Earlier this month I introduced you to Stew MacInnes and his tiny houses. He’s the owner of a company named Maximus Extreme Living Solutions. They build tiny homes that are rugged and well insulated to withstand extreme temperatures.
Their purpose? To better serve workers in oil and mining fields throughout the United States. I thought this was an interesting new perspective in the little house world so I hope you enjoy the interview. Another point I found interesting was that they use SIPs (structurally insulated panels) to build the homes. To check out our previous posts on Maximus Extreme see the links below:
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Out Interview with Stew McInnes, Maximus Extreme Tiny Home Builder, in 2012
I encourage you to listen to the interview below or read the transcript:
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This is a stick built 144-square-foot loft tiny house on a trailer. It was built by Steve Garcia and is located in Beeville, Texas. It was built on an 8 x 16 dual axle BigTex utility trailer. It’s got cedar tongue and groove siding which turned out beautiful. All windows are double pane and the roof is metal. The inside of this tiny home has bamboo flooring and built in cedar shelving. The house consists of:
- a little kitchen,
- loft that fits a queen-sized bed,
- windows and a ceiling fan,
- standard size shower,
- toilet,
- and tankless hot water heater.
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Simple 144-sq.-ft. Tiny Home on Wheels
I encourage you to check out the rest of the house below:
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Tiny House Blogger Ryan Mitchell recently posted an anti-tiny house article that appeared elsewhere on the World Wide Web.
His post specifically showcased the not only negative but often ignorant comments from that original article. He made the deliberate choice not to link to the original article, which was written with a tone of superiority and implied that tiny house builders are all just Unibombers waiting to happen.
Here is the thing that I think many people seem to forget: We aren’t part of a tiny house army intent on taking away everyone’s 1,000 or larger square foot homes and replacing them all with tiny structures.
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Why Tiny Homes ARE NOT For Everyone
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Not long ago I showed you what Stew MacInnes has created to fill a better need for workers. He calls them tiny houses on steroids because they can withstand extreme conditions. So this is Maximus Extreme Living Solutions’ second tiny home project.
These homes are a better solution for workers, let’s say in oil fields, who have to spend a lot of time away from home. And instead of living in man camps which are often used in these situations, Stew is on a mission to change this with tiny houses on wheels which are still portable but homier.
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Caboose-style Tiny House on Wheels by Stew MacInnes
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So, how are you doing with your holiday intentions? Have you set clear intentions? Have you written a wish list? Have you communicated your wishes with your family? Have you created new rituals? Celebrated traditions? Read my first, second and third posts about how we created a meaningful celebration in our tiny house.
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We just completed our ritual of deep cleaning before December 1st. This late-fall deep cleaning really helps me to feel grounded and peaceful in our home as we prepare to bring in decorations and gifts. Washing the windows made the greatest impact. In many religious traditions, this season is associated with light, so washing the windows is a sort of ritual. I am amazed at how much more light pours into our tiny house now. I celebrate any extra light at this time of year!
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Give the Gift of Connection
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I’m not sure about you but I’ve always had this attraction to A-frame houses. I’m not sure if that’s because my name starts with an A (Alex) but I think it’s also because they’re so rare to see and unique in comparison to most other homes.
As a kid, I always was liked seeing an old school Dairy Queen or a church that was built in an A-frame design. But even more, a random A-frame house in a neighborhood. So today I thought I’d share my top 6 A-frame tiny houses. As I was searching through the web to discover these I got to thinking, hey, why not an 8 by 20 A-frame tiny house on a trailer?
Then I immediately thought of the Fortune Cookie tiny house from Zyl Vardos which is close to an A-frame design. Their design makes a lot of sense too because the rounded shape gives you the most amount of space inside. I guess it’s just a lot harder to design/build it that way, but it would be worth it, right?
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1. Waterfront A-frame Tiny House
Please enjoy the rest of our top A-Frame tiny houses below:
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This tiny unfolding shipping container home is one of a kind, although it did disappoint me a bit. I’ll tell you why later.
Designed by artist/architect Adam Kalkin, it’s officially dubbed the Illy Push Button House and was created for Illy. At just 20′ by 8′ it unfolds into five different rooms. Yes, this design packs a kitchen, dining room, bedroom, living room, and library. And guess what? It transforms at the push of a button. Hence the name. If that’s not cool enough you should also know that it’s prefabricated using recycled and/or recyclable materials. This might be a tiny house that’s truly at the cutting edge of sustainability and innovation. But there’s a catch… It still needs a roof once it’s unfolded. I didn’t like that.
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Expanding Shipping Container Concept House Built for Illy
We have a video tour, interview and design overview that you can watch below:
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This tiny solar house was designed and built by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society. I found them on Facebook not long ago and wanted to share their tiny home with you because it has three Silicon Energy PV modules, solar air heat, and even solar hot water.
The SIP (Structural Insulated Panels) came from The Chuba Company who you can also find on Facebook. If you’re not familiar with SIPs, check out this post. A company called Applied Energy Innovations also helped with the construction of this tiny house. It’s 8′ x 16′ and has additional storage in the back to store power with batteries. There’s also extra room there for hot water storage and any other extra systems.
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Tiny Solar House on Wheels: Passive Solar Designed THOW Built with SIPs by Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
Photo Credit Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
This solar tiny house was made possible thanks to Laura Cina, Joel Cina, Chris Burrington, Timothy Pendergast, Larissa Starr Maranell, Andrew Steven Richardson, The Chuba Company and Applied Energy Innovations.
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Since I am spending some time in Detroit, Michigan for the winter I decided to reach out to my cousin, Charlie Zink, who blogs about his adventures biking around the streets of Detroit and taking photos of the interesting things he finds there.
Charlie comes across quite a few amazing gems on his adventures so I asked if he had ever seen tiny or small houses in the city.
His search for tiny spaces yielded some pretty neat results. I thought I would share two of them with you today.
One appears to be a crudely made shelter and the other a small abandoned building that may have some use in the future. Scroll down to see more.
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Photo by Charlie Zink
I encourage you to check out the rest of Charlie’s Detroit tiny homes below:
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