Monthly Archives: November 2009

Tiny Prefab Price Adjustment

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I recently published the second edition of my ebook Tiny Prefab. It now has 90 pages and includes instructions for a 16-foot wide building with an 8/12 pitched roof  (pictured below). The idea behind Tiny Prefab is that owner-builder can … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged ebook, Plans, prefab, tiny prefab | 2 Comments

Funky Bunky

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

What you see below is a playhouse made by the folks at Funky Bunky up in Canada. As you can see it looks like a whimsical animation that’s come to life and I’m certain kids will love playing in little … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged bunkhouse, canada, doghouse, funky bunky, playhouse, whimsical | Leave a comment

Urban Rancher Update

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

As the weather begins to turn colder and wet in California the Urban Rancher is making steady progress on closing in his tiny house. Instead of using the same type of siding all around his house he’s mixing it up … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, california, los angeles, remote, siding, tiny house, urban rancher | Leave a comment

Sheldon Designs House Plan Sale

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Sheldon Designs is having a Thanksgiving Sale that will run until midnight on Sunday, November 29, 2009. All their house plans are 50% off. Architect Andy Sheldon has been designing small and tiny houses for many years. To receive the … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged andy sheldon, architect, house plans, sale, sheldon designs, thanksgiving | Leave a comment

Tumbleweed XS-House Plans On Sale for $99

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve done any investigation into building a tiny house of your own you’ve probably run across Jay Shafer’s Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. Jay is really a master tiny house designer and I really appreciate all the houses he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Plans | Tagged jay shafer, sale, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house company, XS-House | 2 Comments

Students to Build Three Tiny Houses

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple of days ago I posted the story of a high school class in Canada that is going to actually build three tiny houses from student designs. Ben, the student that contacted me originally, won third place, his brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Ben, canada, Dany, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Mathieu, school project, students. Embrun, tiny house | 5 Comments

Tiny Prefab ebook Winner!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

First I want to thank everyone that entered the Free Drawing for the Tiny Prefab ebook. There were tons of great tiny house ideas and dreams in those 39 comments… definitely worth a read if you’re curious to see what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged book, contest, ebook, prefab, tiny prefab, winner | 4 Comments

Help Build a Stronger Case for Tiny Houses

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The other day I posted a story about Michael Mehta’s small house on Gabriola Island in British Columbia. Michael is currently working on a short article focused on small-scale, sustainable housing for a newspaper article and is hoping to leverage … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged ecological, LEED, low impact, Michael Mehta, Newspaper article, Research, strong case, sustainable | 10 Comments

Homemade Tool for Pallet and Fence Picket Salvage

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my readers, Harry (aka Fatcat the Tinker), sent me this diagram of a simple handmade tool he created for salvaging old fence pickets. When he saw my adventures in tiny pallet house construction he decided to share this … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged Fatcat the Tinker, handmade tool, Harry, pallet house, pallet tool, pallets, salvage | 1 Comment

Ben’s Tiny House Design

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Yesterday a student named Ben from Embrun, Canada shared with me this tiny house design that he made with Google SketchUp. He and his school gave me permission to show it to you and share a little background on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Ben, canada, École secondaire catholique Embrun, Embrun, google sketchup, school, school project, student | 12 Comments