A friend chided me for neglecting this blog and for not posting more pics in so long! So here are some shots shortly before my mother moved in. Still a few bits of trim I need to install (and random other odds and ends) - but let's call it 99.9% finished.
Well, that was a years worth of weekends of evenings. Guess it's time for the next project.
The stats and details:
- Just under 20' long, and about 2.5 tons.
- Foundation is a 16' car hauling trailer I modified (a lot).
- A little better than R28 insulation all around.
- Furnace, range, and on-demand hot water heater are all propane.
- Everything else is electric, and is setup to receive solar panels (not yet installed). Right now it's running on one 30 amp cord (overkill!). An additional 30 amp breaker is there for when it's time to roll in the portable A/C unit. Though it all runs well enough on just one.
- Rain/snow water collection and filtration system with a storage tank, which is all setup to work even in the freezing winter. Alternatively there is also a standard garden hose inlet.
- Full size fridge, range, and kitchen sink!
- Shower, separate bathroom sink and composting toilet (Nature's Head). Some day I'll finish the Japanese style soaking tub...
- Split stairs with built in storage (some hidden!).
- Fancy outlets that include USB charging ports.
- 12 LED lights that draw about 11w each, with the bedroom (loft) and living area lights on dimmers cause they are super freakin' bright.
- And of course a 42" TV (content delivered wirelessly via Amazon Fire TV and HD Antenna right now).
