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BUILD A TINY HOUSE
You Can Afford
And Be Proud Of
This tiny house design-build video workshop shows how
Here's a preview of the contents: Very nice! I would love to see
your tiny house but we live up here in Montana. I have a dream of
building something like this someday.
- Sonia
This workshop covers:
* The step by step design process
* Plans for the tiny house I built
* Alternative designs and materials
* Get through building sticking points
* Where to get inspiration
* Translate your paper drawings to Google SketchUp
* Create your shopping list and cut costs
* How to work with a trailer
* The one step you can’t complete alone and how to do the rest
* Plenty of mistakes to avoid
* Even electrical and plumbing is covered
* Where to go for help
Fellow Tiny House Enthusiast,
Seeing my tiny house pull out of the driveway and around the corner,
I wondered if I might feel the same way someday seeing a child go off
to college for the first time.
Then the doubts crept in… will the trailer hold up? Will the
siding hold up? Will something break? Will that old suburban make the
trip?
If you’re thinking of building a tiny house, I can relate.
I’ve actually done it.
AND I MADE SOME MISTAKES
Didnt know to leave extra room for the header
Some, I caught before it was too late. Some I didn’t. Some were
easy to fix. Some cost a few extra bucks I would have rather not had
to shell out.
If you’re planning to build a tiny house, learn from others’
mistakes. Personally, I wish there had been more resources available.
I got the books and read the websites. I could have invested the
$475 plus travel for the live workshop but I didn’t. I figured I
wasn’t trying to build an expensive tiny house so why bother.
THE RESOURCE I WISHED I’D HAD
I’ve since gotten a set of official tiny house plans. They
wouldn’t have helped. My trailer was slightly different. I would
have wanted to have made alterations. There was no information on
alternate materials. I don’t want a dang boat heater in Texas but I
do want an AC unit.
Don’t get me wrong. If I were going to hire someone to build a
tiny house to look exactly like a certain style, I would have wanted
those plans for the contractor to follow. But I’m no contractor.
I’d argue what makes tiny houses unique from everything else are
that you build them individually for individuals. No one will be mass
producing them for the foreseeable future. Each one is custom tailored
and one set of plans can only take you so far.
I WAS NO EXPERT
I’d never used a miter saw (aka chop saw) before I started this
project. I’d seen one used and I knew how to use a circular saw so I
figured that was good enough. I knew if I started and kept working,
I’d eventually figure it out.
I didn't know about framing, drywall, wiring or plumbing. I figured
it all out along the way. And I made some boneheaded mistakes along
the way. You'll have my experience to build on to save yourself the
frustration.
At first glance, I questioned whether I had anything to share since
I’m not a contractor or design professional of any kind. Then I
realized that’s exactly where many tiny house builders start out.
Maybe they'd see that if I could do it, you can too.
That was $8500 and 11 months ago. That's what I spend building my
tiny house. A good chunk of that was my learning curve. The supplies
I ended up actually using ran me $6000. I know I could have saved
even more.
Now that I’ve finished, I went back and created the resource I wish
I’d had before I started building.
I DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING
I kept all the receipts, took over 1000 pictures, blogged on the
major steps and recorded 3 video tours. I even did an interview with
a local documentary producer.
Here are what commenters on my blog had to say about my building
process:
This is great. You did a good job of explaining the details and
the photos clarified or reinforced your details. Most importantly to
me, it has helped me with my own plans. Thanks for going to all of
the trouble you did to share this. Your TH is looking great!
- Gwen
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Really impressive work! Until the economy changed I began dabbling
in carpentry and became fascinated with the concept of tiny homes
before I knew they were indeed a category.
- Steve
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I would like to see more pics… of the kitchen… study nook…
living room and bathroom.
- April
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Wow! Love the house. Nice work and thank you for the tour for those
of us who couldn’t make the open house. Did you build the kitchen
sink setup yourself or did you purchase it somewhere? It’s a
fantastic idea!
- Hazel
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I am impressed with the thought and quality you put into it.
- Brad
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I enjoyed this very much. thanks. If it is in my future I hope to
get one built in one of my kid’s back yards.
- Gloriana
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I love your idea using the plastic chair. It can be removed from
the house, scrubbed down and hosed off and sun bleached. Very
sanitary! Your house is awesome!
- Victoria
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Thanks for the video. It is help and inspiration. Maybe if I have
a question or 2 along the way, I can ask you?
- Rick
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I have enjoyed watching your progress all along and Thanks for
the inspiration. I have wanted to do this for years and may just try
now this year.
- Annie
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This tiny house movement is really taking off. Very cool!
- Lance
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Hey, nice work. Must be exciting to be building your tiny house and
I’m looking forward to keeping up with your progress.
- Alex
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Enjoyed the open house. Your hard work was showing. Hope you sold it
or had some offers. Thanks for sharing!
- Cindy
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog about building it. I want
to build one of my own in the next three years. You’ve inspired me
to do so!
- Lisa
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Hey! I am TOTALLY interested in being part of a community of
tiny houses. If this develops and we can bring it into fruition,
I’m down!
- Bita
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Kudos and thanks for sharing.
- George
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Your idea sounds great to me – making the tiny houses more
affordable, especially because I’m still in high school and my
dream is to live in a Tumbleweed House. I graduate this year but I
definitely don’t have $50,000. I’ll keep watching! (:
- Ellie
Your Turn
Here’s what I included in the final workshop:
* Almost 2 ½ hours of video in 19 topical segments
* My best 300+ pictures with narrated explanations
* My building supplies list with Lowe’s item numbers and prices
* A 25 page manual on how to design each part of your tiny house
* A Google SketchUp file of the framing plan I used
* A Google SketchUp of different ways to mount different trailers
* Google SketchUps of different ways to design doors, lofts and
levels
* Google SketchUps of 16’ and 20’ trailers
* Pictures of each framing angle separately
* Various diagrams, drawings and floor plans
* Links to other essential and recommended resources
That's 19 videos, 7 SketchUp files, 4 pdfs (one with 351 pictures), 1
spreadsheet and 34 other pictures.
In short, it’s everything I wish I’d had before I started
building my tiny house.
In considering how to price this workshop, I considered several
things. This information would have saved me many hundreds of dollars
and weeks of work.
These are the topics covered on the videos:
* Drawings
* Trailer and supplies
* Subfloor
* Wall framing
* Roof framing
* Roof completion
* Siding
* Trim and insulation
* Electrical system
* Plumbing
* Bathroom
* Front door and moving
* Ceiling
* Ladder
* Flooring and walls
* Sink and toilet
* Finish interior
* Storm door and porch
* Finished tiny house
Better Than A Workshop
All the other workshops out there are at least $200 per day plus
travel expenses. Some people charge the same price for
workshops whether you’re there in person or get the DVDs.
At any other workshop you’re not going to be getting hundreds
of pictures to take home and review at each stage. You’re also not
going to get Google SketchUps files (and learn to make your own).
Since I understand what it’s like to budget a large project like a
tiny house, I’m willing to price it at $97.
I may raise the price or discontinue the offer entirely at some
future time without notice. So if you’re thinking you want this, I
recommend you go ahead and get it.
This workshop comes with a 60 day, no questions asked money
back guarantee. If you decide the workshop wasn’t for you, simply
notify ClickBank. You can happily keep the workshop materials.
The workshop materials are all immediately digitally delivered
via download as pdfs, mp4s, Google SketchUp files, an xls and a zip
file. Listings for free programs to open the files are on the
download page.
Since there’s no risk, PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR $97 by clicking the
order button below:
PS. I’ve included everything and more that I would have wanted
before building a tiny house. This would have saved me many hundreds
of dollars and weeks of work. Order now while it’s still available.
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