In this video-based post, you’re going to learn the basics of how to floor and frame a Tumbleweed tiny house on a trailer. In this video, they are building the Fencl tiny house using an 18′ trailer. The design shown here is 130 square feet without including the upstairs sleeping loft and the tiny front [...]
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Video Tour of the Original Tumbleweed Epu Tiny House with Deek
Deek just released a new video tour of Jay Shafer’s original Tumbleweed Epu tiny house. This tiny home design is 8′ wide and 15′ long and sits on a 7′ x 14′ trailer, but you can also build it on a foundation. It’s an 89 square foot house without including the porch and upstairs sleeping [...]
Interview with Derek “DEEK” Diedricksen Micro- & Tiny House “Mad Scientist”
Most of you have heard of TINY: A Story About Living Small. On this post you’ll get to see a video episode where they interview Derek “DEEK” Diedricksen. Deek is the author of “Humble Homes, Simple Shacks” and he blogs over at Relaxshacks.com. ‘TINY” is a not only a documentary about one man’s journey building [...]
Tiny House Construction Costs And Square Footage Scenarios
A few days ago I received this email about the Itty Bitty House Company’s tiny house on a trailer post. The insanely livable tiny house is almost $300/sq/ft. In my region, that’s insanely expensive ;-). My insurance company tags my stick-built ‘big’ house at $100/sqft replacement. And for the most part, that statement is true, [...]
Checking Out Brian “Ziggy” Liloia’s Cozy Cob Homes
A few years ago, Alex did a piece on some land for sale near Dancing Rabbit Eco Village. Let’s return to Missouri to check out some of the most recent projects of this thriving intentional community. Brian Liloia goes by Ziggy and has been living at Dancing Rabbit Eco Village for nearly four years. He [...]
The tiny house that Dee Williams built for less than $10,000
This is a tour of the original Dee Williams Tiny House! She originally built it for less than $10,000 USD. Isn’t that crazy? What if your house was only $10,000 and paid off? Don’t miss other super interesting tiny house stories like this, join our FREE Tiny House Newsletter for more! This is the tiny [...]
Yestermorrow’s Tiny House 227 Documentary on Small, Sustainable Homes
While on YouTube the other day I ran into Yestermorrow’s tiny house 227 documentary thanks to Eric who commented and informed me about it. Quite a while back, I put a post together on this sustainable building school. You can get all of the details on how to get involved there. This is part of [...]