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About

Hello!
I’m Lenny and have been living in the tiny house since 2020.

(I’ll skip the usual paragraph about fascination, tiny living and hobbies)

If anyone hasn’t read the footer: I’m a layman! I only wrote the texts on mold prevention because there are relatively few detailed articles in German on the peculiarities of tiny houses. I hope they are still helpful 🙂

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Mold prevention

Building with MCS

MCS

Material testing

Due to the chemical sensitivities (MCS), I had to test all the materials used for tolerance before installation. You can find the results in this article.

MCS

Planning & Construction

This post describes the planning and construction of my MCS-tolerable tiny house on wheels. Grab a coffee or tea, reading may take a while :)

Mold prevention

Mold in tiny houses

Tiny houses often get moldy quickly. This is no coincidence, this article deals with the reasons and health consequences.

Mold prevention

Ventilation

For a long-term mold-resistant tiny house, an appropriate ventilation concept is necessary. In this article, you will find information on what such a concept can look like and why window ventilation is usually not sufficient.

Mold prevention

Mold in tiny houses

Tiny houses often get moldy quickly. This is no coincidence, this article deals with the reasons and health consequences.

Mold prevention

Ventilation

For a long-term mold-resistant tiny house, an appropriate ventilation concept is necessary. In this article, you will find information on what such a concept can look like and why window ventilation is usually not sufficient.

Mold prevention

Introduction to wall construction: planning and calculation

The wall structure must be suitable in terms of building physics! This applies in particular to statics and moisture and mould protection.

Mold prevention

Vapour barriers & retarders

If no air is to flow from the interior into the insulation level, there are generally three options:

MCS

Material testing

Due to the chemical sensitivities (MCS), I had to test all the materials used for tolerance before installation. You can find the results in this article.

MCS

Planning & Construction

This post describes the planning and construction of my MCS-tolerable tiny house on wheels. Grab a coffee or tea, reading may take a while :)

MCS

Lessons learned: After 3 years

This post is about the experiences and mistakes made. The image shows the peeling varnish and deteriorating powder coating three years after construction.

MCS

Ressources

Here you will find a small collection of interesting and helpful links:

Misc

Manufacturer

Martin Fink: Unfortunately, he closed his workshop at the end of 2023.

Misc

Contact

You can send me an e-mail to mail@hauspilz.de.

Misc

About

Hello! I'm Lenny and I've been living in the Tinyhouse since 2020.

Misc

Multiple chemical sensitivity

Symptoms & consequences