Building Your Tiny House Dream: Design and Build a Camper-Style Tiny House with Your Own Hands (Creative Homeowner) Comprehensive Guide to Constructing a Small Home on Wheels, from Start to Finish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing; First Edition (August 11, 2020)
Language: English
Paperback: 176 pages
ISBN-10: 158011847X
ISBN-13: 978-1580118477
Item Weight: 2.31 pounds
Dimensions: 8 x 0.4 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #133,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #53 in Small Homes & Cottages #168 in Home Design & Construction (Books) #259 in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.6 out of 5 stars 164Reviews
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Design and Build Your Tiny Home
Everything You Need to Know
Chris provides you with all the helpful information, tips, and advice you need to assist you in your build.
Frequently used lumber sizes
Build materials, cost, and tool breakdown
Trailer selection
Building checklist
Sample floor plans
Building the shell step-by-step
Building a camper from the shell step-by-step
Over 300 photos of the build
Home Sweet Home
With Your Own Two Hands
Explore this comprehensive how-to guide to building your own tiny home from one of today’s leading designers and tiny house visionary—Chris Schapdick.
So you’ve decided the tiny lifestyle is for you, and you’re ready to finally make it happen... but how? Building Your Tiny House Dream is the ultimate resource that will walk you through the entire construction process from start to finish!
Turn your tiny house dream into a reality with Building Your Tiny House Dream!
Everything you need to know before the build: essential skills, tools, safety, and resources
Step-by-step photos follow the process of building a tiny house from start to finish
Inspirational gallery of real, completed tiny homes
Includes access to a how-to video of Chris building a tiny home project from beginning to end
Learn from an expert, Chris Shapdick, the founder of Tiny Industrial, a tiny house building company
Get Inspired and Get Started
Who and What Is This Book For
This book is for anyone who wants to learn step-by-step how to build a basic tiny house on wheels. Your new tiny house can be customized to be whatever you need!
Fundamentals
Chris goes over safety essentials as well as the tools and equipment you'll need to execute the build in the book.
What It's Like to Live in the Tiny House
Get an inside look at tiny house dwelling with Emily and Dan Moore, who live full time in the same tiny house you'll learn to build in this book.
Step-by-Step Photos
"Get ready to have a tiny house that Chris will help you build with creative touches that you didn't think would be possible."
—Alex Eaves, Reuse Expert, Film Director of REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle the Planet
"Practical and down-to-earth ideas for anyone looking to build their own tiny house."
—Merissa Alink, LittleHouseLiving (website)
Building Your New Tiny House from Start to Finish
Building the Shell
Follow step-by-step photos and directions to build the shell of your new tiny home, which includes four walls and a roof mounted to a trailer.
Do Your Own Thing
Once you build the shell of your tiny house you can do whatever you want—the sky's the limit! Turn your blank canvas into something that suits your needs: workout space, home office, pool house, music studio, or even your main home.
Build a Camper Tiny House
Learn how to turn your tiny house shell into an incredibly beautiful, custom camper. Your tiny house camper will have a level of comfort, coziness, and quality that you just can't find in a manufactured camper.
Adding a Kitchen and Bathroom
Explore options for adding a kitchen and a bathroom into your tiny home, essential if you plan to make it your full time residence.