For more than 20 years he has been demonstrating how superior design and social justice can be achieved with less space. As the pioneer of the tiny house movement, he has introduced us to a truly sustainable housing option.
Shafer has spent over a decade living in self-built homes of less than one hundred square feet. Photos of Jay's current tiny house courtesy of Bryce Langston. Photos of Jay's original tiny house, the Epu, courtesy of Kristen Dirksen. The bedroom in the loft — a big change from his current home where the bed is at ground level. In , a used house in the U. That is far more than the average American can afford. Jay Shafer shatters the myth that affordable housing needs to be cheap.
In his book, Jay reveals the ugly truth about residential planning and the needless overbuilding that is, in part, to blame for today's mortgage crisis. Did you know that you can't build a house as tiny as the one Jay lives in? That is, unless you know the loopholes!
He's done the research, and shares it with you. You'll learn why it is necessary to build on wheels, and see the process of attaching a house to a trailer with step-by-step instructions and pictures. Jay Shafer, the author, personally built a dozen tiny houses and lived in 3 different ones.
He is recognized as a leader in the Small House Movement. Not what you think it is. By Allstar For those who have seen Jay's houses on Yahoo! I said "might. He writes about symmetry of design, and so on, covering more ground in cosmetic design than practical usage of space or structural considerations.
There is useful information, such as how to legally build and live in one of these homes in your area, though the topic isn't exhausted by any means. He also discusses the general building process, but if anything his youtube videos or his website are more detailed. It's just Shafer is preaching to the choir. What you want to know is the nuts and bolts.
What kind of solar and batteries to buy and how to manage them; how to plumb the house; how to downsize your lifestyle what to get rid of, what to keep and what to get ; things of that nature that just aren't present in a real way. Jay is writing for the home designer, not the homeowner. Over all a good read and worth the price I would enjoy having a website devoted to the THM Tiny House Movement where local people, by State, can help each other make the transition and not fall into pits of legal trouble.
I'm a little biased. I work with the author, and I've known him since I first ordered a set of plans from him in So I had better make a case for my rating:- Why tiny houses? In telling his story, Jay expresses a motivation for material simplicity and a life open to more options. I know these were MY motivations for designing a tiny house, and I suspect these are the motivations for many others who are planning or building their tiny houses. His designs were the best detailed and best proportioned tiny houses in , and I believe this is still true at the end of Seven years ago, he had already built his 2nd tiny house, and he still had some stuff to learn about carpentry and structural design.
Today, his greater experience and understanding of building construction is evident in the text and the new box bungalow designs contained within this book. This book is a unique 7" x 7" format tiny -- it fits on a standard sheet of paper with room to spare.
It seems that his approach to writing is much like his approach to architectural design -- a meticulous process of revision, whereby he is forever finding ways to do more with less. His informal tone respects grammar, and flows for easy reading. Every industry and movement needs its own go-to book of fundamentals and inspiration.
He has such good ideas and perspective in living in a tiny house. Reading about his first tiny house was an eye opener and really gave me pause for thought. Fortunately he had the foresight to continue his life in tiny houses which brought tiny house lifestyle to the public eye and began a great movement which I feel will be going on for a long time if not forever.
Thanks Jay! A nice little book showing nice colored photos of different outside designs for small homes, showing floor layouts, and providing information the author has experienced in his building of many of these homes.
Great idea generator mainly for homes the size that can be driven on a trailer down roads and plunked down here and there. Novel ideas. Gave me some clues as to what I might want in a small house, what size I may want, and what layout. Food for thought. A wonderful primer for those exploring smaller housing. Jay locates the small house movement in the wider US culture, explaining environmental, practical and beauty considerations of small housing.
Lots of beautiful pics of exteriors, and some of interiors. Some great ideas, like sleeping lofts storybook nooks! Clothes would need separate storage. A lovely spread of ideas, including how to carefully fit your house to your life.
Not a detailed how-to, more a philosophical and inspirational book. Everyone interested in more financial freedom and a unique interior layout in minimal space would enjoy this book, whether looking for a house on wheels or on a foundation.
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