Tag Archives: trailer

Rick’s Tiny House in the Woods

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I stumbled quite by accident on Rick Harrison’s blog tonight. Rick has created a quite little place to live in a forest in Wisconsin. He built his tiny house out of a 1950′s travel trailer that measures about 7′ by … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged forest, Rick Harrison, The Realm of the Eighty, trailer, wisconsin, woods | 6 Comments

Justin’s Tiny House Update

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Justin Peer is building a tiny house on the outskirts of London, England and the exciting part is just now underway; the walls are going up. He’s building it from a lot of reclaimed (and some new) building materials. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged ireland, justin peer, reclaimed, recycled, salvaged, small living journal, sustainable architecture, tiny house, trailer | 1 Comment

Tiny Simple House Plans

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Michael Janzen

You might have noticed I’ve been experimenting with different drawing programs looking for the right tool to draw the illustrations for the house plan book I’m trying to finish up. I don’t have a bunch of money to spend on … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Simple House | Tagged house plans, small house, tiny house, Tiny Simple House, trailer | 2 Comments

How To Find Trailers For Your Tiny House

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Michael Janzen

Steve over at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company just published a great write-up on what to look for in trailers when shopping for a tiny house foundation. He describes the size, weight, height considerations as well as the need for … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged tiny house, trailer, trailers, tumbleweed, tumbleweed tiny house, tumbleweed tiny house company, zoey | 2 Comments

Mobility Can Open Up Job Opportunities

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I was reading thistinyhouse.com this morning and it looks like Hillary and Michael will be moving to San Diego soon. Michael got a job opportunity down in San Diego that’s too good to pass up. Ironically I was talking with … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged san diego, this tiny house, tiny house, trailer | 3 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

miniHome

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Michael Janzen

At 12′ by 33′ the miniHome isn’t the smallest tiny house but it is definitely small. The builder is located in Canada but they can ship these homes anywhere in North America. They are also developing additional modules that can … Continue reading →