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Building a Tiny House

If you’re interested in building a tiny house on a trailer to live in, vacation in, or work in and you want to learn how to do it yourself then read on.

If you’re already familiar with Dan, you know about his company Tiny Home Builders. He offers a construction guide, plans, building services, and how to videos on building a tiny house.

The videos are a great option if you’ve been thinking about going to workshop, or have already been to one, and want some more guidance as you design and build your own little home.

The video set used to be expensive – almost as much as going to a workshop. But Dan has recently lowered the price to make it affordable for most of us.

Building a Tiny House

Below is a preview/intro to the videos on constructing a tiny home:

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Tiny NYC Apartment

Two Tiny NYC Apartments by Laura LaVoie

As someone who lives in a tiny house, I am very familiar with that look of horror and the question of  “how can you live in a space so small?”

Sometimes it isn’t worth answering but it depends on who’s asking. I think from now on I’m going to answer by reminding them that people have been living in tiny spaces for a long time and many even smaller than our 120 square foot home. When they continue to be incredulous I will point them to the mythical land known as New York City.

I am sure there are plenty renters in tiny NYC apartments who would look at my tiny house in the mountains as a luxurious estate. Back in 2010 Fair Companies produced a video about Felice Cohen who showcased her 90 square foot apartment in the city. When I saw this video it was early in our own building project and I was inspired by her tiny apartment. In fact, we took the idea of curtains for closet doors and applied it to our home.

Watch the video tour below along with an even tinier New York City apartment:

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The Tiny House Movement

The tiny house movement has been growing organically over the years.

I say organic because there haven’t been any loans or official communities for tiny homes yet. So it’s been a slow and steady growth of pioneers who have been building tiny houses themselves from scratch.

These people have plowed through challenges like zoning, financing, and social norms. They are now living proof that tiny house living has major benefits.

In this video by Jackson Loo for The Daily you’ll get to see the latest happenings in the tiny house movement across the country, from Washington State to Washing, D.C.

You’ll see the home of Dee Williams, Logan and Tammy, Brittany Yunker and Boneyards Studios’ attempt at a tiny house community in the city of Washington, D.C.

“It’s got less square footage than a roll of toilet paper,” says Dee Williams about her little home.

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Tiny House Community

Tiny houses are an amazing way to live, they just don’t work for most people. It’s like we all want one so bad but we know we can’t have one yet, so maybe later.

Some people have families and it just won’t work. If this is you, how about just a smaller house? Other people have spouses that just aren’t willing to go that small. Again, how about just a smaller house? Or a new spouse? Just kidding, but people are saying we need a tiny house dating service.

Will all the stuff you want to keep really fit into one? Do you live alone? I’d much rather live in a tiny house than in my current apartment but I’ve stopped myself because it’s challenging to do it unless you are living alone.

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Solar Powered Americana Tiny House for Sale on Auction

2012 The Americana Tiny Home For Sale

The first thing I want to tell you is that this Americana Tiny Home for sale is a pre-built shell so the interior is not 100% finished.

This solar powered tiny house has a side entry and totals to 211-square-feet of interior space. But wait, does the auction include the panels? Yes, I checked and it sure does. I think it’s a great design but I’m not all for the James Hardie HardiePanel Cedarmill Siding even though I’ve heard it’s less maintenance. The 8′ by 19’2″ home is built right on a trailer so it’s like a custom built RV with an 8′ by 7’6″ sleeping loft. You just have to finish the interior like choosing your own kitchen countertops. All of the exteriors is finished and the interior walls are framed. This means windows and doors are already in place along with the water heater and propane hookups. The tiny house has a metal roof with a 30 year warranty and it sits on a dual axle trailer with 7,000 lbs of weight capacity.

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Solar Powered Americana Tiny House for Sale on Auction

I urge you to check out some more photos and the rest of the details below:

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Tiny House Living on the Road with Jane Dwinell

Guest Post by Jane Dwinell

Tiny House Living on the Road: Chronicling Life Aboard 

December 12, 2012

Well, our first week of travels is over, and it’s been quite an adventure. We are learning a lot, making mistakes, fixing mistakes, and trying to look on the bright side. The sun is finally out after a week of rain, clouds and cold.

Buttoning up the tiny house every morning before we move on involves several steps:

Inside, everything on the counters goes in the sink tucked in nicely with a towel. The water filter goes on the shower floor (and anything else too big for the sink). The dish drainer is emptied. The shelf-guards go across the shelves to hold in the dishes and food. The water pail (that catches sink water) is emptied, along with the pee jar. The drawers are latched shut. The mirror and the artwork, along with the thermometers and the crystal, are taken down. The water pump is turned off. The windows are latched (we discovered that they will work themselves open as we travel…. double hungs and gliders).

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Tiny House Living on the Road with Jane Dwinell

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tammy-and-the-tiny-house

It is funny for me to turn on HGTV and see a small house about the size of my own called an “Extreme Home.” For me, and I am sure for most tiny house dwellers, these little spaces are just “home,” not extreme at all. On Thursday, December 6th HGTV aired a segment on tiny house bloggers Tammy Strobel and Logan Smith along with their tiny home designer Dee Williams.

The segment, only a few minutes long, was a quick look into the way tiny house owners live their daily lives. The integration of their environment to their daily activities is most notable and I think is one of the most fascinating things I notice about people who chose to simplify their lives in this way. None of us just slog through life waiting for the next thing to happen to us. We are people who take control of our world and face it deliberately. They focus on Tammy leaving her corporate job to pursue writing. I believe that this drastic lifestyle overhaul is what allows many of us to live our dreams.
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Rowdy Kitten's Tiny Home

Photo Courtesy of RowdyKittens.com

I encourage you to read more about tiny houses featured on HGTV below:

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Sarah Myers Small House Big Adventure Open Tiny House

Meet Sarah Myers who built her own tiny house using Dan Louche’s Tiny Living construction plans (affiliate).

I had the chance to interview Sarah earlier this year to ask her about this project which you can listen or read the transcript below. If you’re wondering, she sold the house because she has no need for it at this time.

It’s beautifully finished and ready for an excited new owner who wants to live the simple life of freedom. I would love to get to purchase this house, it’s very well done.

Sarah Myers Small House Big Adventure Open Tiny House

To enjoy our audio interview with Sarah just hit the play button below or read the transcript:

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Bungalows To Go: Tiny House Two

Pepper Clark is the owner of the company Bungalow To Go and her Tiny House Two. It’s a tiny home with a queen-sized loft, twin loft, kitchen, half bathroom, alcove, and a covered entryway. There are a couple of unique appliances that Pepper was able to find and use for this project: one being an interesting new outdoor outlet that expands like an accordion and the other is a ceiling ventilator and heater. You’ll see in the photos below.

Another interesting thing that I’ve never seen before in any house is a USB charging port built right into the electrical outlets. That’s pretty awesome! I think you’ll be impressed when you see the interior photos. They did incredible work in there with the wood flooring, walls, and molding.

 

Bungalows To Go: Tiny House Two

Photo Credit Bungalow To Go

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