Tiny Green Cabin Material List

Standard Items

  • FSC Cert. Mixed * SW-COC-000669 Lumber
  • Ultra Touch Cotton Ins 6X16 – Recycled Denim (cotton) Insulation – (Blue Jeans)
  • Finger jointed 2 X 3’s and 2 X 4’s
  • Recycled & Reclaimed Lumber
  • Anderson Silverline Windows
  • Pro-Rib Steel 29 gauge panel – Emerald Green
  • Trex Decking (recycled plastic and wood fibers)
  • Low VOC paints.
  • Acrylic caulks.
  • Energy Star Electrical Boxes
  • CDX roof and exterior sheathing
  • Tyvek Exterior building wrap
  • Vertical OSB substrate “Smart Panel” exterior siding
  • Rebond (recycled) carpet padding
  • Insulated windows (low e on some models both in recyclable aluminum and vinyl)
  • Type 6 nylon carpet from Shaw.

Optional Items

  • Recycled tires and axles.
  • I-beam manufactured from scrap, recycled steel.
  • OSB Floor, Wall, and Roof Decking
  • “James Hardie” Cemplank exterior siding
  • Title 24 interior lighting
  • Insulated fiberglass (50 year warranty) exterior entry doors.
  • “Rinnai” tankless gas water heater
  • PEX water systems (recyclable with no solvent connections)
  • DR 24 PVC and ABS drain lines, less materials with recycled contents.
  • Gypsum panels (recycled paper)
  • Energy Star appliances (most standard models and all up grades)
  • Programmable thermostat
  • 2×6 S4S Cedar Porch Decking
  • Spray foam exterior wall insulation
  • Electric Fireplace
  • Cordwood Simulated Siding/Wainscoat
  • Wavy Edge Rough Sawn Cedar Siding
  • Water saver toilets, tub and shower diverters.
  • Quick recovery water heaters
  • Aluminum (recyclable) mini-blinds.
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2 Responses to “Tiny Green Cabin Material List”

  1. Round Kitchen · November 14, 2010 at 9:37 am #

    we have electrical fireplaces at home and we prefer it over conventional fireplaces “‘”

  2. Waldo Bardes October 31, 2011 at 8:43 pm #

    Very good written article. It will be useful to anyone who utilizes it, including me. Keep doing what you are doing – looking forward to more posts.

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