Course description
Business opportunities to design, construct, wire, sell, and market tiny homes.
Tiny homes are becoming more attractive as companies allow for remote work and housing costs continue to rise. This presents a big opportunity in the marketplace for those who are ready.
Join HeatSpring instructor and owner of the Solar Ambulance, Keith Cronin, as he details not only how to design and build a tiny home with all of the functional systems, but also business opportunities and processes associated with the tiny home industry.
What you'll learn
- Deep electrical experience for sizing the solar + storage system
- DC versus AC appliances
- Battery storage
- Appliances - appropriate selection for the application
- Plumbing options and using PEX piping
- Hot and cold water systems
- Grey tank
- Shower buildout
- Heating fuel sources
- Hot water tank
- Propane versus other systems
- Toilet options - cassette versus composting
- Beds - home-sized versus folding
- Budgeting a build using an example
- Costing using spreadsheets
- Contracts and why they are important
- Setting a project timeline and managing your expectations
- Managing the expectations of your team and clients
- Estimating times to perform tasks
- How to find partners in your area
- Coordination with other subject matter experts
- Where to source materials
- Setting an agenda with a client
- Defining scope of work
- Communicating value
- Progress evidence (photos, systems working, etc.)
- Milestones
- Payments
- Option for ongoing maintenance
- Referrals
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