Category Archives: Kits / Prefab

The Sonoma Shanty – Workshops, Kits, Plans, Tiny Houses

If you’ve been a reader of Tiny House Design and Kent Griswold’s Tiny House Blog for a while you might recall that a small group of us bloggers, designers, and builders got together for a visit at Jay Shafer’s Tumbleweed … Continue reading

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House of Cards -or- DIY Tiny House Kit

After posting the latest design variation for Nine Tiny Feet I got a few requests to make the house more lightweight. This seems like a pretty good idea since that project is really about getting the most value from the … Continue reading

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Live Edge Pre-Fab Prototype

This is a pre-fab one-bedroom prototype home currently on display in Oakland, California. It’s the creation of Live Edge, LCC and is build on a 8-foot modular plan and uses sustainable materials and a traditional Japanese post and beam system. … Continue reading

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MetroShed Year-End Sale

MetroShed has two 9′ by 13′ MetroSheds available for $7,495 which includes free shipping. If you’ve been eyeballing these little backyard office/studios you might want to jump on this now because it’s the biggest discount they say they’ve the ever … Continue reading

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Sweet Water Bungalows

One of my readers passed this onto me this morning. Thanks DJ! Sweet Water Bungalows are fair weather tiny houses that have a simple wood frame, windows, and a door, but are covered with a heavy duty rain fly. The … Continue reading

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Naked Galapagos – Do-it-yourself Tortoise Shell Home

Kent Griswold (from tinyhouseblog.com) and I finally connected by phone yesterday. It was really nice chatting with a kindred spirt (blogger and tiny house enthusiast). I’ll have to make the two hour drive over to Sonoma County one of these … Continue reading

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Timberlast Kits

I just spotted this on TinyHouseBlog.com. Timberlast if now selling timber frame kits that are a complete enclosed shell for a tiny house. You finish off the interior and mechanical systems yourself. Everything is pre-cut and can be assembled in … Continue reading

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Tiny Log Cabin

If you’ve ever driven past or stayed in a KOA Kampground you might have seen one of these log cabins by Prairie Kraft Specialties. This company is an approved supplier to KOA Kampgrounds and maker of the Kamping Kabins. They … Continue reading

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kitHAUS – Prefab Modern Kit Houses

kitHAUS is cool. It’s a flexible prefab building system built to go up quick and easy and make minimal impact on the building site. It’s designed to sit on simple foundation piers. The structure is a lightweight aluminum frame and … Continue reading

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MetroCabin

MetroCabin is not really intended to be a house but instead a studio, extra room, cabana, or retreat cabin, although they have developed a variation with a basic bathroom and kitchen. The structure is designed and engineered to a high … Continue reading

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