This is so great — I just got word from Tumbleweed Tiny House Company that they are selling the XS-House plan for $99. This is the cheapest Tumbleweed house you can build, and (now) the cheapest set of plans they offer.
Officially the dry weight of this house is 4000 lbs, which means that many standard trucks and SUVs could tow it to it’s destination, and at 12’9″ it is well within the road height on the west coast, maybe even on the east coast too. And if you live in a progressive city like Portland, you just may be able to plop it down someplace convenient and legal. How cool is that?
This 65-square-foot house is perfect for one full-time simplicity-loving resident, and counting the sleeping loft above it is about 130 square feet. It was designed to include all the necessities including a wet bathroom/shower, a small fireplace, a sink, small refrigerator, hot plate for cooking, a couch, desk, and built-in storage. And of course, the loft bed.
Dee Williams hand built and currently lives in a slightly modified Tumbleweed house (using reclaimed materials & solar electricity) and has received plenty of press attention in this micro-housing boom.
What a great holiday gift: a set of plans and a ticket to a small house building workshop. If you are considering purchasing plans, designing your own plans, and eventually building a tiny Tumbleweed-style house, I definitely recommend attending a Tumbleweed workshop. If you sign up by Dec. 31 you can bring a friend for free. Here is the workshop schedule: Austin, TX – Jan 16-17, 2010 | Durham, NC – Mar 20-21, 2010 | Boston, MA – May 22-23, 2010 | Toronto, Canada – Jul 17-18, 2010 | Portland, OR – Aug 7-8, 2010 | Boulder, CO – Sept 18-19, 2010 | Sebastopol, CA – Nov 6-7, 2010
Photo credit: John Friedman (top)
Photo credit: Mark Harrison/The Seattle Times (bottom)
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Hello Jay!
I admire your talent your awesome! I saw you online on the yahoo home page today Saturday July 17, 2010.
Look forward to attending one of your workshops.
We reside in Sacramento,Ca so hopefully you’ll either come here in California someday real soon or we will have to come to the nearest state to attend your workshop.
Thanks a bunch for your time,
Sincerely,
Aundreax
Hi, I’ve been following this idea for a while. It’s brilliant. I missed you in Austin, and would have made the trip from Houston to attend this, it would give my wife and I the excuse for a camping trip up there anyway. Will you be coming back to Texas again? You should come to Houston! I’m keen on the idea, but put off by the building process, although I am a bit of a handy man, from a family of builders. I’d need to be convinced though I could handle the building work by myself. I have thought of putting such a thing in my mother-in-law’s back garden. I figure so long as it is on wheels and on private property the Houston Council will treat it like a trailer and won’t start annoying us for taxes etc., and would give us a place to stay when we visit her. It sure beats a Cassita!
this is truly bad to the bone for sure………….. i think it will catch on very fast and now you might not be able to invite people over but now you can meet people somewhere and help boost the mom and pop busineses…………