... Why not do something similar to what's in the Tumbleweeds? He uses foam board insulation and then nails in slotted pine boards. Home Depot apparently...
Steph, Foam can't be left un-covered. While it is not a fire-hazard in terms of flame spread, it smolders and gives off gas when it burns, and it can be ...
Steph, that was my first plan; i.e., to use bead (?) board on top of foam insulation, but when I checked out the price of the board ($17/a 4 x 8 sheet), I...
Bill, is paint ok or does it have to be board or drywall? Thanks. ... of ... be ... drywall ... covering. ... shingles or ... inexpensive 1x2 ... can paint ...
Howdy everyone. Happy New Year! I am a new member, but have been monitoring for a while. I decided to get on board because of my intense interest in all things...
Well, I didn't find the beginning of the thread about how to insulate the shed, keep it safe and keep the trusses exposed. Here is a suggestion. I used this...
I remodeled a cottage...800 sq ft...and liked the look of the exposed rafters and pine 1 x 6 roof decking. I insulated on the outside using 4" THERMAX directly...
I am using pine on my small cathedral ceiling. Did not consider the problems with lighting. Thanks for the input. M I am using pine on my small cathedral...
I have a question about the nice gravity water jugs that are often pictured by the kitchen sink. I've seen these on some of the Tumbleweed house photos. Who...
Amish Sue Over Upstate NY Town's Building Rules By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 3:02 p.m. ET WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Eleven Old Order Amish families sued a ...
... I'd ... Scott, If you go to a search engine such as google and search on terracotta water crock spigot you'll get a number of places online selling them,...
See the Tiny Home exhibit at Cooper-Hewitt below... Eric ... From: Cooper-Hewitt Membership <chmembership@...> Date: Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:22 AM Subject:...
Hi Old Timer, The dispenser Crocks mentioned on the Blog (thanks Jay/Greg)Â are great for dispensing cooled water (not cold). The filtering systems links are...
Hey everyone, Just wanted to let y'all know we put up a nice little 15-page pdf on "Steps in Building a House" as a 'thank you' for filling out our survey. If...
Hi I thought I'd post a few links that I've enjoyed lately which relate to small houses and other small buildings. I've also included a two links of two small...
Same here, but I went ahead and filled in the right side to be put on the subscription list, and I didn't think that worked either, as it told me there was an...
Thanks for the links! I just converted the meters to feet for the smallest house in Great Britain, and it appears to be about 60 square feet. Cheers, Amanda...
Hello from India, I think this intentional community offers a lot of good examples: http://www.lavasa.com/ I'm curious to know your thoughts. Gregory Gregory...
... Sounds like a blend between modern gated communities and 19th century American planned villages (such as Zoar, Hancock Shaker, etc). Frankly, the web site...
