Friday, July 24, 2009

Tiny Texas Houses


Tiny Texas Houses of Luling, Texas is a new project by Brad Kittel to help reduce the carbon footprint.

The houses live up to the name, they are really “tiny”. Basically they have everything you need to live and reducing space by getting rid of unneeded features. Of course the Tiny Texas Houses are not for everyone, it’s probably good for 1-2 people to live in at most.

Brad Kittle says about the project:
My goal is to show people what can be done with a concept I call Salvage Building, thus what you see is 99% Pure Salvage. That means that everything from the doors, floors, windows, lumber, porch posts, glass, and even the siding has been saved and used to create houses that we hope will last for at least another century. I believe that there are presently enough building materials sitting on the ground to build much of the next generation of housing. All it takes to make it so is pure human energy, spirit, and the desire to build something that will last for several lifetimes.

I also believe we don’t need as much space as we have become accustomed to in this country. Therefore I have created Tiny Texas Houses to demonstrate just how great it can be to downsize our carbon footprint, simplify our lives, and live in a house with a soul that will be energy efficient as well as beautiful.

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