Tag Archives: ebook

TenYurt – A Simple DIY Prefab Shelter

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Michael Janzen

The following is a guest post by Malcolm White on a new prefab ebook he’s authored. For a long time now I have been interested in almost everything related to residential design and construction. If you looked at the bookmarks … Continue reading →

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Go House Go

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams at Portland Alternative Dwellings has just published a great ebook called Go House Go – How to Build a Tiny House on Wheels. In just 21 pages Dee provides the answers to the most common questions by new … Continue reading →

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DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Michael Thompson at rammed-earth.org shared a copy of his new book with me, it’s called DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT! I was really happy to find it packed with real DIY information. The first section covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, dirt, earthen home, ebook, michael thompson, rammed earth, uk, Workshops | 1 Comment

No Building Codes eBook by Terry Herb

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Terry Herb, the fellow behind the blog containerist.com, has written an ebook called No Building Codes, A Guide to States with No Building Codes. I bought a copy because it sounded like it might answer one of the most common … Continue reading →

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Simple Solar Homesteading

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve written about this Simple Solar Homestead before but LaMar has made some improvements to his website including the addition of videos and photos of cabins built from the plans in his book. His book is called Simple Solar Homesteading … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, ebook, homestead, homesteading, lamar alexander, off the grid, simple solar homesteading, solar, tiny house | 6 Comments

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 →

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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 →

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Enter to Win – Free Drawing for Tiny Prefab ebook

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Update: Comments are closed a winner has been randomly selected! I’ve been working on an update to my ebook, Tiny Prefab, and will have it complete by Monday, November 23, 2009. I thought it would be fun to give away … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged contest, drawing, ebook, Free Drawing, prefab, tiny prefab | 39 Comments

Tiny Prefab – eBook & Plans

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Last night I put the finishing touches on a 65 page house plan ebook. It’s called Tiny Prefab, A Do-It-Yourself Prefab Building System and contains the plans and instructions for creating tiny prefab structures that are easy to build from … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, diy, do it yourself, ebook, michael janzen, panelized, panels, Plans, prefab, sips, sustainable, sustainable architecture, tiny prefab | 6 Comments