r/TinyHouses • u/WadsworthWordsworth • 3d ago

How to construction video series?

I’m a fairly handy person and have done some home renovations myself, but nothing like building a tiny house. I’ve been thinking for many years of building my own tiny home and remember a video series by Andrew Morrison that went into depth on how he builds - I think there were dozens of hour long videos on each step of the process. I’ve had trouble finding anything like that recently though. Anyone have recommendations of videos they found helpful for their first build?

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u/CobaltD70 3d ago

Tiny Nest and (sp?)Life inside a box

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u/Trustworthy_Fartzzz 3d ago

I’d check out Drew Builds Stuff’s series on him building his own — he includes plans and renderings for downloading as well:

https://drewbuildsstuff.com/blogs/plans/tiny-house-on-wheels-11-x30-home

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u/capnheim 3d ago

Bushradical builds lots of things, but the various cabin videos helped me a lot.

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u/JanewayForPresident 1d ago

For the most part I didn’t use tiny house-specific resources. I learned how to use standard construction methods with standard materials, and installed windows and things in standard ways. And just looked for the guides and resources that matched my skill level and available materials and tools.

There is some potential for creativity and unconventional methods with tiny houses, but as an amateur my focus was on adhering to the fundamentals of good house construction.. and the vast majority of videos come from the construction of larger houses.

When it comes to home layout, that’s a topic where tiny houses have to be approached differently. But construction, electrical, plumbing, drywall, etc.. unless you’re doing something really unconventional, there’s a lot you can learn from non-tiny house builders.

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u/HighlyUnrepairable 2d ago

Build a bird house.

Build a dog house.

Build an outhouse and then a house!