Today’s topic is on heating in a tiny house overnight.. Do you leave the heat on or turn it off while you sleep? Since I was born and raised in Florida, I’ve hardly ever had to use heat.. So I wanted to direct this issue to the community (you). The question came up thanks to a reader, Kim. She brought it to my attention after one of our webinars.
Below is a photo of Christopher Smith, of Tiny: the Movie, installing his heater. He has an interesting post, too, on propane versus wood for heating tiny houses. I wonder… Does he turn it off before bed or just trust it?
Photo Credit Tiny-themovie.com
I encourage you to read our thoughts and then add your own below:
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As much as we try to plan our lives it’s true that there will always be curve balls.
Events that put us in situations that we’ve never dreamed of.
Sometimes these happenings can be great gifts and learning experiences, but they can also be big burdens.
Yet those burdens are challenges we that we must face and overcome.
Wingston Churchill once said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
Meg and Joe built a beautiful tiny house for themselves and have been so happy because of it.
Since then they’ve created more free time along with plenty of discretionary income, both of which are amazing gifts.
They were saving so much, in fact, that they decided to cut their health insurance. What happens next was completely unexpected.
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By Laura LaVoie
I just got back from Dragon*Con, the largest fan-run Scifi/Fantasy convention in the US, which is held in Atlanta every Labor Day Weekend. The convention is split between five hotels in downtown and there is always something interesting going on while you’re there. I’ve been attending for the last 6 years and even though I’m not a fan of large crowds most of the time, Dragon*Con is the one event I find myself breaking out of my shell and getting into it.
I’m sure by this point of the post you’re wondering why I am writing about this on Tiny House Talk. What does Dragon*Con have to do with anything? I got to thinking about it while I was there and realized that the tiny house community could use a large scale event – or two – to celebrate our culture and accomplishments.
Now, I don’t imagine there would ever be 55,000 people descending on Atlanta to discuss all aspects of tiny living. There won’t be tiny house costumes (I plan to dress as Laura Ingalls Wilder if that is the case – someone else should really do Thoreau!). But what there can be is a place for tiny house builders to meet and to share with the interested public about the tiny house movement and what we’ve done with tiny houses in our lives.
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For the past four weeks, we’ve hosted a FREE Tiny Houses 101 webinar on Sunday nights at 9 PM EST.
Well… This Sunday night at the same time we’re doing it again and want to invite you.
The last few invitations were sent to Tiny House Newsletter subscribers and Facebook Fans.
Today you’ve got an official invitation. All you need is an Internet connection and a compatible computer.
We have room for up to 100 attendees, so register right now and then show up early on Sunday so you can be sure to get in.
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When you think of a tiny apartment, what comes to mind?
This particular apartment is like a mesh between a studio apartment, loft, and a tiny house.
It takes advantage of square footage with a loft bedroom, so you sleep upstairs just like in most tiny houses.
The main room serves as a living room, office, and dining.
The home has beautiful views of the mountains with nice large windows that you can also open.
This apartment also contains a washing machine, bathroom, and kitchen.
You’ll also notice some unique features like the door hardware along with most of the appliances in the house which are quite unique.
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Photo Credit Vegas85200/YouTube
Mattress and storage is located in the loft upstairs, much like that of a tiny house on wheels. I encourage you to see the rest below:
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This 480-square-foot small house is up for sale in Palo Alto, California.
Built by New Avenue Homes it may just be what a lot of us are looking for in a house.
The design is made to be placed in the backyard of your current home so the price doesn’t include land. What’s for sale is the small house which you see here which would be delivered to your site.
There are a total of 7 rooms: bedroom, bathroom, walk-in closet, sleeping loft, kitchen, living room, and outdoor deck.
The small home features a stackable washer and dryer, compact air conditioning system, and a modern spiral staircase to the loft.
The exterior looks modern and has more than enough windows for natural lighting and ventilation. Let’s look inside:
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I recently read Carrie’s post over at Clothesline Tiny Homes and they’ve found a new parking spot in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
Back in March 2012, I introduced you to Carrie and Shane of Clothesline Tiny Houses.
One of the most interesting parts about living in a tiny home on wheels is that you can move to a new location relatively easily. That’s what Carrie and Shane decided to do recently.
On their new site they’ve got a lot more privacy on their lot compared to before. You know, so you can step outside in the morning and not have to worry about what you look like.
They got a few wonderful shots of the house as it was being towed and even when it was parked in place.
So here’s what the house looks like today sitting in Sante Fe.
Photo Credit Clothesline Tiny Homes
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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 homes, medicine, and food. It took Greg four summers while working full-time at a job to complete the cob house, but he began living in it around two years in. It’s a two story structure made with materials found in the woods and he uses it mostly just as a summer house because he travels during the other parts of the season.
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Photo Credit Peak Moment TV
He says just about anyone can build a structure like this and that it requires no special skills or intelligence to do it. The most important skill? Common sense.
Watch the entire video episode below:
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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 be delivered to you and then you can have the inside and any other customizations done yourself.
This one does not come with loft space installed but there is 4′ of space for that if you wanted to do it..
Optionally you can build a murphy bed using this kit on Amazon along with the plans.
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Asking price: $13,999.
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