Miter Box Tiny House Plans

Miter Box Tiny House Plans

$79.00

A Modern Retreat or Minimalist Flat

The Miter Box was one of the first modern, energy-efficiency-focused tiny houses. It’s a compact house, with 122 square feet on the main floor and a 28 square foot sleeping loft. Its simplicity, clean lines, and sharp contrast are a modern twist on classic childhood drawings of a house. The name was inspired by the carpenter’s miter box and the design’s corresponding attention to detail, intersecting lines, and precise commingling of warm wood and cool metal.

The interior has one counter, one shower, one sink, large amounts of storage under the salon seats, and additional storage in the small loft above the entrance and bathroom. The full bathroom has space for a composting or conventional toilet, shower, and medicine cabinet.  The dining area is sized to convert into an additional double bed for single-floor living or guest accommodations.

The original model was constructed with $22,000 in materials, yet created a warm, inviting space in a clean, elegant design.  Step into your future and relax in this modern tiny house design.

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Description

What the Miter Box Tiny House Plans Include

  • Trailer specification and connection detail (including wheel wells)
  • Detailed technical insulation envelope system (including insulation schedule)
  • Framing details & diagrams for the floor, trailer, windows, doors, walls, lofts and roof
  • Flashing detail (for both standing seam metal and wood options as shown on the original model)
  • Full electrical diagram
  • Full plumbing diagram (for flushing toilet) including waste water plan and “wet bath” design
  • Metal “hold downs” schedule
  • Optional custom trailer jack placement
  • Elevation views for all exterior and interior sides
  • Gable end cantilever design details
  • Appliance and equipment schedule and/or suggestions
  • An interior floor plan option including a double bed on the main floor and two lofts

These plans do not include interior design details (other than suggested dimensions) or a materials list. The beauty of these plans is that they contain all of the essential nuts and bolts to get you a solid, extremely energy-efficient tiny home that is completely customizable to your tastes.  Please note that the Miter Box uses advanced construction techniques, and we recommend that only experienced builders tackle this design.

Weight and Trailer Recommendations

The Miter Box was designed for a 16 foot, six inch long trailer (16′-6″) but can be easily converted to a 16 foot or 18 foot house by subtracting or adding slightly to the open living space. Iron Eagle Trailers builds our favorite tiny house trailers out there, and Derin from Shelter Wise and Dee from PAD even helped them design their trailers to be perfect for tiny homes.  Tell them PAD sent you, and you’ll get $50 off your order.

Build Smart!

With all of our plans, we recommend a copy of Go House Go, our how-to manual for building a tiny house on wheels. It’s the book Dee wished existed when she built her little house, and she wrote it to save everybody else all the time and trouble that she went through to figure out how to build smart and safe.

Returns and Conditions of Sale

Please note that all sales are final on digital products and returns are not available. Because, let’s be honest, there’s really no such thing as “returning” a digital product. We offer quality products at a great price, and we think you’ll be happy with them. If you have specific questions or concerns about a product before purchasing, just contact us and we’ll do our best to answer so you know exactly what you’re getting.

Requirements & Terms

Terms and Conditions for Shelter Wise Tiny House Plans

By purchasing these plans, you understand and agree to the following:

This design and plan is intended only for competent and knowledgeable builders. These plans assume general knowledge and skills, including but not limited to roofing, electrical, plumbing, and framing. These plans have not been approved by an architect or an engineer. If you are not an experienced builder, we recommend consulting with a licensed contractor prior to attempting to build a house from these plans. Contact your local building code officials to ensure you comply with local codes.

Any person or entity (hereinafter, “Builder”) engaging in the construction of a tiny house using the design of Shelter Wise, LLC or Portland Alternative Dwellings, LLC assumes the entire responsibility and liability for and agrees to hold Shelter Wise, LLC and Portland Alternative Dwellings, LLC harmless from any and all damage or injury of any kind or nature whatsoever to all persons, whether employees of Builder or otherwise, and to all property (including loss of use of such property) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, or occurring in connection with construction related to or based upon the construction design, plan, instructions, or other communication.

In other words: YOU THE BUILDER ASSUME ALL RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE BUILDING OF A TINY HOUSE FROM THESE PLANS.

Plans

All text and designs (“plan material”) in Shelter Wise, LLC’s or Portland Alternative Dwellings, LLC’s  publications are copyright protected. Such material is intended to be used by individuals to construct a single tiny house. To build more than one house from this set of plans, you must purchase a new plan set for each subsequent home built.

If you are a professional tiny house builder, please contact us to inquire about Builder’s Volume Licensing for this tiny house plan set.

Intellectual Property

Shelter Wise and Portland Alternative Dwellings retain all rights to the intellectual property of the plan material. No rights in the intellectual property are transferred to the purchaser. Purchaser shall not remove any copyright or proprietary notices in or on the plan material.

Media

Shelter Wise’s and Portland Alternative Dwellings’ designs are copyrighted. Any media coverage containing photos, plans, depictions, in-process projects or finished homes shared on social media, print, news, blogs, broadcast, etc, shall be expressly credited to Shelter Wise as the design source for each and every use or reproduction. Examples of proper credit include but are not limited to: including Shelter Wise and the name of the house, crediting www.http://shelterwisellc.com, #shelterwise, etc.

Restrictions

The reproduction, distribution, sale, or any other transfer of the plan to any third party is prohibited, except that up to 2 copies may be made and distributed to contractors working on the construction of your tiny house. All copies made for such purpose must be destroyed at completion of construction.

Returns

All sales of digital products are final and returns are not available.

Commercial Use

The use of the plan for any commercial purpose is strictly prohibited. Commercial use includes, but is not limited to, construction of more than one tiny house per plan purchased, re-sale of more than one tiny house, the renting of two or more tiny houses per plan purchased, or the reselling of plan materials in whole or in part.

Modification

Shelter Wise, LLC or Portland Alternative Dwellings, LLC retains ownership of the intellectual property of the plan materials regardless of any customization, modification or alteration of the plan by a purchaser or builder.

Governing Law

Any matters arising out of or related to the plan materials shall be governed by Oregon law.

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