I love living in a tiny house. As a child, I usually had to stay at home by myself, so the typical house always seemed to be so vast and lonely to me. That’s when a dream of having a tiny house grew up inside of me and I made a lot of plans to build a tiny house (It just some ugly paintings). Therefore, two years ago, I decided to spend all of my saving money to build my dream tiny house.
However, it was not easy at all. I researched quite a lot before starting designing and building, but all of the information was just theory. Only when I got down to it did I realize that I lacked too many experiences and needed someone to guide.
Furthermore, I could not even calculate how much meters square my house would be at first and did not have a proper preparation. My friends and I had to fix numerous details while building. Therefore, it took about a year for my tiny home to be done while it was supposed to be only six months.
That is why I am writing this article to help you prepare a great plan before you start building your tiny house. Just keep reading if you ever have the same problems as mine. Everything is based on my experiences so I hope you would discover a possible solution in my writing.
1. Know What You Want and What You Can Do
These are the first things you need to know before having any plans to build a tiny house. They will massively affect your design. Is it a trailer home and you want to build your own tiny house on wheels? You like making it like a bus conversion, cob houses, or vardo small homes? Ask yourself those questions before making decisions. You will have the most beautiful little house designs ever.
For me, I like a traditional trailer house with planks attaching to one another and glass doors as well as windows. They look so cute and come in a variety of size and shape, so I could do almost everything I want. Besides, if you choose wood from oak trees, your house will always be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. A traditional trailer home is perfect for whoever likes the classic style.
Moreover, when you already know what you want, you have to determine the things you can do. Can you handle everything by yourself or you need to hire somebody else to work with you? Do you have any idea about sawing or chopping? Or does everything you know is cleaning and making some tea for the workers you hire? Defining all of those things will be a lot easier to calculate the sum of expenses and know what you should do.
I knew mostly about which materials to use, which paint is beautiful, and how to use a nail gun. So I was only responsible for planning, designing, and showing the workers the spirit of my house, a cozy and also tiny modern home. If you have a greater number of skills than I did, you won’t meet many difficulties. And it does not necessarily have to be workers. You can ask for your frien