Select from a catalog of more than 360 expertly prepared plans for building small homes under 1,200 square feet. Easy-to-follow construction blueprints and materials lists are available for each project to ensure success.
Small, simple, sustainable: Tips and tricks for living the tiny house lifestyle! Tiny houses are skyrocketing in popularity, and in this book campers, off roaders, and tiny house living experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show how you can join the revolution. Learn to downsize without giving up everything you hold dear—with tips on how your life can still be comfortable and entertaining in a tiny house living environment. You’ll learn about: How to maintain a good relationship in a small spacePractical downsizing for everyoneSmall space living with petsThe pros and cons of off grid living and on grid livingHow to make your small space feel bigKeeping your small space feeling fresh with practical storage solutions and design tipsEquipping your space for entertainingAccordion/bi-fold style windowsHow downsizing and simplifying your life will allow you more freedom and time
If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.
Building a tiny house can be time-consuming, expensive, and overwhelming... but it doesn't have to be. Tiny House Decisions is the place to start.You've taken the journey from tiny house dreamer to future tiny house dweller. You know that the tiny house lifestyle is for you.If you could move in tomorrow, you'd do it in a heartbeat. But as you start to wrap your head around the thousands of choices you'll need to make as you build your house (or work with a builder), you can feel the overwhelm creeping in.You might be struggling with the following questions:Can I actually do this myself?What if I get told I have to move my house?Figuring out which building system to go with: Framing? SIPs? Metal Framing?What kind of tiny house trailer to use?Can I actually do this for the limited amount of money I have saved?You've watched plenty of tiny house tours on YouTube. You've found books on framing your house, doing your own electrical wiring, and even the legality of living in a tiny house.. What you haven't found is the guide that brings it all together and takes you start to finish, through the process of researching, planning, building, and finally living in your tiny house.
Do you have what it takes to live tiny? Do you dream of simplifying your life, freeing up your financial resources, and ditching all of the clutter that's weighing you down? Learn the nuts and bolts of what it really takes to achieve this dream of designing, building, and living in a tiny house of 400 square feet or less! Tiny house professionals Gabriella and Andrew Morrison have been involved in the trade for over 20 years, helping others to construct their own tiny homes, and they have poured all of their expertise and firsthand experience into this guide. Tiny House Designing, Building, and Living is the one-stop manual into this innovative concept of minimalist living. Dozens of helpful images and a full-color insert displaying different types of tiny houses help you visualize your dream. • Advice on how to embrace the tiny house lifestyle! • How to design and build a house that's an ideal fit for your needs. • The nuances of foundation types, financing and insurance, and legal standards • Building techniques, must-have utilities, off-the-grid living, and home placement. • Inspiration for functional décor and storage. • Three tiny house floor plans, with detailed illustrations!
Discover the huge possibilities of a small house! Whether you’re building from scratch or retrofitting an existing structure, these 50 innovative floor plans will show you how to make the most of houses measuring 1,400 square feet or less. Gerald Rowan presents creative and efficient layouts that use every inch of space, with tips on fully maximizing closets, porches, bathrooms, attics, and basements. From reorganizing a small storage area to building a brand-new home, you’ll find a detailed design to fit your family’s needs.
This book explores new ideas about future real estate, how the trend towards smaller more compact accommodation is taking hold. Tiny homes doesn't just discuss houses, but also other forms of smaller accommodation coming to the fore. It should appeal to those of you who like to get value for money and embrace the new age of less wastage, renewable technologies, and have complete or more control over your investment. By buying this tiny houses book, you can expect to learn: - About tiny house living in general - The history of tiny house movement - Some unique ideas and inspiration when designing and constructing your own tiny house - The key benefits of moving into a, b>tiny house - The things that you have to consider prior to your move to your new tiny house - Practical tips and considerations for laying the foundation and moving into tiny houses - And much much more... Here we are building a small getaway, a living space that has small compact rooms with plenty of flexibility. It is small enough to dust the entire place within ten minutes but big enough for you live there forever. So, there you are! It is the perfect way to a small but lovely house.
Profiles seventeen small buildings, some used as permanent housing, some as temporary accommodations, and some as workplaces, including Thoreau's cabin and an ice fishing shanty, and provides structural diagrams and plans.
101 Tiny House Designs is a book of ideas and illustrations for tiny house dreamers. Designing tiny houses is a balancing act, especially for the smallest homes. Each house is the result of a series of choices and compromises.Inside you'll find 101 design concepts from 12 to 32 feet long. You'll see a variety of styles, layouts, themes, and common patterns. If you're designing your own home you can use the ideas here as building blocks to compose your ideal tiny house. Michael Janzen has been designing tiny houses since 2007. You can see more tiny house design at TinyHouseDesign.com.