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Tiny Home / Discussions

What are your recommendations for an HRV system for a Tiny Home less than 500sq feet in Northern Ontario?

...tiny houses in cold climates These types of heat recovery ventilation systems are great for tiny houses as well as renovations, as they do not require running d...

Posted by Marsha Kalita April 8, 2025 HRV and ERV 1 response

Who in Maine can build a tiny house, start to finish?

...tiny house prefab builder in the Ecohome Green Building Professionals Directory, and here you can see models of LEED and Passive House ready prefab kit houses f...

Posted by Gwendlyn DeYoung-Reynolds March 4, 2022 Architecture and plan design 3 responses

Can you use insulated plasterboard on a tiny house that moves?

...tiny home might crack the plasterboard when driving on the road  Your assumption is correct, Tiny Houses present greater challenges to walls systems than a norm...

Posted by Nadine Dermody April 23, 2021 Tiny house 1 response

What is the best approach to insulate the floor in a tiny home, built on a trailer?

...Tiny house we've seen, and it was insulated with Roxul batts, more than we have seen before -  How to build a tiny house in a cold climate And this page will te...

Posted by Dustin Hartwig May 28, 2020 Tiny house 3 responses

Where can I buy a tiny house and plot of land to put it in a tiny house community near Seattle?

...tiny house and plot of land to put it in a tiny house community in the greater Seattle area, but don't see online where to do all this or how to start. Can some...

Posted by Marc von Borstel May 19, 2020 Tiny house 1 response

It Ottawa zoned for Tiny homes?

...tiny homes in Ottawa Parking and living in a Tiny House isn’t legal in all locations, and bylaws are changing fast so we aren’t able to stay on top of where the...

Posted by May Sizer March 9, 2021 Tiny house 1 response

What is your advice on exterior wall insulation for a tiny home?

...Tiny Houses Good for the Environment? Here is a Tiny house designed by an Ottawa University architecture student, it is the best tiny house we’ve seen so far - ...

Posted by Mitch Fowler Aug. 27, 2020 Tiny house 1 response

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