Its Beginning to Look Like Home. The Abandoned Tiny Home Project. Lot32 Destination Adventure.

Much of this build has been planned on theory, and it is such a rewarding feeling to see things working practically. This is the longest cold snap we have experienced in years, and it is the first proper cold weather test for the new cabin, and I am so excited to say that it has passed with flying colours. At an aggressive -35 C outside, I can get the house up to an uncomfortable +25 quite easily. This confirms that the home will be able to withstand any weather that we experience in this area of BC. The next test I suppose will be how well the insulation can keep out the heat during the hot summer months.

Along with a cold snap, comes some very interesting action on the Fraser River. I have been unbelievably fascinated by the happenings on this mighty river, and seeing it come to a complete stop and freeze, is just remarkable in person.

I chose to go with tongue and groove pine in this build because I think it will withstand the drastic temperature changes the best. As well, it is a little more beginner friendly than drywall, but I found out quickly it is incredibly time intensive. It took many many hours to complete the walls down and upstairs, but the effort is well paid off by the beautiful look of the finished product. Moving up to the ceiling, my original idea was to use one side nice oak plywood, but with the amount of unsquare and unlevel portions of the house, I think it will be too great of a challenge to get it to look right. I had some leftover T&G, so I decided to try staining and hanging vertically, and that was the perfect decision. I am so so so happy with the final look, and I am also very happy that it wasn't all lost to a chemical fire.