Tiny Houses

[palehorse]

Posted by onawah (here)
Enchanting Tiny House On Huge Organic Farm In France
Living Big In A Tiny House
4.48M subscribers
5,974 views
Jul 21, 2023

"This enchanting, whimsically styled tiny home is a sight to behold. Located on a spectacular 100 hectare organic farm in France, with abundant gardens and a dream view overlooking a lake, this is a home capable of making your heart stand still for the beauty!

There is so much clever design and function which has gone into this DIY built tiny home. Constructed on an old tractor trailer, there is a lot of great thought and design which has been poured into this space. I'm especially a huge fan of the full sized piano in the main room!

And you can't look past the incredible setting of this home, with abundant rural views and dream gardens all around. This couple even grow enough fresh produce that they decided to get rid of their fridge! Now that's living the dream!

We hope you enjoy the full tour of this amazing tiny house. "

That is wonderful, it looks so big inside. Thanks for sharing.

[onawah]

Tiny Home Built with Love
A Dream Family Tiny House Design
Living Big In A Tiny House
4.51M subscribers
Sep 1, 2023

In this week's episode we meet an inspiring couple who have designed an incredible tiny home for their young family.

There’s plenty of space, with a large living room and kitchen and a playroom for the kids. Everything has been designed with easy family living and safety for the children in mind, with secure features added throughout the home to give the parents peace of mind.

Mitch and Taj have created a beautiful home for their family here. This home goes to show that with some good design and with a little help from some great philosophy, it’s possible for a young family to thrive in a tiny house.

Completely off-the-grid and parked up on a stunning rural section, it’s a dream place for them to raise their beautiful family.

You can follow this family's tiny house adventures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinyhomepar...

We hope you enjoy the tour of this lovely family tiny house. "

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vvmUkWWHpBo

[Rizotto]

This is such an interesting thread, but I probably won't have the time to go through it all. Right now I'm searching for a tiny house that would be entirely made of lego-like blocs that could be loaded on a big truck or barge to remote locations, put together and dismantled if and when necessary. The blocs would have to be made of a sturdy fire-proof material that can withstand grizzly bears, hurricane winds, firestorms from the local boreal forest, insulated for minus 40 degrees winter, withstand a heavy snow load, impervious to carpenter ants or rot, and of course waterproof.

(Believe or not, many folks live here north of 60 latitude with all these hazards, and we love it. But the housing crisis here is getting more dire every day, so we desperately need solutions.)

That structure probably would have to be arch shaped (like a quonset hut), and positioned halfway into the ground for strength and protection. The floor could be part or the overall bloc structure. Approximately 400 square feet.

I've looked in a lot of places, but haven't yet found anything that would include the above requirements. Any suggestions?

[apokalypse]

i watched alot of these VAN turn into home lately...one of my dream or a thing.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iR5mXbMCIfQ

my fav is this video where Driver/passenger seats able to become seats for work.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ov8rtDow-_Q

many Van have shower space but take too much space, i love how this guy able to convert into bench..i could make full use of those space able to convert to storage space not only for showers.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=81qXQYqegVY

[apokalypse]

I have had the thought of having a minimalistic house for a long time. This van pretty much describes what's on my mind – having a space that can transform into more than just a kitchen but also other types of rooms a office space and bedroom. Times i could not cook inside because of smell so try to cook outside as possible.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSfd8nkhHT8

[Inversion]

This video demonstrates tiny homes, dwellings for events and refugees and inflatable aircraft shelters.

09/23/23 (only playable on YouTube)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CCN5c_OW_g8

[apokalypse]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8cnDWOkUiUY

i really enjoy watching these videos of camping and seems more suited for me instead of vans...there's few other korean channels on camping doing solo and i can see myself like that.

[onawah]

Tour An Amazing Permaculture Farm With Food Forest Gardens & Tiny House Community
Living Big In A Tiny House
4.52M subscribers
Oct 6, 2023

"If you aspire to turn your garden, big or small, into a highly productive food garden, Craig is offering an exclusive special price to the Living Big audience for his Food Garden Transformation course. Find out more here: https://www.shambhalaliving.com.au/li...

Now this is a place that has it all! Shambhala Farm is an incredibly special farm in Queensland Australia. Here, there are abundant gardens operating on permaculture and syntropic farm principles, as well as a brilliant tiny house community.

Some of you may even recognise Vicky's tiny home in this video! This is the community where her stunning tiny house found it's parking spot. You can see the tour of her home here:

• After Losing Everything in an Earthqu...

As many of you know, I have a background in permaculture and it's been a passion of mine for many years. I'm really excited to share this amazing place with you which has so much going on!

In addition to supplying his wider community with wonderful organic produce, Craig and Shambhala Farm have also created one of the best food garden courses out there."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=av21WMTeXes

[Ewan]

Not sure this entirely qualifies as 'tiny' but certainly not far off.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g1SWg1dLtM4

Edit: ~to add...

The youtube channel that posted the above offering has many more interesting tiny home projects.

https://www.youtube.com/@AlternativeHouse/videos

[palehorse]

Posted by Rizotto (here)
This is such an interesting thread, but I probably won't have the time to go through it all. Right now I'm searching for a tiny house that would be entirely made of lego-like blocs that could be loaded on a big truck or barge to remote locations, put together and dismantled if and when necessary. The blocs would have to be made of a sturdy fire-proof material that can withstand grizzly bears, hurricane winds, firestorms from the local boreal forest, insulated for minus 40 degrees winter, withstand a heavy snow load, impervious to carpenter ants or rot, and of course waterproof.

(Believe or not, many folks live here north of 60 latitude with all these hazards, and we love it. But the housing crisis here is getting more dire every day, so we desperately need solutions.)

That structure probably would have to be arch shaped (like a quonset hut), and positioned halfway into the ground for strength and protection. The floor could be part or the overall bloc structure. Approximately 400 square feet.

I've looked in a lot of places, but haven't yet found anything that would include the above requirements. Any suggestions?

I think it is important to state that I am not a builder, just an enthusiast, but I had done things on my own, so I have a bit of hands on.

You are probably talking about a frame with blocks fitting in with all the qualities you described above, I don't think there is anything the way you want, at least not mobile, You will have to do a research on materials available in your region and then design the model you seen fit for your needs.

Insulation can be trick but there is good materials that will provide with a nice and warm environment, things like sheep wool, straw bales or similar, hemp is also good for that, their fibers can hold the heat in the winter and make it cool in the summer, the negative point, they are heavy and it must be wrapped with an external waterproof material, in other words it must be inside the block or the walls/panels and sealed. Another material that comes to mind is polystyrene foam (super light) it is also used as insulator in so many ways for hot and cold, just a matter of engineering the idea to fit it inside the lego blocks, so based on what you want we are at least dealing with the insulator material + the shell, the case or just a wrapper.


Here is what also comes to mind:


Geodesic dome

Some sort of reinforced geodesic dome, these structures can be mounted in a day! But so far the ones I saw they "softly" insulated with something called "thermo membrane" and "insulation liner", maybe there is something more advanced in terms of materials, the good thing with domes, they will survive winds up to 300km/h, but not so sure if will resist fire. Just like the old Yurt the colder it get more you wrap it with new sheets for insulation, when summer arrives the sheets of insulation can be removed and stored for next winter.


I hope that gives some ideas and good luck with your project, seems like a very interesting one.


[EDIT]

Ok, a little research and found this company, it seems it will stand hard winters, check the materials that is used with these domes.
https://fdomes.com/fdomes-glamping-i...mates-guide-2/

[Rizotto]

Posted by palehorse (here)

Posted by Rizotto (here)
This is such an interesting thread, but I probably won't have the time to go through it all. Right now I'm searching for a tiny house that would be entirely made of lego-like blocs that could be loaded on a big truck or barge to remote locations, put together and dismantled if and when necessary. The blocs would have to be made of a sturdy fire-proof material that can withstand grizzly bears, hurricane winds, firestorms from the local boreal forest, insulated for minus 40 degrees winter, withstand a heavy snow load, impervious to carpenter ants or rot, and of course waterproof.

(Believe or not, many folks live here north of 60 latitude with all these hazards, and we love it. But the housing crisis here is getting more dire every day, so we desperately need solutions.)

That structure probably would have to be arch shaped (like a quonset hut), and positioned halfway into the ground for strength and protection. The floor could be part or the overall bloc structure. Approximately 400 square feet.

I've looked in a lot of places, but haven't yet found anything that would include the above requirements. Any suggestions?

I think it is important to state that I am not a builder, just an enthusiast, but I had done things on my own, so I have a bit of hands on.

You are probably talking about a frame with blocks fitting in with all the qualities you described above, I don't think there is anything the way you want, at least not mobile, You will have to do a research on materials available in your region and then design the model you seen fit for your needs.

Insulation can be trick but there is good materials that will provide with a nice and warm environment, things like sheep wool, straw bales or similar, hemp is also good for that, their fibers can hold the heat in the winter and make it cool in the summer, the negative point, they are heavy and it must be wrapped with an external waterproof material, in other words it must be inside the block or the walls/panels and sealed. Another material that comes to mind is polystyrene foam (super light) it is also used as insulator in so many ways for hot and cold, just a matter of engineering the idea to fit it inside the lego blocks, so based on what you want we are at least dealing with the insulator material + the shell, the case or just a wrapper.


Here is what also comes to mind:


Geodesic dome

Some sort of reinforced geodesic dome, these structures can be mounted in a day! But so far the ones I saw they "softly" insulated with something called "thermo membrane" and "insulation liner", maybe there is something more advanced in terms of materials, the good thing with domes, they will survive winds up to 300km/h, but not so sure if will resist fire. Just like the old Yurt the colder it get more you wrap it with new sheets for insulation, when summer arrives the sheets of insulation can be removed and stored for next winter.


I hope that gives some ideas and good luck with your project, seems like a very interesting one.


[EDIT]

Ok, a little research and found this company, it seems it will stand hard winters, check the materials that is used with these domes.
https://fdomes.com/fdomes-glamping-i...mates-guide-2/

Wow, domes are so nice looking. And probably earthquake resistant too, which is what we need here. But by the looks of it the soft covering material shown in the above video wouldn't survive the claws of a curious bear. I've seen bears poke their claws through stuff that didn't even have any food smell, e.g. a clean plastic water bucket, just because they can. I wish they didn't do that... Had to repair or replace many things over the years of bush life because of probing bear claws.

But this got me thinking. What about pre-manufactered blocks for building a geodesic dome, that would assemble like lego pieces, which is how igloos are built after all. With gaskets or lip around each piece that would keep moisture out. Made of a fireproof material with insulative properties... Each bloc weighing no more than 10 kilos, sized for handling by one person. Aircrete? And some would be clear plexiglass, as windows. Just thinking aloud here.

I was also thinking of the most abundant building material here in the north: spruce logs. For thousand years the native build their lodges by first digging a shallow pit, then arranging spruce or pine poles around the pit teepee fashion, gaps chinked with moss, then plastering the whole structure with clay on the outside. I've been in one of those places, and I'm sure it would be warm enough with a fire in the centre, but it was so dark... I don't think they used those in summer, as the clay would most likely wash away under the rain.

Another option would be an arched structure made of squared logs, slightly tapered on one side, so that they would gradually form an arch when piled on top of each other. The whole thing covered by the pliable tin roofing, which is quite portable. It would look like this, more or less:
AMAZING RUSTIC ARCHED CABINS TINY HOUSES FOR ONLY $5K

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tvqRKkPBXxs

Dream on...

[onawah]

21 Year Old's Ingenious £5,000 DIY Tiny Home
Living Big In A Tiny House
4.52M subscribers
Oct 27, 2023

"This weeks episode is my absolute favourite kind. An innovative tiny house design which has been DIY built and for a budget which is truly hard to believe!

Over the past years we have seen the cost of building sore to new heights and I never thought I'd see another tiny home built for a budget even close to this! In a world where now even the majority of DIY projects can be accompanied by some huge budgets, it's amazing to know that this is still possible!

Jack's project was made possible by a tremendous amount of hard work though. Doing the build over a period of three years gave him a lot of time to cleverly source materials and chip away at the project. Still, he is now only 21 years old and has his very own tiny home! What an accomplishment! "

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4I14QzRY8BI

[palehorse]

Posted by Rizotto (here)

Posted by palehorse (here)

Posted by Rizotto (here)
.. Any suggestions?

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Wow, domes are so nice looking. And probably earthquake resistant too, which is what we need here. But by the looks of it the soft covering material shown in the above video wouldn't survive the claws of a curious bear. I've seen bears poke their claws through stuff that didn't even have any food smell, e.g. a clean plastic water bucket, just because they can. I wish they didn't do that... Had to repair or replace many things over the years of bush life because of probing bear claws.

But this got me thinking. What about pre-manufactered blocks for building a geodesic dome, that would assemble like lego pieces, which is how igloos are built after all. With gaskets or lip around each piece that would keep moisture out. Made of a fireproof material with insulative properties... Each bloc weighing no more than 10 kilos, sized for handling by one person. Aircrete? And some would be clear plexiglass, as windows. Just thinking aloud here.

I was also thinking of the most abundant building material here in the north: spruce logs. For thousand years the native build their lodges by first digging a shallow pit, then arranging spruce or pine poles around the pit teepee fashion, gaps chinked with moss, then plastering the whole structure with clay on the outside. I've been in one of those places, and I'm sure it would be warm enough with a fire in the centre, but it was so dark... I don't think they used those in summer, as the clay would most likely wash away under the rain.

Another option would be an arched structure made of squared logs, slightly tapered on one side, so that they would gradually form an arch when piled on top of each other. The whole thing covered by the pliable tin roofing, which is quite portable. It would look like this, more or less:
AMAZING RUSTIC ARCHED CABINS TINY HOUSES FOR ONLY $5K

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tvqRKkPBXxs

Dream on...

Yes I loved the rustic arched cabin from your link. The only issue I spotted is that front door with large windows, this is no good for insulation, besides that I the walls seems to be thick enough and there is a wood stove in the center which will keep it warm anyway.

Regarding what you wrote here "pre-manufactered blocks for building a geodesic dome", yes I see it is possible using some light weight material like acrylic to make a double wall side block insulated with for example fiber glass, it would be strong enough to stop bears and even stop bullets, they sell the acrylic sheet which could be cut in the correct triangular sizes for the dome (but it would need a small frame to fit in, perhaps a stainless steel frame or anything stronger enough to avoid bending under pressure), if I am not wrong it is called "plexiglas" and it has UV protection built in, it is much lightweight material and a way more resistant than glass, I have seen it in use in some constructions sites, it replace glass easily in some cases, you will find it coated or uncoated for the bullet proof ones. Another thing it is so easy to cut in the shape you need, it is not like glass and that would probably give you what you are expecting 10kg per block.

Aircrete is an amazing solution, it is easier to insulate walls using it, but when it dries, the only way to remove is breaking it, so unless you insulate the blocks with aircrete, I don't see how it would fit in your project. The aircrete could even go inside the dome acrylic blocks, I would look into cost-benefit of both materials + do some research to know more about mixing aircrete with acrylic, see if it is not corrosive or would destroy the properties of acrylic with time.. the fiber glass I know it will not.

To be frank, I would go with a wood/log cabin with a nice wood stove to heat that up, but as you said you need it to be mobile and a log cabin isn't that haha

The best of luck with your decision

[Rizotto]

Wow! A community of 90 tiny houses for the homeless! But like they said in the video it's just a drop in the bucket of what's needed. There is an incredibly severe affordable housing shortage in Canada. And it's getting worse every week thanks to the hyperinflation directly caused by Turdeau's inane policies.

If you're homeless in Canada, you're not only out of luck, often time you don't survive the winter. Many blessings to this generous businessman.
And these tiny homes are quite well designed. Check it out.

Millionaire builds 99 tiny homes to help his community

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pst6Z6vb9fI

[onawah]

UK Actors' Spectacular Tiny Home On London Outskirts
Living Big In A Tiny House
11/3/23
4.53M subscribers

(This very original DIY cozy tiny home is just oozing personality and charm.
My favorite kind of tiny home, made of largely recycled materials, yet which looks and feels so uniquely expressive of the designers/builders/dwellers/.)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NKVnNbCMLl8

[onawah]

DIY Tiny House with the Most INCREDIBLE Interior Design!
Exploring Alternatives
2.33M subscribers
Jun 16, 2019

(Another very creative couple with a charming DIY tiny house and a lovely life style they've built around it.)

"Braelyn and James are two artists who poured their creativity into this beautiful DIY tiny house build. For just under $60,000 CAD they built a 32-foot tiny house with two staircases, two patio doors, and two king-sized lofts with a bridge connecting them. The interior design was inspired by Mykonos Island in Greece, which is where the idea came to have archways, white walls, a painted stone floor, and greenery overhanging the living spaces.

Follow Braelyn and James on Instagram here:


/ littlestar_tinyhouse


/ crystal.cave.canada

After feeling trapped in the rent cycle in Toronto where the monthly cost of an apartment made it difficult to save money and get ahead, they spent several years dreaming and making tiny house models using foam core. When they were finally able to save some money and received a small insurance settlement, they took the plunge and started building a tiny house.

The couple was lucky that they were able to find a free indoor space to build their tiny house through friends of theirs, and the four of them eventually collaborated together to open a business at the same time - Crystal Cave.

Now the final step is that Braelyn and James are looking for land in an unorganized township in Ontario where it can be legal to live in a tiny house so they can live full-time in their beautiful tiny home on wheels. In the meantime, we were super excited to tour their tiny house and see all of the creative ideas they incorporated into the build.

Thanks for watching!

Mat & Danielle"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fGPlKJQBkLo

[onawah]

They Turned This £1 Grain Silo Into An ASTOUNDING Tiny Home!
Living Big In A Tiny House
4.53M subscribers
Nov 17, 2023

"This week's story is really out of the ordinary! We visit an english backyard where an old grain silo, purchased online for only £1 has been transformed into a the most incredible tiny home.
Each and every inch of this home has been lovingly crafted. Bob and Carol Ann have poured their art and creativity into this home and the result is like nothing we have seen before.
The silo home is completely functional and yet filled with jaw dropping design features. Stepping into this silo home is almost like walking into an industrial castle, with metal, timber and concrete all working beautifully together to create a truly elemental feeling abode.
We hope you enjoy the full tour of this amazing backyard treasure. To find out more about Bob's artwork, you can visit his website here: https://www.stig-art.co.uk/ "

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_Z1STIG88GM

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He’s living the Tiny House dream on his waterfront land, debt-free!
Tiny House Expedition
404K subscribers
11/17/23

"Meet Lawerance, who has lived in 2 tiny homes since 2016. After his first micro tiny home on wheels was stolen (& recovered!), he upgraded to an 8.5 m / 28 ft THOW. He purchased an affordable tiny house shell & finished out the interior. Then, he found a great deal on owner-financed land. It's a waterfront property on the Puget Sound with an old-growth forest--now paid off! Follow his tiny homestead adventures: @LawsonWoodsPNW 🌲"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qHbQJ0syQMk

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Young couple buys Tiny House, container & private land
Tiny House Giant Journey
1.65M subscribers
11/17/23

"Bryan and Chloe bought a tiny house as a way to own a home and land on a budget. In this episode, we take a tour of their home, property, and shipping container which they use for extra space and storage."

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FeoKnt4d4i8

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Super Talented Builder Creates an Amazing Tiny House for His Family – FULL TOUR
Exploring Alternatives
2.33M subscribers
Nov 12, 2023

"This is a stunning 300-square-foot jungle tiny home on wheels with a screened-in porch/lanai that provides an additional 300 square feet of covered living space. It's located in Kaua'i, Hawai'i, and was built by Jack for his family of 4 (soon to be 5!). He is an incredible natural builder with over 22 years of experience and the majority of the materials he uses are reclaimed, sustainable, and invasive species like albizia trees.

Not only do we get a tour of this jungle home, but we also get a peek at some of Jack's previous builds, including a skoolie conversion, the wave tiny house, and his latest project which is a tiny house on wheels that he will be donating to a family in Lahaina who was affected by the Maui wildfire.

You can donate to the fundraiser here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sol-projex... "

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IKzVZxzwO9k

[Rizotto]

A domed 'beam & sod' shelter for very cold climate. The construction part starts at 7:00.

Interesting design, but I know from experience that in very cold climate you don't want a high wide open ceiling because that's where all the heat goes, instantly, unless you have a big fan system. Not practical for off-grid locations. If building high enough for a second story, best to completely enclose it with a ceiling/floor, and install a trap door at the stairs to keep the heat down. You could also install a few vent holes in the floor, with sliding shutters, to adjust the temperature upstairs. Also, a full upstairs floor makes a better use of space.

He built $2K remote dome cabin amid freezing Siberian wilderness (step-by-step)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3UVzeDhCpRI

[meat suit]

Lovely building,
The problems I have seen with the turf roofs is that rodents will dig in towards the warmth and munch away at the water proofing membrane. There is a rubber material called EPDM that is a favourate of the rodents as they seem to get high from it.
The membranes need to be solidly glued to the timber deck below to make it tough to bite through.
Another issue is condensation , but hey.. 6weeks work and 2k cost.. amazing..