Shed Kits
Sheds and shed kits, such as you can find at Home Depot and Lowe’s, Tuff Shed, and Handy-Home, are the cheapest way to throw up quick shelter while building something more durable for long-term housing.
About Cabins
Let’s look at the advantages of permanence and stability in housing.
Aerblock and Aircrete
[Reference: aerblock.com and phone interview with Michael Baron who has over 20 years’ experience with this material.] AAC or Autoclaved Aerated Cement and other cementitious technologies started in Sweden 85 years ago and has been in the States and Mexico (where manufacture often takes place) for 2 decades. Michael Baron of aerblock.com has been working with AAC and has observed its progress in North America for over 20 years, although worldwide, especially in Europe and Scandinavia, it has been available…
Delta Bay in CA
This is a 12-acre Tiny House Resort that may be the only LEGAL Tiny House Community in northern California! Delta Bay includes certified RVs, boat slips, a yacht club and boat rentals as well as Tiny Homes located an hour from Berkeley and Sacramento on the San Joaquin River. Hookups are $65/day, $325/wk, and $700/mo with $150/night or $650 to $1500/mo rentals depending on many factors. The Park Office number to call is 916-777-5588.
Tiny Home Communities
With the growing popularity of Tiny Homes, Tiny Home Communities are popping up all across the country. Each is unique. Some include over-night or longer-term rentals, others are focused on forming self-sufficient intentional communities based on eco-consciousness, while still others are non-profits or corporate ventures sponsored by Tiny Home lovers. Many are in revitalized RV parks that have been turned into upscale resorts, while others have evolved humbly on private property. Even large urban areas with active homeless populations (like…
Why a Tiny Home?
Well, “Small IS Beautiful”, for one thing. Plus many persons find themselves considering downsizing for a variety of reasons. Expandable container home on Amazon COST is the primary reason for new home buyers to consider going “tiny” as housing prices skyrocket. Empty-nesters may not want to heat and clean those extra rooms that are no longer being used, as the costs to maintain excessive space can be expensive. Eco-minded adults realize that large spaces have a larger footprint…
Durango, CO
Escalante Village (escalantevillage@gmail.com) The first Tiny Home Village in Durango, CO and possibly in the Southwest, Escalante Village now boasts 24 Tiny Homes, 6 of which are RENTALS in SW Colorado bordering the mountains. This project has been in development for many years just outside Durango, CO – a youthful and athletic town with some old Victorian Western charm and a Narrow-Gauge Railway. The Village is located along the River close to town and rents sites with hookups for your…
Lyons, CO
Wee Casa Tiny Home Village (weecasa.com) 720-460-0239 Wee Casa is a tiny house community and rental opportunity of about 2 dozen tiny homes on 10 acres in Lyons, a charming small town in northern Colorado, a fabulous opportunity to try your hand at “Tiny Living” before buying or building a tiny home of your own. The larger setting is tucked under some lovely limestone cliffs at the foot of the Rockies, just off the road to Rocky Mountain National Park. …
Riveredge in New Mexico
(riveredgetinyhomevillage.com) 505-239-2991 About 40 minutes south of Albuquerque just off 1-25 lies “the newest town in New Mexico” called Riveredge where a new Tiny Home Village is just getting under way. The site is part of an old mobile home park between the highway and the river in those parts. It’s abit rough, but it’s affordable! Rent is $350 to $450, but I am not sure if that’s for lot rent for your own “Tiny”, or for renting a tiny…
Waldport, Oregon
Tiny Tranquility (tinytranquility.com) Tiny Tranquility is a combination Tiny Home Park, a Tiny Home over-night Rental opportunity in several existing Tiny Homes, and an emergent community as well. Here at Tranquility, Tiny Homes become, not just a way of life, but a business as well, offering service while providing sustenance. The Park attracts others who also love Tiny Homes, gives folks a chance to see how living in “a Tiny” at Tranquility feels, and when all is in sync, voila…