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Rain screen installation for a rot-proof tiny house: the 1/4″–3/4″ air gap behind your siding, furring strip choices, drainage kerfs every 16″, bug screens and the 1-inch fastener...
Removable gutter systems for a tiny house on wheels: the drop-in cradle-and-pin design, the 1/4-inch pitch, 18–24-inch bracket spacing, rain chains and the three-step travel stow.
Why metal siding oil-cans and how to prevent it: panel gauge and width, matte finishes, floating fasteners, flat substrates, and the installation habits that keep walls flawless.
Vinyl weighs 0.6 lbs/sf, fiber cement a hefty 2.5 — see how much of your trailer's 3,500 lb payload your siding eats, plus durability and maintenance ratings for...
A skylight in a metal roof stays dry for 50 years or leaks inside five — the difference is the order of the layers. Learn the over-under rule...
Burn it to protect it: slide from raw cedar to crackled Gator Skin and see why a light toast needs re-oiling every 2–3 years while a deep char...
Do you need 30 amp or 50 amp service in your tiny house? Tick off your appliances — cooktop, water heater, mini-split, dryer — and see instantly whether...
Order the wrong panel count or layer the rake trim under the felt and a new metal roof leaks from day one. Run your ridge and slope measurements,...
Compare 10 tiny house blueprints side by side — from a 16 ft solo studio (7,000 lbs) to a 32 ft gooseneck with a standing-height bedroom — with...
Where should your tiny house actually live? Answer 5 questions on climate, budget, lifestyle, legality and internet, and the Tiny House Location Matcher deals you a Match Card...
Not sure where your weather happiness lives? How climate preferences — heat, cold, rain, sun and seasons — point to the right region, and the quiz that matches...
How much heat do tiny house windows lose at night, and how much can thermal curtains save? Window quilts, edge seals, fabrics, and the calculator that models your...
A thin sheet of foil can stop 97% of radiant solar heat — or do literally nothing. See why the 3/4-inch air gap decides everything, and what a...
The forecast gives you the ground load — your rafters feel something else. Run your pitch, span and rafter size through the Snow Shedding Simulator and see the...
Heat tape alone won't save your pipes — insulation keeps the heat the tape makes. Work out tape length, spiral vs straight, insulation and peak power before the...
Two people sleeping in a sealed 200 sq ft tiny house can breathe CO2 up to brain-fog levels before morning. Run the simulator with your room size, occupants...
Traffic hiss or rain on the roof keeping you up? Test fiberglass vs rockwool and resilient channel, see each wall's STC, and build a quieter tiny house.
It rains inside shipping container homes — warm room air hits the freezing steel shell and condenses. Compare bare metal, fiberglass batts and closed-cell spray foam, and test...
Can you vent a cathedral ceiling with gable vents? The simulator says no — see the dead zone, the stack effect, and the ridge + soffit fix for...
Dehumidifier sizing for tiny houses: the AHAM baseline, the four-step condition scale, five pints per person — and the 60°F line where desiccant beats compressor, plus the bucket...
How passive solar design works in a tiny house: orientation, sun angles by latitude, shading, thermal mass and night losses — with the interactive simulator to model your...
Mini-split or window unit for your tiny house? Compare SEER 11 vs 22+, $200 vs $1,200, and 60 dB vs whisper-quiet 25 dB — then run your own...
A standard RV furnace roars at 75 dB and can drain a 100Ah battery in one cold night. Compare noise, propane cost and amp draw across all four...
Diesel heater ROI with numbers: the moisture unvented propane dumps into a tiny house (1.6 lbs of water per 1 lb burned) vs diesel dry heat — and...
A wall that doesn't feel hot can still be quietly charring inside. Check your wood stove's safe clearance by model and shield type, before the first fire.
Electric mats can drain a $5,000 battery bank in 3 hours; a hydronic pump sips just 15-30W. Run the radiant floor analyzer on your floor and bank size.
Compare open-window ventilation, a 66% cross-flow HRV and a 90% regenerative Lunos e2 — see the incoming air temp and monthly heat loss cost for your tiny house.
In-frame insulation keeps your headroom but leaves cold steel stripes underfoot; a false floor costs 4-6 inches of loft but breaks the thermal bridge. Compare frame depths, strategies...
Crying windows? Why tiny homes wake up with puddles on the sills — dew point vs glass temperature, single R-1, double R-3 and triple R-5 panes, and how...
Where does a vapor barrier go in a tiny house wall, floor and ceiling? Vapor drive, the warm-side rule, sealing seams, the double-barrier trap, and the interactive visualizer.