Your steel studs conduct heat 400x faster than wood — so your R-21 wall may not perform like R-21. See the rated vs effective gap, why ghost lines...
Compare closed cell spray foam vs. sheep's wool with the insulation strategy analyzer: R-values for 2×4 and 2×6 walls, the rigidity trade-off, moisture behavior, and the Science of...
Your pipes weigh less than your water: at 8.34 lbs a gallon, one full 40-gallon tank adds 334 lbs. Add up pipes, tanks and water, see your dry...
Headlights pointing at the sky when you hook up? Compare airbags vs helper springs for rear sag, see what squat does to steering, braking and headlight aim —...
A loft over the trailer tongue buys real sleeping space — if the backspan, the 2:1 rule and the uplift straps are right. Check your joist size, spacing,...
Will your tiny house loft feel solid or springy? Work through span, spacing, joist depth and deflection, then check your lumber size against your real span and intended...
The wheels cut a structural gap in your tiny house wall. Learn how to measure the clear span, size a doubled header against it, land it on jack...
Highway wind can suck a tiny house roof clean off its walls. Learn how uplift works, why toe-nails fail, and how hurricane ties and straps hold — then...
Towing at 65 mph is a Category 1 hurricane your framing has to survive. How wind pressure, shear walls, the load path and anchoring work on a tiny...
Don't lift a tiny house on RV stabilizer jacks. Work out the per-jack rating your corners really need — total weight, 4-corner vs 6-point support, and the 1.5x...
Timber, light-gauge steel or SIPs — and steel or aluminum underneath? Compare tiny house frame materials by weight, thermal bridging, durability and repair, then run the analyzer on...
Will your tiny house frame flex enough to crack the drywall? Main rails, crossmember spacing, outriggers and the glued subfloor trick that multiplies rigidity — plus the visualizer...
Gooseneck or bumper pull for your tiny house? Compare pin weight vs tongue weight — 20–25% over the axle against 10–15% on the bumper — and see what...
How much does your tiny house roof actually weigh — and what does it do to towing? Compare shingles, metal and membrane by true roof area and pitch,...
Screws, bolts, brackets and hurricane ties can hide hundreds of pounds in a tiny house build. Estimate your hardware weight before the weigh-in — buckets, boxes and connectors...
Tongue weight too heavy — or dangerously light? Move the batteries, propane, generator and spare instead: how the lever effect and counter-balancing rebalance a tiny house trailer, item...
Double vs triple axle for a tiny house: tandem capacity 10k–14k lbs with minimal scrub, triple 18k–21k lbs for heavy 30 ft+ builds — compare scrub, maintenance and...
CAT scale weighing for tiny houses: prep loaded, place steer, drive and trailer on their own pads, read the certified ticket — and use the re-weigh to reveal...
Appliance placement strategy for tiny houses: why position beats weight, the pendulum effect, the axle-centre safe zone, and where the fridge, stove, washer and library belong.
Use this flooring weight calculator to compare hardwood at ~4.0 lbs per sq ft, vinyl plank at ~1.5 and carpet or cork at ~0.5 — and spend the...
Where should a tiny house trailer axle sit? The 60/40 rule, tongue weight, measuring the deck, single vs tandem placement, and the mistakes that cause sway and poor...
SIPs vs stick framing for a tiny house: weight, effective R-values, thermal bridging, airtightness, build speed and repairs — the honest comparison, plus the analyzer to run your...
Sheathing weight calculator for tiny houses: compare drywall, plywood, tongue-and-groove and luan by weight per square foot, save firecode board for behind the stove, and stop road vibration...
Tiny house weight distribution, explained simply: the 60/40 split, tongue weight, kitchen and bathroom placement, and water and batteries as movable ballast — test your layout in the...
Tiny house GVWR explained: find the rating on the VIN sticker, weigh the dry build, count water, propane, belongings and batteries — and stay legal, insured and inside...
Steel or wood for your tiny house frame? Per-foot weights, the 400–800 lb saving, thermal bridging, corrosion and towing pay-offs compared — with a calculator for your own...
Tiny house tongue weight, explained: the CAT scale method with two weight certificates, the (A+B) − (D+E) formula, the 9%–15% target band, and how to fix a load...