My Chemical-Free House
A Guide to Creating a Healthy Home
This post will look at non-toxic pipe options for the home: PEX, Copper, PP, PVC, and ABS. Houses built after the year 2000 have plastic pipes. Houses built before the 70s (or so) often had galvanized pipes. After about 20 years, the galvanizing corrodes, and you can end up with a rusty odor and taste …
This article will discuss preventing mold in tiny homes that are custom-built. Usually on wheels, but much of this could apply to lane houses and other tiny homes not on wheels (though I don’t discuss foundations here). This will apply to some prefab but not all types. This post contains affiliate links to products that …
Alex who worked on my house used natural milk paint pigments from Homestead House to stain the poplar floors and stairs in my tiny house. These pigments were extremely difficult to work with and I did not end up liking the result. But I have a few tips on how to get a better result. This …
Some preliminary considerations if building a tiny home with healthy materials: 1. Choosing Plans Because I wanted a more modern style, I bought conventional plans from Leaf House. I wanted to change the layout to make the living room bigger, which entailed changing almost every other aspect of the design. In a tiny house, one …
This post contains affiliate links. Upon purchase, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Non-Toxic Shower Options that I Considered Tiles My first plan when designing my tiny house was to use tiles. But because grout without additives (plain Portland Cement) may not hold up in the long run to mold …
I used clay plaster throughout my tiny house on wheels, including the kitchen, over MgO walls, with oiled wood on the trim but there are a few things I would have done differently. This post contains affiliate links. Upon purchase, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Should you use Clay …
