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How to build a tiny house with no experience: start with a roof that does not leak

The free guide: “The roof of your tiny house: the mistakes that make it leak (and how to avoid them)”. Six mistakes that make a tiny house roof leak, what the Code asks for each one, and a checklist before you order your roofing.

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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  • The minimum slope of asphalt shingles and of metal roofing, and the trap of the 3/12 roof
  • The eave membrane against ice dams and attic ventilation: when they are required, and how not to block them
  • A checklist before you order: slope, eave, attic air, flashing and safety at heights