Straw bales are stacked like bricks to form the outer shell of the home. Wood posts and beams are embedded in the straw bales to support the roof, window and door headers. Metal lath and plaster is used for interior and exterior finishes. The end result is a durable, environmentally friendly home.” – Off Grid Shelters …
Her previous construction experience was a bookcase, but that has not stopped Lily Duval from building her own miniature house. The 27-year-old is two months into the build, and is on track to have most of the construction finished in another couple of months. She is building her house directly on a trailer on communal …
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The MyPad is flexible. It is transportable anywhere, and offers flexible, short or long term solutions that enables you to use your land or garden without the cost of investing in a permanent property commitment. It could be ideal if you have or considered a leased land situation.” – MyPad.ie. Learn more about MyPad…
The curious but non-committed may wonder, however, what it is like to actually live in a tiny home without going through the whole process and cost of designing and building one, or may be wanting to find a tiny house or cottage to stay in while on holiday. In that case, take a look at …
Betty Ybarra is about to move into the first house she has ever owned, a tiny home which she helped build. The tiny homes for the homeless project is the brainchild of Occupy Madison, a non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. Betty’s is the first tiny house the group has built, and her and Occupy …
Here is a cabin which I have built on a flat bed, twin axle trailer. It serves as both a transport method and as facilites for a yurt. It has a fully equipped kitchen with oven, hob grill, fridge, sink, as well as a bathroom and a compost toilet, all with hot and cold running water. …
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JADE Craftsman Builders has been building custom homes on South Whidbey for 12 years… Depending on need, your JADE Tiny House can include all the amenities of a home, including kitchen, bath, and sleeping area. If other facilities are nearby or not needed, we can build you a studio or a sleeping room without kitchen …
On a hot summer day in Lodi, California, a community of vintage mid-century trailer restoration enthusiasts held an Open House during their TrailerFest 2013 Rally. Gathering at the Stockton Delta KOA campground, members of VintageCamperTrailers.com invited the general public to tour their tiny homes that have been kept in mint condition, restored, or renovated to …
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I’ve designed and drawn-up my first 8′ x 40′ steel shipping container home plans. It’s a 320 sq. ft. tiny home design. While it is specifically designed for a shipping container, there is no reason it couldn’t be a stick-built tiny home planas well. In fact, if you did that you could put on a gable, gambrel, or …
Derek ‘Deek’ Diedricksen shares some pros & cons of using skylights in a tiny home’s loft. “This question has been posed at EVERY Tumbleweed Workshop Ive hosted… skylights – should i include them in my tiny houses loft?” Read the full post at Relaxshacks.com: Tiny Houses/Tumbleweeds: To Skylight, or NOT to Skylight?.
Dan is making great progress on this tiny house and recording the entire building process in how-to videos. “The siding is going up and I am starting to see what it’s going to look like. I hope to have all of the exterior siding done as well as the roof by the end of the …
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The Guardian reports on cabin fever and the increasing popularity of tiny homes. “Kill for a cabin? Yearn for a yurt? You are not alone. Oliver Burkeman joins the tiny-home appreciation society.” via Cabin fever: I want a tiny home | Life and style | The Guardian.
