Shed on wheels? No - it is a house!

The path to a mini-home (aka Tiny House) each - his own. Someone wants to realize himself as an architect, designer and constructor, someone attracted by the opportunity to reveal the talent of the master of all trades, and someone just need your own home. It belongs to the third group of young couple in America - Robert and Samantha decided their own handsbuild himself a house on wheels.

Samantha:

Robert and I love to travel, so when we decided to acquire their own housing, the choice fell on the mobile homes. Of course, you can buy a trailer or a real home on wheels, but it is - not our option. And are expensive, and our needs are not suitable. Especially because we have a car, so we decided to roll up their sleeves and do everything yourself.

Apart from the love for traveling, one more reason to the construction of a mini-house was the reluctance of young people to go into debt - take out a mortgage or loan for the construction of a large house. Sensible reasoning that instead of renting an apartment (according to Samantha - throwing money into the wind) is more profitable to build even a little, but their home.

Do not they have had a great experience in the construction, young men sat down for calculations. Terms of reference have been formulated in the following way - need well-warmed "all-weather" a house with all the amenities that will fit into the size of a large trailer.

Samantha:

Mobility - one of the main points of our project. Therefore, the house size is limited dimensions of the trailer (at the same time being the basis), approved for towing on public roads. Thus,we immediately get a rough length, width and height of future buildings.

Do a very small house, Robert and Samantha did not want to, so entered the building to the maximum allowable dimensions: 2.6 meters wide, 4 meters high and about 8 m long. After that we started the internal layout. To do this, Samantha had drawn on the floor of the life-size all the rooms house - kitchen, pantry, living room.

It gave an overview of the usability of the square rooms.

Bedroom to save space decided to make a loft.

As a result, the total area of ​​the house does not exceed 20 square meters. m, but in it was possible to place a full sink, gas stove, refrigerator, shower, sofa and dining table.

Samantha:

Through careful planning and scaling of all rooms in a life-size, we were able to build a very cozy house, which is on the inside looks much better than the outside.

Also interested in the technical details of this project. Because house is supposed to tow a trailer to its carcass structure were presented special requirements.

Along with strength and rigidity, frame I should get as easier as possible. For this part of the racks made of LVL timber, sawn in half and sheathed with plywood.

Samantha and Robert also did not stint on special metal fasteners, which intensified particularly loaded places - corners and window openings lodge.

Floor, wall and ceiling insulation boards have warmed.

As a heating source used invert conditioner.

On the outer trim metal went b / y sheets remaining after disassembly industrial hangars. We lay a trapezoidal sheet roof.

Of particular interest is the staircase, made of plywood and leading to the loft.

To save space at the same time it is a storage system for things. Also for energy saving lighting all mounted on the base of light-emitting diodes.

Samantha:

Although we jokingly called our house and shed for us - it is a real home. We are independent, we can go where we wish to travel. And by his example we want to show that, if desired, without even having behind a large building experience, you can achieve a lot.

On FORUMHOUSE can learn how to 350 thousand. rubles and 80 days self-build house frame size 6x10 mAs well as to read an article where all the details are disclosed in detail construction budget cabins.

And our video clip will be useful to those who want self-build workshopWhere you can live during the construction of the house.

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