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PRINCETON 32′ GOOSENECK SHELL

January 9, 2018 By Greg Parham 13 Comments

Some nice folks who we met at the 2016 Jamboree hired us to build this unique shell for them. They liked aspects of the Rio Grande build along with some of our other houses, so after brainstorming a few design ideas, we came up with this one. Not only were they on a tight budget, but they were excited to do the finish out work themselves. This shell build consisted of a stick frame structure on a 24+7 triple axle gooseneck trailer and included a fully finished exterior with a French entry door, doggie door, windows, siding, metal roofing, and a roof window (operable skylight) above the master loft.  We installed rough wiring and plumbing (including a tankless water heater) prior to spray foaming the studs. Final scope of work included installing the master sleeping loft, tiling the spacious wet bath with some very high end tile, and putting up interior wall/ceiling paneling. Due to an unfortunate tech glitch, we lost photos of the interior, but have attached some plans below. A similar build would be in the 51k range. 

Filed Under: Tiny House Plans Tagged With: clean lines tiny house, Gooseneck Tiny House, gooseneck tiny house shell, modern tiny house, rocky mountain tiny house, texas tiny house, tiny house shell

10’x36′ Moby Dick Tiny House Shell

July 17, 2017 By Greg Parham 13 Comments

 We are excited to announce the completion of our first 10′ wide tiny house build!  Since permits to move a structure between 8′-6″ and 11′ to 14′ (depending on route) normally only cost $25 per state, we have seen a growing interest to have that extra 2′ width incorporated into designs, especially if the owner doesn’t plan on moving the tiny house very often. 

The Melvilles approached us about this shell build back in the winter. They needed someone willing to build a 10×34 shell with a dried in exterior prior to turning it over to them for completion. We were happy to assist and take part in their dream tiny home build. You’ll note in the title that we call it a 36′ house. Technically the trailer base is 34′ long, but they wanted a four foot cantilever over the tongue that would serve as a “walk in closet”, so in the end the house averages out to 36′ long. Not only is the house long and wide, but it is oversize in height, topping out at 14′-6″ instead of the normal 13′-6″. Since it was going to require a permit for the width, the same permit covers the extra height, and our travel route did not have any restrictions for this height, so we figured why not get an extra foot of head height in the loft? 

Being as their last name is Melville, akin to Herman Melville who wrote the American Classic Moby Dick, and this is the largest tiny house we have ever constructed, the giant whale’s name was befitting! In addition to the finished exterior with corrugated wainscot, board and batt, and cedar lap siding, doors, windows, and roofing, the scope of work included welded steel loft structures with beetle kill pine decking, a few interior walls framed, a roughed in 6″ chimney for a woodstove, and custom fabricated steel stair stringers allowing for maximum clear space underneath the stairs, in which there is a doggie door that we installed and appliances that the owners will install later. 

This spacious tiny house shell priced out at $39k before delivery. At this size and level of completion, materials were most of the cost. The trailer alone was 25% of the budget! A note about towing this house. While my four door long bed one ton dually truck was able to transport the shell, probably only weighing around 11,000 lbs, I doubt that it could have towed the finished house. The finished house is likely going to be in the 17-19k range, and while the Duramax Diesel and Allison tranny could probably handle the weight, the truck itself couldn’t safely handle the inertia of this behomith. I never felt the powerplant bogging down, but I sure did feel that trailer pushing my truck around, especially with light wind gusts. A trailer hauler or mobile home semi truck is likely the key to safely moving a house this size. 

 

Filed Under: Tiny House Design Tagged With: 10' wide tiny house, 34' tiny house, albuquerque tiny house, extra large tiny house, new mexico tiny house, rocky mountain tiny house, tiny house shell

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

DSC_133Harmony Haven Tiny House shower tile

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

Bayfield Tiny House

October 29, 2015 By Greg Parham 26 Comments

Bayfield tiny house exterior

This spacious tiny house was commissioned by a local gentleman, now living in it just down the road in Bayfield, CO. He was looking for a no frills, tall, roomy, yet well crafted space to call his own. The house sits on an 8×28 triple axle trailer rated at 15,000 lbs. The dry weight is 11,000 lbs. Since it was not anticipated the house would ever move that much, we maxed out the peak height at 13′-6″ and carried the 3/12 gable roof pitch across the entire structure for lots of interior volume.

The exterior siding is entirely rusty corrugated metal. Over time, it will develop a warm rusty hue and begin to blend into the site where it is parked next to brown/red dirt, gambrel oaks, and other deciduous trees.

The interior is almost completely clear coated poplar t&g that we had milled locally. The exception being the floor, which uses a red tinted natural cook product. The stair treads are solid red oak too. The effect, while clean and minimal, is quite stunning.

bayfield tiny house interior

Bayfield tiny house cork flooring

The kitchen is a very basic Pullman style layout featuring a 10 cu ft stainless fridge, a mid size single bowl sink, a few drawers, and an electric 20″ stainless range. The owner doesn’t cook much or have many kitchen gadgets so this arrangement will be than adequate for his needs.

Bayfield tiny house kitchen

Opposite the kitchen wall is some closet storage underneath the stairs.

Bayfield tiny house closet

The main loft is accessed via these winding stairs and will fit a king size mattress no problem. with this roofline , it is the tallest sleeping loft we have yet to build.

bayfield tiny house master loft

The secondary loft is accessed via a ladder that stores vertically straight when not in use, but hooks on at an angle for safer climbing while in use. Another unique feature of this floor plan is that it has two entry doors directly opposite each other. The owner plans to build decks on either side of the house so he can have both a sunrise and a sunset deck to enjoy the lovely Colorado views.

Bayfield tiny house parking spot

While this tiny house is not particularly complex, it is larger than average and features very nice woodwork on the interior. Expect similar builds to be around $63k finished.

Filed Under: Company News, Tiny House Design Tagged With: bayfield tiny house, rocky mountain tiny house, rusty metal tiny house, simple tiny house, tall tiny house

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