I remember the days of heading up to the local scrapyard, picking up a discarded camping trailer, using my pickup to wench an old outbuilding on top, screwing it down with some sheetrock screws, and toting it down the road as my brand new tiny house on wheels. Those were … Read more
Each day brings new tiny house fans. Just when you think there is nothing left to talk about you realize that a new crop of “NOOBS” to the tiny house world, shows up. The same questions – or seemingly the same questions – get asked and discussion ensues. What type … Read more
Renovations are no laughing matter. Correction. Renovations while living in the house being renovated is no laughing matter. Renovating your house is stressful, regardless of whether you’re doing it yourself, hiring it out, living in your home while it’s going on, or any other scenario. I shutter to think what living … Read more
What was initially a designer’s school project has become one of the most unique and affordable tiny homes. The Kinetohaus by Davis Richardson Design looks more expensive than it actually is. Richardson built the 240 square foot THOW to live in during graduate school; it took him nine weeks and … Read more
Steel construction for tiny homes is not unusual, but Titan Tiny Homes near Chicago, builds all three of their models with steel framing (and steel siding) for several reasons. The most important is that each of their THOW ends up being 33 percent lighter than most tiny homes. Titan Tiny … Read more
During the Tiny House Jamboree I had the chance to visit nearly 50 tiny houses, but there was one in particular I kept coming back to over and over…and I couldn’t figure out why. The Prairie Schooner by Wander Homes in Lufkin, Texas was not particularly large or dynamic, but … Read more