Horizontal vs Vertical Exterior Sheathing
Sometimes I like to geek-out on construction philosophy. This is one of those times but fret-not – I’ll make…
Tiny House Built by Hand with Local Natural Materials
With a sharp stone you can cut wood and more easily harvest fibrous materials to make cordage. With cordage, cut…
Tools You Might Use to Build a Tiny House
This post is mostly for fun, but should also serve as a good overview of a range of common…
Learn How to Build a Tiny House Online
One of the most inviting aspects of the prospect of tiny home ownership, is that building one is an approachable…
The 5 easiest things to let go of when you first start downsizing (Tiny Transition & Downsizing starts this week!)
Guest post from Mariah Coz. Tiny Transition and Downsizing, the 8-week e-course that shows you step by step how to…
How to Find a Tiny House Builder
Tiny House Map is a great place to begin a search for tiny house builders near you. It’s a…
The Shed Option
An alternative to building your own tiny house is to start with an unfinished pre-built shed shell. You may…
How to Draw a Gambrel Roof in SketchUp
In the video below I demonstrate how to draw a gambrel roof with SketchUp, and it’s actually quite…
Exploring Podium – A Photorealistic Plugin for SketchUp
I’ve been spending a lot of time waiting for my computer to render SketchUp images lately – but happy…
How to Build a Tiny House Video Series & Construction Guide
Dan Louche at Tiny Home Builders has been busy building another tiny house and recording the process in an…