Rake Soffits

 The funny thing about shou sugi ban is, because it's so dark, and my camera is so bad, it can kind of just look like... a void.

So, do you see that (apparent) void where you used to be able to see through to the roof sheathing and outriggers? That's actually a 1x6 tongue and groove shou sugi ban cedar soffit! And let me assure you, it is beautiful.

(Oh, and some siding. More on that in another post!)

Electrical Wiring - Part 1

Disclaimer: Electricity is dangerous, so I am never going to write a blog post about How to Wire a Tiny House as if I'm now an expert or something. There are books about wiring; read those if you really want to know the nitty gritty. All I'll write about are my impressions of the process and my personal experiences with wiring a tiny house made of SIPs.

So, how was it? Well, for at least the first 90% of the process, it was... torturously slow and rife with hand-wringing impasses and ignorance anxiety. One of the first receptacles I wired, I re-wired twice before I was satisfied. I scratched my hands all up, I cussed a lot, I even accidentally stabbed myself in the face with needle-nosed pliers.

This stuff is harder than it looks!

Wheel Well Boxes and Landing

Building something complex like a house involves long series of "Have to do X before you can do Y, have to install Z before you can do Y, have to finish A before you install Z..."

I've been battling my way through such a sequence toward the end goal of installing the siding. Before I can install the siding, I need to install the door--thus completing dry-in--and its trim, and before I can install the door, I need to finish the wheel well boxes and entrance landing, to provide an elevated floor for the door to sit on.

And that landing is finally done!