Tag Archives: jay shafer

How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged austin, boston, boulder, california, canada, colorado, Durham, fencl, jay shafer, Massachusetts, North Carolina, oregon, portland, sebastopol, texas, toronto, tumbleweed, Video, Workshops | 5 Comments

Tumbleweed XS-House Plans On Sale for $99

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve done any investigation into building a tiny house of your own you’ve probably run across Jay Shafer’s Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. Jay is really a master tiny house designer and I really appreciate all the houses he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Plans | Tagged jay shafer, sale, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house company, XS-House | 2 Comments

Jay Shafer’s Fencl is ready for New York

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Michael Janzen

My friend Kent Griswold had a very busy day traveling up and down Sonoma County. He visited pretty much every local tiny house builder. Read about his busy day at Tiny House Blog. The most exciting part was a visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged fencl, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny house blog, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house company | 3 Comments

Jay Shafer’s Vardo is For Sale

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is a bit of a rare occurrence. Jay Shafer is selling his Vardo. If you’ve ever been to one of Jay’s monthly open houses you probably noticed this micro house sitting next to his much larger 89 square foot … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged for sale, jay shafer, micro house, tiny house blog, tumbleweed, vardo | 3 Comments

Tumbleweed Fencl Update

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Kent Griswold from Tiny House Blog visited the Tumbleweed Fencl construction site again this week and posted an update on his blog. As you can see Jay Shafer and crew are coming right along with getting this tiny house built … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged construction, fencl, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tumbleweed | 3 Comments

Handmade Tiny House Windows

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The other day my friend Kent, over at tinyhouseblog.com, posted a story about a fellow named Kai who has built a modified Tumbleweed WeeBee in Germany. I spent quite a bit of time looking through all the great construction photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged german, germany, handmade, handmade windows, jay shafer, kai, Kai Schaede, tumbleweed, weebee, windows | 1 Comment

Get to know Jay Shafer

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Thanks to Twitter and Stephanie over at Coming Unmoored I noticed that Amanda over at Constructing a Simpler Life posted the text and photos of an interview she recently had with Jay Shafer at his tiny house in Sebastopol, California. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged Amanda Abel, Coming Unmoored, Constructing a Simpler Life, interview, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, small house society, Stephanie Reiley, tiny house, tumbleweed tiny house company | 9 Comments

32 x 8 Mobile Tiny House Concept

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Michael Janzen

This morning Kent Griswold posted a design concept on his Tiny House Blog. It’s a design that Bill Kastrinos of Tortoise Shell Homes is considering adding to the tiny houses he builds. The main difference with this newest model is … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Bill Kastrinos, jay shafer, Kent Griswold, tiny house, tiny houses, Tortoise Shell, Tortoise Shell home, trailer | 5 Comments

Tortoise Shell Homes on CNN

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Bill & Sharon Kastrinos and Jay Shafer are on CNN today talking about their tiny houses. Bill and Sharon downsized from a 1,800-square-foot home and now live in a 154-square-foot Tortoise Shell home. Bill is a contractor and as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged Bill Kastrinos, jay shafer, Tortoise Shell, Tortoise Shell home, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house, tumbleweed tiny house company | 3 Comments

Tumbleweed Tour Video

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Michael Janzen

The folks at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company just posted a new video of Jay and Greg’s big adventure. This past summer these Small House Society Co-Founders took Jay’s tiny house on the road and traveled from the Canadian Border … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged border to border, greg johnson, jay shafer, small house society, tiny house, tiny houses, tour, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house company, Tumbleweed Tiny Houses | 1 Comment