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Ol’ Berthoud Blue

January 17, 2017 By Greg Parham 11 Comments

This here is a very unique build. Alden had great aspirations of building her own tiny house. She had gone to Tumbleweed workshops, bought Tumbleweed plans, purchased a Tumbleweed Trailer, windows, roofing, lumber, and other materials. She had even started construction on the house, only to find it was a little more difficult than she had anticipated. The plans were difficult to read and things just weren’t jiving the way she had envisioned. She needed help! Luckily, a quick google search revealed that RMTH did consulting as well, so she paid for a few hours of consulting with us and we got her back on track. It didn’t take much longer for Alden to realize she was still just a little in over her head, and also that those stock plans just wasn’t what she wanted. 

Luckily again, we got to meet at the Tiny House Jamboree where she hired us to start over from scratch and build her the house she had really envisioned. She carefully took apart what she had built, flat packed all the other materials she had purchased on the trailer, and hauled it all down to our shop in Durango. We set out to work by modifying the trailer to accommodate the new design and after two months, voila! Another beautiful creation from the RMTH workshop!

The kitchen features modern Ikea cabinets with a custom stainless countertop, including a large sink and triple burner cooktop. A custom built dish rack not only stores dishes but lets them drip dry into the sink. Opposite the kitchen is a built in dining table that converts to a daybed for lounging or overnight guests. The bottom panels pull out for additional storage below. Behind the dining set is a small counter that can be used for prep space or a small office area. Behind this is a compartment housing a 60 gallon freshwater tank for instances when they aren’t hooked up to domestic water since this house is intended to be on the road a lot over the coming years. The walnut top comes off for access and can used for more prep space when access is not needed.

A shop built pull out pantry provided plenty of food storage. A 7.3 cu ft Fridge sits to the left.

Moving further back, one enters the largest bathroom we’ve ever built in a tiny house. To be fair, it doubles as closet and storage space. The standout feature in this bath is a Japanese wood Ofuro soaking tub, provided by Alden. We fabricated a curved metal shower curtain ring for those days when a 1 hour soak just isn’t feasible. Opposite the bathing area are L-shaped wall shelves that can be adjusted as needed. In the far back corner is a separate water closet room containing a Nature’s Head compost toilet. The small pedestals you see are our version of the famed Squatty Potty! The stock version didn’t fit well in the space, so we designed our own!

In the other back corner are winder stairs with built in storage that lead up to the very spacious and bright loft. Built in cubbies at the end of the loft provide a little privacy from the kitchen space below, built don’t completely shut if off for light and air flow since the mini split fan is mounted on the other side of the cubbies. They also store the A/V equipment that bring to life a projector screen and full surround sound. This customer knows how to watch movies! Two skylights are installed for even more light and star gazing at night.

Since the customer provided much of the materials including the trailer, some lumber, windows, metal roofing, cabinets, tub, faucets, and other small bits and pieces, it is difficult to determine what the final price would be had we provided everything, but our best guess would put such a price around $87k. The Alfi cedar tub and faucet were were $2k+! This tiny house is definitely in the luxury category and was a very time consuming build. The customer was extremely pleased with the end product and cannot wait to begin her cross country travels.

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: 24 foot tiny house, 24' tiny house

20′ BITTERROOT VALLEY

December 28, 2016 By Greg Parham 15 Comments

Bitterroot Valley Tiny House Exterior

A retired woman with land in the gorgeous Beulah Valley outside of Pueblo, CO contacted us in the spring of 2016 about constructing a modest tiny house on a budget. She was really into reclaimed materials , simplicity, off grid living, and thermal efficiency. We just so happened to have an 18′ Bitterroot Valley SIP package that had been sitting at the shop for quite some time just waiting for the right customer to come along. 18′ was slightly on the small side for her, so using some cutouts from previous SIP projects, we were able to lengthen the design to 20′.

Bitterroot Valley Tiny House living room

The original Bitterroot Valley design pays homage to the many tried and true barns still in existence and dotted throughout the gorgeous Bitterroot Valley in southwestern Montana. These vernacular structures have weathered time and dutifully served the inhabitants of this serene valley for decades. The form of a barn, or gambrel style roof, originated from the necessity of housing livestock on the bottom floor of the barn, while being able to store as much hay as possible in the loft, all while maintaining pleasant proportions of wall to roof and simplifying construction, minimizing materials, and increasing functional performance ( metal roofs are easier to waterproof than wood walls). These principals can just as easily be applied to tiny houses!

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Compared to a gable roof, the sleeping loft does indeed have more volume. Compared to a low slope shed roof, it has less volume, however, the average height of the house is less, there is less wall framing, and the trailer is not asymmetrically loaded-in other words, it tows a little better. In our opinion, the gambrel roof also adds some nice architectural interest that boxier shapes just can’t do-“Homey” as some might call it. 

Since budget was a higher priority than material choices, we were also able to empty the shop out of lots of leftover materials from previous projects. We had some rough cut lap cedar no one wanted, so we used that for the wainscot. We had quite a bit of reclaimed corrugated metal with a little bit more rust than most folks desired, so this made up the rest of the siding, except for the gambrel gables, where we used some pre-painted cedar shakes we acquired from a garage sale for pennies on the dollar. 

On the interior, we utilized some 1/8″ luan with a very birch-like appearance that had been ripped into 8″ widths for use on a previous SIP build but the customer later changed their mind. We had some other odds and ends laying around the shop that we were happy to part with and gave her a great deal on! All she wanted in the kitchen was simple cubbies under the counter and enough space for an under the counter fridge. The loft is accessed via stairs with simple cubbies and a closet for clothes storage. The living room was left open. She intends to do all of the painting/staining and accessorizing on her own, but as delivered it was move in ready. 

Bitterroot Valley Tiny House kitchen

The utilities in this house are the simplest we’ve ever installed. She did not require a shower, only a lovable loo compost toilet. We did leave for a shower to be installed in the future, if needed. The kitchen features a single bowl sink with a pump faucet that pulls water from a 6 gallon container below. It drains to daylight under the house. There is no other plumbing in the house! A pair of 30 lb propane tanks power a two burner cooktop and an RV furnace for heat in the winter. The house was wired for 110v AC with LED lights and a few receptacles. This is tied into a 1000 watt solar system with battery bank and an Outback Flex power station.

We were able to complete this house for $39k, and the solar added another $6,400. For those interested, a similar build that included a shower, hot water heater, full plumbing, and larger appliances would run more in the $46k range, pre-off grid options. 

Bitterroot Valley Tiny House stairs

Bitterroot Valley Tiny House bathroom

Bitterroot Valley Tiny House solar panels

 

 

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: barn roof tiny house, barn style tiny house, corrugated metal siding tiny house, gambrel roof tiny house, reclaimed tiny house, Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses

Red Mountain 34′ Tiny House

November 18, 2016 By Greg Parham 62 Comments

Red Mountainred mountain mine

Red Mountain is a group of three peaks in between Silverton and Ouray, CO. One can get an outstanding view of these magnificent San Jaun peaks whilst descending Red Mountain pass (11,018′) towards Ouray. The mountains are most notable for their distinctive red hues, as a result of iron oxide present in the mineral content of the rock. The vicinity was heavily mined in the late 1800’s and remnants of this human activity remain in the form of rustic houses, storage sheds, mine shafts, and other mining structures. Incredibly weathered wood has withstood the harsh climate of this environment for decades. To say the place is “grandiose” or “epic” falls short of the aura this landscape provokes. We have waited a long time for the right tiny house deserving of this honorable title.

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House barn wood siding

Built on a 34′ bumper pull chassis, not only is this the largest tiny to ever leave our shop, but it is outfitted with some of the nicest features we’ve ever included. The massing is broken into three sections-two dormers for maximized height in the lofts, and a steeper pitch in the middle for visual interest. The siding is a mix of rusty corrugated wainscot, barn wood board and batt, and cedar shakes on the endwalls. One enters the house from a fold down porch on the rear of the trailer using top of the line Trex Transcend decking. A covered porch framed with peeled log posts directs you to a handmade arch top door.

Once inside, you are engulfed in a myriad of spaces and luxurious finishes. To your left lives the office nook. The desktop was crafted from American Walnut, as were the shop built drawers. Adjacent to the office are the storage stairs that provide access to the master loft. 

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House office nook

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House walnut desk

On your way up to the master loft, you notice the custom made posts that not only provide structural support to the L-shaped loft, but have lights built into them for a little bit of night ambiance and artistic effect. This area is cubby space accessible from the king size bed. A skylight overhead provides additional natural light and star gazing at night.

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House loft struts

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House master loft

Moving on past the stairs, you enter the living space. On the driver side of the trailer is a custom built couch with storage. On the opposite side is a high end gas stove that has no problem heating this very well insulated house. 

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Red Mountain 34' Tiny House fireplace

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Standing on the couch, the kids can access a ladder doubling as a bookcase that takes them up to their secret hideout!

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House loft ladder

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House childrens loft

The living space blends into the dining area where we installed a beetle kill tabletop with a 16″ folding leaf that can be dropped down when not needed or folded up to comfortably seat 4. Opposite the dining table are closets made with chalkboard panels so the kids can doodle or mom can leave notes. dining

One then enters the kitchen area. We installed a very beautiful tile for the countertop that the customer hand delivered to us and set in a single bowl deep sink. The base cabinet was custom made from beetle kill pine and features two pull out pantries. Adjacent the sink base is a high end 24″ gas range. Above the range lives a stainless steel vent hood along with open shelving and spice racks. The refrigerator and washer/dryer units are parked opposite the sink and range.

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House kitchen 1

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House custom cabinet

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House kitchen 2

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House kitchen 3

Finally, at the end of the house lies the restroom. The customer truly spared no expense in this beautiful space. A full size clawfoot tub complete with vintage faucet occupies the left half of the room. The bottom half of the walls are tiled with accent borders. In the middle is a custom vessel sink that the customer provided. We mounted it on top of a custom pebble tiled vanity top with barnwood doors. The right half of the bathroom is occupied by a barnwood linen cabinet and a flush toilet. 

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House luxury bathroom

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House bathroom linen closet

We didn’t get a chance to weigh Red Mountain, but an educated guess would be around 14,000 lbs dry. For those interested in a similar build, as pictured, expect final costs to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $105,000. Not only is she big and packed with very fine materials and fixtures, but there isn’t a single stock cabinet, built-in, or casework to be found. It was all made from scratch, so its no surprise this was the most time consuming build we’ve completed to date, necessitating two and half months. 

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House beetle kill ceiling

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House custom couch

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House happy customers

Red Mountain 34' Tiny House rustic siding

Filed Under: Tiny House Design

Harmony Haven 28′ Tiny House

November 18, 2016 By Greg Parham 27 Comments

Harmony Haven Tiny House exterior siding

Some cheery folks out of Idaho commissioned this fantastic 28 foot full custom tiny house build. Impressed with our previous builds, our price point, and our willingness to let them work on their own house, they moved down to Durango for a few months to bring this idea into fruition. Jim and Kathi had done a fair amount of research prior to contacting us and had a very good idea of what they wanted. We of course refined a few items to meet the constraints of space and budget, but in the end, the vision was truly all theirs. 

Harmony Haven Tiny House loft office1

The simple 28′ structure rests on a triple drop axle trailer and utilizes a shallow 3/12 gable roof. We opted for the drop axle to gain 4″ of head height since Kathi planned on using the second loft as a home office and wanted to see if we could make that loft high enough for her to stand, or nearly stand. This, coupled with using 1 1/2″ tube steel for the loft framing, and setting the loft low at 6′-0″, and also considering Kathi isn’t a very tall individual, did indeed allow us to create a loft office that she can stand in! 

Harmony Haven Tiny House living room1

Below the loft office is comfortable living space with a built in couch featuring hidden storage and custom mattresses. The entrance to the house is here in the living space via a glass patio door.  The vestibule area also takes one into the landing for double stairs: left to the master bed, and right to the office. Both sets of stairs contain abundant storage. The central portion of the house features a galley kitchen with a 10 cu ft fridge, 24″ gas range, double bowl sink, 18″ compact dishwasher, barnwood shelves, pull out pantry, combo washer/dryer, and beautiful stone tile countertops..

Harmony Haven Tiny House couch storage

Harmony Haven Tiny House couch storage below

Harmony Haven Tiny House double stairs

Harmony Haven Tiny House sleeping loft

Harmony Haven Tiny House kitchen 1

Harmony Haven Tiny House kitchen 2

Harmony Haven Tiny House pull out pantry

In the very rear of the house lives the bathroom complete with a flush toilet, vessel vanity, linen storage, and a large shower with tile accents.  

Harmony Haven Tiny House bathroom 1

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Harmony Haven Tiny House living room 2

Harmony Haven Tiny House two tone siding

Harmony Haven Tiny House door sign

We also shot a video tour if you would like to watch below. Jim and Kathi saved a considerable amount of money by contributing elbow grease to this project. Expect a reproduction of this model to run around $82k with all the features shown. Final dry weight came in around 11,800 lbs. 

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: 28 foot tiny house, custom tiny house, large tiny house, owner assisted build, rocky mountain tiny house, triple axle tiny house

The Rusted Mountain Roost

November 2, 2016 By Greg Parham 25 Comments

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house exterior

A semi-retired real estate professional from the Fairplay area hired us to build her dream tiny house roost! Like several other customers this summer, she was interested in a gooseneck chassis, but what really makes this house stand out from the crowd is the amazing corten steel (aka rusty cold rolled) siding. She provided us with very nice scaled drawings, and making only minimal changes we refined her design to make sure everything worked out. This house was framed using structural insulated panels (SIP’s), perfect for keeping the house nice and toasty at 10,000 feet during the cold South Park winters. The house is heated and cooled via a ductless mini split system.

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house hallway

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house bathroom

The other feature most visitors notice when first seeing the house is how large the bathroom is! While the bathroom doesn’t consume a lot of floor space, it is very tall and airy since we took the walls all the way to the shed roof ceiling and included a clerestory window up high. It has a nice sized neo-angle shower, a normal flush toilet, and a vanity with medicine cabinet above. There is a hidden compartment behind the bathroom and between the neck of the trailer that houses an upgraded Navien tankless water heater and storage space for items that don’t get used very often since the space can only be accessed via trap doors in the bedroom closet on the gooseneck.

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house kitchen

The kitchen is outfitted with custom cabinets and includes a generous pantry, a 24″ propane range, microwave/vent combo, 10 cu ft fridge, large single bowl sink set in the corner with a nice view out of corner windows, open upper shelves, and room for a combo W/D under the counter. The kitchen opens into the living space with features a large fold down dining table and comfy L-shaped couch with some display shelves above. Clerestory windows up high bring in abundant light. All walls and ceiling were finished out with Colorado beetle kill pine.

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house living

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house bedroom

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house closet

The master bedroom is housed on the gooseneck with ample room for someone 6′ tall to stand up in. It is accessed via a few steps that have pull out drawers. This space is completely blocked off from the rest of the house via the bathroom partition and a barnwood saloon doors that can be left shut for full privacy. The closet is very large with an array of rods and shelving to house personal belongings. There is a a trap door under the closet that leads to additional storage and access to the utility space.

Rusty Mountain Roost gooseneck tiny house guest loft

On the opposite side of the house is a guest sleeping loft with a built in closet that helps block this space off from the rest of the house for a little privacy as well. This loft is accessed via a special ladder that stores vertical when not in use and allows access to storage shelves behind it. The ladder pulls out when needed for action so that it is more comfortable and safe to climb.

This tiny house weighed in at 13,200 lbs and final cost came in at $84k with all of the custom features you see included. Enjoy the video tour below!

 

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: beetle kill pine tiny house, colorado tiny house, Gooseneck Tiny House, rusty steel siding, rusty steel tiny house, SIP tiny house

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House

September 14, 2016 By Greg Parham 22 Comments

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House roofline

The Otsego Gooseneck is an off grid Tiny House custom designed for a father and son duo in upstate New York. It will primarily be used as a getaway/second home in the beautiful Catskill mountains until time allows for retirement at which point it will become a primary home. “Otsego” means “place of rock” in the local indigenous language.

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House living room

The house features a 24′ deck with a 7′-6″ neck for a total of 31′-6″ of living space. It is framed using Structural Insulated Panels for superior insulation in this bitter cold locale. The rigidity of the SIP’s also allowed us to use 1/4″ painted drywall as the main finish surface. Just one small crack above the door from being moved over 2,000 miles! The roof line is a popular shed on shed design where the central portion is sloped a little steeper where the height is not needed, and shallow sheds pop up over the lofts for extra head height. The photo above is looking rearward from the gooseneck which serves as the living room.  Sitting on a built in couch with storage below, one looks out through a very large picture window towards the mountains.

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House siding windows

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House sleeping loft stairs

Looking down into the kitchen from the sleeping loft. This loft is large enough to hold a king with extra room at the foot of the bed if needed. Red Oak comprises the flooring, stair treads, kitchen counter, built in dining area, and living room couch. A Colorado Cylinder stove will provide ample primary heat while a propane RV furnace will provide backup heat.

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House bathroom sliding barn door

This full size bathroom features the Separett Villa, a full size tub with sliding glass doors, a vanity, and closet with off grid 55 gallon water tank and on demand propane heater. We left room for the customers to add shelving or a closet in front of the toilet area. The sleeping loft above was framed with welded steel for clean lines and to save a few inches of headroom. A gorgeous honeycomb tile comprises the floor while the tub walls were tiled in a very high end subway tile.

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House bathroom floor tile

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House full size tub glass doors

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House dining room

We designed and built the dining table to hold a leaf for bigger dinner parties. It can fit six people around the table! The leaf stores away hidden behind the kitchen cabinets when not needed.  The stairs up to the gooseneck have built in storage and the panels on the dining bench slide back and forth to access storage below as well.

Otsego Gooseneck Tiny House kitchen

The kitchen is very complete with a large single bowl sink, 24″ range, range hood, 10 cu ft Fridge, and plentiful cabinet storage. Opposite the cabinets are beautifully crafted stairs up the to sleeping loft that also feature a ton of built in storage. We will have a video tour available as soon as we can finish editing.

Not shown in the photos is a 1.4kw Photovoltaic system that was installed at our shop before the house made the long journey to New York state. Complete with all off grid components, drywall finish, abundant oak finishes, and tile in the bathroom, the final weight came in at 15,000 lbs, with about 3,200 of that being on the tongue. You best have a truck that can take this load if you plan on building something similar! As pictured with these high end finishes, this build came in at $85k (not including the off grid solar). We could do a similar design with less expensive finishes for under $75k for those interested.

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design

Silverthorne Gooseneck Tiny House

September 14, 2016 By Greg Parham 4 Comments

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This build is one of our most beautiful by far. Its custom designed gooseneck chassis and shed roof design (24 foot deck with an 8 foot neck) make this tiny house feel spacious allowing for standing room on the goose-neck for someone up to 6’10”. This customer chose SIPs for their build.

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The exterior of the house features reclaimed corrugated tin wainscotting and a center band of barn wood from an old structure in Montrose, Colorado. The top third siding consists of cedar shakes stained in a Cape Cod grey. The roof is a sage green pro-panel. The entry to the house is full lite outward swing french doors.

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This design utilizes the gooseneck area as the master bedroom and although it can fit a king size mattress, we opted for a queen to free up circulation space. The bed frame swings up so you can easily access storage below. The wall finish throughout the house is pine tongue and groove with a pickled white stain. The end wall in the master is drywall, painted with an accent color. The endwall in the opposite loft is recycled pallet strips.

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The stairs leading up to the gooseneck have pull out drawers with custom cabinet faces to match the kitchen. Next to the stairs is a storage cabinet that the customer designed to fit their storage needs and provide a slight barrier between the bedroom and the rest of the house without closing off the space and keeping this house feeling open.

Above the stairs is a LG flat screen 49″ TV on a mount with  sound bar. The TV can be angled left right up and down so you watch from the bed, the secondary guest/storage loft and of course the kitchen and living area.

The living room, although not photographed here, has a twin sleeper sofa from Mayfair.com. It fits perfectly between the wood burning stove and the storage cabinet and allows for a spacious lounge area especially when both doors are open.

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The wood burning stove is centered in the house. This customer was in love with The Hobbit stove by Salamader Stoves because of its glass panel that allows you to see the flame which provides great ambiance, but also because of the ability to have a different color other than black., AND lets be honest-it’s a great stove for any LOTR fan! The customer chose a Victorian tile for the stove heat shield.

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The kitchen features all custom cabinets made in house. We recycled a butcher block for the stove side and went with the top dollar quartz on the sink side. The butcher block was finished with Waterlox which is great because its long lasting, easy to clean, water and  heat resistant. The quartz counter is not only an eye catcher, but will hold up to a lot of abuse- many consider it the most durable counter top option out there.

One of the neatest features of this house is the walnut dining table that spindles out on a bicycle frame from under the sink side counter tops. It folds out of the way when not needed to free additional living space, can be locked in at 90 degrees to use as additional kitchen prep space, or can be locked in at 180 degrees for use as a dining table for 2 or 3.

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A Freezer bottom fridge sits on a platform that houses a backup propane heater. Across from this is the utility closet with an LG washer/dryer combo, electrical panel, water heater, and off grid water components.

The bathroom features more of the barn wood in the sliding barn door, storage wall and sink cabinet.  A beautiful moss green glass subway tile wall defines the rear wall, and the room is completed with a Separett Villa composting toilet.

 

The floors are Pergo’s stylish and affordable Outlast flooring.

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This house was slated to be our masterpiece display for the 2016 Tiny House Jamboree, but unfortunately circumstances did not allow for us to bring it. Regardless, it’s a fantastic build and we are proud to have designed and constructed this gem at our shop in Durango, CO USA.

The final dry weight as pictured came in at 13,200 lbs. The home owners contributed a significant amount of elbow grease to help keep their costs down, but for those interested in a turn key build for something similar as shown, expect to pay around $90,000.

 

 

 

 

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Turkey Flats 24′ Tiny House

June 15, 2016 By Greg Parham 8 Comments

Turkey Flats tiny house mountainsAn awesome gentleman in Grand Junction approached us about building this dream tiny home. He was having trouble finding a builder that could customize the house to his needs and stay within budget, until he found us of course! It’s a simple, yet effective layout with some very nice touches thrown in.  Turkey Flats is the name of Jon’s favorite hiking trail!

We started with a 24′ trailer chassis and stick framed a main 10/12 gable roof with a 3/13 dormer pitch above the sleeping loft. A side entry door leads into the large living space where there is an L-shaped couch that convert into a queen size bed for guests or daytime lounging. There is fully accessible storage below the couch.

TURKEY FLATS PLAN

From the living space you can go up the storage stairs into a large and bright sleeping loft, or walk into the kitchen space which features a long granite countertop with undermount sink, a 24″ gas range, and ample wall space for shelf/upper cabinet customization. Opposite the counter is a 10 cubic foot fridge with a pantry space and a large closet. There is a combo washer/dryer on your right before heading into the bathroom.

In the washroom is a simple 32″ shower, a Nature’s Head compost toilet, and a small wall mount sink trimmed out with barn wood. The bathroom is closed off with a sliding barn door. Jon opted for clean white walls, a beetle kill ceiling, and red oak flooring, stairs, and built ins. The cabinets are stock Hampton Bay Hickory with the sand colored granite being hand selected from a local stone yard.

This tiny house weighs approximately 10,000 lbs dry and pricing starts at $64k for those wanting something similar.

While we have some nice exterior photos, we are waiting for interior photos to come in. In the meantime, please enjoy some videos we put together, one of the delivery of the house over the world famous Red Mountain Pass, and the other a short tour.

 

Turkey Flats 24 tiny house exterior mountains

Turkey Flats 24 tiny house couch

Turkey Flats 24 tiny house kitchen 1

Turkey Flats 24 tiny house granite countertops

Turkey Flats 24 tiny house loft

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: 24 foot tiny house, custom tiny house, Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses, tiny house red mountain, turkey flats tiny house

The Mac Shack

May 28, 2016 By Greg Parham 6 Comments

Plans can be purchased for this design HERE

There is a super cool chica living in McKinleyville, CA with the last name of McDermott. This is her Mac Shack!

The Mac Shack Tiny House exterior

Based on the same 14′ foundation of the Upslope, we included a bathroom in this build and personalized it to meet her needs. It weighed in at 4600 lbs dry on a single 7k axle. Costs for this build as pictured came in at $31k.

Notable features are rusty corrugated wainscot on the exterior, cedar t&g main interior walls, handscraped engineered flooring, barnwood accent walls and shelving, a thick live edge countertop, 20″ slide in range, loft storage above the bathroom, stairs to access the loft, a Hobbit woodstove, a sheltered fold down porch, and a handcrafted Dutch door.

The Mac Shack tiny house living room

The Mac Shack tiny house kitchen

The Mac Shack tiny house spice rack

Mac Shack tiny house hammock

The Mac Shack Sleeping Loft

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: 14 foot tiny house, 14' tiny house, california tiny house, custom tiny house, Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses, rustic tiny house, single axle tiny house

The Upslope Tiny House

May 15, 2016 By Greg Parham 13 Comments

The Upslope Tiny HouseA hotshot firefighter living in Idaho Springs, CO ordered this very tiny, yet suave bachelor pad to live in on his property up at 9,200 feet. He owns a main house and just wanted to live simply in this small unit while renting out the larger house. Because the main house had bathroom facilities, Nick opted to save money and space by eliminating the bathroom in this tiny house.

The Upslope Tiny House interior

He was very drawn to our East Austin rental, and also the Salsa Box by Shelterwise but being a man of good stature, needed a little bit more room, but still had a tight budget. We began playing around with a 14′ model, a little larger than the 12′, but still small enough for a single axle trailer to help keep costs down. Also small enough to utilize some different construction methods that would further reduce weight and labor costs. In the end, we were left with a house that weighed in at 4,400 lbs (single axle trailer is rated for 7,000#) and sold for around $25,500.

the Upslope tiny house entry

The exterior is defined by the simple shed roof, the Up Slope, if you will. Cedar tongue and groove comprise the siding while strategically sized and placed black vinyl windows offer light, view, and ventilation. A large portion of the rear of trailer is glazing, a 60×60 window to be exact. The views on the property are spectacular, and we aimed to take full advantage of them.

The Upslope Tiny House view

Other notable features include winding stairs to access the sleeping loft, a woodstove, a small closet partitioned off by barnwood, a simple kitchen with a cooktop and gravity fed water system using exposed pipes, and a fold down porch that is protected by a cantilevered roof. The Upslope brand of beer out of Boulder, CO also happens to be Nick’s favorite imbibement. We have no relation to Upslope other than we enjoy their beer as well, and it’s my understanding they like the house!

The Upslope tiny house stairs

The Upslope tiny house porch

While we don’t have plans for this exact layout, you can purchase plans for the Crestone design which is very very similar.

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: 14 foot tiny house, mountain tiny house, Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses, shed roof tiny house, Upslope tiny house

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