TINY HOUSE Winter Living | Solving freezing water issues in my 34x10' Colorado Tiny House

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Күн бұрын

Winter in Colorado is a magical thing. Winter in Colorado in a Tiny House is an entirely different experience! In this episode, I'm walking you through all of the places I've experienced water freezing inside and outside of my tiny house, plus a couple of bonus spots you might not have thought about. I hope these tips save you money and sanity this winter!
xoxo Jen
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00:00 UNDER MY HOUSE
00:10 WELCOME
0:25 I LOVE WINTER
0:45 WINTER IN A TINY HOUSE
01:24 WATER COMING INTO THE TINY
01:28 HEATED HOSE
02:27 WATER PRESSURE REGULATOR
04:20 BRASS CONNECTION
05:27 WHERE TO CONNECT WATER
06:32 HOMEMADE HOUSE VS DRIVEWAY
08:21 WATER GOING OUT OF THE TINY
08:31 GRAY WATER
09:23 FROST LINE
09:49 STANDING WATER IN SHOWER
10:53 BONUS ROUND
11:12 PEX FLEXIBLE WATER LINES
12:20 WASHER DRYER LEAK
14:39 THANKS FOR WATCHING

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@gypsygirl1485 Ай бұрын

Oh my, I'm so proud of you...I ended a 32 year marriage and started a new life in my fifties. I also live at the foothills of Colorado. I really think skirting the bottom of your tiny house would help with the cold/wind/freezing of your home. People ask me what I would miss the most if I ever moved from Colorado and it would defiantly be the winter snows.

@MadGirlMotoAdventures 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the struggles of tiny living. It's not something that often gets talked about in all the tiny house videos I've seen. I think it's a very important topic and educational to those who are considering tiny living to learn that it's not all glamour and it does come with some challenges. Videos like this will help other people to be able to make better preparations for their tiny build.

@BaoBunB 6 ай бұрын

Ditto! I came here to say this. 👍🏽

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Winter is definitely hard to romanticize in the tiny house!!

@user-zp9hx3bs4f Ай бұрын

Oh my Lord! I had no idea there were so many places where water lines could freeze in a tiny house. It seems like the builder should have wrapped all those lines during the building process. Thanks again for the education. ❤

@Brew-qp3hv 6 ай бұрын

Hi Jen, another great video. Thanks for sharing your experiences with freezing temperatures. The only other thing that I would recommend is putting a skirt around the foundation of your tiny home. You may have already done this by now, but I do know that it does help contain the heat underneath. This will help with those other issues you pointed out. You can also add a heat source underneath that will help keep things nice and toasty.

@BadZootcom Ай бұрын

Love your home! Glad you’re working out the kinks instead of throwing in the towel!

@franciscoalsina4348 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing. I don’t have my tiny house yet, but you can count on me going back to these videos.

@diannadavis3678 4 ай бұрын

You have the patience of Jobe. I can't believe how much trouble winter has caused you. And you've handled it all by yourself. I would have left a loooooong time ago!!!! I live in the south, and have NO tolerance of cold.

@trailheadtiny 4 ай бұрын

Ha yes I have to say the last year and a half I have felt a bit like Job. I guess every time this happens I think, well... at least I'm not still in a bad marriage!

@Jojok103 6 ай бұрын

I think you should send the builder this video. They should have a cold weather model that addresses these issues you have faced.

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

I communicate with my builder pretty frequently and he has been a huge help, actually. It doesn’t appear any of his other customers have had the issues I have had.

@KaylaDeBusk 3 ай бұрын

I know you like your builder, but if I bought a traditional new construction house and had basic water in/out issues, it would be due to the way they built the house. The builder builds in Colorado, they should build the tiny houses in a way that can withstand a Colorado winter. The fact that no other customers are experiencing issues like this also points back to the builder. What did they forget to do on your house that they’ve done on everyone else’s.

@EyesOpen78 6 ай бұрын

My word!!!

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@oloroo1979 14 күн бұрын

You are an inspirational DIY Women! Thank you for your content.

@ritaplatz5013 6 ай бұрын

I wish I could like this x1000!! I live in an RV full time in Oregon and have had multiple issues with freezing water. Your video has some great suggestions and I am so grateful. Thank you ❤

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ you’re welcome!

@lyndastevens9726 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for sharing and good for you for hanging in there!

@carlapogson7024 6 ай бұрын

Heat tape on the pipes and insulating the sides of your tiny. I never knew they had a heated hose, such a great idea. You did a wonderful job of insulating your water piping.

@Humancompassion1234 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@loridarlin1 4 ай бұрын

Bless your heart girl! Love from Texas❤️

@bamastead5126 2 ай бұрын

Your doing awesome for yourself congrats. Oh for the pet pad on the pee trap you can use a thermo plug that turns on and off with temp so you don’t have to worry about it 😀

@user-un7lt4if4d 6 ай бұрын

I love following your stories and how committed you are to reinventing a new and meaningful new life, even through these winter dilemmas.👍🏻 I hope you have a wonderful holiday and everything stays unfrozen!

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice note. Happy holidays ❤️🎄

@lizzieb6311 6 ай бұрын

Jen is a shining example of a self sufficient woman….I love her videos too ..she’s inspiring me to follow my plan to downsize and go tiny ahead of retirement …though maybe in a warmer climate 😂

@fayee8986 2 ай бұрын

I live in South fortunately it doesn't get as cold as it does in Colorado. However on occasion it gets cold enough to wear we're really not prepared for that severe 14:56 ness I don't live in a tiny house as of yet but I purchased a dried in building hoping to finish it out. But it's not on wheels. It will be a permanent dwelling, therefore everything will be installed. Underground ground ... all the information that you have provided is very important thank you for sharing. The best to you yours and many happy healthy years and your little home❤

@carlajones1711 27 күн бұрын

Enclose your tiny house all around the base. This will make all the difference. Enjoyed your video

@dinabertrand9113 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! A ton of useful information to save a lot of headaches.

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!!

@lizadonabauer477 6 ай бұрын

Oh, my goodness, Jen! I had no idea you had experienced all these issues and conquered them all by yourself! You are amazing! You are bad ass!

@bethgreen5587 6 ай бұрын

Love your house and your journey. You’ve learned so much while living in your house

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@heraeg Ай бұрын

Great job! Thanks for all the hints & tricks. I hope your next winter is trouble-free!

@trailheadtiny Ай бұрын

Thank you! Me too!

@lauriebanta8990 6 ай бұрын

Great tips! Thank you!

@user-mm1yh7hi9s 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great tips! Makes me wonder how many TH builders are watching this and doing the hand-to-forehead smack regarding line placement! I appreciate your honesty with the issues & being more about the solution. Keep it up!

@kellypoulos8702 6 ай бұрын

Again, great content from one tiny home owner to another! Thankfully, my 395 sq. ft. tiny home is built on a slab, so I don’t experience those challenges.

@debcooper2311 6 ай бұрын

Great tips.

@LDK-dt7wm 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I am thinking of going tiny and it is good to know all the ins and outs of a tiny house's mechanical and water systems. This knowledge is even more important than any design I may come up with. No one else, that I have come across, has covered such issues. I have always put these systems first on my check out list in any previous homes that I have looked into purchasing. A tiny house is obviously a very different 'kettle of fish'.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I wish I hadn't gone through so many of these issues, but I sure have learned alot... mostly that I can do more than I realized I could.

@user-zp9hx3bs4f Ай бұрын

Thank you for the education!

@BarbaraCastro-xh6xj 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you for all the wonderful tips.

@Creative22222 Ай бұрын

You are very good at what you do. I enjoy every minute of your videos. I look forward to your bad videos.

@wickedlife 5 ай бұрын

GORGEOUS home! We live in a tiny home too and deal with all the crazy winter issues up here in Canada too haha. Its not easy, keep up the battle!

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Canada! Wow! Hoping to make it there for my first visit later this year! Living there in a tiny would be next level winter skills! We are expecting -17°F temps here for the next few days so it’s gonna feel Canada-ish 😬🤣

@wickedlife 5 ай бұрын

Oh nice! Where abouts are you hoping to take your trip to? We live in British Columbia and could recommend a lot of cool places around our province if this is where youll be. Yeah its definitley cold up here, we are at -36 Celsius right now, we would love -17 F haha. @@trailheadtiny

@ruthanneflear3122 6 ай бұрын

Are you planning on putting insulated skirting the tiny house to protect your home from below.

@user-rx6fr8sy8h 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you! Happy New Year!

@Melanielovinglife 6 ай бұрын

Great insight to living in a tiny home in the winter. Definitely something to consider if we build a tiny home.

@ilugostar313b 4 ай бұрын

Maybe if you skirt line your home, place a small heater under your home will not freeze.

@CeeCee630 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for doing videos that talk about the joys AND unvarnished struggles you’ve encountered as a THOW owner. I’m currently planning my own design and your tips have been invaluable. One suggestion: it would be great if you could keep your captions up for a few seconds longer so people have the ability to read everything before they disappear from the screen.

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

OMG I’m so happy this is helping! Best of luck with your build!!

@Dixienell 6 ай бұрын

Very good video. Very informative.

@michellepadilla9412 6 ай бұрын

What a great video! I live in the Denver area and want to retire to a tiny house sometime in the future. I never would have guessed these issues existed. Now I know for the future. THANK YOU!! Have a great Christmas in your tiny home. 🥰

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@patingram4138 6 ай бұрын

Some kind of insulated skirting may help. It would keep cold air from going under your house.

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

I definitely need to revisit the skirting idea. In the beginning I had so many hose issues that skirting would have prevented me from getting to things.

@sherylclements2846 6 ай бұрын

Get a skirting consult from other homeowners. You can get 2" thick styrofoam boards from the hardware store and makeshift your own removeable panels for ease of access, even with same style siding over them for a clean look! If you figure it out yourself you'll save big bucks and save your house from freeze and heating costs and issues too. I live in AZ with 120 degree temps and it saves me on air conditioning bills tremendously, plus I've seen this done in freeze areas.

@darbybell8684 6 ай бұрын

I’ve skirted my rv and it has really helped keep my rig from freezing so far😊 I think it also helps keep the rig stable and warmer overall👍

@jlb99999 6 ай бұрын

I am retired, a DIYer, and live in Lyons. Isn’t it so great to be so close to the mountains, and to be living the dream at a reasonable cost. Love your house, if I was to build that 34 x 10 is the most ideal, 10’ such a big difference from an 8’ wide TH. In fact I was thinking 4 years ago of one this size after being inspired by the TH builder’s 10’ wide model at junction of 36/66 who has since moved to where? Life took me away to NM, only to I return this June with an eye to maybe build a TH for myself. Good luck Jen!

@jlb99999 6 ай бұрын

Oh, oh! Someone else mentioned skirts, I HIGHLY recommend as this will drastically reduce the heating and cooling load. If you look around at trailer parks in CO ALL the units have them. Properly designed to remove and transport if the time comes, shouldn’t be rocket science… cheers!

@nataliebell6866 3 ай бұрын

Letting your faucets drip will save you from the stress of frozen pipes etc. The extra cost of doing this is worth it...

@user-qn4hw4vs1b 5 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 Jen new Subscriber great 👍 video.

@trailheadtiny 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome!

@lizzieb6311 6 ай бұрын

Hmmm….someone needs to invent a simple solution for the hose issue. Zippered or Velcro neoprene type of wrap that will go all the way up to,the fittings on both ends of the hose. One “jacket” that would eliminate the layers necessary to achieve the same end result…Like a hose wetsuit. Thank you for addressing such a serious and miserable problem.

@trailheadtiny 6 ай бұрын

Totally!!