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Building A Small Place

Four Lights DIY BookThis book about building backyard sheds and tiny houses was written by Jay Shafer. Jay is one of the pioneers when it comes to designing and building small places – from sheds to houses built on trailers. Jay is the person that you would want (should want) to learn from when you are thinking about or planning and designing, and building your own small house.

The Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses book can be bought from Amazon or you can buy it from Four Lights website, which is one of the tiny house companies that Jay Shafer owns.

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He has many years of experience and knowledge that he shares in his books, including this DIY book. It’s worth the read whether you want to build your own home or have someone build it for you.

The book consists of two parts. The first is floor plan system that can help you to design your own floor plan. The second part is all about the carpentry. It includes illustrations for foundation construction, framing, roofing, sheathing, and windows and doors.

In this book you’ll learn about things like:

  • No wheel wells which is important when you plan to build a house on wheels.
  • Floor plans.
  • Furnishings for small houses.
  • Carpentry.
  • Foundations.
  • Framing.
  • Window and door installation.
  • and much more…

You’ll learn about all that and more from the written text and illustrations throughout the book. And, you have the choice to buy this book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses in paperback or you can buy it and instantly download it.

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