The odd balcony storage areas in BaanLoiNaam have been completed. On the near side is where the bed can slide out from inside the house when not in use. But we added a hinged door with a lift support strut to keep it open when we need to clean out this area. (Our bed is…
BaanLoiNaam bathroom update: fresh water testing
So we installed a water tank under the roof of BaanLoiNaam a while back, and recently got the sink and shower heads connected up so we decided to test if the water pressure is enough. The sink worked fine… But the shower head was a little on the low pressure side It is probably usable…
Sink in BaanLoiNaam installed
Here is a picture of the sink installed in BaanLoiNaam… You can see the cattails planted in the box beneath it. These will hopefully grow up to make a “green wall”.
Using a siphon to control the water level in the planter box
In exploring the idea of using the cattails in the bathroom of BaanLoiNaam as a kind of constructed wetland water filter for the grey water coming out of the sink and shower, I was consulting with Bob Crosby of Biorealis and he mentioned something interesting about siphons. The idea is that in a wetland like…
Building the bed storage compartment under the balcony of BaanLoiNaam
Being relatively minimalist in our leanings, Praew and I have been enjoying the idea of downsizing our home to a tiny 12 sq meter (130 sq ft) floating house. As mentioned before, we are cheating more than a little bit by moving much of our living space outside. The above is only the inside area…
Replanting the “green wall” in the floating house
Last week, we finally had the painter paint the floors in the bathroom of BaanLoiNaam. This is the same guy who did the amazing job on the blue water tank, painting it to blend in with the wooden walls. The floors are made from Shera board, which is meant to be a nice weather resistant…
Mounting the solar panels on BaanLoiNaam
We mounted the solar panels on the roof of BaanLoiNaam a week or two ago: If anything, I think it makes the tiny floating house look kinda cool. Here are some wider shots: (You’ll notice we removed the “green wall” in the bathroom in order to paint the floor.)
Adding a water tank to BaanLoiNaam
Rather than install a water pump to create enough water pressure for sinks, showers, etc., in BaanLoiNaam, we have been exploring using a water tank and letting gravity do the work for us. It will still need a pump to pump the water up to the tank, but that pump can be much smaller and…
BaanLoiNaam: adding a bathroom sink
We mounted up the bathroom sink in BaanLoiNaam. We still don’t have any water connections yet, but I just wanted to see what it would look like with the cattails around it: Things are still a bit dirty from planting the cattails, but I really like the way the sink looks so far. The other…
BaanLoiNaam: planting the “green wall”
We went ahead and tried planting some cattails in the planter box in the BaanLoiNaam bathroom: Here is a view from across the pond: These cattails were cut down for transporting, but they can grow up to the roof height. I’m not sure if the one-sided light will be a problem, but we can always…
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