New York State’s Tenement House Act of 1867, the first attempt to reform tenement building conditions, required that tenement buildings have one outhouse for every 20 residents. But no one enforced these regulations. Often, rather than walking all the way downstairs to the backyard, residents dumped chamber pot waste out … Read more
Acronyms are prevalent in our everyday speech. From AWOL to IDK, these compacted words and phrases are handy time-savers, but sometimes have us running to our phones to look them up. If you foray into the tiny house world with your own build or purchase, you’ll come across many acronyms … Read more
Guest post by Andrew Morrison A quick update about the Tiny House Appendix in the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC). There is movement in several parts of the country on adoption of this tiny house building code. We need your help to get the code adopted in as many jurisdictions … Read more
Before I started building my tiny house back in 2012, I had a ton of questions: Where do I even begin? What do I need to know to build a tiny house? Which options are right for me? What if I mess up because I don’t know something?! Today, I’ve … Read more
The tiny house movement is full of focused and engaged advocates and this week we’re interviewing a real North Carolina Pioneer. Sophie pushed the city and questioned the rules and is now proud to report that she is in the process of building a fully-permitted but less-than-300-squarefoot tiny house that … Read more
Let it be known that building a tiny house is absolutely not for the weak of heart. It is not for pregnant women, men with heart trouble, people under 5 foot tall, or people who are taking antidepressants or other mood enhancement drugs. Okay, so that is a bit of … Read more