I’m always drawn to abandoned buildings. If the foundation isn’t rotten, you’re halfway there. If the foundation is rotten (as it looks here), it’s a question of  whether the framing is sound enough to merit jacking it up and pouring a new foundation.

I’m here at the Vancouver airport, with a few hours to kill, thus these posts…

“Gregory Kloehn goes dumpster diving, but not for the reason that most people would think. He isn’t homeless. In fact, he is an artist from Oakland that is trying to help the homeless and develop his craft at the same time.

Instead of building sculptures that he would sell to rich people to add to their massive homes, he decided to focus his efforts on helping house the homeless population in California.…He uses what he collects to build small, one room shelters for the homeless.…”

Click here and here.

https://www.heritagebarns.com/available-frames/

“It looks like something straight out of Middle Earth – and the story behind it is almost as fantastical.

This cottage cost just £150 to build, using only natural or reclaimed materials, and is now rented out for a fee of fresh milk and cream.

   And with no mains electricity, gas or water, the bills don’t come to much either.…”

More photos and a video here.

From David Wills

Deek is multi-facted in the tiny house field:

-Author of Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts: And Whatever the Heck Else We Could Squeeze in Here

-Proprietor of the Relaxshacks blog

-Featured in Tiny Homes (and the upcoming Tiny Homes On The Move)

-Creator of a ton of videos on tiny homes

Here’s a workshop he’s doing next month:

“HANDS-ON BUILDING AND DESIGNING- TINY HOUSE WORKSHOP #5 (with an emphasis on budget and recycled-material building)

WE WILL ALL BUILD A TINY STRUCTURE TOGETHER!

November 15-16-17 Canton, MA

-Deek Diedrickson”

Click here.