By Laura LaVoie Before building a tiny house, the most home improvement work I had ever done was painting. But that was the draw of doing something that I had never done before. There were two of us, which made the process easier, but that doesn’t stop most tiny house builders from moving forward. Our [...]
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Mandala’s 322-square-feet Yurt Cabin
If you’re looking for a small house design that’s still less than 500-square-feet.. And if you also like yurts.. Then you might like this small home from Mandala Homes. It’s a 21′ round cottage that adds up to approximately 322-square-feet of interior living space. In the time lapse video below you’ll get to see the circular cabin [...]
Tiny House on a Trailer for Your Early Retirement
This 8′ x 26′ tiny house on a trailer is being built by Bob Pritts of East Tennessee. It has a country cottage style to it and is being constructed on a 26′ trailer. At approximately 208 square feet it’s going to be his retirement home. With no mortgage or rent, it’s going to help [...]
How to Make Your Tiny House Strong Enough to Tow
Do you ever wonder how a tiny house is built strong enough to be towed without warping or incurring any type of damage due to strong winds? In our last webinar, we talked briefly about what’s known as Simpson Strong Ties. Also known as Seismic Strong Ties. They’re sometimes called Hurricane Ties too. You use [...]
SIP Tiny House – How to Build Tiny with Structurally Insulated Panels
This is Art’s SIP Tiny House on Wheels. SIP stands for Structurally Insulated Panels. They come pre-manufactured with insulation and everything. All you have to do is put the panels together. Don’t worry, at the bottom half of this article, you’ll see how it’s all done. The outside of Art’s house was covered with 100-year-old [...]
Tiny Earthen Cob House Built by Hand
Janaia Donaldson went out to interview the owner/builder of this tiny earthen cob house that was built by hand. In this video interview, you’ll get to hear how Greg, the builder, decided to build it and how he did it. He also discusses different ways that we can provide for ourselves including building our own [...]
New Tiny House Shell for Sale in NY
Emmanuelle sent me a message letting me know that she has a new tiny house for sale in NY. It’s a 120-square-foot space built on a 16′ flatbed utility trailer. The framing in the house is reinforced with hurricane straps so it’s built strong enough to be towed. It’s a tiny house shell ready to [...]