French doors and singled out the panels and turned them sideways for Windows up in the loft. still need to build steps though. lol. I just use a ladder for now. I was thinking about doing a video. anyway nice job buddy on the solar and water . I have to figure that out as well.
A neat wee venture going on here. And one all of your own so ignore all the knowalls and negative comments. Not sure why anyone would judge personal choice and freedom.
exactly , geezy peezy....he was not demonstrating decor, he was demonstrating how it fits and a piano in it makes me know he was saying be who you are. applause from NC
Geenine44 : you should date him Geenie, sleep in that bed with him, then you can clean the dishes with those blue sponges I saw in the video.... A match made in heaven.... Just get your shots before you move in, you'll be good to go.
there is real freedom in what your doing..especially using the imagination to build with what you have salvaged..I spend half the year in southern California scrounging up all kinds of great stuff others are throwing out and hauling it up to eastern Idaho building my little off grid place..the work is slow and I make more than my quota for mistakes but it's where I find the most peacefulness and connecting to everything...one thing I found useful was to go to build sites of larger homes and trading a case of beer for all the scrap wood they waste..you'd be surprised what you can find that they simply made a bad cut or missing hammered a few nails..anyway, love what you are doing..keep up the great work
With so many people,and families becoming homeless,and renting a dinky apartment for 4-900 a month when they could buy a half acre,and build something like this for way less than what they pay a year for rent plus deposit,and first,and last...
Tim S apparently you’ve never been outside of the rich areas of the western world. Even within the U.S. and Europe there are couples with children living in 200 to 400 square feet apartments. In South America and Asia I have seen houses under 400 square feet with three generations living in them.
Your comment makes sense but most people are blindly following what society tells them to do so they are stuck in their cycle of whining/suffering/enduring. Sad.
Good idea with families in them but most states wouldn't allow you to raise kids in something this small unfortunately. I always thought as long as children are taken care of what's the big deal but that's not good how the state sees it
I like the tilt out windows too but you can't add screens. An old cabin I stay in has the tilt windows so they come in and simply hook to the ceiling. They are up and out of the way and then you can screen the windows. Yes you have to stand up a chair to hook them up but keeping bugs outside is worth it.
The natural wood columns for the patio gives such a great hand-made character to the house! So happy to see a full-sized piano in there too. As a piano player myself, makes me so happy to see. Great job!
Absolutely lovely, cosy tiny house, love the reclaimed touches, especially the boat doors and the piano, what a blissful place to live. Good build looking forward to seeing more!
I'm still in school but when I graduate I'd like to buy a bit of land, maybe 2 or 3 acres, and build an off grid tiny house. I'd have some chickens and other assorted poultry, a large garden and maybe a shed for extra food/dry storage. My idea of paradise and this video helps me believe it's possible, thanks for doing what you do!
Great job. Thoreau would have been proud. I've always thought people are overdoing it with their water systems, size of house, and size of solar collectors. Everything is perfect and simple, especially the water system and solar. Thanks for showing it to us.
This is the first time I've seen a piano in a tiny house :-) It isn't the level of luxury most people would consider acceptable, but it will let you save money, which is great.
A piano!! That the last thing i expected to see in a tiny house and yet looks amazing!!! What a cool way to repurpose old items love how everything has a story..the roof is from a chicken coop!! Great imagination and workmanship!!
i know i’m four years late to the party but i love your little cabin. i’m considering a shed-to-house conversion so i’ve been looking at a lot of diy cabin projects. just ignore any of the negative commenters. you’ve got yourself a nice little place to call home. i’m going to search for any updates.
There seems to be an amazing use of space in there ... Not very big but you have a separate kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, and living area. Interesting choice to wire it for a stereo system, but I can't argue with that s a guy who loves music 🤷 Cool video, thanks for sharing!
The cinder blocks are set in their weakest position! The holes are meant to be up and down! Eventually they may suddenly collapse without warning! Just warning you as I made the same mistake with my first build! 😔
Richard clarke The nice thing about small builds like this, it is easy to jack up the house to make changes (like fixing the block orientation) underneath the structure. Hell, he could even lift it and build a cinder block basement underneath and put a rocket stove down there for heating the whole house in winter....
One cool thing about this house is that its comparable to rat rod, or patina in the car community. You've got aged items that you kept sort of patina. Idk. Just reminds me of how effort and imagination can bring life to repurposed material and I think this little cabin is kinda cool.
Even if this is a bit small for some people, they could easily live in that home for a couple years while they built something larger. I pay $18,000/year in rent (which is cheap where I live, most places are $2,500+/month) so if given the chance I would move into a home like that just to save money. Cheers from Canada.
That's really nice. I like the way you put together that little house. Gives me some good information to use going forward on one of my projects. Thank you so much.
Logan, good set up you got here I like it, its not finished by the looks, but for 2 grand you cant beat that. raise your bed/mattress up even an inch or make holes, coz underneath moisture will grow mold. Light set up, take apart those you got, resolder wires and make switches like in regular house, pro tip learn to make 3 way switches, and hose come in handy whn you want to switch lights from loft and down stairs because now I see you in the dark reaching for a light, eventually you find a switch on it baaam! got it right in the eyes, make a call on those
That's pretty cool. I've built a shed long ago and I am sure I could do something similar to your little cabin. I'm older now so I don't want to do the loft thing and have to climb up all the time so I'd want to go a little bigger with a bedroom downstairs, a sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. I subscribed to see what else you post. I noticed that the comments are 2 and 3 yrs.old but I don't think you ever came up in my recommendations.
Agreed but you don’t have to stagger in this situation since the piers are only two blocks high and one wide. But yes. Blocks definitely need to be turned so holes are vertical. It will prob be ok but for people watching this that plan to do something similar they should take note
I like it..the only thing I could suggest that I wouldn't be comfortable with is having the electric underneath the sink....I would move that.... but cool little place...
Before you insulate, you will have to cut out all the vapor barrier you installed. It needs to be on the inside of the wall studs. It keeps the moisture laden interior air from penetrating your insulation and causing rot, mold etc. This is very important. Keep up the good work otherwise.
NOT TRUE. If he is in a dry climate or uses a dehumidifier, or heats with wood; there will be no need for an interior vapor barrier. Even at that, I have been in the walls of older houses in humid climates (coastal rainforest) that had no issues thirty years after being built. Wide overhangs and good ventilation go a long way to precluding issues in walls even in the wettest climates.
That's a lot of ifs .Being in a dry climate does not mean there isn'y any moisture produced in your cabin. People with tiny solar systems are not going to be running dehumidifiers. Wood heat is awesome. The way these walls are built, the moisture can't escape to the outside. In older homes it worked because moisture was able to move from the interior, through the wall to the outside. I think you are underestimating how much moisture is created in a cabin. Having no vapor barrier at all would be better than one installed on the outside.
looking good so far! long as it keeps you warm and dry it's all good. didn't notice any kind of heat source, but as you say, it's a work in progress. --Rick
Nice tiny, piano too! Good to see someone building on budget instead of spending $8000 per square foot! Any monkey can throw money at a project--the real trick is how to do a good job on the cheap!
Great video, you might want to move the tap 50mm up the side of the barrel, this will keep the feed clear of any debris that collects on the base of the barrel.
