Tiny Home Builders http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:34:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TinyHomeBuildersBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Tiny Living Interior http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TinyHomeBuildersBlog/~3/krr79TWjfl8/ http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2012/02/22/tiny-living-interior/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:32:20 +0000 dlouche http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/?p=707 Continue reading →]]> As promised, here are the pictures of the finished interior of ‘Tiny Living’. I couldn’t get the color just right since there are three different sources of light (sunlight, incandescent and florescent bulbs), so if it looks a little off I apologize.

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And I also made a video

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I’ve been super busy lately and haven’t had that much time to update the Tiny House Directory. But that is going to change soon. One of the things I’ve been working on is adding a new category to the directory which is ‘Houses’. This category is actually big enough that I gave it it’s own URL: tinyhousemarketplace.com. It’s a place where you can list and search for tiny houses for sale or rent. Since it’s just started there is only my one lonely house there. So if you know anyone who is looking to sell a tiny house, spread the word so that my house can have a friend or two :) Listing a house is free and it’s super easy. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

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Just as I was pulling into DeLand to finish the ‘Tiny Living’ house I was contacted by a reporter from NBC who wanted to do a story on tiny houses. Within an hour I was being interviewed and the feature aired later that night and all through the weekend. It was pretty cool!

Check it out here: http://www.wesh.com/news/30476592/detail.html

BTW The house is done! I’ll have pictures posted as soon as I get back to town but it looks great! I’m super excited! :)

]]> http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2012/02/20/in-the-news/feed/ 2 http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2012/02/20/in-the-news/ The Build-Along is on! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TinyHomeBuildersBlog/~3/hbQYAzEIS4c/ http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2012/02/02/the-build-along-is-on/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:29:48 +0000 dlouche http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/?p=679 Continue reading →]]> We had enough people sign up for the build along so we will be starting on March 1st. I’m really excited and I think it will be a lot of fun. I’ll be posting pictures of my progress and occasionally that of the other builders as well (with their permission).

If you want to join us sign up by March 1st @ http://tinyhomebuilders.com/buildalong

Also, Alex from tinyhousetalk.com recently posted a video tour of my Tiny Living design that he recorded a while back at my open house.

Tiny Living Tour

A lot of people have asked me for pictures of the interior of that house and this video is the best I have right now. Of course that will change soon since I am scheduled to go down there and finish it on Feb 16th.

I’ll post some more when I get down there.

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But I guess dogs have always had tiny houses. Anyways, for a change of pace I decided to build my dog a house with a modern flare.

I showed the finished pictures to someone I work with and his response was “why does it have those angles?”, so I guess it’s not for everyone :)

Check out more pictures and pick up the plans if your feeling handy over at http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Plans/ModernDog

Also, I’m planning a trip to Florida in mid February to finish up the house down there. A lot of people have asked me for pictures of the interior so rest assured they are on the way.

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Tiny House Build Along

Reserve your spot for only $99

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This first video I shot half way through the trip and I talk mainly about the interior siding and something I might consider doing differently concerning the electrical if I had planned to hook this house up to solar power.

And the last video I shot right before I left Florida.

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Over the years that I have been involved in the tiny house movement I have collected many links to various tiny house resources. I felt that this list could be useful to others especially to someone just coming on to the scene and looking for some specific information (like a builder’s blog that is building a specific house or a specific set of plans). So I put together tinyhousedirectory.com. It’s still in its infancy as I have only added a subset of my bookmarks, so look for more data and features to come.

]]> http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/10/18/tinyhousedirectory-com/feed/ 0 http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/10/18/tinyhousedirectory-com/ The Devil is in the Details – Deja vu http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TinyHomeBuildersBlog/~3/5Cs61Mbuh9E/ http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/10/18/the-devil-is-in-the-details-dj-vu/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:57:20 +0000 Dan Louche http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/10/18/the-devil-is-in-the-details-dj-vu/ Continue reading →]]> When I drive down to Deland last Monday the first thing I did was make a list of all of the remaining items that needed to be completed to declare this house ‘done’. I then laid them out into a schedule since my plan was to have everything wrapped up for the open house that I was hosting on the following Saturday. All the items fit in nicely on my little piece of paper that turned out to be my fantasy work schedule. On the end of the first day I was already reworking my list and dropping things off. The interior work is just so slow because of the detail that goes into all of the various trim pieces.

I worked feverously up until the first person showed up on Saturday. I brought a change of clothes specifically for the open house so that I could look a little more professional but instead I looked like a homeless man who had just run 3 miles. Despite my dishevelment I really enjoyed the day as I got to talk to a few people about a topic I really enjoy.

I completed most of the interior except for sealing and staining the walls and installing the cabinets.

 

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I’ll post a video once I get it edited which has some interior shots.

Among the visitors on Saturday was Alex from tinyhousetalk.com. He brought his camera along so look for some cool video coming from him at his site.

]]> http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/10/18/the-devil-is-in-the-details-dj-vu/feed/ 2 http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/10/18/the-devil-is-in-the-details-dj-vu/ Open House! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TinyHomeBuildersBlog/~3/33lIBCCldWQ/ http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/09/16/open-house/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:51:55 +0000 Dan Louche http://tinyhomebuilders.com/Blog/2011/09/16/open-house/ Continue reading →]]> I will be hosting an open house for my latest tiny house design ‘Tiny Living’ on Oct. 15th in Deland Fl.

My plan is to head down to my dad’s house on October 10th and try to wrap up the remaining work on the interior. I expect that will be enough time to do everything except maybe some of the cabinets (depending on my selection at Home Depot or if I decide to build something completely custom)  The open house will then be held on the following Saturday. Send me an email if you would like to come and hang out with me and my family and I will reply with the address. I want to do it this way so that I have an idea of how many people are going to show up. Who knows, maybe I will spring for some hot dogs or something :)

If you can’t make it I will be taking lots of photos and videos so keep your eye on the blog a few days afterwards.

P.S. I will be putting up some signs so that people don’t get stuck in the dirt ;)

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