Tag Archives: 8×16

John’s Tiny House in the Woods

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Michael Janzen

John, one of my readers, shared his tiny house project with me. It’s based on one of my free tiny house plans, the 8×16 Tiny Solar House, but instead of mounting it on a trailer and putting a lot of glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged 8x16, cabin, tiny house, woods | 4 Comments

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 →

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Improved Solar Panel Set-Up

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Honestly I’m trying to keep this simple, no really. I could just slap an RV photovoltaic (PV) panel rack on the roof and be done with it but it just seems like that would be harder to live with day-in … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, active solar, Free Plans, free plans, passive solar, solar house, solar tiny house, tiny solar house | 14 Comments

Alternate Solar Panel Integration – Tiny Solar House

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was up late last night drawing some Tiny Solar House updates that included a way of integrating photovoltaic solar panels into the design. This morning I’m thinking that my previous solution won’t work very well.Based on the early comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, free plans, photovoltaic panels, solar house, tiny house | 15 Comments

8×16 Free Tiny House Plans

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Michael Janzen

It’s 1:00 AM and I just put the finishing touches on the first version of the 8×16 free tiny house plans. This house is designed to be an inexpensively built passive solar tiny house on a trailer. In the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, floor plans, free plans, solar house, tiny house, tiny solar house | 29 Comments

8×16 Free House Plans Coming Along Nicely

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I want to thank everyone who provided feedback on my first post of this 8×16 tiny house plan. It was really great to see it through more eyes. I was also able to incorporate many of the suggestions and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, free plans, house plans, passive solar, shed roof, solar house, solar tiny house, tiny house, turnbull | 27 Comments

8×16 Free House Plans Preview

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I had high aspirations of staying up late tonight and finishing the plans for the 8×16 free house plans, but I’m ready to drop. I’m also struggling with the height of the loft in this design and wanted to throw … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged 8x16, free plans, house plans, tiny house | 23 Comments