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10×12-panelized-tiny-house-building

Here’s a really interesting tiny house builder featuring panelized wall and roof systems.

It’s supposed to be a simple and low cost way to build, especially for small structures.

It’s called ReadyWall and is invented by Alex Ander here’s a little more info…

My name is Alex Ander – the inventor of ReadyWall  panels. Please check our Web Site to discover a new building concepts that will help you design and build more… for less. We offer you an innovative way to build;

portable storage sheds
tiny houses
house additions
extra bathrooms
extra rooms
hunter’s cabins … and many more portable or stationary buildings.

~ TinyHouse.us (link no longer working)

Here are some examples of their work.

10x12 panelized tiny house building
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Simple Shelter Texas Tiny Cabin

Today I’ll introduce you to Victor and his Simple Shelter Texas company. He has turned building small spaces into an art by using recycled materials and his creativity.

Here’s a quote from his website:

Beautifying the world – one backyard at a time That is my motto and my mission! My name is Victor Summers and I build one-of-a-kind projects, mostly out of wood and some imagination. I have been recycling building materials for years, since before it was cool to be green. When designing I plan carefully to minimize waste and keep materials costs down. I love to design and create, but I appreciate a well-designed and engineered product in kit form and am happy to provide expertise in siting and assembly if you have fallen in love with a prefabricated structure that you have seen online. Also, some of the backyard buildings seen online can be easily duplicated locally for a much more reasonable price. So if you have an idea and can’t quite find what you want, or if you browse my portfolios and get inspired by something you see here, contact me and we’ll talk about how to make it happen!

~ Simple Shelter Texas

simple shelter texas tiny house
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compact-motor-home-2

I wanted to feature this small motorhome I found that’s located in Argentina. It’s a rental RV but it shows what you can do with something that’s similar in size.

It’s easy to drive, park and should be pretty good on gas since it runs off a 2.8L turbo diesel. I’d imagine it would get close to 20MPG.

It’s big enough for two adults and has everything you need.

  • Kitchen with refrigerator
  • Dinette that converts to bed
  • Bathroom with toilet and shower
  • Storage
  • Tall enough for most adults to stand up in

Take a look…

compact-motor-home-2
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tumbleweed-fencl-gungy-kitchen-cabinets

I’m not sure if you guys have ever seen Jonathan’s Fencl before but for those of you who haven’t, here it is.

I’ll just feature a few of his pictures here plus his Youtube video and then I’ll guide you over to his LiveJournal site where you can get more pictures and complete details on all of his progress.

I can’t wait until the winter is over so we can start getting updates from him again. He does a great job of showing us what it’s like to build a Tumbleweed house.

So here are some pictures of his latest work and you’ll find the video embedded underneath along with his link.

Here’s a peak at the kitchen:

tumbleweed fencl gungy kitchen cabinets

His living room and office with furniture:
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grandpas-cabin-396-sq-ft-small-house

Today I’m featuring Grandpas Cabin by Sidekick Homes a subdivision of Kephart Living. They have 12 house plans that are under 600 square feet. Their smallest is 360 square feet.

Most of their designs are intended to be backyard cottages. They offer different designs in the hopes that you can pick something to match your existing architecture/community.

Prices range from $75,000 to $200,000 for the structures themselves. The homes are designed to meet current housing standards but can be customized as needed. There are single and two-story models. Most of the homes can be modified to include a garage or basement if needed.

Sidekick Homes: 396 sq ft Grandpas Cabin

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Sidekick Homes: 396 sq ft Grandpas Cabin
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simple-stack-desk-heckler-design

This desk is small, sleek and stack-able.

The idea is that since the desk is small you won’t find a lot of things to put on it. And if needed all the pieces can be stacked away in one simple location.

Like the piece that holds your monitor, keyboard, printer, etc.

This beautiful desk is made by Heckler Design and is sure to inspire you.

Super-cool and space-saving home office design! Great for tiny and small homes or bedrooms.

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shipping-container-house-conversion

After an incredible Thai dinner tonight I came home to write a post and almost immediately ran into some shipping container house conversions from Thailand.

If you’re wondering I had Pad Thai, a favorite of mine. 🙂

These pictures come from a website that’s written mostly in Thai but it looks like a company that deals with shipping containers and part of their business must involve converting them into homes, stores and more.

In this first example you can see how they installed windows, doors and even siding onto the shipping container which is now a home.

shipping-container-house-conversion
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vupoint-magic-wand-portable-scanner

vupoint magic wand portable scannerThis is the first of the Tiny House Technology series. Here, we’ll explore available and conceptual technology that can help us downsize/simplify our lives.

I saw this VuPoint Solutions “Magic Wand” Portable Scanner (PDS-ST410-VP) at Bed Bath & Beyond yesterday. It’s about $99 and runs off of AA batteries.

It’s very small for a scanner and allows you to scan important documents right into a microSD memory card.
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so-cal-teardrop-trailer-models

I have yet to write a post about teardrop trailers which is weird because I like them a lot. Here’s a few reasons why…

  • Possible to build yourself
  • Inexpensive if you build yourself
  • Small and easy to take care of
  • Not overwhelming
  • Easy to tow
  • Great on gas

So today I wanted to feature So-Cal Teardrops which is a Teardrop Trailer Builder/Manufacturer

Here’s a picture of what it’s like to be inside of a teardrop trailer (external link–opens in new window)

I took a screen shot of So-Cal’s teardrop trailer models so you can have a quick look here
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