Finding the perfect Tiny house trailer for your tiny home You have options. A good trailer for your tiny house project can be as simple as going on Craigslist and finding an old trailer for $600, or going online and ordering a trailer custom built. What we like A Custom Built tiny house trailer is…
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Tiny Houses To save space inside your Tiny Home you can put shelves and closet space under the stairs. This is a HUGE SPACE SAVER. To do this buy thicker 4×8 wood for your stairs, usually costs around $40 to $50 for a 4×8 piece, and support that wood under and around the stairs by…
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Proper insulation makes you feel warm and cozy once you’re inside and once the siding is on. We used R13 for the walls and R19 for the Floor and Ceiling and you can feel the warmth inside of the Tiny house. There are a few options now for Insulation but you can find simple R13,…
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After you wall up and frame your Tiny Home it’s time to do some roofing. Unlike a house, a roof on a tiny house can be fairly quick to put on, probably take a day or so. You can find roofing materials from Home Depot or Lowe’s. Plastic Roofs vs Metal Roofs vs Fiber Roofs…
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Using Reclaimed Wood Reclaimed wood has become popular enough where you can go to home depot or Lowe’s and they’ll have some. It’s more pricey but worth it’s gold in weight. The light-weight reclaimed wood material won’t add much weight to your tiny home build and it looks great. It’s easy to cut and work…
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Building a Tiny Home floor Very important for your Tiny house floor is to make sure it’s protected from insects and weathering which will happen over time. You want to make sure it’s insulated with at least grade R19 or higher, just stuff that stuff in there, and that the bottom of the floor is…
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Various types of siding from metal to wood can be used to cover the frame of your tiny home. You want to make sure the siding is a light weight material and make sure to seal the frame with paper wrap. You can buy cheap paper wrap for houses on amazon or online. Marking the…
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Frame your Tiny Home Proper framing is the number one biggest step to your tiny home build. A good frame equals a good tiny house. Your frame will be bolted down to the metal trailer, make sure your trailer has enough metal around the outsides of it to support your frame. Wood vs Aluminum Weight…
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If you don’t know what you are doing, hire a professional, but if you think you can do it, here are a few pointers. Lighting fixtures should be placed where most appropriate, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom lights can all be customized. You’ll want to set up your lighting into the sides of the…
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Plumbing Tiny House Basics You will need experience to do plumbing work for a Tiny Home, this isn’t something you want to mess around with if you don’t know what you’re doing. After you insulate the walls and put on the interior you can’t change the piping. Drilling Holes in all the right places The…
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The windows and doors need to be purchased before building the frame. You should know where all the windows and doors are going to be before you start the frame. If you buy the windows and doors before you start the frame it’s easier because you can make sure it’s the right fit as you…
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