Why Tiny and Green
Tiny Green Cabins sets the standards for tiny houses
o Built Northwoods Tough
Northwoods Tough Tiny House
o Craftsmanship
o Flexibility
o Value
o Healthy
Why a Tiny Home?
A well-designed smaller home plan orchestrates the flow of the spaces, making sense of all areas, no matter how compact.
Materials used in construction include recycled blue jeans, low VOC paints, locally harvested lumber and recycled products. Customizations include solar panels and solar hot water heaters, allowing the homes to be taken entirely off the grid.
It is a design that feels larger than its square footage, with storage space to help eliminate clutter and outdoor living spaces to expand the home to the outside. It’s also a home that,most importantly, lives in harmony with your lifestyle and is earthly friendly by created a compact carbon footprint.
10 Reasons for a Tiny House
Less initial cost
Less energy consumption
Less cost for repairs
Less food
Less insurance
Less taxes
Less interest paid
Freedom
Security
Location
10 Reasons for a Green Home
Improve the air quality in your home
Make your living space more comfortable
Reduce energy costs
Protect water reserves
Reduce time and costs related to maintenance
Reduce home construction waste
Reduce dependence on fossil fuels and promote cleaner air
Have a global impact – locally
Reduce landscaping costs and help clean the air
Live Sustainably
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Industry Standards |
Tiny Green Cabins Standards |
| Car Hauler Trailer | Felling Trailer designed for tiny houses |
| Electric Brakes and battery backup | |
| Breakaway safety hitch system when in tow | |
| 2×2 and 2×3 SPF Wall Framing | 2×4 cold formed steel, welded wall framing |
| 2×6 SPF(wood) floor system bolted to trailer | 2×6 cold formed steel floor system welded to trailer |
| 2×4 SPF(wood) roof frame | 2×4 cold formed steel, welded together |
| 3/8” or 7/16” OSB wall and roof sheathing | 15/32” OSB and ½” wall and roof sheathing |
| R-11 Fiberglass Insulation | R-15 John Manville foam board insulation |
| R-19 Fiberglass floor and ceiling insulation | R-20 John Manville foam board insulation |
| RV windows and doors | Marvin, Pella, Anderson, Pro Via tempered windows and doors |
| ¼” or 3/8” Interior pine paneling | 5/8” or ¾” oak, white ash, birch, butternut, aspen, basswood and pine paneling |
| Smoke Alarm system | |
| Tie Downs for winds | |
| LP & CO Detectors | |
| Non toxic and Healthy cabin Choices | |
| 6ml Poly vapor barrier | Dennyfoil vapor barrier |
| Plastic sheathing | Tyvek house wrap |
| Cookie cutter plans | Custom plans designed by you, drawn by us |
