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How to Build a Tiny Portable House - With Plans and Instructions

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Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction to Tiny Houses The Tiny House Movement Chapter Two: Building Codes and Zoning Requirements Building Codes Zoning Codes Chapter Three: Buying and Registering a Trailer Buying a Trailer A. Bumper Pull: B. Gooseneck Trailer: Chapter Four: Tools and Materials required Tools and Materials Chapter Five: Foundation Details Chapter Six: Flooring Framing Subfloor framing: Subfloor Sheathing Steps to sheath a subfloor: Chapter Seven: Walls Framing Tips for wall framing: Squaring the wall: Chapter Eight: Roofs Framing Types of Roofs for Tiny Homes: Determining the Rafter Length Using Pythagoras Theorem: Finding Rafter Length: Finding Rafter Tail Length: Chalking Lines Duplication Method Steps for Chalking Lines Duplication Method: Steps for Roof Framing Framing a Gable Roof: Roof Sheathing Sheathing Mistakes : Chapter Nine: Doors and Windows Door Installation Window Installation Steps: Chapter Ten: A note on Wiring and Plumbing Wiring Plumbing Recycling of Human waste Chapter Eleven: Tips Helpful Tips Pointers for decluttering your wardrobe: Plans House 1: 325 ft2 House 2: 160 ft2 House 3: 208 ft2 House 4: 240 ft2 House 5: 290 ft2 House 6: 325 ft2 House 7: 435 ft2 House 8: 435 ft2 House 9: 520 ft2 House 10: 621 ft2 Portable House 1 Portable House 2 Resource Guide Publisher Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform


Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2016


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 108 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1534746994


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 92


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #3,398,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #929 in Carpentry


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  • Important information.
Format: Paperback
Great book with important information.
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025 by James Clark

  • ... with generic advise that could have been just as easily applied to a garden shed
Format: Paperback
Seems to have been thrown together with generic advise that could have been just as easily applied to a garden shed; possibly by somebody with no first hand experience in the topic. The text includes almost no pictures or illustrations and the plans in the rear section of the book are reduced 4 sheets to a page so as to be unreadable and for the most part are not for portable tiny houses anyways. I was hoping for a practical distillation of recreational vehicle design standards documents that would be approachable by a reasonably seasoned DIY carpenter. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2016 by T. Camp

  • I love it
Format: Paperback
Great product
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2023 by Erica Thompsen

  • ... bit week on content and difficult the read the fine print - better resources with more info on
Format: Paperback
A bit week on content and difficult the read the fine print - better resources with more info on line
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017 by Josiah A Long

  • Can't read all of the pages most are so tiny and blurry.
Format: Paperback
Only 2 actually portable designs. The rest are tiny homes. Alot websites to where you can find the designs and actually read the prints.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2022 by lee Fournier lee Fournier

  • no lo compre
Format: Kindle
los planos nada de lo que esta escrito o medidas sol leibles no se puede leer ni aun haciendo zoom a la pantalla
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2020 by jose m garcia

  • Not what I expected
Format: Paperback
Plans are printed so small they are useless very vague instructions on building a tiny house.
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016 by Asampson

  • One Star
Format: Paperback
The print was way too small and not a clear type. It went in the dumpster
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017 by Amazon Customer

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