Comments on: Jay’s Fencl

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:51:29 +0000

Daniel, if you are going to flow with the big trucks then you need to be 13’6″ in heighth to be legal and go under most bridges.

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:22:01 +0000

If you dig a bit on the Tumbleweed site they do have a page of recommended trailers that will work with each model and I think even where to get them. I should do a post about that on the Tiny House Blog and put a link here on the Tiny House Journal also as that is valuable information.

By: Jeremy Jackson

Jeremy Jackson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:23:23 +0000

Maybe I’m just making this more complicated than it should be. I should probably just stick with the lighter weight trailers with the stats that Jay listed. I plan on moving it a lot and thought the more sturdy trailer would serve that better. Thanks for the advice

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:13:34 +0000

I would check with your local dmv, they should be able to tell you if that is correct or not. I personally don’t know that answer.

By: Jeremy Jackson

Jeremy Jackson — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:10:58 +0000

I am trying to purchase a flatbed trailer so I can build a Fencl. I do have the trailer stats that you posted. However, I read where it was suggested that a c-channel trailer was better than an angle one. I found a new car hauler 82″ x 18′ tandom axels (7,000 lb capacity) with all 4 electric brakes for a good deal. This is a little heavier trailer but I thought it would also be more durable. The problem is this… A guy at a local U-Haul told me that you’re not allowed to build anything on a car hauler cause they weren’t made for anything else. He also said that if I were caught with a house on it, I could be fined and my trailer and home impounded. Do you know anything about this? I would like to buy soon but don’t want to make a mistake. I’m poor Thanks.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:06:21 +0000

Like Todd, I’m 6’5″ too. I’ve been considering raising the wall height too. I’m not sure but I want to say maximum height for the Big long haul trucks is 14′ so I want to say that as long as the tiny house is under that height, it should be good for highway travel. Where ever those big rigs can go, the tiny house should too.

(Just to be safe, I would probably keep an eye out for the max height signs when going under bridges and over passes.)

~Dan

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:47:30 +0000

Hi Todd, Yes, I think you could do that. I would verify that with Jay before or when you buy the plans though.

By: Kent

Kent — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:46:39 +0000

Because of all the traffic from the Yahoo video Jay is limiting exposure to his web site otherwise he would be down all the time. I have put the plans on these pages and you can download the brochure on the home page which gives you an overview of his plans. You also get Free the Popomo plans when you buy his book.

By: Sage Hill

Sage Hill — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:49:05 +0000

The Tumbleweed Houses website, http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com, only sells the book and has no information about the plans. How does one purchase plans or ask questions?

Do any of the plans meet the new International Building Code that most counties now go by? We’d like to build one on a property we own in Kern County, California, but would need a building permit to do that.

By: Ailehya

Ailehya — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:03:22 +0000

I’m trying to find out where he is parking this home? There are so many rv parks that might accept it. But he talked about not having rent! Where is he getting away with that?