Tiny Home to Call Your Own - Living Well in Just-Right Houses

Unfetter and unclutter your life by learning how and why to transition to a tiny home

Anyone who wants to live small - but comfortably - on our delicate planet should snap up this fantastic guide.
- REBECCA MARTIN, Group Editor, Mother Earth News and Grit

DO YOU HAVE too much space filled with too many things, leaving you constantly dealing with house maintenance and financial upkeep? Living in a tiny home could be the solution. But how do you know?
Tiny house guru Patricia Foreman examines the hows and whys of tiny-home living, to help you assess whether it's the right solution for you. A Tiny Home to Call Your Own examines:

• The many uses of tiny homes for all age groups and different socio-economic levels
• How smaller homes can buy you time, financial freedom, and an unfettered lifestyle
• Stuff-ology: understanding what things do and do not serve you
• Ecology and the Tiny House movement
• Pre-existing tiny house communities.

From newlyweds to empty-nesters, downsizers to retirees, and everyone in between, A Tiny Home to Call Your Own will help you to find and create the living space and housing you love and that will serve you and your future.

To call A Tiny Home to Call Your Own the bible of tiny house living would not be an overstatement. ... this book could be one of the most potent tools to help someone overcome the challenges to achieve their tiny house dreams.
- ROB GREENFIELD, author, Dude Making a Difference
Whether the right size house for you is a tiny house or something larger, this book will guide you through the critical steps to create a dwelling that is exactly what you need... nothing more, nothing less... a perfect home.
- HEIDI LOUISA SCHWEIZER, architect & general contractor, LEED AP - BD&C

PATRICIA FOREMAN is a pharmacist, sustainable agricultural activist, local foods advocate, and popular speaker, and she co-owned the United States' first tiny-house construction company. Pat has been widely published in major national magazines including Mother Earth News, Backyard Poultry, and Back-Home Magazine, and is a popular guest on local and national radio and television talk shows. She currently lives in a very small home in Richmond, Indiana.

List of contents

Introduction
Recipe for a Tiny Home
    What to Add and What to Leave Out
Chapter 1: Is a Tiny Home Right for You?
People Who Might be Interested in Tiny Homes
    Downsizers
    Empty Nesters
    Boomerangs and Nest Returners
    Preretirement and Retirees
    The Sandwich Generation
    Semi-Assisted Living Individuals
    Parents, Grandparents, and Extended Family
    Single Professionals
    Newlyweds
    Separated or Divorced
    Couples Who Make Better Neighbors than Housemates
    Single Parents With (or Without) Kids
    Nannies
    Physically Challenged
    Fixed-Incomers
    In-Betweeners
    Hermit-prone Individuals
    Everyone Else
Uses for Tiny Homes
    Extra Private Guest Rooms
    Starter Homes
    Student Housing
    Bed and Breakfast Expansion
    Rental Income
    Home Office and Professional Space
    Workshop for Hobbies, Pottery, Forge, Quilting, or Crafts
    Home Gym
    Extended Home Care
    Pout House
    Men's Caves
    Away Space
    Recreational and Vacation Getaways
    Retreat Centers with Private Cottages
Chapter 2: Tiny Homes Can Help You Have More Time, More Freedom, and More Money
How a Tiny Home Can Promote an Improved Way of Life
Eight Ways You Can Save Money by Building a Tiny Home
Chapter 3: Real Life Examples of Tiny Homes and the People Who Love Them
Case Study 1: Terri Bsullak's Tiny Home
Case Study 2: The Lane's Shed Home
Case Study 3: Ray Pealer's Tiny House Trade Station
Case Study 4: The Campbells' Combined Workshop and Garden Shed - Call It Anything But a House
Case Study 5: Uncle Gene's Tiny Shed Home
Chapter 4: Tiny Houses We Have Built
Andy's Weekender
More Room for Guests
Sun Block House
Virginia Guest Cottage
Chapter 5: Tiny Homes to Go
Lessons From the RV and Boating Industries
Park Trailers
Copper Top Cabin
New England Style Tiny House
Small Log Cabin Homes
Tumbleweed Tiny Homes
Chapter 6: Expanding A Tiny Home with Do-It-Yourself Construction
The Transformation
Things to Consider
Advantages of Do-It-Yourself
Deciding On, Drawing, and Permitting Your Plans
   Once Upon a Plan
   Drawing and Redrawing Your Plans
   Permitting Your Plans - Hopefully Only Once
Preparing a Budget and Schedule
    Money
    Time
Learning How to Do-It-Yourself
Living and Surviving in Construction
The Dangers of Construction
    Common Sense Safety
Chapter 7: Clutter Control and Stuffology
Redundancy Causes Chaos
Destuffing Plans
Closets and Stuff in Tiny Houses
Garages, Stuff, and Clutter Control
Building a Garage Apartment to Live in Before Building Your Main House
Deciding What Stuff Serves You
Ways to Find New Homes For Stuff - Profitably
Organizing Stuff
Chapter 8: Tiny House Furniture
Beds
Dining and Work Tables
Underfloor Bath Tubs
Underfloor Storage
Pet Areas
Shelves
Doors for Storage Space
Ottoman Footstools
Coffee Tables with Storage
Chapter 9: Ecology and the Tiny House Movement
Ecological Areas of Concern
Ramifications of Large Houses
Alternatives to Building with Wood
    Bamboo
    Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Blocks (AAC)
    Fiber Cement Siding
    Engineered Siding
    Roofing Choices
    Floor Joists and Roof Trusses
    Exterior Sheathing and Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
    Insulation
    Air Filtration
    Paints
    Exterior Decking and Trex
Chapter 10: Rainwater Harvesting From Your Tiny Home
Water Needs and Harvesting Ability
How Much Water Can You Harvest From Your Roof?
Locating Your Storage Tanks
Storing Harvested Water In Ponds
Chapter 11: Building Tiny House Communities and Conservation Subdivisions
Conservation Subdivision Design
    Step 1. Aerial Photograph and Two-Foot Contour Topographical Map
    Step 2. Identifying All Potential Conservation Areas
    Step 3. Locating the House Sites
    Step 4. Designing the Road Alignments
    Step 5. Locating Septic Sites and Wells
    Step 6. Drawing Lot Lines
    Being a Community
The Dark Side of Community Living: Tragedy of the Commons
Subdivision Design to Connect People
Environmental Considerations and Home Characteristics
Increased Appreciation and Premium Resale Values
Chapter 12: Can Tiny Houses Help House the Unhoused and Inappropriately Housed?
Inappropriately Housed
Housing the Unhoused
    Family and Friends in Short-Term Need
    Affordable Rentals
    Housing the Abused, Homeless, and Indigent
Frequently Asked Tiny House Questions
Notes
Tiny House Glossary & Evolving Definitions
Resource Guide
Bibliography and References
Acknowledgements
About the Author
A Note about the Publisher

About the author

Pat Foreman is a pharmacist, sustainable agricultural activist, local foods advocate, and popular speaker. She was a class A contractor in Virginia and co-owned the United States' first tiny-house construction company. Pat has been published in Mother Earth News, Backyard Poultry, and BackHome Magazine, and is a popular guest on local and national radio and television talk shows. She currently lives in her own very small home in Richmond, Indiana.

Summary

Do you feel as though you're living in an expensive and ill-fitting home filled with too much stuff? A Tiny Home to Call Your Own examines the hows and whys of tiny-home living, and will help you assess whether it's the right for you by examining all aspects of tiny house living and exploring and array of living spaces.

Foreword

Unfetter and unclutter your life by learning how and why to transition to a tiny home

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Foreman
• Publisher: New society publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780865718906
• ISBN: 978-0-86571-890-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Interior design, decor & style guides, HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living, HOUSE & HOME / Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing, HOUSE & HOME / House Plans, Household hints, Sustainable Building and Design, Self-sufficiency & ‘green' lifestyle, Interior design, decoration and style guides