House width:	7′	Porch:	2′ x 1 ½’
House length:	11′	Main Room:	4 ½’ x 5 ½’
Trailer Size:	7′ x 10′	Kitchen:	4′ x 4′
Road Height:	12′ 9″	Bathroom:	3 ½’ x 2′
Dry Weight:	4000 lbs	Ceiling height:	6′ 2″
all measurements are approximate		Loft height:	3′ 2″

The XS-House is the smallest green home design we offer. The “XS” stands for extra small and excessively efficient. It is very light, and easy to tow, and great for 1 person. It is also the most affordable home to build in our catalog. Tumbleweed founder, Jay Shafer, built his own XS-House and lived in it for 1 year before selling it to John Friedman and Kristin Shepherd

Living Room

The “living room” comes with a built in desk and built in couch. Underneath the couch is extra storage. In between the front door and living room, there are 2 full size closets excellent for hanging clothes.

Kitchen

The kitchen is really just a kitchenette. It is a simple stainless steel counter with a sink, and surrounded by shelves. Below the sink, there is a small water heater, refrigerator, and a hot plate that is used for cooking. See video.

Can I add a dishwasher or laundry to the kitchen?
No. This house does not have any wiggle room to add more appliances.

Bedroom

The bedroom is in the loft. The XS-House has the smallest bedroom of all our houses. It is large enough to fit a queen size bed, but that said, this house is a little small for 2 people. The mattress is foam (or like kind) so that it can be rolled up and fit through the loft opening. At its peak, the loft is 3′-2″ tall.

Bathroom

Like on many boats, the bathroom is the shower … and it is called a “wet bath”. We use metal diamond plate finishing on the walls that leave it with a modern look. The shower water is heated from the small water heater under the kitchen sink, and can last about 5 minutes.

The toilet is a low flush RV toilet designed to conserve water. You can easily substitute a composting toilet.

Efficient and Warm

The XS-House features a stainless steel fireplace which keeps this house warm in temperatures -35 F. Because of its small size, its 16R insulation is sufficient to keep this house warm in the harshest of climates. By increasing the heater size to the Dickinson P-12000, the house can stay warm anywhere in Canada and Alaska.

Can I add air conditioning?
Yes, a small ceiling a/c unit can be added to keep the house cool in any climate within the US.

Trailer

This small house is built on an 7′ x 10′ utility trailer.
To learn more about utility trailers, read this…
Here is a list of stores that sell the trailer needed to build the XS-House.

Do I have to build it on a trailer?
Because of its tiny size, it doesn’t meet the minimum size standards required for houses on a foundation. That said, it can be built as a shed (without a kitchen) on a foundation.

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