The real update 5.14.13
Here is the house process, I wish I had the time/energy/stamina to type out all the things I want to but posting something is better than waiting for the winds to shift and not posting anything at all! I hope you all had a wonderful mothers day and are having a fantastic week!
Time to bust into the plumbing, I made a mess of this!
But it comes right off! this particular sink is either a wall mount or a
Good as new!
Fresh out of the box, my bathroom faucet
and connectors
I got a weird faucet (weird=cheap) and as such its tricky going together, my wonderful father was working on the plumbing and pretty much had to assemble the whole thing together, he said it was weird.
First thing he did was throw off the cheapo gaskets that it came with and use his plumbers putty
this should provide better seals
I think it looks pretty neat going together, when I asked him if he liked doing the 'pretty parts' of plumbing and he said it was nerve wreaking, which makes total sense, there are lots of down and dirty to the job but then it has to finish off all clean and tidy, and the clean and tidy parts are the expensive ones!
because we used the putty we still needed to use one of the original gaskets to tighten it down right, and dad says over time those gaskets just disinigrate into the metal connectors so I cut out a cardboard ring to go between, this will allow it to tighten down well but not get as cut up by the metal.
Like a clove! The white part in the back is the original gasket
Isnt she pretty!
These are the parts that made it have to be assembled all together, they wouldn't fit through the sink together AND hook to the faucet so it had to be threaded through, hooked to the faucet and then put together
Here is how it hooks to the faucet
Hooking it up, another tool for the tool list, cowbells (more cow-bell)
tightening the stopper
and yet another ancient looking tool, pretty sweet
The stopper looks HUGE in the tiny sink. it is a push down kind, not the lever kind 🙂
Slick!
and the overall, I still have to figure out the cabinetry
It's a little out of square, that makes it tricky, I forgot to check this before tiline the floor, so now it is tiled into an out of square position... hmmmm 🙂
The stuff under it is the filter for the whole house's water
And on to the water heater, I do in fact meet the clearances, I will have to add another angle to the vent to get it outside, I can't go straight out the wall both because my trailer width is already mazimized so it would have to be removed during travel but also because my window goes so low behinde my sink. I will be routing it out onto the poarch, i have some ideas on how to make it look less tacky
And here is the reason I have decided NOT to put both my propane tank AND my water heater under the sink, pretty important paragraphs that will make me sleep better at night 🙂 I think I will move the tank out-doors under the trailer anyway, save myself a lot of risks of keeping it indoors. It's just one more hole in the envelope which I was trying to avoid but I feel like my house is actually still really tight! and I will fill the gaps as needed
On my trip i experiences my first impulse buy ever... and I bought dog butts... these are the towel holders in my bathroom and this is my accent color 🙂
I also grabbed a rug for in front of my kitchen sink, and some king size sheets for my bed!
And on to the shower which is still pretty filthy! Here is my hardware for that though
And the shower head, which is neat, I like the geometric shapes
I am happy my dad is a plumber 🙂
It's a beauty!
Still a lot of work cleaning it up and several more wipe-downs to get rid of all the mortar I messed up on and dust but it is actually still coming off pretty well with water and a scrubby pad, just lots to do there...
Overall
And! It was mentioned that this could help remove the grout, I have to say I am just afraid of it as it is 🙂 My dad just happened to have some left over from one of his projects, I may test it out before I go all in
I am sort of afraid it will eat my house! not just the grout 🙂 and possibly damage the tile maybe, thoughts?
Believe it or not we had four people and a dog inside pretty darn comfortable!
Mom! the neighbor and dad, the farm cats were accumulating on the porch too, they wanted in
and Tobi of course, who just barely counts as a dog but still does!
I love it!
What did you do for the shower floor? Traditional poured pan with drain in the middle and tile? I’m contemplating this but wonder about cracking after being moved a few times. Thanks! Greg
That’s exactly what I did except I used little black craft stones instead of tile, it saved me about 60 bucks but took a little longer to lay them out. I am less concerned about the floor having issues, I am slightly concerned about popping tiles out on the shower walls… time will tell though. 🙂
Your shower looks so spacious!! What are the actual dimensions of the shower stall/bathroom as a whole? It seems most tiny home bathrooms are narrow and long but you seem to have found some width…
Hi Michelle! My shower is 34″x42″ and the whole bathroom is 34″x7′-0″, it’s still long and narrow but it does work alright! It’s all in how you use the space! 🙂
Any update on the tile when you travel? I am just getting ready to finish my bathroom and looking for advice about tiling.
I had no issues at all with the tile while moving. they do sell a flexible grout, I would suggest using that if you are concerned, it has a little more give to it, I did not use it though and have had zero issues at all.
Hi Macy, I love your tile shower. I am thinking of doing tile in my tiny house shower as well, but I am a bit worried about weight. What did you use for the tile backer board? Just the standard cement board, or something more flexible? I was hoping to find a flexible and lighter-weight backer board, but haven’t found much information so far. Thank you for your input!!
I used standard tile construction and 1/4″ concrete backer board. I am afraid I am not as much help, I don’t know of a lighter weight more flexible material but I would almost lean toward advising against that, if your backer board flexes you may be more likely to pop a tile? Just my first thought. They do have flexible grout which may help mitigate that, not positive…