Tag Archives: pallet house

Patrick’s Pallet House on Wheels

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Back in September I reported on a pallet house being built by a fellow in Lakeland, Florida named Patrick. He’s using discarded shipping pallets for the walls and has framed the roof with conventional lumber. This was a very wise choice … Continue reading →

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Pallet House Workshop hosted by New Jura Natural Building in Waller, Texas

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The folks at New Jura Natural Building will be hosting a pallet house building workshop beginning on November 1st in Waller, Texas. They will be covering the following topics: Pallet walls Slip straw Earthen plastering Rainwater capturing Grey water Recycled … Continue reading →

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Pallet House Exhibit in Nelson, BC

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Michael Janzen

A couple days ago I posted news of a tiny house design competition hosted by the Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History. The design competition is part of a larger exhibit called Shelter: How We Live. For the exhibit, … Continue reading →

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Another Pallet House on Wheels

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Patrick alerted me to his pallet house project by posting photos on the Tiny House Design facebook page. He’s taken the trailer from a dilapidated travel trailer and begin to build a tiny house based loosly on the Tumbleweed Tarleton … Continue reading →

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Preparing to move the Tiny Free House

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been following the very slow progress I’ve been not making on my Tiny Free House you’ll be happy to know we’re preparing to move it from the family farm to our home near Sacramento. Having it on my … Continue reading →

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Pallet Playhouse Instructable

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Michael Janzen

My brother Eric spotted this pallet playhouse and the perfect inspiration for me to kick off the new year because my first resolution is to finish my Tiny Free House in 2010! This fellow had a slightly different approach to … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged pallet, pallet house, playhouse, recycle, scrap wood | 2 Comments

Homemade Tool for Pallet and Fence Picket Salvage

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my readers, Harry (aka Fatcat the Tinker), sent me this diagram of a simple handmade tool he created for salvaging old fence pickets. When he saw my adventures in tiny pallet house construction he decided to share this … Continue reading →

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World Hands Project – Pallet Houses in Mexico

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Michael Janzen

While the World Hands Project is currently going through internal re-organization I was happy to find that during past workshops they’ve helped people down in Mexico build some simple homes from shipping pallets. Instead of using some kind of manufactured insulation … Continue reading →

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Tiny Free House Update

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The weather was nice this past weekend, a little hot, but not bad at all… perfect for putting the pallet boards on the roof of my Tiny Free House. I did get a bit of a sun burned on the … Continue reading →

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Tiny Free House Update

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I spent the weekend up at the family farm and was able to finish framing the eaves on my Tiny Free House. The front of the house is now ready for milled pallet boards which will really seal it up … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged framed, free house, pallet house, pallet wood, pallets, Tiny Free House, tiny house | 5 Comments