When you choose to live in a tiny house of any kind—THOW, skoolie, van conversion, or park model—the occasional passerby will often want to come in and “oooohhh” and “ahhhhh” at how you survive on so little. However, this is much different than housing overnight...
As the trend toward alternate housing continues to swell with the rise in cost of living, more than millenials are looking to live in less than 400 square feet. Tiny houses began their ascent into mainstream media over a decade ago, but until the real...
BUILDER OF THE MONTH February 2020 Rockwood School District The Rockwood School District, located in the St. Louis, Missouri area, has a long-standing reputation of implementing essential learning techniques to enrich students lives beyond the classroom. One such technique is implementing STEM. STEM is a curriculum based on the...
Any sized house deals with temperature fluctuations throughout the day as temperature rises and falls, with each passing season, and during extreme changes in temperatures or storms. Tiny houses are no exception and although built like a house on a foundation and far more durable...
Picture this: This is your dream. You’ve finally made the decision to go all in and start your Tiny House Business. You’ve designed the home. Floor-plan is done. You even have buyers. But oh no, wait… You don’t have the adequate amount of funding to...
The minimalist “tiny life” is not exactly conducive to acquiring gifts. Often tiny house dwellers “collect” experiences rather than physical items, or already have what they need. Most tiny house belongings are already being fully utilized. When it comes to buying a little something for...
At the beginning of the tiny house movement, tiny houses were built by individuals. Most of whom did not have concrete building experience, and rather learned hands on as the build progressed. Often materials were reclaimed to add character and keep the build cost low...
Living in a tiny house creates the opportunity to downsize belongings. Often the first items to let go of are the seasonal ones that only come out of storage once a year. Therefore, holiday decorations usually don’t make it through the initial downsizing purge. However,...
NOAH’s Builder of the Month December 2019! Freestyle Spaces LTD Freestyle Spaces has been chosen as NOAH’s Builder of the Month! This Innovative Tiny Home Manufacturing Company is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada. They produce some jaw-dropping Tiny Houses! Right from the beginning the team at...
The framing for a tiny house is an aspect of the build that boils down to experience and choosing which building materials make the most sense. Many professional tiny house builders have experience framing with wood in houses on foundations and choose to continue when...