Monthly Archives: June 2010

Turtle Tuff Shelters

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Turtle Tuff Shelters builds affordable geodesic dome survival shelter kits. They are a bit more like tents than a full-time homes but seem like a potential alternative to a yurt. They come in two sizes, 16-foot and 24-foot, and cost … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged dome, geodesic, Orem, shelter, turtle tuff, Utah | 1 Comment

Foam Dome Home by Craig

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Craig posted this very cool design on Google Buzz the other day and I thought I’d share it with the larger community. Craig also has a blog where he posts many of his clever design concepts called You and your … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged craig, dome, foam, shipping container | 1 Comment

Adam’s Tiny House Update

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Adam is building a tiny house from one of my free house plans, the 8×16 tiny solar house to be specific. He recent moved from Spokane, Washington to Montana and plans to go back to school and study architecture. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged 8x16, Adam, Montana, solar, Spokane, washington | Leave a comment

Tiny Housers – Innovators or Just Plain Crazy?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Of course we’re crazy… after all we admire (or are) people that live in 100 square feet or less. Take my friend Derek “Deek” Diedricksen for example… he’s the author of a homespun tiny house book with what could be … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged Derek Diedricksen, Mimi Zeiger, tiny house, Tiny Yellow House | 6 Comments

Jonathan’s House is Complete

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Except for a few minor details Jonathan’s tiny house, a Tumbleweed Fencl, is complete and has left Flint, Michigan. His new temporary home is a well-kept wooded campground on a lake. The only drawback seems to be the tours… yep… tours. … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged fencl, flint, Gungadin, Gungy, Jonathan, michigan, tumbleweed | 6 Comments

PVC Bike Guy is building the Teardrop Bike Trailer

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The PVC Bike Guy sent me few photos that show the progress of the Teardrop Bike Trailer, a project inspired by a design I posted about a year ago. As his nickname implies he’s a builder of PVC based bikes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged bike, pvc, teardrop, trailer | Leave a comment

How To Make Unbuildable Land Buildable with Rainwater Collection

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been playing with the idea of finding ways of building on unbuildable land. The term unbuildable land typically refers to property located in a place with a lot of code restrictions. There probably are places that you’d be hard-pressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged permits, rainwater, rainwater collection, rainwater harvesting, shed, water, well | 31 Comments

Two Year Anniversary

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I just realized that I launched Tiny House Design two years ago today. In that time I’ve published 530 posts and the website has been visted by over 650,000 different people (absolute unique visitors). Those people looked at over 2,000,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged anniversary, two year | 1 Comment

Cob House in Arizona

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I ran across this whimsical little cob house on YouTube the other night and was really impressed with the organic nature of the home. Here’s what they say about the home in the notes at YouTube: Construction took about 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Arizona, cob house, earthen, tour | 8 Comments

Dissolve your HOA/POA Today!

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Do property owners’ associations (POAs) and homeowner associations (HOAs) really protect home values and communities, or do they simply add another layer of bureaucrats and cost communities money? I personally think the world would be a better place if most … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged Cal Pines, California Pines, Dissolve, HOA, Homeowners Association, POA, Property Owners Association | 11 Comments