Tag Archives: Video

Saturday Tiny House Videos

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Michael Janzen

For your Saturday morning viewing enjoyment – some tiny house videos we spotted online this past week. Also: If you’d like to see tiny house stories in your inbox regularly subscribe to Tiny House Living email newsletter. We also invite you to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Tiny House Videos

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Michael Janzen

One of the blogs I follow posts a regular Saturday Video post where they select a few good on-topic videos worth watching. I thought that might be a great thing to add as a regular feature. I also wanted to … Continue reading →

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WorldHaus Prefab

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michael Janzen

The folks at faircompanies tipped me off to an interview they recently had with Daniel Gross, the entrepreneur behind a company called WorldHaus. WorldHaus, an Idealab project, has developed a low cost prefab building system intended to provide families in … Continue reading →

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Austin Tiny House

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Louis Burns recently finished building his first tiny house. It’s a simple home built on a 16-foot trailer, weights less than 5000-pounds, and has been setup with basic plumbing and electrical. It also features a sleeping loft, small bathroom, closet, … Continue reading →

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How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 3

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Michael Janzen

This third video shows the completion of the basic structure including the framing of the loft and roof. Some basic structural concepts are explained and SketchUp’s tape measure tool is introduced. I’ll continue posting additional segments of this tutorial here … Continue reading →

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How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 2

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Michael Janzen

In this second video I clean up the walls that I quickly drew in the first video and then add a doorway, kitchen window, and move the existing windows to their final locations. I also cover the framed walls with … Continue reading →

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How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 1

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Michael Janzen

This is the first in a video series I’m putting together that shows you how to draw a tiny house on a trailer with Google SketchUp, the free 3D illustration software from Google. I’ll be posting these how-to videos here … Continue reading →

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The Boxy Lady – Tiny Yellow House

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Derek Diedricksen has a new episode out of Tiny Yellow House. This time it features one of his latest micro house creations called The Boxy Lady. In addition to providing a place to sleep it can also double as a … Continue reading →

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Earthbag YouTube Channel

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The folks at the Earthbag Building Blog recently launched a YouTube channel filled with videos that show exactly how earthbag buildings are constructed. These simple earthen homes are extremely inexpensive to build and can be earthquake and hurricane resistant if … Continue reading →

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How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Jay Shafer and the team at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have just put the finishing touches on a great video that shows the construction of a Tumbleweed Fencl. I especially liked seeing details like how they connect the house … Continue reading →

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