Comments on: People We Love: Dee Williams http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/ dedicated to stirring the pot Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rhia http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-164814 Rhia Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:43:02 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-164814 Wow! Snobbery amongst the minimalists? lol I say everything we can do to preserve what's left of our resources should be cheered, not scorned for falling short in some way (opinion). That said, I love everything about this tiny house idea and wish I'd heard about it 30 years ago. I am 52 and live alone with my service dog. My dream is a modified Fencl (Tumbleweed). I am interested in building as much as possible out of salvaged materials. People throw away materials every day. I am planning to sell everything I don't HAVE to HAVE except for a very few personal mementos that I can't bear to throw away. I will choose reference books very carefully and may eventually donate them to the library and just borrow them back on occasion. heheh I LOVE the idea of including solar panels right from the start. I admit, I have ZERO building experience so I'm going to need lots of pointers from friends, but I know how to use power tools and I know how to work long hours. I can do it! :-) I would love to hear from like-minded folks who want/have to pinch every penny like I will, without damaging the integrity of the structure. (Has to be strong enough to be towed down the road to one new home after the other before it becomes a guest house. :-) Wow! Snobbery amongst the minimalists? lol I say everything we can do to preserve what’s left of our resources should be cheered, not scorned for falling short in some way (opinion).

That said, I love everything about this tiny house idea and wish I’d heard about it 30 years ago. I am 52 and live alone with my service dog. My dream is a modified Fencl (Tumbleweed). I am interested in building as much as possible out of salvaged materials. People throw away materials every day.

I am planning to sell everything I don’t HAVE to HAVE except for a very few personal mementos that I can’t bear to throw away. I will choose reference books very carefully and may eventually donate them to the library and just borrow them back on occasion. heheh

I LOVE the idea of including solar panels right from the start. I admit, I have ZERO building experience so I’m going to need lots of pointers from friends, but I know how to use power tools and I know how to work long hours. I can do it! :-)

I would love to hear from like-minded folks who want/have to pinch every penny like I will, without damaging the integrity of the structure. (Has to be strong enough to be towed down the road to one new home after the other before it becomes a guest house. :-)

]]> By: Brooks Palmer http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-69806 Brooks Palmer Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:03:36 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-69806 I love the article about Dee. It inspires me to be more creative in finding better ways to live. I've realized over the years that I don't need much to enjoy life. I make a living helping people let go of their clutter. It's amazing to see people feel happier as they let go of things that no longer serve them just like Dee is doing so fabulously. I have a pretty cool blog that I've started about this: http://brooks-palmer.blogspot.com brooks@clutterbusting.com Do you know how I can be included in the like minds section of this blog? Thanks. I love the article about Dee. It inspires me to be more creative in finding better ways to live. I’ve realized over the years that I don’t need much to enjoy life. I make a living helping people let go of their clutter. It’s amazing to see people feel happier as they let go of things that no longer serve them just like Dee is doing so fabulously.

I have a pretty cool blog that I’ve started about this:

http://brooks-palmer.blogspot.com

brooks@clutterbusting.com

Do you know how I can be included in the like minds section of this blog? Thanks.

]]> By: Jay Creighton http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-53444 Jay Creighton Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:31:06 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-53444 If you want a tiny home like Dee's built, or another Tumbleweed house, or even one of my own designs, read on. My name is Jay Creighton, and I live in Connecticut, not far from New Haven. I would be pleased to build you one of these homes, as I am starting a business to do just that. In order to build such a home, you would need to select a design from the Tumbleweed web site, then contact me. I'll purchase the plans, buy the materials, and build the home for you. If you want customizations to the plans, you can pay Tumbleweed to do that for you (in which case you would have to purchase the revised plans yourself, and send them to me), or you could pay me to make revisions, at the same rate Tumbleweed charges. I can be contacted by email at jaycreighton@hotmail.com. Since this is a new business, there are two important things to consider in having me build your home. First, I don't have extra cash floating around, so you would need to give me a deposit of 50% of the home's retail value in order to get started. This money would tell me in no uncertain terms that you actually intend to buy the house I build for you. I would use this money to buy the plans and the materials. When the house is 50% complete, I would need another 25% of the retail price to keep me afloat while I complete your home. The final 25% of the purchase price would be paid to me when your home is complete and you come to pick it up. The second important factor to consider is when you expect the home to be completed. I have a full-time job now that I need to keep until my new business has proven that it can supply me with a steady and adequate income. As a result, I can't devote myself full-time to building your home. I will work on it evenings and weekends until it is finished. The best case scenario I can imagine is that I will need at least three months to build your home. I will keep you informed of my progress frequently along the way so that you know how things are progressing. If you have any questions, or you'd like to get things rolling, contact me at the email address above. I don't have a website yet, but I hope to have one soon. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, ~Jay If you want a tiny home like Dee’s built, or another Tumbleweed house, or even one of my own designs, read on. My name is Jay Creighton, and I live in Connecticut, not far from New Haven. I would be pleased to build you one of these homes, as I am starting a business to do just that. In order to build such a home, you would need to select a design from the Tumbleweed web site, then contact me. I’ll purchase the plans, buy the materials, and build the home for you. If you want customizations to the plans, you can pay Tumbleweed to do that for you (in which case you would have to purchase the revised plans yourself, and send them to me), or you could pay me to make revisions, at the same rate Tumbleweed charges. I can be contacted by email at jaycreighton@hotmail.com. Since this is a new business, there are two important things to consider in having me build your home. First, I don’t have extra cash floating around, so you would need to give me a deposit of 50% of the home’s retail value in order to get started. This money would tell me in no uncertain terms that you actually intend to buy the house I build for you. I would use this money to buy the plans and the materials. When the house is 50% complete, I would need another 25% of the retail price to keep me afloat while I complete your home. The final 25% of the purchase price would be paid to me when your home is complete and you come to pick it up. The second important factor to consider is when you expect the home to be completed. I have a full-time job now that I need to keep until my new business has proven that it can supply me with a steady and adequate income. As a result, I can’t devote myself full-time to building your home. I will work on it evenings and weekends until it is finished. The best case scenario I can imagine is that I will need at least three months to build your home. I will keep you informed of my progress frequently along the way so that you know how things are progressing. If you have any questions, or you’d like to get things rolling, contact me at the email address above. I don’t have a website yet, but I hope to have one soon. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, ~Jay

]]> By: Ken http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-50128 Ken Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:43:03 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-50128 Dee, I am considering building a small home. Do you have any resources that you could email me? Dee, I am considering building a small home. Do you have any resources that you could email me?

]]> By: dee williams http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-48472 dee williams Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:52:43 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-48472 Hey, please take a look at Kevin Rose' blog site for more information about building! www.paddleways.com/blog/gypsyrose Great words and insight for tiny builders everywhere. Dee Hey, please take a look at Kevin Rose’ blog site for more information about building! http://www.paddleways.com/blog/gypsyrose
Great words and insight for tiny builders everywhere.
Dee

]]> By: Kevin Rose http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-41850 Kevin Rose Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:15:19 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-41850 I have been building a home similar to Dee's and have documented the entire construction process in my blog at www.paddleways.com/blog/gypsyrose (to view it from the beginning, click on the archive links on the right, beginning with November, 2006) I set up the blog as a way to keep friends and family up to date on a project that evolved out of my need for a solution to minimal impact winter housing (I live on a boat from April until November), but it seems that there may be a broader interest among those interested in reducing their own footprints. To that end, I hope my experience with the project can be of help. I have been building a home similar to Dee’s and have documented the entire construction process in my blog at http://www.paddleways.com/blog/gypsyrose (to view it from the beginning, click on the archive links on the right, beginning with November, 2006)

I set up the blog as a way to keep friends and family up to date on a project that evolved out of my need for a solution to minimal impact winter housing (I live on a boat from April until November), but it seems that there may be a broader interest among those interested in reducing their own footprints. To that end, I hope my experience with the project can be of help.

]]> By: MuleMarm http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-25435 MuleMarm Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:39:55 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-25435 Hip-Hip-Hooray for Dee, and for all of you interested in Dee's lifestyle... Your comments are wonderful, and many are insightful. I've been looking for a group like you! (Thanks to NAU: The Thought Kitchen!) In 1974, was driving down 35E in Dallas, Texas, looking up at the Gold, Silver, and Bronze glass towers that are office buildings with no windows to open, the Truth occurred to me: "Yeah, and whatcha gonna do when there is no power?" Dee Williams has found the answer... (Dee, I have a shower on my covered wagon, pulled by mules! And will share my "how to have water secret!") I've been squirreling away primitive, and frugal means of survival on the family farm ever since... and collecting "Do-it-yourself" How-to. (I publish and bind my own books.) I'm gathering materials for a new book, (see www.BunkhouseBooks.com) and if any are interested in contributing, send an email to Bunkhouse@wtconnect.com with Dee's House in the Subject line (or it will automatically delete.) Sorry, I don't make enough to pay for my printing, so I can't pay you, but will give you -- and NAU: The Thought Kitchen -- full credit... Keep it Simple! MuleMarm Hip-Hip-Hooray for Dee, and for all of you interested in Dee’s lifestyle… Your comments are wonderful, and many are insightful.

I’ve been looking for a group like you! (Thanks to NAU: The Thought Kitchen!)

In 1974, was driving down 35E in Dallas, Texas, looking up at the Gold, Silver, and Bronze glass towers that are office buildings with no windows to open, the Truth occurred to me: “Yeah, and whatcha gonna do when there is no power?”

Dee Williams has found the answer… (Dee, I have a shower on my covered wagon, pulled by mules! And will share my “how to have water secret!”)

I’ve been squirreling away primitive, and frugal means of survival on the family farm ever since… and collecting “Do-it-yourself” How-to. (I publish and bind my own books.)

I’m gathering materials for a new book, (see http://www.BunkhouseBooks.com) and if any are interested in contributing, send an email to Bunkhouse@wtconnect.com with Dee’s House in the Subject line (or it will automatically delete.)

Sorry, I don’t make enough to pay for my printing, so I can’t pay you, but will give you — and NAU: The Thought Kitchen — full credit…

Keep it Simple! MuleMarm

]]> By: Steve Watton http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-25170 Steve Watton Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:10:00 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-25170 Hi Kit, How have you been coming along with your venture? Did you start that blog? Designs? Let me know -K? :) Thanks Steve Hi Kit,

How have you been coming along with your venture?
Did you start that blog? Designs?
Let me know -K? :)
Thanks

Steve

]]> By: Steve Watton http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-25150 Steve Watton Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:40:57 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-25150 Hi Dee I just sent you an email - I hope you get it This is sooo great, I'm very excited about this. Please send me a copy of your drawings too! After losing my 'big' house to the bank this year, I know this is the answer I've been looking for. From all of us out here XOXOXO Steve Steve@TheHomePro.Info Hi Dee

I just sent you an email – I hope you get it
This is sooo great, I’m very excited about this.
Please send me a copy of your drawings too!
After losing my ‘big’ house to the bank this year,
I know this is the answer I’ve been looking for.
From all of us out here XOXOXO

Steve
Steve@TheHomePro.Info

]]> By: Judy Hunter http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-25145 Judy Hunter Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:52:22 +0000 http://blog.nau.com/2006/12/13/people-we-love-dee-williams/#comment-25145 I would love to build a small house like this. Are there plans available? I would love to build a small house like this. Are there plans available?

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