Tiny House Construction Tip #2 With Curt Lyons: Removing and Re-Using Your Trailer Lumber One of the biggest differences between a tiny house and a trailer or RV, other than the fact that tiny houses can be beautiful in a way a trailer never will, is that tiny houses aren’t so tiny in the weight category. Before you even start [...]
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Young Family Design/Build Tiny House to Live Debt-free
About a year ago I introduced you to Shaye and Tom thanks to the people over at Living Big in a Tiny House. I love this story because this couple decided to ‘just go for it’ and take advantage of the benefits of tiny house living early in their life. They’re now enjoying more freedom and [...]
Grandma Turns Backyard Shed into Tiny Home
This is an inspiring story of how a grandmother named Monica turned her backyard shed into a tiny home. Why did she do it? Because her daughter, Anna, was in a desperation situation. And she has five kids. When Monica found out they were having difficulties she started turning the shed into a lovely tiny cottage for herself. This [...]
Grain Silo Tiny House at Gruene Homestead Inn
This Grain Silo Tiny House is available as a vacation rental at Gruene Homestead Inn. It’s located in New Braunfels, Texas and you can select the Silo House as a room to book. A wonderful covered front porch was added to the reclaimed grain silo to make it a perfect little cottage. What do you think? [...]
Help Tiny House Zoning Variance Stand in York County
“York County Board of Supervisors has appealed a zoning board decision so that they may force a couple to remove their 415-square-foot home from a mobile home community. Tom and Karen Rogers, who have lived in Bruton Park for several years in a different structure, said they had already purchased their custom-built home from LiL’ [...]
Young Family’s Tiny House on Wheels
Right now I want to introduce you to this tiny house family. They’re a husband and wife living in their own DIY tiny house on wheels with their son. Inside you’ll find a built-in sofa with clothing storage, a shoe rack by the front door, wall mounted LCD TV, a built-in dresser/desk, and more. A ladder leads [...]
Tiny House Construction & Building Tips With Curt Lyons (Tip 1)
The Wright Way – Tiny House Construction & Building Tips With Curt Lyons #1 I have been talking with Alex about doing a series of building tips for people building their first tiny house. Admittedly, I am currently building my first tiny house, however I have years of professional construction and teaching experience to share with you. I [...]

