Yardpods
Another new small prefab builder is now up and running and offering their steel-framed wood-clad, buildings for sale. The price of a complete unit installed is about $16,500, but do-it-yourselfers should check into the kits which cost much less. Yardpods is located in San Rafael, CA.
LV Open House
Rocio Romero is hosting an open house on June 12, 2010 in Perryville, Missouri. She is the architect behind the LV series small prefab homes. While not tiny, at 1150 square feet, this modern home is still very affordable and the design flexible allowing for a lot of personalization. She also offers a smaller 625 square foot home called the LVM Home.
MetroPlay Playhouse
The folks at MetroShed have come up with an interesting new take on the playhouse, no surprisingly named MetroPlay. It’s a modern playhouse with a central 8×8 unit with some expansion options. Expect to pay between $6,000 and $7,000 for a MetroPlay.
Tammy Strobel on Rented Spaces
Tammy from Rowdy Kittens has a new blogging gig at Aol’s Rented Spaces where she’s been writing about simple living in small spaces. Her latest post is on a Tiny Prefab apartment building project in Berkeley and San Francisco. You can also read about this particular prefab apartment at Tiny House Blog.
EcoSpace Prefab Home Kits
EcoSpace has developed a modular prefab building system that provides relatively custom small homes from consistent parts.
Ideabox Urban Prefabs
Ideabox has launched a series of little Urban Prefabs that range in size from about 600 to 800 square feet. These look like a good option for those looking for something a bit more turn-key.
One Cool Habitat
This New Zealand company, One Cool Habitat, is shipping these little tiny container homes to people around the world. Prices start at around $30,000 US.
Simple Living Resources
Tiny House and Simple Living Websites:
- Tiny House Blog
- Tiny House Design
- Tiny House TV
- Shedworking
- Shedblog
- Rammed Earth
- Natural Homes
- Tiny House Journal
- Small House Society
- Small Living Journal
- Coming Unmoored
- Rowdy Kittens
- This Tiny House
- The Tiny Life (Map) (Forum)
- Constructing a simpler life
- Gypsy Rose Tiny House
- Green Hamlet
- Small House Style
- Building With Awareness
- Shelter Publications
- Living Large in our Little House
- UrbanRancher
- Laptop and a Rifle
- (Dan’s) Tiny House Project
Tiny House Builders, Plans, and Kits
- Tiny House Design
- Sonoma Shanty
- Sheldon Designs
- Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
- Tortoise Shell Homes
- Little House on the Trailer
- I Stock House Plans
- CountryPlans.com
Please feel free to send me suggestions for these growing lists.
IKEA Modular Dwellings on Tour
I’m looking forward to seeing these prefab houses in person when they come to my town. I’ll definitely be posting photos on Tiny House Design mid-March.
Geo-Lite Hybrid Yurts
One of my readers, David, tipped me off to these simple prefab yurts made by Geo-Lite Systems. They also sell some very interesting stand-alone home utility systems that combine the bathroom, kitchen, heating, electric power and waste handling systems. Great find, thanks David.
