Monthly Archives: March 2009

Free Plans – 8×8 Tiny House v.3

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Last night I posted version 2 of this free house plan but I had missed a couple of important things, windows in the loft and a materials list. I think this will be the final version of this plan except … Continue reading →

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Free Plans – 8×8 Tiny House v.2

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been having fun refining these tiny house plans I drew last week. I’m still missing a materials list and as I was making the downloadable file I realized I left a few things out like windows in the loft. … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged free plans, house plans, Plans, tiny house | 24 Comments

Minimal Mansion – Timber Frame Tiny House

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I just spotted this on Tiny House Forum and wanted to share it with you. I’ve seen very few timber frame tiny houses and none on a trailer. The Minimal Mansion is 30-feet long, 8.5-feet wide, and 13.5-feet tall. In … Continue reading →

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Tiny Free House Update – Roof Framing Begins

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The weather was perfect for working outside this past weekend. It was cool, dry, and overcast. In fact I just beat the rain, which started as we headed home Sunday evening. I’m certain the perfect weather was a big part … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged free house, michael janzen, pallet house, Tiny Free House, tiny house | 3 Comments

Tile House by Beverley Magennis

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Beverley Magennis was one of my favorite teachers in college. Over the years I’ve lost contact with her but recently stumbled into photos of the home she carefully crafted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I actually house sat for her once … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged albuquerque, Bev Magennis, Beverley Magennis, mosaic, mosaics, tile house, tile mosaics | 1 Comment

Free 8×8 Tiny House Plans

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A few weeks ago one my fellow tiny house bloggers, Stephanie at Coming Unmoored, suggested a very interesting idea to me… provide free tiny house plans. It seemed like a good idea to me, after all I post all sorts … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged Free Plans, free plans, house plan | 6 Comments

How-To Build Handmade Tiny House Windows

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A few days ago I posted a story about a man named Kai who built his own windows for his tiny house. Kai lives in Germany and has discovered that many of the building materials we take for granted in … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged germany, handmade window, hopper window, kai, sash window, windows | 4 Comments

Signal Shed

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I spotted this on materialicious the other day. It’s a cabin in Oregon. The designer, Ryan Lingard, actually calls it an adventure outpost, which has a nice ring to it too. I just have no idea how an adventure outpost … Continue reading →

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JB’s Tiny House

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

JB, one of my regular readers, recently sent me a link to his tiny house project. He’s building a tiny house in the UK mostly from stuff he finds on freecycle.org. In the end he expects to spend only about … Continue reading →

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Handmade Tiny House Windows

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The other day my friend Kent, over at tinyhouseblog.com, posted a story about a fellow named Kai who has built a modified Tumbleweed WeeBee in Germany. I spent quite a bit of time looking through all the great construction photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged german, germany, handmade, handmade windows, jay shafer, kai, Kai Schaede, tumbleweed, weebee, windows | 1 Comment