Tiny House Building in Oct

• 8:30am Site Open

• 9am-noon Morning information session. Start hand-on project for the day.

• noon-1pm Break for lunch. Bring a packed lunch.

• 1-4pm Afternoon hands-on project

Topics:

• What is a Tiny Home?

• The many and varied uses of a Tiny Home

• Tiny Home on Wheels (ThoWs) and Tiny Home on a Foundation

• Legal Issues (Zoning, Building Codes, Insurance, Financing, etc.)

• Exemptions

• Safety and Construction

• Essential Tools (and How to Use Them)

• Footings, Foundations, Floor Systems

Field Trip:

Look at examples of Tiny Homes and also of different Building Systems

Hands-on Activity:

• Building a Floor System

• Installing Subflooring

• Layout

Topics:

• All about framing (bottom plate, studs, top plate, openings for windows and doors, etc.

• NC Residential Building Code

• Renovating an Older Camper/RV

• Converting an existing outbuilding into a Tiny Home

Guest Speaker:

• Renovating on older camper/RV

Hands-on Activity:

• Wall Framing

• Window and Door Installation

• Energy Efficiency

Topics:

• Cost Estimating and Financing a Tiny House

• Insurance for a Tiny House

• All about Roof Framing

• Getting additional skills and information

• Alternative Building Systems (Natural building, SIPs, Post and Beam, etc.)

• Adding Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC

• Insulation

• Furniture for small spaces/Storage/Creative options for utilizing space efficiently

• Living in Small Spaces

Hands-on Activity:

• Framing

• Basics of Roof Framing

• Safety Glasses

• Hammer (Ideally a “Framing” Hammer: 20 oz.)

• Tape Measure (at least 20’ tape measure)

• Speed Square

• Carpenter pencil

• Utility Knife

• Chisel (¾” or 1” wide)  (Optional)

• Small pry bar  (Optional)

• 6 in 1 screwdriver (Optional)

• Dust Mask (Optional)

• Tool Belt (Optional)

• Construction Gloves (Optional)

• Ear Protection (Optional)

• Requires basic carpentry skills or having taken the “Carpentry for Newbies” workshop

• Workshop happens regardless of weather. If it is raining, we will do inside work or activities. If weather is very warm, we will do the more physical parts of the workshop in the mornings when it is cooler, so the schedule each day will remain flexible to adjust to weather conditions.

• Overnight Camping available at $10/night

• The workshops cover knowledge and hands-on experience.

• Number of Participants capped at 12.

• This workshop is not eligible for use with a season pass.

• Youth, under 18, may not attend free with an adult. Instead, they should be registered independently.

• Deep River Folk School Carpentry and Woodworking Workshops

• Other Folk Schools or Education Programming: Greenwood Wrights’Fest, Piedmont Earthskills Gathering, Holistic Survival School, Wild Abundance

• Books  (See book table during workshop)

• YouTube Videos (quality is quite variable)

• Construction Shows (e.g. “This Old House”)

• Community College Classes (Quality varies)

• Carpentry Groups or Clubs

• Mentors or Skilled Friends and Acquaintances

• Volunteering (e.g. Habitat for Humanity)

• Doing Projects and Learning by Doing

• Doing Construction or Carpentry work for pay (work experience)

If you need to make incremental payments, we can coordinate that with you. Please email Morgan at deepriverfolkschool@gmail.com to request a partial payment schedule.

We are limited in our ability to offer work-trade and scholarship for this program, but please email Harvey if you would like to pursue that possibility. harvey.harman@gmail.com