Cost of construction is one of the most common questions on our blog, and a big concern for do-it-yourselfers who want to build their own sustainable home. This video breaks down the cost of a DIY project on a custom 24 foot off-grid tiny house.
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Grain Silo Tiny House
We haven’t covered grain silo homes in a while. The main advantage of silo homes is you can find old inexpensive silos for sale in certain parts of the country that can be moved and turned into a small home fairly quickly. We have lots of information about these silo homes on our blog. Use the built-in search engine on the right side of the page to find previous stories.
Mini 16ft Tiny House with All the Comforts of Home – Full Tour
How do you fit a spacious kitchen, comfortable living/dining area, bath and queen size bed into a 16′ trailer without it looking like a box? Watch this video to see how. Every few seconds of the video shows another clever solution.
Homeowner’s tiny house stolen
Sacramento home taken under cover of darkness. YouTube Thanks to Ann for this tip. Having your house stolen isn’t something I’d ever considered. This video should help get the word out to a wider audience.
DIY Solar Water Heater! – Solar Thermal COPPER COIL Water Heater!
“DIY Solar Water Heater. A Homemade “flat panel” COPPER COIL Solar Water Heater. Easy DIY. Full Instructions. Super hot temps (sustained at 165F+). Fast hot water. No electricity needed. Easily hooks up to standard water tap/garden hose. Reaches temps well over 150F (water pasteurization temp) so it works to clear/kill any pathogens (if a non-municipal source is used). It’s super portable so it’s good for camping/off-grid/emergency as well as everyday use.
One man’s fight against poverty, by making a mansion out of mud
“Macford Mwape lives on less than two dollars a day in Zambia’s Copperbelt region. He’s spent the last five years painstakingly making ten thousand mud bricks, to build the house of his dreams. Now he wants to train his neighbours to build better houses for themselves.”