Building Your Tiny House Dream: Design and Build a Camper-Style Tiny House with Your Own Hands

by Chris Schapdick

Overview

You’ve decided you’re ready to build and enjoy the benefits of a tiny house, but how? Combining the “why” with the “how to,” Building Your Tiny House Dream will show you each and every step to constructing your own custom camper. Part one provides detailed guidance on essential information, from the skills needed and planning to tools, safety, and helpful resources. Start building your personal tiny home in part two that’s carefully laid out in order from start to finish, from laying the foundation, framing, and roofing to plumbing, adding personality, and towing so you can take your tiny home on wheels wherever you want to go! Also included is access to an online how-to video series of the author building the featured tiny home project from beginning to end. Written by award-winning tiny home builder Chris Schapdick, learn from an expert how to build the tiny house of your dreams!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580118477
Publisher:	Creative Homeowner Press
Publication date:	08/11/2020
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	523,376
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Chris Schapdick is the founder of Tiny Industrial, a tiny house building company. In 2016 Chris bid his corporate career farewell and decided to strike out on his own, launching several businesses designed around building tiny houses and coaching others to follow their dreams of a simpler lifestyle. Chris is now a sought after blogger and speaker on the tiny house circuit, and was awarded the “Best Tiny House Award” by the New Jersey Tiny House Festival in 2017.

Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Gallery 8

Part I Getting Started, Getting Inspired

Who and What Is This Book For? 20

How I Ended Up in a Tiny House 24

A Snapshot of the Modern Tiny House Scene 29

Fundamentals 32

What It's Like to Live in the Tiny House 45

Part II Building

Step-by-Step Building the Shell 58

Now You Have a Shell-Do Your Own Thing 124

Step-by-Step Building a Camper Tiny House from the Shell 132

Adding a Kitchen and Bathroom 158

Conclusion: What's Next? 168

Building Checklist 170

Resources 172

About the Author 173

Photo Credits 173

Index 174

Editorial Reviews

07/06/2020

This appealing guide from tiny house builder Schapdick (The Joy of Tiny House Living) is for those who have already decided to construct their own small living space and are ready to start building. Schapdick’s plans are for a camper-style tiny house on wheels measuring a particularly tiny 50 square feet, though he notes “dimensions, sizes, and materials that you use may be different than mine.” The first of the book’s two parts covers creating the shell of the camper, while the second discusses customizing it. Some familiarity with power tools and construction materials is recommended—though, Schapdick concedes, simply having “assembled numerous pieces of IKEA furniture” could suffice. Along with plentiful photographs and diagrams of the building process, Schapdick suggests alterations to the build, as well as alternative uses for one’s tiny house for homeowners who retain their previous, non-tiny house, among them as an office space (since, he presciently notes, “more and more people have the luxury these days of being able to work from home”), a hangout area for one’s teenager, and a music studio. Those looking to go small will appreciate this solid how-to. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

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 - Film Director of REUSE! Because You Can't Recycle the Planet

Suitable for all skill levels though aimed at beginners, Building Your Tiny House Dream is a comprehensive guide, complete with an extensive resource list, that’s guaranteed to turn a daunting project into an achievable dream.

Foreword Reviews