Fair Companies has ton of great videos on tiny homes: https://faircompanies.com/ Here is just one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsVxgOjNLbA?list=PL3931D3B675966936

Howard Huges has left a new comment on your post “Turning Oil Tanker Trucks Into Homes” (here):

“https://shltr.net/tankerhome

Not as crazy as it would appear. This resourceful fellow made his out of a milk transport tank.”

“Time is running out for Europe’s largest prefab estate. Lewisham Council, London, is planning to demolish all but six of the 187 prefab bungalows that make up the Excalibur Estate in Catford – and replace them with 371 modern homes.
This is unique 12-acre complex of prefabricated buildings. Built in 1945 and 1946 by German and Italian prisoners of war, the Excalibur Estate was supposed to be a temporary solution to the damage caused by the Luftwaffe’s bombs.

   Prefabs were built for returning soldiers and their families and provided what was, for those times, high levels of luxury. Designed by the Ministry of Works, they had two bedrooms, a fitted kitchen with a fridge and cooker, running hot water and an indoor toilet. They became known as Palaces for the People.

   These one-storey bungalows were meant to last just 10 years. However, the Excalibur Estate is still standing and there is a strong sense of community here.
The council has done little work to the prefabs over the years and any improvements have been made by the tenants.

   This unique slice of 20th-century social history is about to disappear. The process of ‘decanting’ has now begun, which means people have been asked to move out of the prefabs by the council. Sadly, the empty houses have become dumping grounds and are quickly falling into disrepair, which has dampened the mood on the estate.

https://shltr.net/palacesdemo

Sent by Simon in the UK

A grab bag of photos: https://shltr.net/prsttiny

Hi Lloyd,
…I wanted to share with you and your readers some photos of the hand-built house I recently finished. (Prior to this I had only built some crummy plywood furniture and a couple of sheds.) As with so many of us who read your blog, the design of this house was definitely inspired by Shelter books. When making design decisions I often looked in Builders of the Pacific Coast and asked myself which choice would result in something that felt like it could be in your book – I love the feel of those homes.

   A few things that are unique about my house:
– It’s solar-powered
– The vertical redwood on the outside (and interior wainscoting) is from a really lucky find: I was able to buy a few hundred square feet of redwood T+G from a friend’s landlord that had been sitting unused in a barn in Fort Bragg for 30 years!

– The tiny wood stove is called “The Hobbit” and it’s from England and it’s awesome.

– The house is insulated with discarded sheep’s wool.

– I’m 6’6″ and the house is big enough for me! (I can stand under the loft and sit up tall in the loft)

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