I had a wind and rain protection screen installed with a pop of zesty lime green-painted cedar framing. These are sheets, made by Robertson's Plastics in Surrey, BC, provide some UV protection.
Storage stair case, floating stair case, kitchen installed
Exterior colour considerations for the stairs into the sound healing room
Shower is installed! Because no off-the-shelf showers at home reno stores make them small enough, this is made with plastics like on the front of the house (Robertson's Plastics), and the door piece with the handle is tempered glass. So, entirely custom built.
Sneak a peak from the sound healing room into the bathroom. See how the paint on the door is red from this side? (It's green on the other) Shower still needs to be installed.
Look at these gorgeous exterior lights! Umbrella hooks at the ready. You can see the Dickinson propane heater just on the inside of the front door.
Alan is applying a primer oil-based coat of paint (which will be under the water-based paint). Check out the metal base of the floating stair case to the storage loft. Butcher block will be affixed on top of this.
Bed loft, 4 windows. I elected to go with white for the ceiling and no window at the back so I can lean back against the wall while in bed. I like the rounded roofing - it's a more spacious feel.
The white brackets above the front doors will hold the awning.
Floating stairs up to storage loft will have a metal base (being painted here) under butcher block. They'll be affixed to the pine walls.
We'll make a minor design adjustment by replacing the top cedar beams on the front and side of the house with freshly-painted, white cedar. I felt this looked too black. There will be a slight over-hang of the metal roof, which will also be black. The front deck will be covered by an awning and it will have a clear, L-shaped rain & wind barrier wall - see photo of plastic materials that look like glass.
The pocket door from the sound room to the washroom and on the inside of the washroom will be painted red. The opposite side of these doors will be painted "zesty lime", which you will see from the front of the house/kitchen side.
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I had a piece of metal art made in aluminum, water cut, and powder-coated white baked for adhesion. I'm hoping for beautiful light-shadow play. It's affixed 2 inches from the cedar siding. Big thanks to Metal Mart in Langley, BC for making this a reality.
Ceiling lights are in. Propane fridge is in. Check out the green pocket doors!
Trailer 'skirting' is being prepared so that when I park my house on-site, I can enclose the underneath space. This protects the wheels from the sun & the elements, etc. and will make the house look more permanent, rather than a 'vehicle'.
Storage staircase to bed loft, being built. Butcher block in beech wood will be on each step
Tinted plastics options (by Robertson Plastics in Surrey, BC) for wind & rain protection walls on my front deck. I think I'll choose clear. It has a UV protection filter.
My builder patiently worked with me to figure out how to make shelving to place all my instruments in my sound healing room. Hopefully I got it right...
The Eccotemp FVI12-LP tankless water heater (installed in a protruding cabinet at the back of my tiny house) is a liquid propane fired, forced vent, 3.4 GPM indoor tankless water heater designed for small to medium hot water production where you need more than one hot water application at the same time. The unit comes with a horizontal stainless steel vent kit, ready to install. The 110 volt UL listed power cord powers the internal exhaust fan and digital display. It only pulls about 2 watts idol and 10 watts during operation, making it ideal for energy conservation. The unit has a water pressure activated (40 PSI minimum ) electronic ignition. Eccotemp also has 24/7 tech support available 866-356-1992.
Shower tray is installed. Big box reno stores don't sell showers small enough to fit my tiny house, so mine will be custom-built. Walls will be coming in from Robertson's Plastics in Surrey, BC. They will look like glass.
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View from front door. Wall designates the start of the bathroom. The closed-cell spray foam insulation is completely water resistant, rated R21. The interior walls are pine and they have just the first coat-primer applied.
I'll have 2 air filtration units (that white circle is a hole to the outside where the ceramic German-designed Lunos system, sold by Ecogenia in Quebec, will be installed): - Especially in a small space ... "Moisture often comes from carpets, paint, breathing and bathrooms, causing condensation on the walls. With the new ventilation, LUNOS regulates moisture depending on the temperature rate. Its low voltage electric motor performs as a change of direction by means of a ceramic ball of which is inserted inside a tube, thereby heating the energy on one side while collecting the fresh air from the outside, on the other side. LUNOS therefore provides the necessary amount of air in a steady mode, from the outwards inwards, quickly and discretely with its improved sound absorber. So there's some fresh air coming in, without any noise, wind or polluted substances."
My tiny house interior pine walls are being given a paint primer coating. The tongue & grooves of the wood all need to be painted white because when you drive a tiny house on the road, minor shifting of the structure can occur - and you wouldn't want to see an unpainted surface appear in the groove area!!!
I want my tiny house to have a modern look. This is a test piece of exterior cedar siding, which has the Ebony black stain I'll have. I was concerned that the knots in the cedar would really bug me and I wanted to minimize them from showing through. The builder worked with a paint company to design this stain - because the off-the-shelf one at Canada's major building supply store was not going to be dark enough for me! Yes, call me lucky - my tiny home builder went the extra mile!!!