by Laird Herbert
Hi my name is Laird Herbert and I thought you might be interested in the tiny house I just completed.
This is my second tiny home that I have built. I lived in one full-time for a year over the winter and sold it last spring. I’m 28 years old and have lived in the Yukon for the past five. I am pretty happy puttering away building things. I’d much rather do this then sit in a cubicle! My passion is actually the design, that’s what I enjoy the most. So I’m diving into it full-time (hopefully) and will be building two more this summer (one for myself and another to sell), under Leaf House, which is my new company named after the famed Leaf House on Hornby Island which is where I spent my summers as a kid.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this northern rendition of a tiny house! It is much more challenging build tiny houses in an extreme winter climate. I’ve learned quite a bit about what you need to do when it’s -40 outside and your space is 160 ft2. I’ve also learned that it is a lot more expensive to build things in the North!
This house features:
- FSC cedar and metal siding
- Heavy gauge steel stud construction with spray foam insulation
- 1″-2″ Energy Shield wrap
- Triple pane Northerm Windows
- FSC hardwood oak flooring, 12? granite tiles in the entrance way and
- ceramic tiles in the bathroom
- Ultralight drywall, clear grain cedar, and birch plywood interior finishing
- 24 inch GE propane range
- Propane instant tank-less hot water heater
- Half size stainless steel fridge
- Full size bathroom with compact bathtub/shower, Kohler bathroom sink
- and Sun Mar Compact Composting toilet
- Recessed cedar slat bathroom door
- LED and dimmable CFL and halogen lighting
- Low and zero VOC wood finishes and paint
- Living area with a pullout sofa, storage, and recessed book shelving
- Loft with queen size memory foam mattress
- Broan high efficiency bathroom fan and kitchen exhaust hood
- 35 Gallon Water tank with outside water hookup or blue water tank
- drain and a RV shurflo water pump