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A Balanced Tiny House
Bridging the gap between a practical yet small living style. Tale of a Tiny House built in 2019 Deutsche Version: https://medium.com/ein-weiteres-kleines-haus-auf-rädern
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E-Book — Dein Weg zum Tiny House
E-Book — Dein Weg zum Tiny House
For the english reader: This article is a short advertisement for the e-book I have written on the topic of building a Tiny House…
Julian Kopp
Jun 16, 2021
Final Update
Final Update
Hello again after a long time! When writing the last update at the beginning of 2020 I genuinely believed I could close the Tiny House…
Julian Kopp
Jul 28, 2020
What I learned building a Tiny House
What I learned building a Tiny House
My technical work on the Tiny House is now done. Its time for a wrap-up. My parents had an interesting idea — listing all professions…
Julian Kopp
Jan 23, 2020
The End is near / Weekly Update 33
The End is near / Weekly Update 33
This week was the first time I complied with a deadline in the Tiny House Project! Wooo! Better late than never! But more on the Open Tiny…
Julian Kopp
Jan 21, 2020
Weekly Update 32
Weekly Update 32
A happy new year and welcome to the first article in 2020! Last weekend I got back from vacation and started on Monday to finish up the…
Julian Kopp
Jan 12, 2020
Weekly Update 31
Weekly Update 31
A late Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope you still enjoy some quiet days with friends and family. With this article, I want to wrap up…
Julian Kopp
Dec 25, 2019
Weekly Update 30
Weekly Update 30
Hello there again! Another productive week so let’s dive right into it.
Julian Kopp
Dec 9, 2019
Weekly Update 29
Weekly Update 29
Last Monday I wasn’t motivated to get outside as the weather was grey and I did not want to paint again. To do anything for the house I…
Julian Kopp
Dec 2, 2019
Weekly Update 28
Weekly Update 28
I got a feeling it’s been ages since there’s been an article on time on a Sunday. So here we go. The break on Monday was well spent. The…
Julian Kopp
Nov 24, 2019
Weekly Update 27
Weekly Update 27
Finally, this week the tarpaulin got obsolete. By now it was more torn than intact as I had to remove and put it back on time and time…
Julian Kopp
Nov 18, 2019
Weekly Update 26
Weekly Update 26
Hello again for this week’s update. This week I had a nice example of how I can limit myself. Or in other words that what I believed to be…
Julian Kopp
Nov 11, 2019
Weekly Update 25
Weekly Update 25
Beginning of the week I had a talk with my Dad about the Tiny House project and my recent doubts and insecurities on the deadline. My…
Julian Kopp
Nov 4, 2019
Weekly Update 24
Weekly Update 24
I feel more and more in a constant rush to get things done until December. At the same time, I’m losing track of my progress as I only…
Julian Kopp
Nov 4, 2019
Weekly Update 23
Weekly Update 23
Never before a weekly article was that much needed to reflect on my progress as this week. My ToDo list was long and in hindsight…
Julian Kopp
Oct 22, 2019
Weekly Update 22
Weekly Update 22
Heyho, how are you doing? This week had two main tasks — facade and german blog version. Let’s start with the facade.
Julian Kopp
Oct 13, 2019
(Not so) Weekly Update 21
(Not so) Weekly Update 21
Hello again, I hope you are doing fine! The first article in 3 weeks — what happened? My cheap excuse is a lack of motivation, haha. Not a…
Julian Kopp
Oct 6, 2019
On STRONG Opinions
On STRONG Opinions
After about 8 months of building and discussing my plans and ideas with various subject matter experts, I want to shortly discuss the…
Julian Kopp
Sep 8, 2019
Weekly Update 20
Weekly Update 20
Hello again fellow Tiny House enthusiasts, long time no see! I’m back home from vacation for two weeks. Maybe you wonder why there was no…
Julian Kopp
Sep 8, 2019
Weekly Update 19
Weekly Update 19
This week I talked many small points intending to finish them until the end of the week before my two weeks of vacation. The result is —…
Julian Kopp
Aug 10, 2019
Weekly Update 17 & 18
Weekly Update 17 & 18
This post contains two weeks of news hence the title. In the first week when I was traveling not much happened and it wasn’t worth to…
Julian Kopp
Aug 4, 2019
The Eagle has landed.
The Eagle has landed.
Monday evening it was time. The house was moved! Richard, a friend of my family, came with his tractor. And let me tell you — he handled…
Julian Kopp
Jul 22, 2019
Weekly Update 16
Weekly Update 16
It was a quiet week. Finally, the water system is finished. Florian (the CFO) and I filled up remaining parts with insulation and…
Julian Kopp
Jul 14, 2019
Weekly Update 15
Weekly Update 15
My god this week was an emotional roller coaster. It started calmly with some insulation works on Monday. Tuesday the befriended…
Julian Kopp
Jul 8, 2019
Weekly Update 14
Weekly Update 14
Good news first — I don’t have to redo the electrical wiring. And I now understand what the problem with rigid cables is. Inside the cable…
Julian Kopp
Jun 30, 2019
Weekly Update 13
Weekly Update 13
It is not clear yet but maybe I have made my first critical mistake in the building process. Until now I had only small mishaps as miscut…
Julian Kopp
Jun 23, 2019
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