Tales of a Tiny Homestead Update

Posted August 15th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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The folks at Tales of a Tiny Homestead have passed a major milestone in the construction of their tiny house project. Next up is to complete the interior finish work.

Tales of a Tiny Homestead Update

YES! – Tiny Free House

Posted August 15th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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YES! gave me an opportunity to share my Tiny Free House story in an article on their website. You can follow along with the tiny free pallet house I’m building at TinyFreeHouse.com.

YES! Story on My Tiny Free House

Tina’s Tiny House

Posted August 15th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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Tina is building a tiny house made from mainly freely found building materials, including pallets. She’ll be using it as her backyard studio. It looks like she’s been making excellent progress and it’s great to see more people reclaiming pallets as building materials.

Tina’s Tiny House

Heather’s House

Posted August 1st, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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One of my new Facebook readers shared this with me. It’s the story of a gal named Heather and her adventure building her own 14′ by 24′ home. She’s posted many photos of the process including this one of her after a day of playing with plaster.

Heather’s House

Lloyd House’s van conversion

Posted July 4th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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Here’s peek at the interior of Lloyd House’s van conversion. The little stove you see in the lower left corner was made from an old propane tank and uses an old wok as a door. I spotted it on lloyd Kahn’s blog and suspect we’ll be seeing more in time. Looks like an amazing handcrafted van conversion.

Lloyd House’s van conversion

Whittled Down – On the Road

Posted June 27th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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Libby and Tristan have officially left Santa Fe and are now living on the road in their tiny covered wagon. They had a little car trouble (bad battery) on their way south but made it to their first stop, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. While there they will make some adjustments and refinements to make life on the road more comfortable.

Whittled Down – On the Road

Urban Rancher – Exterior Complete

Posted June 20th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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The Urban Rancher has reached an important milestone, the exterior of his little cabin in the mountains above Los Angeles is complete. More good news is that he’s no longer jobless and back in a positive cash flow situation.

Urban Rancher – Exterior Complete

Whittled Down – Getting Road Ready

Posted June 20th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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Libby and Tristan have been making steady progress on their tiny house and from the looks of things will be hitting the road soon. The latest update was that they not have a canvas roof firmly battened down.

Whittled Down

Yonderosa Update

Posted June 20th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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The little cabin at Yonderosa is really coming along and the detailed craftsmanship really shows inside and out. This cabin is located in a remote part of Washington.

Yonderosa Update

Contemporary Prairie Schooner

Posted May 31st, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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Libby and Tristan are building this lightweight (1000 pound) tiny house with a budget of $1,500 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They plan to move into it this summer and make a move to New England. Most tiny houses are very heavy, much heavier than normal travel trailers. This project is extremely interesting because it pushes the envelope on how much can be done with little money and less weight. I’m certain their work will inspire many others to build similarly lightweight tiny homes. You can follow their progress on their blog called, Whittled Down.

Contemporary Prairie Schooner