Lou
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Lou built her 7.2m long tiny house on a Fred’s Tiny Houses flat top trailer in the Northern Rivers area in NSW with the help of her partner and a retired tradie friend. An award-winning travel writer, Lou had no prior experience building, designing or using power tools. That all changed when she set about creating her dream tiny house on wheels.  Hear about her: Experience designing on paper & building for the first time;Choice of materials and making changes to her design along the way;Designing the lighting and window choices;Financial budget breakdown of all the big-ticket items in her tiny house;Advice she would give to anyone embarking on their own tiny house journey.  Helpful links from this episode: Blog article with photos of Lou and her tiny house on wheels.Video tour of Lou’s tiny house on wheels.Follow Lou on Facebook: @noimpactgirl & her blog: www.noimpactgirl.comWindows Supplier: https://midcoastwindows.com.au/Kaboodle Kitchen: https://www.kaboodle.com.au/Acacia bench tops from Bunnings.Joiner who made the staircase: Matt @ http://www.esotericxs.com/Wood list:Western Red Cedar external claddingWhite Gum bench top and handrailRecycled Blackbutt floorboardsMerbau vaneer Birch ply stairsPoplar ply ceilings Falcata plywoodFred's Tiny Houses Trailer 7.2m Flat Top, 2400mm wide Tiny House University - How To Build A Tiny House: The Australian Online Course. Music for Candid Tiny House is by Scott Buckley.  Shannon Schultz 2021 ©
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