Tiny House Design

I updated the Tiny Solar House plans tonight and added 5 pages that explain how this 8′ by 12′ house can be easily extended into a 12′ by 16′. I also made a little change to the name of the house and changed it from Tiny Solar House to Tiny Solar Saltbox.

I’ve also sent out a free update to everyone who has already bought the plans. So when you buy a set of my plans it’s more like a subscription where you receive updated versions when I make improvements to the design.

The plans are available for $9.95 and come as a PDF download. The Tiny Solar Saltbox plans now has 45 pages that mainly details how to build one 8′ by 12′ Saltbox unit. But once you know how to build one unit, you can build wider variations easily. Below are some of the drawings you’ll find in the plans.

For those of you patiently waiting for the 12×24 plans… they’ll be available any day now.

Ironically this is my 400th post on Tiny House Design. I really hadn’t planned to do anything special for the 400th post but this does mark a personal milestone for me. Over the last year and a half of exploring tiny houses through blogging I’ve presented many design ideas, some of my own and many from other people. What began as an exploration is slowly turning into a self-sustaining endeavor that should give me more and more time to dedicate to tiny houses and simple living.

My skills with Google SketchUp, the free 3D drawing software, has reached a level where I’m able to create  quality house plans. You’ve probably seen me talk about Tiny Prefab, a 90 page ebook I’ve written dedicated to a DIY prefab building system and you’ve probably also noticed the free tiny house plans I’ve drawn.

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I’m still making small edits to the next version of the house plans but I wanted to share a better picture of the murphy bed. It’s a queen size bed mounted horizontally. This allows some space to walk around side of the bed past the main windows but more importantly allows the whole thing to fit under the ceiling. The bed is a bit higher than normal so that it clears the wheel well. I’ve also included the latest Google SketchUp file in case you want to take a closer look.