Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Tiny house mobile workshop *LINK*
JL
My wife has been fascinated by the idea of "tiny houses". She enjoys watching the videos. Anyway - she forwarded me this link to a builder of tiny houses.
An interesting take on a mobile workshop. He evidently sets up the tent for his workshop and assembly and carts the tools around in his workshop/trailer. Some work is done inside and the rest in the tent.
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Re: Tiny house mobile workshop
John in NM
I only half understand the attraction of this kind of house. I get the part about liking the small size, but I completely don't get the concept of putting it on a trailer. Someone told me once that it was a way to avoid building permits and property taxes, but it just doesn't seem worth the downsides to me. To each their own.
Re: Tiny house mobile workshop
JohnV
We winter on the Texas coast. In the RV park behind where we stay one of the RV'rs pulls behind a "tiny home" flatwork woodworking shop. A pretty neat idea to keep active with WW when away from home.
Re: Tiny house mobile workshop
walta
I also fail to see the attraction to the “tiny” thing. The tiny houses are self built travel trailers that seem poorly built to stand the wind and vibration forces from moving. They seem to waste space and carry needless weight because they use 2x4 framing to build a trailer.
This shop trailer does not seem special to me darn near every contractor has a trailer with a workshop set up inside. Most find it frustrating to work in the small space and use it as a big tool box.
My guess is after going around 3 corners every tool in that trailer would be on the floor.
I say buy a factory built trailer it will weigh less have more space inside require less maintenance and you can sell it when you get tired of it.
Walta
Re: OT Travel Trailer, Agree
Larry Clinton At Frankfort, (Central) Indiana
I watched the show about the "tiny houses" on TV, for the life of me I cannot see ANY advantage over these very expensive building over a new or used travel travel trailer that has had all the kinks worked out.
Travel trailers have been around for at least 75 years! They are engineered to provide a fire resistant, weather resistant, far better storage and square foot use than the "new fake house" units.
They will travel over rough roads without damage, and meet many regulations that the new mini homes haven't even thought about. Many are available at a fraction of the cost that was quoted on the show.
When I was young in the early 1960's, I purchased a used small travel trailer and my first wife and I lived in it for about a year while I built a new home.
I certainly would not want to spend many years in any very small living unit as a primary residence but they are great for a "fishing / hunting cabin" or just a getaway place.
As far as a mobile shop, I have seen several built into used delivery box trucks that work very well at low cost. Seems to me these are designs that reinvent the wheel and were / are not needed!