morehawesTiny Living Resources
Posted on 01/12/2015 under Tiny Resources
Introduction and Inspiration
Books
- Tiny House Living – Ryan Mitchell does an excellent job of introducing the tiny house movement and inspiring people to join in
- Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter – wonderful inspiration for alternative living
- The Small House Book – a must-read by Jay Shafer for anyone interested in the tiny house movement
Videos
- TINY: a story about living small – a documentary film by Merete Mueller and Christopher Smith following their design and build
- Small Is Beautiful: A Tiny House Documentary – a documentary film about the tiny house movement and an honest account of people choosing to build their dream homes
- All The Time In The World – a documentary film about a Canadian family who choose to disconnect themselves from society by living in a cabin for a Yukon winter in order to learn about themselves and the world around them
- Tiny House Tours – Living Big In A Tiny House visit other tiny house builders in New Zealand to get inspiration for their own build, and for us
- Dream big, live small – Dee Williams speaking at TEDx about her life and reasons for going tiny
Architectural
Plans
The following companies offer professionally designed tiny house plans for sale:- Tiny Home Builders
- Oregon Cottage Company – my chosen plans!
- Portland Alternative Dwellings
- Tiny House Build
- Tumbleweed
- Minim Homes
- The Tiny Project
- MiniMotives
- Four Lights
- Sonoma Shanty
- Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses
- Leaf House
- Humble Homes
- Tiny House Basics
- Vina’s Tiny House
Reference
- Architect’s Technical Reference – lots of information for deciphering and understanding technical drawings
SketchUp
- How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – an excellent seven part video tutorial series by Michael Janzen on how to draw a tiny house using SketchUp
- Tiny Nest SketchUp Tutorial Package – these guys not only document their entire build on YouTube, but they also sell SketchUp lessons
Websites
- The Tiny Okanagan Life – a blog following the design and build of a tiny house in the Okanagan, detailing decisions, changes and hardships along the way
- Building A Tiny House – Flickr album following a build
- The Tiny Tack House – loads of great photos of this couple’s build
General Construction
Books
- Go House Go – another must-read for anyone building tiny by a Dee Williams, a legend in the tiny house community
- Building Construction Illustrated – an excellent reference for all things construction, which includes really well thought out diagrams
Videos
- Tiny Nest – a superb video serious documenting a Canadian couples’ journey from design to construction of their tiny house
- Living Big In A Tiny House – a detailed video series covering a steel framed house in New Zealand
Roofing
Websites
Videos
Framing
Videos
- House Improvements – Shannon has some great videos on wall framing basics as well as framing rough openings
- How To Build A Frame House – Framing and nailing made to look easy! Very informative and nicely presented
Trailers
Purchasing / Importing
- Tumbleweed trailer advise – a great overview of purchasing a new or used trailer
- Tiny Nest (these guys rock!):
- The eagle has landed: the trailer comes home to roost – a helpful blog post about the Iron Eagle tiny house trailers
- An American Trailer in Canada – great information about importing a trailer from the US into Canada
- Importing a Trailer from the US of A – some very handy details about importing a trailer from the US into Canada
Framing/Subfloor Construction
- Tiny House Floor Construction – great video from Tiny Nest on how to add framing and subfloor to an Iron Eagle trailer
- Tiny House Floor Joists – this video outlines framing the floor of a tiny house trailer
- Installing the Tongue-and-Groove Plywood Subfloor System – video on installing tongue and groove plywood subfloor
- Sub-floor Installation Tips from Georgia-Pacific – tips on installing subfloors
- Tiny house subfloor construction – a detailed blog post about one couple’s method for framing, insulating and laying subfloor.
Off-Grid
Composting Toilets
- The Humanure Handbook – the bible for all things to do with composting poop. Different formats available, including a free PDF download.
Solar
- Northwestern Tiny House Project – an overview of a tiny house solar setup
- Tiny House 12 Volt Solar System – a video showing a tiny house setup to run on 12v DC solar
- Do It Yourself 12 Volt Solar Power – a useful book which covers the basics for setting up a 12v solar system
Other Resources
- The TinyHouses Subreddit – containing far too much information to be categorised, the people on this subreddit are both knowledgable and patient, answering questions and sharing information on every topic imaginable
Wow awesome resources Joe! Thanks for putting this together.
Thanks Brady, I’m hoping others will find it useful. By the end of my build this page should be pretty long!
Joe