The Woodbutchers Tiny House 2017

House Notes – The Woodbutchers Tiny House

An Australian hand made tiny house on wheels, built primarily using reclaimed timber and steel.

The tiny house on wheels was hand built at very low cost from recycled materials, the majority being scavenged and recycled for free from demolitions, renovations, skip bins, tips and sawmills. The tiny house design incorporates the ability to thrive on or off grid, utilising rainwater, a wood fire heater, gas cooktop, and solar power.

Although it was not by any measure a one man effort. I was very lucky to have the generous assistance and support of many skilled carpenters, engineers’, architects, designers, friends, family and passionate DIY amateurs along the way.

Construction of the house took place at Wurruk’an, eco-village located in West Gippsland Victoria between 2015-2016. Part of the build process is included in the feature length documentary ‘A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity’.

This tiny house is free to visit in Nina’s House, no bookings required. Tour tickets are required for Nina’s House and can be purchased here.

Read more about this tiny home in Houzz – A Budget Tiny House on Wheels written by  27 November 2016

If you would like to build your own Tiny Home Emmit is going to share his experiences in a series of workshops in Byron Bay throughout October, Click here to find out more.

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2017
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Secondhand trailer with a double axle in order to spread the weight of the load, corrugated metal sheet, gutters, cast iron stove
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Timber
      Windows
      Doors

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV off-grid
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • $7000
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 8m2
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 1
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 1
Location
Mullumbimby NSW 2482
    • Housing Type:
    • Tiny Home
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Owner builder

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