How do you build a tiny house in Alberta, step by step?

The free guide: “Building your tiny house: the steps, in order”. From the land to move-in day, the eleven steps of a timber frame tiny house in Alberta, with what you must have decided before each one.

3D rendering of the timber frame of a tiny house, taken from a Biobâtir plan — 3D rendering of the timber frame of a Biobâtir plan (the frame's real geometry; wood, site and sky staged).

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Building your tiny house: the steps, in order

Which code applies to your tiny house
The land and the water
The plan and the timber frame
The foundation or the slab
The floor, the raised frame, the walls and the roof
Insulation, air and vapour
Plumbing and electricity
Loft and finishes

Eleven steps in order: land, water and wastewater, plan and timber frame, foundation, floor, raised frame and walls, roof, envelope, mechanical, loft, finishes.
For each step, a checklist of what you must have decided beforehand, and the costly mistake.
Every rule with its section: NBC 2020, National Building Code – 2023 Alberta Edition, Safety Codes Act and Permit Regulation, New Home Buyer Protection Act, Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2021.