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I featured the WheelHaus cabins in a previous post and the company is coming up with some great new designs. I thought you would enjoy their latest park model cabin called the Wedge. This is a manufactured park model home built in Wyoming and an alternative for tiny house living.

The “Wedge” design features an angled roof, which starts low above the bedroom and builds to 17 feet in the living room. Trapezoidal windows grow similarly from back to front, offering natural light while maintaining privacy. The front of the cabin is almost entirely glass. A large sliding glass door opens to a private deck.

Each cabin has one bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen/living room and a private deck. The ceilings and exterior are covered with reclaimed Wyoming snow fencing. Continue Reading »

Guest Post by Amber Rouleau

Log Cabins 2 Go by Gastineau Log Homes is a new concept using full log wall construction in a park model housing unit. The Log Cabins 2 Go are manufactured in a controlled environment and they are completely finished and ready to enjoy upon arrival at your site. The log construction includes dovetailed corners, are sealed on the exterior, varnished on the interior, and they don’t exceed 410 square feet. This is the only full oak log park model available in the world! (Don’t confuse this with a park model with log siding on the exterior. The Log Cabin 2 Go has full log exterior walls and is built like a real log cabin!)

Here is a picturesque 400 square foot Log Cabin 2 Go that offers its owners a rustic retreat in the heart of Missouri. The couple has roughly 10 acres with a little pond where they can fish and enjoy the outdoors. The owners are retired and their children and grandchildren live in the St. Louis area and visit often to get away from the hustle and bustle. “This getaway home was planned so that it was close enough where the owners could drive to easily, but still is out in the country,” says Lynn Gastineau, of Gastineau Log Homes. Continue Reading »

Scott Stewart of Slabtown Customs in Mountain View, Arkansas has been working on his latest project and is offering it at a bargain price.

This park model is 30′ long, has separate bedroom, set of bunk beds, futon sofa, and dinette bed.

It has a full size fridge, gas range, double sink, full size toilet, tub/shower, great condition, barely used.

The Park Model cottage style Hardie type siding with a metal roof and a 6-12 pitch.

As of time of pictures siding and roof are still being applied, exterior painting will begin in the next day or so unless this unit is sold before which would allow the buyer to choose the color.

Unit has dog-eared trim around eve, plan is for this as well as corner trim, window trim, door trim, fender trim all to be painted a deep wine color, main siding to be painted a sand color.

Pictures as seen were taken on 2-23-11, unit should be finished and ready for delivery by 2-28-11

Only $8750 and if you act now you can even choose the final color.

Delivery is available at $1.50 per loaded mile.

SlabTown Customs
Scott Stewart
(870) 213-5310
Mountain View, Arkansas 72560
Website: http://slabtowncustoms.com
Email: ozarksbest@yahoo.com

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***Sold*** Syd from British Columbia, Canada recently emailed me about a Cavco Park Model home he needs to sell. Here is what Syd has to say about his home.

I live in Canada and was hoping to put the trailer on my property as an office space and extra storage. But Canada Customs changed the rules re: transporting it here and I have to sell the park model in the States.

2009 Cavco Double Loft Park Model. Drop rear bedroom, interior sheetrock, celestory windows in living room, cold weather package for 80 lb snow load. 30 yr warranty on roof. Hardy Plank exterior w/ 50 yr warranty. 2 skylights in loft. Rear dormer and thermopane windows. Oversized shower/no tub.

In a perfect world, I would trade for a nice Class B or a Westfalia. I paid almost $40K for this thing. I would take $25K or so. Can’t do setup or transportation. Am happy to answer any questions and am willing to listen to just about any deal. The pictures attached are from the dealer and they really are of the actual trailer. My home phone is 250-339-7767 in BC. Thanks!

by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)

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Last week Ivan one of our readers sent me an email telling me about Kent McCaffrey’s tiny house company called Gratitude Millworks, LLC located on the east coast in the heart of Dixie in the state of Alabama.

I communicated with Kent McCaffrey and he told me to share his work with you.

With a 12/12 roof and a 180 square feet, with an interior dimension of 10 by 18. The roof footprint is 12 by 24 and extends over the 5 by 11 porch.

If you are an author, artist, or professional looking for a studio retreat, or tele-commuting home office? Or are you simply looking for a quiet place for reflection, contemplation or meditation and prayer? If you desire and appreciate beauty, and a handcrafted furniture quality cottage, this limited offering portable chalet is what you have been looking for.

The objective of a quiet, secure, substantial retreat is achieved by full insulation, digital climate controlled electric AC/Heater, highest quality materials and positive screw and glue construction, all built on solid 6×6 treated full length timbers. The wind may blow outside, but the experience inside is quite akin to the feel of a Lord of the Rings, Rivendell cottage.

Please go to the Gratitude Millworks, LLC site to view more pictures and learn more about Kent’s craftsmanship.

Michael at the Tiny House Design blog has a nice writeup on this as well.

Side View

View through the Door

Interior View

Transporting the Cottage

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A few weeks ago I was visiting the small town of Virginia City near my home in Washoe Valley, NV and I came across a few small park models that I had never seen before. The models were available for short or long term rental in a small trailer park above the famous Virginia City cemetery.

The Sportsman Series from Superior Park Model Homes were smaller than other park models I have seen, but still had everything you need in a tiny home.

The one I visited had a main room with a ladder to a small loft, a back bedroom and a small RV style bathroom. The walls were paneled in warm cedar and it had the most recent appliances. On that gray, rainy day, it was very cozy.

Superior has four different model homes to choose from and about 23 different floorplans. Each model is about 11 feet wide and range in length from about 16 feet to about 40 feet long.

The Sportsman Series also offers:

• 10? Detachable Hitch
• Triple Axles, 2 Brake W/ 1 Idle and New Tires
• 2 X 6 Floor Joists 16? O.C.
• 3/4? Tongue & Groove Sub-Floor with a 50 year Limited Warranty
• Insulated Heat Duct In Floor
• 2 X 4 Exterior Walls 16? O.C.
• 2 X 4 Interior Walls 16? O.C.
• Windzone III, Tie Down Brackets Welded to the Frame
• 29 Gauge Colored Metal Roof or 20-Year Architectural Shingles
• R-22 Insulation in Floors, R-13 in Walls, R-22 in Roof
• Real Wood Log Exterior Stained, Sealed and Caulked

By Christina Nellemann

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