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What Not To Do On A Tiny House Build (the good and bad of a small home on wheels)

What Not To Do On A Tiny House Build (the good and bad of a small home on wheels)

October 19, 2014 john 1 46

Check out Derek “Deek” Diedricksen’s DIY shelter and cabin book HERE…. http://www.amazon.com/Humble-Simple-Cottages-Ramshackle-Retreats/dp/0762771461/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385048981&sr=8-1&keywords=humble+homes+simple+shacks In this mini episode, Deek (HGTV/DIY Network) shows us a tiny house on wheels he came across down south, one with a few great things going for it, and a few not-so-great elements- in need of fixing.

School Teacher’s Tiny House On Wheels with a Passive Solar Foyer (small home)

School Teacher’s Tiny House On Wheels with a Passive Solar Foyer (small home)

October 19, 2014 john 1 119

Check out Deek’s Book on Shelter and Cabin Concepts HERE… http://www.amazon.com/Humble-Simple-C… Derek “Deek” Diedricksen, HGTV/DIY Network host/designer, and host of “Tiny Yellow House” gives us a tour of Doug Immel’s tiny house on wheels (An “Elm” model (formerly their “Fencl”)) that is now lived in by Doug Immel, a RI educator, and music teacher. Doug’s…

192 Square Foot Home for TWO- Small House Living Tour (In-Law Cabin)

192 Square Foot Home for TWO- Small House Living Tour (In-Law Cabin)

October 19, 2014 john 0 61

Check out Deek’s Book on Shelter and Cabin Concepts HERE… http://www.amazon.com/Humble-Simple-C… Derek “Deek” Diedricksen, HGTV/DIY Network host/designer, and host of “Tiny Yellow House” shows you a tour of one of the builds/designs of Joe Everson from www.TennesseeTinyHomes.com, a 192 square foot cabin, complete with a sleeping loft, full couch/futon, plenty of storage, a kitchen with…

Jay Austin’s Beautiful, Illegal Tiny House

Jay Austin’s Beautiful, Illegal Tiny House

October 19, 2014 john 1 130

Demand for housing in Washington, DC is going through the roof. Over a thousand people move to the nation’s capital every month, driving up the cost of housing, and turning the city into a construction zone. Tower cranes rising high above the city streets have become so common, they’re just part of the background. But…

Zen forest house: 11K, handcrafted, small home in Oregon

Zen forest house: 11K, handcrafted, small home in Oregon

October 19, 2014 john 1 32

Brian Schulz wanted to see “how small of a house I could make feel big”. Inspired by the traditional Japanese minka homes that rely on local materials and steeply sloped roofs to create affordable, open structures, Schulz created a home using materials salvaged or sourced from within 10 miles of his home. The result is…

America’s 1st tiny house hotel had to be in dense Portland

America’s 1st tiny house hotel had to be in dense Portland

October 19, 2014 john 0 24

Deb Delman and Kol Peterson love tiny homes: she’s spent the past couple decades living in a converted garage, a yurt, a tiny unelectrified cabin; he studied urban planning and is a “really big advocate of ADUs [accessory dwelling units AKA granny cottages, in-law suites]“; and the couple now live together in a self-built ADU.…

Jay Shafer: The Politics of Tiny Houses

Jay Shafer: The Politics of Tiny Houses

October 18, 2014 john 66 26

In February, 2011, we spent a couple of hours with Jay Shafer (Tumbleweed Tiny House Company), in his 96 square foot house-on-wheels in Sebastopol, California. Jay is one of the more well-known and successful tiny house designers, and there’s no denying the “curb appeal” of his designs. That appeal is generated by Jay’s careful attention…