Our largest house yet!
June 8, 2008 · Print This Article
Over a dozen new designs are almost here. Pictured to the left is the updated Enesti. Jay has added an optional bedroom on the ground floor. These plans are complete, and the new house measurers a tidy 774 square feet for the 3 bedroom version (ground floor pictured on top). When you purchase the plans, you’ll receive plans for both the 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom versions. The bottom picture features the side view of the house with the additional room.
The following five houses will all be updated shortly:
…with more plans to come next month.
I’m really impressed. I really look forward to seeing the new designs. After having built our own home (larger) and having lived in it for some time now have I learned that you can build more space, but you will alway be living on top of one another, what’s really needed is functional space. Remember the Sears homes of generations past
I think your really on to something, keep up the good work!
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Wow ! This could be a home away from home !!!
Weekend vacation for two only $200 per night ?
Imagine the couple turning up to this !!!
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I have been visiting this web site for years and have liked most of the changes. I loved looking at the interior plans and pictures.
This most recent change with measurements instead of layouts is a bummer. Sorry but I miss the content.
Not enough information here any longer
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Steve with Tumbleweed reply on July 1st, 2008 3:45 pm:
Our new website actually has more pictures and more information than our old website. When you look at the page for the Lusby (for instance), down the left hand side of the page you’ll see thumbnails for other houses. There’s a large picture of the lusby. Underneath it are thumbnails of other pictures of the Lusby (both interior and exterior), and you can scroll through several pages.
The Enesti doesn’t have more pictures because it is in the process of being built. When we have the pictures, we’ll add them to the website.
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Chip Larrimore reply on July 5th, 2008 5:49 am:
That’s great Steve. I have followed your work since long before you appeared on Oprah and have been wanting for the longest time to see interior pictures of the Enesti. I really want to personally see the interior of one of your homes. Ironically, when you are in Mt. View this year (near where we live) we will be in Camp Meeker (just outside Occidental). By the way, when you are in Mt. View, if you have time before your evening open house at Google, one of the other great foot traffic places in Mt. View is Castro Street. If you could get permission to park your house in front of (or on the plaza of) the Mt. View Center for the Performing Arts, you’d get great visibility.
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Steve with Tumbleweed reply on July 5th, 2008 8:59 pm:
Sorry you’ll miss us. But you’re not too far away to come by our monthly open house in Sebastopol. Visit http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/openhouse/
Hi. I love your houses and hope to own one someday. Do any of your plans have a bath tub? That would be the one thing I would miss.
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Jay Shafer reply on August 19th, 2008 8:37 pm:
I believe all the plans larger than 400 s.f. have tubs. Most of the others would fit a Japanese (deep but small) bath if you wanted to customize them.
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Steve,
I am contacting you from the UK..and am interested in finding out what make of composting toilet you have found to be the best in a small space?..I live on a small boat and have found the Dickinson marine heater through looking at your tiny houses
thanks.
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Jay Shafer reply on August 19th, 2008 8:30 pm:
I prefer the sawdust toilet recomended at http://www.jenkinspublishing.com/sawdustoilet.html
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Good site! Interesting information.. )
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Jay,
Do you insure your tiny home with homeowner’s insurance?
Mokihana
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Jay Shafer reply on March 1st, 2009 6:20 pm:
I don’t. I figure that for what most people pay in homeowner’s insurance over ten years, my home has already paid for itself.
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You might rethink homeowner’s insurance.
After our home burned,we discovered how helpful it would be-even for a tiny house.
It can help with replacement costs,personal liability and expenses such as lodging for yourself or pets in the event of a disaster.
Shopping around for the right policy could give you coverage that meets *your* needs rather than those of an agent or insurance company.
We lucked out by having a very supportive agent who got us the optimum results for our dollar.
We didn’t replace everything after our unintentional “paring down”.
(Too much was irreplaceable anyway).
But,we did find out that even if one doesn’t have a lot of material goods or high ticket items,there are other costs and one can have innumerable things that cost fifty cents!
(Think toothbrush,towels,food.measuring cups and hand lotion rather than electronics,home decor and the like.)
Today,there are policies for condos,RV’s,dorms,etc.
I expect the particular needs of the tiny house occupant will be addressed as
that customer base grows and asserts its desires from insurance companies,as well as other businesses.
Keep an eye out for something that would be worth your while.
In the meantime,you may be covered by the policies governing whatever property you’re on if and when something bad occurs.
(No,I don’t work for any insurers. I just appreciate having a safety net beyond a nest egg and the kindness of friends and family.)
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Dear Jay, I am trying to decide which house will best suit my needs but want to see the new plans first. When will they be posted on the site. Thanks , JoEllen
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