There’s something magical about amateur DIYers who subscribe to the tiny house movement, and decide to build their own tiny home. Whilst ready made, commercial tiny houses are nice to see, this article is dedicated to showcasing those amateur homes which have been lovingly handcrafted.
(more…)There’s something magical about amateur DIYers who subscribe to the tiny house movement, and decide to build their own tiny home. Whilst ready made, commercial tiny houses are nice to see, this article is dedicated to showcasing those amateur homes which have been lovingly handcrafted.
(more…)There’s something magical about amateur DIYers who subscribe to the tiny house movement, and decide to build their own tiny home. Whilst ready made, commercial tiny houses are nice to see, this article is dedicated to showcasing those amateur homes which have been lovingly handcrafted.
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There are many benefits to owning a tiny house, especially ones on a trailer base which are very easy to transport, but some of these benefits also mean that they are at a greater risk of theft – or even the entire tiny house being stolen. Spending so long saving up for and buying/building your tiny house, only for it to be stolen or broken into by gutless thieves, would be heart-wrenching. Hence we have written this free guide to tell you everything that you need to know about securing your tiny house.
Since you can base your tiny house on wheels (a trailer), on a fixed foundation or even a tiny floating house boat, this guide explores general security tips which apply to all types of base, but then also provides THOW-specific advise as well since these are unfortunately easier to steal by just towing them away.
(more…)There are many benefits to owning a tiny house, especially ones on a trailer base which are very easy to transport, but some of these benefits also mean that they are at a greater risk of theft – or even the entire tiny house being stolen. Spending so long saving up for and buying/building your tiny house, only for it to be stolen or broken into by gutless thieves, would be heart-wrenching. Hence we have written this free guide to tell you everything that you need to know about securing your tiny house.
Since you can base your tiny house on wheels (a trailer), on a fixed foundation or even a tiny floating house boat, this guide explores general security tips which apply to all types of base, but then also provides THOW-specific advise as well since these are unfortunately easier to steal by just towing them away.
(more…)There are many benefits to owning a tiny house, especially ones on a trailer base which are very easy to transport, but some of these benefits also mean that they are at a greater risk of theft – or even the entire tiny house being stolen. Spending so long saving up for and buying/building your tiny house, only for it to be stolen or broken into by gutless thieves, would be heart-wrenching. Hence we have written this free guide to tell you everything that you need to know about securing your tiny house.
Since you can base your tiny house on wheels (a trailer), on a fixed foundation or even a tiny floating house boat, this guide explores general security tips which apply to all types of base, but then also provides THOW-specific advise as well since these are unfortunately easier to steal by just towing them away.
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When some people think of life in a tiny house, they think of a simpler (almost amish!) lifestyle: reading books, playing board games, tending to your growing herbs and perhaps the odd bit of meditation mixed in with outdoor yoga. But in reality, everyone is different and a 19th-century lifestyle (minus the yoga and meditation!) is not what most people had in mind when building (or buying) their tiny home. The internet is almost considered to be a human right nowadays, and there are various key services which are only available online.
Since having access to the internet is paramount for the majority of people, can people who live in tiny homes access the internet? Put simply, the answer is yes: there are many options available to get online when living in a tiny house. Otherwise, no-one on a road trip or RV/campervan holiday would have internet access either! However, there are some pros and cons with some of the options, which we explore in more detail in this article.
(more…)When some people think of life in a tiny house, they think of a simpler (almost amish!) lifestyle: reading books, playing board games, tending to your growing herbs and perhaps the odd bit of meditation mixed in with outdoor yoga. But in reality, everyone is different and a 19th-century lifestyle (minus the yoga and meditation!) is not what most people had in mind when building (or buying) their tiny home. The internet is almost considered to be a human right nowadays, and there are various key services which are only available online.
Since having access to the internet is paramount for the majority of people, can people who live in tiny homes access the internet? Put simply, the answer is yes: there are many options available to get online when living in a tiny house. Otherwise, no-one on a road trip or RV/campervan holiday would have internet access either! However, there are some pros and cons with some of the options, which we explore in more detail in this article.
(more…)When some people think of life in a tiny house, they think of a simpler (almost amish!) lifestyle: reading books, playing board games, tending to your growing herbs and perhaps the odd bit of meditation mixed in with outdoor yoga. But in reality, everyone is different and a 19th-century lifestyle (minus the yoga and meditation!) is not what most people had in mind when building (or buying) their tiny home. The internet is almost considered to be a human right nowadays, and there are various key services which are only available online.
Since having access to the internet is paramount for the majority of people, can people who live in tiny homes access the internet? Put simply, the answer is yes: there are many options available to get online when living in a tiny house. Otherwise, no-one on a road trip or RV/campervan holiday would have internet access either! However, there are some pros and cons with some of the options, which we explore in more detail in this article.
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The tiny house movement is enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment, with a move towards minimalism (or a move away from consumerism) combining perfectly with clever space-saving designs leading to a growth in tiny homes: buildings which are 400 square foot (37 square metres) in size. You might have recently seen your neighbors building a tiny home for their friends or family in their backyard, or you may have seen tiny houses on a big trailer being transported on the highway. You may even have seen loads of tiny home photos on Pinterest and Instagram. Whenever you first came across tiny homes, it is interesting to realize that they have actually existed in some form for thousands of years: it is not the case that people have only thought about small house living in the last 10 years!
So when did tiny houses first appear? Well cast your mind back to history classes in school: Yurts (from the East) and Tipis (from Native Americans) were ultra-small structures which had many of the required components for independent living. But what about the millions of prehistoric humans? Throughout history, small houses have always existed, and it has only really been in the last century that houses started getting bigger in size. This is for a simple reason: manually building a house is hard (and expensive), so traditionally houses were only built to the required size. Let’s explore this in more detail via our history of tiny houses!
(more…)The tiny house movement is enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment, with a move towards minimalism (or a move away from consumerism) combining perfectly with clever space-saving designs leading to a growth in tiny homes: buildings which are 400 square foot (37 square metres) in size. You might have recently seen your neighbors building a tiny home for their friends or family in their backyard, or you may have seen tiny houses on a big trailer being transported on the highway. You may even have seen loads of tiny home photos on Pinterest and Instagram. Whenever you first came across tiny homes, it is interesting to realize that they have actually existed in some form for thousands of years: it is not the case that people have only thought about small house living in the last 10 years!
So when did tiny houses first appear? Well cast your mind back to history classes in school: Yurts (from the East) and Tipis (from Native Americans) were ultra-small structures which had many of the required components for independent living. But what about the millions of prehistoric humans? Throughout history, small houses have always existed, and it has only really been in the last century that houses started getting bigger in size. This is for a simple reason: manually building a house is hard (and expensive), so traditionally houses were only built to the required size. Let’s explore this in more detail via our history of tiny houses!
(more…)The tiny house movement is enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment, with a move towards minimalism (or a move away from consumerism) combining perfectly with clever space-saving designs leading to a growth in tiny homes: buildings which are 400 square foot (37 square metres) in size. You might have recently seen your neighbors building a tiny home for their friends or family in their backyard, or you may have seen tiny houses on a big trailer being transported on the highway. You may even have seen loads of tiny home photos on Pinterest and Instagram. Whenever you first came across tiny homes, it is interesting to realize that they have actually existed in some form for thousands of years: it is not the case that people have only thought about small house living in the last 10 years!
So when did tiny houses first appear? Well cast your mind back to history classes in school: Yurts (from the East) and Tipis (from Native Americans) were ultra-small structures which had many of the required components for independent living. But what about the millions of prehistoric humans? Throughout history, small houses have always existed, and it has only really been in the last century that houses started getting bigger in size. This is for a simple reason: manually building a house is hard (and expensive), so traditionally houses were only built to the required size. Let’s explore this in more detail via our history of tiny houses!
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