Tag Archives: pallets

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 →

Posted in Projects | Tagged florida, Lakeland, pallet house, pallets, Patrick, sustainable architecture | 5 Comments

Gypsy Junker

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is working on another tiny house. This time a portable 24 square foot place he’s nicknamed the Gypsy Junker. This isn’t Deek’s first tiny house project, he’s built a cabin up in Vermont and is also writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Deek, Derek Diedricksen, Gypsy Junker, pallets, reclaimed, recycled | 5 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 →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged Fatcat the Tinker, handmade tool, Harry, pallet house, pallet tool, pallets, salvage | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged cob, Humanitarian, mexico, pallet house, pallets, shipping pallets, sustainable architecture, Workshops, world hands project | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged free house, pallet house, pallets, recycled, scrap, sustainable, sustainable architecture, tiny house | 3 Comments

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

8-Inch Thick Wall Pallet House Concept

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Michael Janzen

A couple weeks ago I posted an alternative concept for a tiny house built from shipping pallets that simply used half pallets (24″ by 40″) as building blocks to form walls. I chose 24-inch walls for that first post because … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged pallet, pallet house, pallets, shipping pallet, tiny house, tiny pallet house | 12 Comments

Tiny Pallet House Design Concept

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I first became aware of the small house society and the Tumbleweed tiny houses was in some press that was related to hurricane Katrina. It seemed that one of the side effects of Katrina was an increased awareness of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Plans | Tagged home building, house plan, pallet, pallet house, pallets, Plans, shipping pallet, tiny pallet house | 3 Comments