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Offgrid tiny house build, Days 25-28 (part I)
Liz: 28 hours, Brian: 4 hours
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We’ve reached the part of the process where we can both work simultaneously on discrete tasks - me roughing in electrical while Brian tackles the bathroom build - but a tiny house by nature means much less space to work and all the work seems much more intertwined and interdependent than a larger build. So this means constantly juggling workspace, dropping tasks to stage others, and being on-call as extra hands on each other’s tasks. All of this means that my two-afternoon estimate for electrical stretched to four+, punctuated by a marathon 12-hour day testing plumbing and installing insulation. But, like every seeming “delay” on this project, the extra time to think led to some better solutions to my wiring plan.
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I love electrical work. I can’t say that enough. I learned when we did a whole-house rewire on my “big” house a few years ago, and enjoyed the work so much that I briefly considered changing careers to become an electrician. I love the puzzle of it, and this tiny house is my first opportunity to plan and wire an entire space myself. Like everything with this house, there are added challenges - and sometimes frustrations - but it is definitely a fascinating puzzle to tackle.
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Work in the trades was something that was never really presented to me as an option as a kid. I’m sure time, place, and culture all contributed to that in a lot of ways, but the vibe I always got - and I hate to say this, because it really wasn’t all that long ago - was that work in the trades wasn’t appropriate work for a girl. I’m bummed that I didn’t find my joy in building earlier in life, because I take a lot of pride in doing this work and having these skills now. Though maybe sometimes too much pride... like being so focused on doing this myself that I didn’t ask for extra hands to manage a long run of wire, backing myself into a world of hurt trying to get it to go where I needed it to go!
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x Liz
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I know you’re not supposed to wear gloves when working with spinning tools, but after a few minutes of routing grooves, the router got too hot to hold with my bare hands (even with cool-down breaks in between each run as I removed the sawdust and reset the clamped guides). Anyone else have this issue? What’s your work around? Side note: get a cordless router because cords are annoying!
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So good news... either I’m developing tougher hands that can withstand heat or my router didn’t heat up as much this time around. The only thing I did differently was put the blower on the router motor for a few seconds after I blew the sawdust off the workpiece. Seemed to work because I was able to route this side completely without burning my fingers off. #win
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You see a pretty garage door... well the after is pretty....the before was kind of plain. But....now I'm motivated to clean up the complete chaos that lies behind this door! It's so, so bad, guys! So much so that I think I'm too embarrassed to share the pic. I'll just share this instead! Link in profile for the full tutorial.⠀
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Everyone loves a good "before and after", especially when the before was built in 1905! @ScHomesInc helped us transform this #OriginalCookieCutter kit home into a custom home in no time at all. If you want to see the inside of this tiny little beach bungalow, make sure to tune in TONIGHT at 9/8c to watch #HiddenPotential with @jasminerothofficial! [Swipe to see the before!] #WomenWhoBuild #WeTakeOnBigProjects #HiddenPotential
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