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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Pallet House Workshop hosted by New Jura Natural Building in Waller, Texas
The folks at New Jura Natural Building will be hosting a pallet house building workshop beginning on November 1st in Waller, Texas. They will be covering the following topics: Pallet walls Slip straw Earthen plastering Rainwater capturing Grey water Recycled … Continue reading
How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 5
In the fifth part of this Google SketchUp tutorial I finish drawing the exterior of the house. In part 6 I’ll move inside and draw interior walls, bathroom, and kitchen. Be sure to follow along on YouTube by subscribing to the Tiny … Continue reading
Redefining the Trailer House
Randy has a blog called Mobile Kodgers where he writes about the freedom he finds on the road. Today Randy told the story of a long-time friend who lives in a private location on the Mogollon plateau in Arizona. The land … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged Arizona, Mobile Kodgers, Mogollon, Taylor, trailer
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Deek at Walden Cabin
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen had an opportunity to visit Henry David Thoreau‘s cabin yesterday and posted a video tour of the famous little cabin on YouTube. Deek is the author of the book Humble Homes Simple Shacks… and micro house creations … Continue reading
Posted in Video
Tagged Boxy Lady, Deek, Derek Diedricksen, Henry David Thoreau, micro house, walden
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Tiny Yellow House #5 – Vermont Cabin
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen has posted the 5th episode of Tiny Yellow House, his growing show on YouTube that features tiny living spaces. In this episode Deek shares the tiny cabin in Vermont he built with his brother, family, and friends. … Continue reading
Rammed Earth Builder turns to High Speed Wood
Michael Thompson builds and teaches workshops about rammed earth buildings in the UK. He has undertaken a non-housing project – to set the land speed record for a 100% wooden bicycle. While this story is off the topic of tiny … Continue reading
Fricken Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing is a process of busting up layers of rock to increase oil and gas well production. All around the family farm, where I’ve been slowing building the Tiny Free House, are dozens of natural gas wells. Actually there … Continue reading
10 Square – Competition Entries
The 10 Square Design Competition entries have now been posted to the competition’s blog. Juried finalists will be announced (via the Shelter Blog) Tuesday, October 19th. Voting for the “people’s choice” entry will run from October 12th through October 26th (5 … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement
Tagged 10 Square, BC, canada, competition, Nelson, Shelter: How We Live, Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History
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How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 4
In the fourth part of this Google SketchUp tutorial I show how to draw the front door, windows, and exterior trim. By the end of this clip the house is really starting to look like a complete tiny house and … Continue reading
How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 3
This third video shows the completion of the basic structure including the framing of the loft and roof. Some basic structural concepts are explained and SketchUp’s tape measure tool is introduced. I’ll continue posting additional segments of this tutorial here … Continue reading
Posted in How To
Tagged drafting, drawing, sketchup, tiny house, tutorial, Video, youtube
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