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Tiny House Plans
Coastal Cottage
28-Foot Tiny House
30 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Prefab Hybrid
DIY Prefab System
26 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Tiny Prefab
DIY Prefab System
90 Page eBook (.pdf)
$19.95
Pioneer's Cabin (16x20)
41 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Prospector's Cabin (12x12)
37 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Tiny Solar House (8x12)
45 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Tag Archives: solar
2011 Solar Decathlon Preview
The Solar Decathlon is a biannual competition where 20 university-led teams from around the globe come together and present their latest innovations in solar technology. The entry that best combines affordability, consumer appeal, design excellence, and optimal energy efficiency will be … Continue reading
Cabin in the Catskills
Shelley and her husband are building a tiny house based on one of my free plans, the 8×16 Tiny Solar House. They made some modifications like building it on the ground instead of a trailer – and adding a deck. … Continue reading
How to Move Yourself Off-The-Grid
It’s easy to take flush toilets, grid-power, and fresh water on tap for granted. I can’t blame any of us for thinking that all these modern conveniences are normal… it’s the onlynormal we’ve known. Due to this most folks have a … Continue reading
Adam’s Tiny House Update
Adam is building a tiny house from one of my free house plans, the 8×16 tiny solar house to be specific. He recent moved from Spokane, Washington to Montana and plans to go back to school and study architecture. This … Continue reading
SolMan by Sol Solutions
This is a small portable power generator that delivers up to 1,200 watts of AC power and includes one 135 watt photovoltaic panel, three 100 amp/hour deep cycle sealed batteries, charge controller, watt meter, 1200 watt inverter/charger, and external AC/DC … Continue reading
Simple Solar Homesteading
I’ve written about this Simple Solar Homestead before but LaMar has made some improvements to his website including the addition of videos and photos of cabins built from the plans in his book. His book is called Simple Solar Homesteading … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book, ebook, homestead, homesteading, lamar alexander, off the grid, simple solar homesteading, solar, tiny house
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Thermal Mass vs Insulation
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to write more on specific tiny house design considerations. This first post is about two things that often get confused, thermal mass and insulation. Both can help regulate the temperature inside a home … Continue reading
Posted in How To
Tagged alternative energy, insulation, passive solar, solar, sustainable architecture, thermal mass
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Tiny Solar House Plans
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 … Continue reading
Shed Building Step by Step
A while back one of my readers, David, sent me a link to Sean Sexton’s website that contains a complete set of step-by-step photos that document the construction process of this simple shed. The design looks perfect for adapting into … Continue reading
Yes Wee Cabins by Tim Guiles
This is Tim Guiles, a tiny house builder up in Vermont. His tiny house company is called Yes Wee Cabins. Tim has been living in tiny spaces since 1988 when he bought a sailboat that he lived aboard full-time for … Continue reading
Posted in Builders
Tagged builder, solar, Tim Guiles, tiny house, tiny house builder, vermont, Yes We Cabins, yeswecabins
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