Comments on: Denny’s Cabin in Missouri http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/ Small House Living Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nordica http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-105710 Nordica Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:04:44 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-105710 Yay, I'm glad I signed up to the newsletter to remind me to come check out new posts. Adorable homestead! I have never been to Missouri but your yard and garden looks very lush. As far as the tiny houses you have a really sweet setup. Love the nature prints and the luster of the wood, and your simple little kitchen. I have really come to appreciate a kitchen like that, but with a 2 yo I heart refrigeration..even if it's just a little dorm fridge. I also am really digging the masonry stacked around the little pot-belly stove...we really, really have been wanting that (we do the water-pot thing now and think a little bit of radiant masonry would be slick)... Thanks for sharing your sweet bachelor pad/village. I keep going back to the first picture for the lovely pictures on the wall and the sweet little doggie. Yay, I’m glad I signed up to the newsletter to remind me to come check out new posts.

Adorable homestead! I have never been to Missouri but your yard and garden looks very lush. As far as the tiny houses you have a really sweet setup. Love the nature prints and the luster of the wood, and your simple little kitchen. I have really come to appreciate a kitchen like that, but with a 2 yo I heart refrigeration..even if it’s just a little dorm fridge. I also am really digging the masonry stacked around the little pot-belly stove…we really, really have been wanting that (we do the water-pot thing now and think a little bit of radiant masonry would be slick)…

Thanks for sharing your sweet bachelor pad/village. I keep going back to the first picture for the lovely pictures on the wall and the sweet little doggie.

]]> By: Denny http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101851 Denny Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:39:22 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101851 Nettles, Sorry about the delay in reply. The block is working perfectly. Holds the heat and releases it for 5-7 hours after the fire. I'm burning short, very hot fires with about 5 logs and then coasting from that. When it gets really cold I'll probably do a fire in the morning and evening, hopefully 5-7 logs each fire though I may have to extend the burn time just a bit on the really cold days. We have a lake on the west side and I opted to put my 16' side facing the lake but I do have a window on the south side which is nice. Also just built a solar cat house on the south side. No pipes to freeze yet. I have a graywater drain from the kitchen sink. No other plumbing yet. Feel free to email me if you have any further questions: geekinthegarden at gmail Nettles,

Sorry about the delay in reply. The block is working perfectly. Holds the heat and releases it for 5-7 hours after the fire. I’m burning short, very hot fires with about 5 logs and then coasting from that. When it gets really cold I’ll probably do a fire in the morning and evening, hopefully 5-7 logs each fire though I may have to extend the burn time just a bit on the really cold days.

We have a lake on the west side and I opted to put my 16′ side facing the lake but I do have a window on the south side which is nice. Also just built a solar cat house on the south side.

No pipes to freeze yet. I have a graywater drain from the kitchen sink. No other plumbing yet. Feel free to email me if you have any further questions: geekinthegarden at gmail

]]> By: nettles http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101701 nettles Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:14 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101701 Denny, I am thrilled to see the work you have done and the home you have made for yourself and family. My little space is a 12X16 shed roof, piered, stick built. We just insulated it and put in insulated windows and door. In the mountains of NC I too need heat and have been going round and round re: rocket stove ( I really want to see the fire that warms me, tho), littlest Jotul, Vt Castings or Morso ($$$), little "dirty" stove that I cob or do block arnd for a quicker, more portable masonry heater experience. And here, you've started doing just that! My immediate questions are: How is it working with the block? As you expected? Shorter, hot fires followed by slow cool-down? Is your house oriented to the south? Are you getting plenty of passive heat during warm sunny days? I would really appreciate hearing how this winter evolves; what it will take for you to stay warm - and for your pipes not to freeze. I will have to move on my choice before too long, but wanted you to know how companioned I felt when I saw the pic of your little stove surrounded by block. Good work! It all is good work. Denny,
I am thrilled to see the work you have done and the home you have made for yourself and family.
My little space is a 12X16 shed roof, piered, stick built. We just insulated it and put in insulated windows and door. In the mountains of NC I too need heat and have been going round and round re: rocket stove ( I really want to see the fire that warms me, tho), littlest Jotul, Vt Castings or Morso ($$$), little “dirty” stove that I cob or do block arnd for a quicker, more portable masonry heater experience. And here, you’ve started doing just that!
My immediate questions are: How is it working with the block? As you expected? Shorter, hot fires followed by slow cool-down? Is your house oriented to the south? Are you getting plenty of passive heat during warm sunny days?
I would really appreciate hearing how this winter evolves; what it will take for you to stay warm – and for your pipes not to freeze. I will have to move on my choice before too long, but wanted you to know how companioned I felt when I saw the pic of your little stove surrounded by block.
Good work! It all is good work.

]]> By: Denny http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101502 Denny Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:35:23 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101502 Thanks all for your kind comments! Liz, great idea on the water. I actually was planning a bit of arrangement of those blocks and your idea fits perfectly into the new arrangement. Will be giving it a try! Thanks all for your kind comments! Liz, great idea on the water. I actually was planning a bit of arrangement of those blocks and your idea fits perfectly into the new arrangement. Will be giving it a try!

]]> By: liz goertz http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101479 liz goertz Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:18:17 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101479 I love your place, looks like a little piece of heaven to me. you might try removing the block that goes over your stove and just putting a large canning pot of water on to heat at night, water is a great heat storage mediom and it might even be warm enough to wash up in in the morning. If it boils it will add a little humidity, for better or worse, wood heat can be very drying. I love your place, looks like a little piece of heaven to me.
you might try removing the block that goes over your stove and just putting a large canning pot of water on to heat at night, water is a great heat storage mediom and it might even be warm enough to wash up in in the morning. If it boils it will add a little humidity, for better or worse, wood heat can be very drying.

]]> By: Mo Skba http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101478 Mo Skba Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:27 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101478 Excellent post. Excellent post.

]]> By: Christina http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101470 Christina Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:11:55 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101470 What a great story about simplicity. Thanks Kent and Denny. What a great story about simplicity. Thanks Kent and Denny.

]]> By: Kevin Wilbeck http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101468 Kevin Wilbeck Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:40:14 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101468 Denny, what a great looking property. It appears that there is much fun and learning going on. I am still going through the pictures but this is what I want my place to be when it grows up. Denny, what a great looking property. It appears that there is much fun and learning going on. I am still going through the pictures but this is what I want my place to be when it grows up.

]]> By: Tammy Strobel http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/dennys-cabin-in-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-101467 Tammy Strobel Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:26:43 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9341#comment-101467 This is such an inspiring story! Thanks for sharing. :) This is such an inspiring story! Thanks for sharing. :)

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