Spend the Night in a Tumbleweed Tiny House
I’ve always thought that tiny houses would make an excellent vacation rentals. Now you can stay the night in one of the nicest tiny houses ever designed, the Tumbleweed Fencl.
The Fencl measures just 130 square feet, has a tiny functional kitchen, bathroom, and queen-size loft bed. The interior is finished in wood and heat is provided by a tiny propane fireplace. Learn more about the Tumbleweed Fencl at The Lodge and reserve an overnight stay.
To learn more about the design and buy plans visit the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company.
Below is a video that shows this very tiny house under construction.
Jonathan’s House is Complete
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. His tiny house has rapidly become quite an attraction and his new neighbors are just itching to take a peek inside his tiny home. Some have even warned him that they’re bringing back friends for a look.
Jonathan did a great job documenting the entire construction process on his blog and it’s loaded with great stuff any future tiny house owner-builder would want to know.
Congratulations Jonathan… definitely a major milestone!
Tiny Houses are quickly becoming an Icon of Freedom
A tiny house on a trailer could cost less than the permits for a normal house. This recent post on building permits by Karl Ulrich shows exactly what permits and fees will cost him to build a normal house in his neck of the woods. Karl is also a tiny house owner-builder himself and has a small cabin that borders the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont.
His Vermont cabin was built within the definition of a shed and cost less than $10,000 in materials. His normal house project will cost over $26,000 in permits and fees. Generally speaking the cost for permits ranges wildly from community to community and can vary even more widely depending on the size and type of structure. But you can see why a tiny house is an attractive option for many people when it is designed to preclude the need for permits.
Jonathan’s Tumbleweed Fencl Update
I’ve been incredibly impressed with the steady progress Jonathan has been making on his Tumbleweed Fencl. It’s nearly complete and I wanted to commend Jonathan for his persistance and clever adaptations. His blog is also packed with a record of the construction progress so if you want to see what it takes to build a tiny house before you pick up your own hammer, read through his blog.
How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House
Jay Shafer and the team at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have just put the finishing touches on a great video that shows the construction of a Tumbleweed Fencl. I especially liked seeing details like how they connect the house to the trailer and all the details about the interior paneling and exterior siding installation.
Now here’s the video showing the building of the Fencl. Learn more about buying a set of Tumbleweed Fencl Plans.
It’s also worth mentioning that Jay will be teaching his building & design workshops in seven different cities in 2010.
- Austin, TX – January 16-17, 2010 (just missed it)
- Durham, NC – March 20-21, 2010
- Boston, MA – May 22-23, 2010
- Toronto, Canada – July 17-18, 2010
- Portland, OR – August 7-8, 2010
- Boulder, CO – September 18-19, 2010
- Sebastopol, CA – November 6-7, 2010
You might also be interested to know that many of his plans have been reduced a little in price. Be sure to take a fresh look at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company website.
