If you want to learn all the technical design and construction details you need to build your tiny house on wheels in a supportive and fun setting, check out PAD Tiny Houses’ upcoming Tiny House Basics Workshop in Portland, Oregon onMay 14-15th. Led by tiny house pioneer Dee Williams, PAD’s workshops are information-packed, lively, and always include site visits to tour real tiny homes on wheels at the Caravan Tiny House Hotel. Participants can save $25 on registration by signing up early, and save another $25 if they sign up with a friend!
PAD Tiny Houses’ two-day Tiny House Basics Workshop is comprehensive but entry-level, introducing you to the unique design and building principles that apply to a house on wheels. With a mix of classroom-style learning and a tour of real tiny houses, they address:
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Case studies of tiny houses and pocket neighborhoods.
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Cultivating home—the place and the people who make community.
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Navigating codes, insurance, and regulations.
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Tiny house building basics, including how to properly anchor a stick-built structure to a trailer.
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Tiny house building science, including moisture control, ventilation, heating and cooling.
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Tiny house systems, including electrical, gas and water systems.
Dee Williams teaching workshop participants why a safe trailer connection is vital on the road.
PAD has been teaching this workshop for years, allowing us to fine-tune it to improve it each time, and giving us the chance to inspire a lot of awesome people who went on to build their own tiny homes and become fixtures in the movement! Here’s what Alek Lisefski of The Tiny Project had to say about the PAD workshop experience he had before building his award-winning tiny house on wheels:
“I had done a lot of research prior to attending, but It wasn’t until I finished the PAD workshop that I was convinced this crazy tiny house idea was possible. I met so many like-minded people, got lots of questions answered, and it was the support from Dee, Joan, and the PAD crew that really inspired me to dive in and start my tiny house journey. Here I am, 2.5 years later, having lived in my tiny house for over a year, and I’m loving it! Thank you PAD for kick-starting my project and giving me the confidence I needed to follow it through!” – Alek Lisefski / http://tiny-project.com
PAD is only teaching two Tiny House Workshops this year, with another date to be named in November. If you want to get building this summer, now is the time to dive in and learn! Learn more about the May Workshop now!
