Everything in *this* tiny home is custom.  In this case, we went with a 12v LED lighting system.  In addition we found a 12v pwm dimmer on amazon that is UL listed (so I don't have to worry about it burning down the tiny home).  For under 5 amps we have a full room of warm light.  Every time you turn the switch on or off, the lights dim up or down, instead of just cutting in or out.  The effect feels very expensive, not bad for a $20 switch.

We receive a lot of our comments from truck drivers and this week we received two questions that we’ve been hearing a lot:

“Seems that if you start with an old refrigerated trailer, then it's already insulated -- no need to build walls or add insulation.  And that then provides a little more interior space. Why didn’t we go with a refrigerated trailer?”

First Window (a technical post)

We have managed to get the first window completely installed.  I can't express how much anxiety I had about making this work (and work perfectly), as failure could mean structural problems, water leaks, heat conduction, etc.  Other than my terrible caulking job, I think the end result is extemely solid.  Now we just have to rinse and repeat!

MIG Welding

Where to start?

Again we're back to design premises.  We made a few general choices with the build:

How did we get here?