Chris’ home was originally built from “Bodega” plans from the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, but he then tweaked the plans to fit his needs and style a little, and in some cases, to conform to a few more local codes. In the end run, it worked out great, and his place is legit and legal ad a full time tiny home.” – Derek ‘Deek’ Diedricksen
Tag: tumbleweed
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252 Square Foot Tiny House in Massachusetts
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Building a Tiny House on a Trailer (Video)
If you’ve ever imagined building a tiny house on wheels for yourself you might be in for quite a journey. It’s not as easy as it looks! Building a house, even a tiny one, takes time, dedication and commitment.
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New Tiny House in Winhall, Vermont
A nice Tumbleweed EPU recently completed in Vermont.
“This month my tiny house was completed after a few years of preparation and three months of building. Josh Wengard, a terrific carpenter of Re-Design Construction in Londenderry, Vermont did most everything. I sealed the cedar siding, sanded the maple kitchen counter and generally got in the way. The house was built using the Epu plans from the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, though some modifications were made. The final cost was just under $32,000 for building.”
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Tiny House Delivery
A story of a successful completion and delivery of a tiny house. The home is a modified Tumbleweed Fencl.
“This past Wednesday the Tumbleweed Tiny House was complete and ready for delivery. It was an exciting, long awaited morning as the home rolled down back country curves and four lane highways.”
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JT’s Tumbleweed Tiny House
Great example of how a tiny house plan can start as the base and what can happen when inspiration and invention come into play.
“JT started with the Walden plans, but ended up combining elements of the Lusby, plus some of his own creativity into his finished product. And what a beauty it is. He started with the recommended 18′ trailer but then decided he wanted his home to be an extra 2′ longer. His solution … add 2 feet to the living room. But what about the porch? Well, JT figured that out too. He found some c-channel steel that matched the trailer and had a 2′ section welded to the front so he could add his porch. JT like’s the open feel of the porch and decided to keep it free from posts and railing.”
via Tumbleweed Tiny House Company.
Clean and simple. Notice how much space a medium sized armchair needs. Smaller chairs fit better inside tiny homes but I suspect JT will be very happy with the compromise he chose here.
Nice way to include more shelving without using any more space. Just build into the wall like one might embed a medicine cabinet.
No upper cabinets in the kitchen will make the space feel more open. To compensate for the lack of storage up above well organized open shelving is used below.
In the bathroom a small vent, mirror, and sink. The loft above provides a cozy space to sleep.
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The First Tumbleweed Tiny House at the November 2-4 Relaxshacks.com Workshop
A new highlight has been added to Deek’s next workshop.
“In addition to all the speakers, the collective building project, the camping, the tiny cabin touring, AND MORE- on Sunday, as the workshop’s third day wraps up, we’ll all head out to visit THE FIRST-BUILT TUMBLEWEED TINY HOUSE in Boston….which you’ll love. This is the very first one that Jay Shafer built in Iowa, and lived in- what a great little place.”
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Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshop – Day Two
Ryan shares his experience at the second day of a Tumbleweed tiny house workshop. We reported on Day One here.
“Jay spoke about subtractive design, which is a process of design where you remove elements to refine a design without detracting from the design at the same time. The balance between removing elements and simplifying the design while still maintaining the core functions and needs that a home provides are inspired by a list in Christopher Alexander’s book, A Pattern Language.”
Read about it at The Tiny Life » Day Two – Tiny House Workshop.
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Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshop – Day One
Ryan reports on his experience at a Tumbleweed tiny house workshop.
“Today I traveled to Raleigh, NC to check out Jay Shaffer’s Tiny House Workshop, which is designed to teach people how to build their own Tiny Home. When I walked into the meeting room, I knew we would have a good number of people, but I didn’t expect to have over 50 people here!” – Ryan
via The Tiny Life , Archive » Day One – Tiny House Workshop.
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Tumbleweed House Arrives at Boneyard Studios
Steady progress at Boneyard Studios in DC.
“Part of the mission of Boneyard Studios is to support changes to DC zoning and building codes to allow higher density, affordable housing in the District.” more >
“Tumbleweed was kind enough to lend us their Fencl model to do a tiny house showcase event a few months back. It’s still in DC, so we decided we’d temporarily store it on the lot to help everyone envision what a completed tiny house looks like and inspire us as we build our own places.”
Read more about the Tumbleweed House Arrives at Boneyard Studios.
