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| Tiny house scale model exterior view. |
I have been planning this project for the past few months, but I am just now starting to do actual physical work. First up is painting the wood siding.
The tiny house will be built from SIPs panels (structural insulation panels). With SIPS panels you don’t need as thick of a wall as you do with a stick built wall to have adequate insulation, and when you are constrained to have you house be under 8.5 feet (the width limit for a trailer without a wide load permit) every inch counts.
These SIPs panels are made from two sheets of oriented strand board with polyurethane foam insulation in between.
The walls of my house will be 6.5 inches thick and R40. This number will be significant to some of you and mean nothing to others, for the benefit of the others, I will say that that’s good insulation.
I am purchasing the SIPs from a company called Eco-Panels. The SIPs are made with window and door
openings pre-cut in them. There are flat panels and corner panels that will be locked together to form the walls.
The house will be built on a custom flatbed trailer that has already been manufactured.
I have been working on a scale model of the house to help myself visualize different options for the interior.
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Tiny house scale model, view of the kitchen and stairs.
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Tiny house scale model, Bird's-eye view
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| SIPs panel corner pieces. Picture from Eco-Panels |
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| Tiny house floor plan. |
Super cool! I love the scale model, as such a model would be very helpful to me if I were designing my house. It's impressive the steps you're going through to ensure the design suits you. Good luck with the construction and keep us posted! Ellen
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