I recently moved to Northern Maine on 10 acres to start a community homestead from scratch with no prior experience.
I started the process by clearing off the overgrown brush and cutting down trees. I arrived on June 20th and took a few weeks handling the paperwork side of things at my local Town Hall and prepping the land for the build as well as starting a small vegetable garden plot and dodging deer flies.
Towards the end of July my building permit was approved for the cost of $20 and I had my first material delivered on August 8th, 2021.
I put my front door on October 23rd and the windows in about a week before that. Both my dogs and I had been living inside with no door or windows for a few weeks and since the mornings were getting into the high 30’s they were a welcome sight indeed.
I installed my wood stove on November 5th and my Sofa arrived on the 11th. While the house is not finished 100% , It’s definitely HOME. I’ll tie up the loose end once we thaw out but the most important thing this year was making sure me and the pups are warm as temperatures in the negatives F° are pretty normal in my area. It’s -6° as I type this but it’s a nice 72° inside so i’ll take that as a win.
I built this home with no plans and just kind of designed as I went. I made sure to watch the positioning of the Sun from the time I arrived so as to use it in my favor in terms of window lighting and solar setup later on in the build. I did however, reference Bush Radical’s RU-vid video numerous times on a small cabin build and modified that design for my foundation.
Specs:
•Tiny home is 150 sq. feet, 10’x15’.
•Back and Side walls: 8’ Front wall: 10’.
•Oven: Camp Chef portable outdoor oven. Uses a 1lb Propane canister.
•Wood Stove: Winnerwell Large Nomad tent stove
•400 Watt Renogy solar system with 2000 watt inverter and 200Ah Deep Cycle AGM Battery.
As I mentioned in the video my loft (portaledge) was gifted by my friend Conrad Anker.
BUILD COST:
Total material cost: $5,000
Solar: $1,300
6 сен 2024
