Derek from the Treehugger website recently wrote about Brad Kittel, the 'tiny houses made from architectural salvage' expert. He says 'We've previously covered Brad Kittel's Tiny Texas Houses, with some of the back story of how this tiny house business grew out of Kittel's architectural salvage business, there's a couple of upcoming workshops, as well a DVD set and on-demand videos, that can take you from a wannabe tiny house builder to a bonafide "salvage miner" and micro-house constructor.'
 
The 'Salvage Mining' and building workshops in February and March were a success. For those who couldn't get to Texas and are interested in the following...
 
- How to identify materials and value them
- The Salvage Mining Process (from "Cherrypicking" to Transporting & Storing)
- How to remove doors and windows safely from other structures
- How to use your tools effectively to not damage materials
- How to De-nail wood safely and efficiently (And using a modern pneumatic "Nail Kicker")
- Safety Precautions and Salvage Mining Tips

...it is possible to buy Brad Kittel's set of DVDs, which comprises of five hours of a number of key skills needed for tiny house building, including how to get the rights to salvage buildings in the US and how to safely and efficiently deconstruct them.
 
Also coming up on 28-30 March at Kittel's studio, is a 'pure salvage shower' workshop, where participants can learn how to build a shower from reclaimed materials. Tickets cost $225 and places are limited to fifteen.