Insurance isn’t the first thing you think about when dreaming of living in a tiny house. When Shelley and I first dove into the tiny house journey, we were busy thinking about floor plans, downsizing our belongings, and imagining all the adventures ahead. Insurance? It barely crossed our minds. However, we quickly learned that tiny houses have unique risks and … Read More
Nevada County Legalizes THOWs for Full-Time Living, A Big Win for Tiny Homes on Wheels!
Exciting news for the tiny house community! On January 14, 2025, The Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance on January 14, 2025, allowing Tiny Homes on Wheels (THOWs) as permanent residences. This progressive move aims to provide affordable housing options and address the housing crisis in the county. (Nevada County) The ordinance allows Nevada County Tiny Homes on … Read More
This Newlywed Couple Built a Timber Framed Tiny House With No Prior Building Experience
Meet Edwin and Clara, Their Tiny house build started in June of 2018 on a 24ft x 97.5in 14k Tiny House Basic’s Trailer with Drop Axles but the journey truly began in 2015. Living in San Diego at the time, both of them separately began daydreaming about tiny home living. Edwin was pursuing an Environmental Engineering degree from UCSD and Clara … Read More
The Tiny House Expo, Oct 11-13, 2019 in San Luis Obispo, Ca
Tiny House Basics was proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the First Annual Tiny House Expo in San Luis Obispo! As the #1 source for Tiny House Trailers with over 450 custom tiny house trailers built each year we were excited to take part in this special event. many joined us and visited our booth where we were excited … Read More
The Duo Who Does It All with Joshua and Shelley Engberg
Originally posted on TinyHouseBlog You don’t have to appreciate Marvel Comics to enjoy this week’s interview with the dynamic duo of tiny houses, Josh and Shelley. Long before their episode on “Tiny House Nation” aired, this young power couple was already moving their lives in a direction which focused on freedom, travel, and using their talents to help others … Read More
#1 Amazon Bestselling Tiny House Book!
Our Highly Anticipated Tiny House Book: “Tiny House Basics, Living the Good Life in Small Spaces” was just released on May 16th 2017 and we have already hit #1 Amazon Bestseller in over 4 Categories (Small Homes & Cottages, House Plans, Design & Construction, Green Housekeeping) Pick up your copy today to start your tiny house research off on the right … Read More
Buying A Tiny House Trailer
Who Is Tiny House Basics? We are Joshua and Shelley and we are Tiny House People with a extensive background in Tiny House Trailers and Tiny Houses. We design and sell the #1 Tiny House Trailers Available from Manufacturers that Have Been Building High Quality Trailers for over 30 Years. As Tiny House People ourselves our number one goal is … Read More
Find Land NOW For Your Tiny House!
How Do You Start Finding Land For Your Tiny House? Before even considering life in a Tiny House we realized our first step was to downsize. In the process of doing this, we decided to simplify a number of things. The first being cable television. With streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon it’s not that hard to give up … Read More
The Official Tiny House Basics Shell!
Building a Tiny House is certainly a big project to undertake and we sought to help simplify that by offering Custom Tiny House Shells Built on our Tiny House Trailers. Many people love this solution of speeding up the process of going tiny by having the hardest work already taken care of. Ever since we first started offering the Tiny House Shells … Read More