My name is Steve Wolverton and I’m currently working on a tiny house. My house measures 14′ x 14′ with an addition that measures 10 x 8, so I have about 280 square feet of footprint.
I started the house over a year ago, and moved into it only after a month of starting construction. I’m still doing all the finish work – the devil really is in the details.
I built the house myself. I hammered every nail with a hammer (I still haven’t figured out why I didn’t purchase a nail gun – sadist I guess). I framed it, even raised the walls working alone, did the plumbing, electrical, etc. I enjoyed every bit of it, but those 100 degree Texas summer days were brutal. The worst part was the roofing. I’m afraid of heights, and working on a 12/12 roof laying shingles isn’t the best way to spend one’s time.
The house is stick frame. I used 10′ boards for the walls so I could have extra 2′ upstairs before the roof angled. I use hardi-siding on the exterior. I have built also constructed a 14′ x 8′ deck that houses a few chairs and grill.
The house is about 90% complete on the exterior (still have to put siding on the addition) and about 75% complete on the interior. I’m currently doing drywall (I hate drywall!) and trim.
The house has a small country house look from the exterior, but I wanted modern on the interior. I actually went for a modern/industrial look on the inside of the house.
The upstairs loft is the full size of the house, with the only cutaway being for the 36″ wide stairs leading down. The stairs go up the north wall of the house, reach a platform, and turn on the west wall. The front of the house faces East.
- The exterior pic of the house was taken this summer.
- The cabinets are Lowes cabinets that were painted black and I installed brushed aluminum inserts.
- The ceiling on the downstairs is corrugated metal cut to fit between the upstairs joist. I then trimmed with 1×3’s.
- I have a 92″ projector TV screen on the north wall of the house above the staircase. I also have surround sound, and subwoofer plus all hometheater hardware (HTDV satellite receiver, Xbox, DVD) installed under the staircase. The HD projector hangs from the ceiling on the south side of the house above the couch. It fires the picture above the couch and below the ceiling fan.
- I used 1/2″ aluminum conduit to make a shelf between the cabinets to hold pans as to free up my cabinets for food. I also hang cooking utensils there as well.
- I have low wattage flood lights illuminating my photos on the south wall above my couch.
- I have a small bar sink installed on the right side of the cabinets facing the front door.
- The upstairs loft contains a queen sized bed centered in the house with small drawers on either side and lamps. I also have a 24″ ceiling fan upstairs.
- I have an L-shaped computer desk on the west side of the wall upstairs.
- The bathroom and utility room is the 8×10 addition on the back of the house. It contains the washer/dryer and shower/toilet. The addition is only 50% complete.
