THMP #3 - Story & Upsells - Attainable Sustainable Academy

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A word from Kenton Zerbin
Executive Producer & Academy Founder:

Congratulations and Welcome!

I can not express how excited I am to have you join The Tiny House Master Plan. You have joined a community with others like you, with our community sponsors, and with me in this crazy idea to build a tiny home and show for free.

Over the next few weeks, I will personally share with you the behind the scenes. How this project came to be, how we pull it off, and how you can be involved as a community member.

This Includes:

Tour of my personal tiny house (its the teal tiny home above)
The vision, the why, and exactly how we build a tiny house for free
Videos on tours of tiny homes, DIY guides, and "how-its-made"
The unfolding community story & drama (this is a real-life, unscripted story)
How you too can design and build your very own tiny house

…I’ve got you here and now, so…

Let’s inspire the crap out of you! 💩😂

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 1: "My Beginning... Why Does Housing Suck?"

The making of “Stargazer” (the name of the house we are giving away), begins with the housing industry sucking; houses today are poorly built, expensive, unsustainable, and full of harmful chemicals.

So I decided to build my own house…

…then help others do the same.

Becoming a tiny house owner forever changed my life.

Take a tour of my personal tiny house in Episode 1 below to understand.

(You can also jump straight to >>Episode 5<<…

…I’ll share how it changed my life & how it can change yours too.)

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 2: "Let's Make Awesome Homes!"

Becoming a tiny house owner forever changed my life…
…and I wanted others to get the same benefits.

To live debt free.
To own a house they are proud of.
To gain lifestyle and financial freedom.

So I put together the most comprehensive “crash-course” I could.

So others could do this faster, cheaper, and with less mistakes than I did.

So people like you and I could make housing awesome again.

You can check out the workshop >>HERE<< if you want to jump right in.

I also made this free video on how to design a tiny home.

In it I share 13 types of “tiny house people”… which are you?

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 3: "Reach The World + A Free Tiny Home"

As you can tell by now, I am passionate about tiny homes and sustainability.

So when the lock-down occurred (and I couldn’t teach in-person)…

… that wasn’t going to stop me from helping people like you!

First, I put my Tiny House Workshop online.

(I turned my girlfriend’s spare bedroom into a green room! LOL.)

Second, I started on YouTube to teach for free.

“The Tiny House Master Plan” was born.

The goal? An edu-tainment docu-series to inspire the world.

The true story of how we build and give away a tiny house for free.

(Think Mike Holmes, meets Bill Nye, meets Big Brother.)

I leveraged my professional network. (Unabashedly ask for sponsors.)

I secured post-secondary students to help. (Basically free interns.)

I donated my time. (We don’t talk about how many hours…)

I also had some crazy design ideas…

…like making this tiny home a portable theatre and venue.

Check it out:

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 4: "Get A Shop. (Then Drama Strikes.)"

Getting a good design and team did take some time, but it wasn’t that hard…

But finding a free shop to build “Stargazer”… that was no small ask.

We did find a shop space…
…it was a hoarders paradise!

We cleaned it up… and then it burned down.

Here is the crazy story and how we got back on our feet:

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 5: "Get the PERFECT Trailer to Build On"

Building a tiny house for FREE is the hardest thing I have ever done…
…it would not have been possible without two early sponsors:

1) Timbren Suspension Systems – possibly the best axle system out there.

2) Oasis Trailer Manufacturing – possibly the best trailer makers on the continent.

I drove to their facility where they show you “how-it’s-made” and we pick up the trailer we are building on top of:

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 6: "Put Up The Bones Of The House"

Time to start building this crazy tiny house!!

We had a team of framers come in. I filmed the whole process and turned it into a bad music video. Hahaha. You can watch that >>HERE<<

But what apparently is our “best” video (most viewed on YouTube) is our interview with the framer. We nerd out on how we used metal framing… and you could too!

Enjoy these nuggets of education, inspiration, and wisdom:

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 7: "Make A Super Efficient Tiny Home"

As a teacher of sustainability, I made the executive choice to work with companies and products that would make Stargazer SUPER EFFICIENT.

With the framing complete, next we needed to build the rest of our wall assembly. That includes ZIP panels, an HRV, and more…

I gathered my capstone students / interns (this was my second group!)…

… and here is the result!

Watch to learn how to make your house efficient:

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 8: "Installing Windows: A DIY Guide"

If you want to watch a fight, put a bunch of window installers in a room with 1 window to be installed. (Spoiler alert: they will not agree).

In my tiny house workshop, I teach how to install a window in a way I have yet to find a window installer disagree with… no small feat!

So I made this DIY video, which I normally teach in my workshops, for free.

Windows are one of the weakest points in a house…

… they are cold weak points.

… they have moisture issues.

… and they often are installed incorrectly.

I hope you enjoy this educational DIY instructional.

I promise you, you will never look at windows the same way.

To learn more about our workshops, click >>HERE<<.

The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 9: "Diamond Plate, Floors, and More! (Recap)"

During Season 1 so much happened…
…not all of it made it into an episode.

Here is a “power” recap of Season 1:

SEASON 2: The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 10: "Siding + Netflix??"

In season 1, we captured our own story.

I was filming, scripting, planning, building…

… it was too much for 1 person to do.

Which is why Season 2 is SO EXCITING.

We got a professional film team.

We reached Netflix quality… check it out:

Stargazer gets drop dead gorgeous siding.

SEASON 2: The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 11: "Metal Roof, Solar Panels, & More"

When it comes to a roof material, you can’t beat metal.

Long lasting, lightweight, and water comes off it clean!

And of course, we also got solar panels on Stargazer 🙂

I also slip in a “Bill Nye session” and teach you the basics of how to design and build a house anywhere in the world.

…but then we had some drama…

SEASON 2: The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 12: "Wood Stove, Propane, Insulation, AND..."

Can I be honest with you?

This is my favourite episode of the whole series so far.

A lot of excitement happened…

…the stove… the ASMR spray foam… the cliffhanger…

…but this is my favourite episode because of audience participation.

During Season 1, I asked the email list for input.

It’s how this tiny house got the name “Stargazer” for example.

But I also asked everyone – “Should we put underglow lights on?”

The answer was yes.

And it’s amazing. Check it out:

SEASON 2: The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 13: "Plywood walls, Painting, and... Evicted?"

You know what’s a pain in the butt when building a tiny house?

Trying to hide the seams.

In normal house building, you just slap up drywall. Mud. Sand. Paint.

But in a tiny house, your walls flex = cracks. (+ drywall is heavy).

So we decided to make a lot of work for ourselves…

…we are celebrating the seams. Not hiding them.

The result? You will see.

Oh, and spoiler alert – we lost our shop again.

SEASON 2: The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 14: "DIY Lightweight Concrete Countertops"

When making a tiny house on wheels, you need to keep weight down.

So we made lightweight concrete kitchen countertops…

… and also our tub! (More on that later).

These kitchen counters turned out GORGEOUS.
Here is how how you can make them DIY:

SEASON 2: The Tiny House Master Plan
Step 15: "Transforming Tiny House With Drawbridge?!"

Coming soon… 🙂

Keep on scrolling!
We got an offer + more to the story.

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What You’ll Learn

Home Design

Make sure your house is built for your climate, is strong, and that you make best use of every single inch. After this, you will likely never buy a used tiny house… lot of lemons out there. And if you are buying a new tiny house, you will run away from some builders.

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Utility Systems

From solar power to the throne of the toilet, we cover ALL the utility systems. We go over products, pros and cons, and we set you up for success so your house is efficient, resilient, and even off-grid. We go over waste, water, power, heat, and internet.

Legalities

Navigate regulations to ensure your tiny home is legal. First we enter the world of zoning and bylaws. We cover the 5 different building codes you can build a tiny house to, and where you are allowed to put them. Learn what is black, white, and grey.

Tiny House Workshop Testimonials

Informative, in-depth, and authentic. A Tiny House Workshop gave me a great foundation to start my tiny house journey. Thank you heartfeltly Kenton.

Worth every cent and more! Kenton is a walking encyclopedia on tiny homes plus he has boatloads of energy, humour, and passion... you will have a blast and learn tons.

This workshop confirmed for me that it was possible for me to go tiny, that I wanted to, AND HOW to do it. Loved learning about all the stuff the tiny house shows dont talk about.

Was blown away by the quality of the course, instruction, and the friends I made at that workshop. Extremely high level of value for the price of the workshop.

The Tiny House Master Plan
... what's next?

While the tiny house is getting finished by our final sponsors, I certainly am not twiddling my thumbs (I don’t seem that type do I, haha).

Once the house is complete, we might take it for the tour is was originally made for – with its drop-down stage wall it would make an amazing venue for events, workshops, and concerts.

Maybe we will just get straight to the giveaway.
But that seems anti-climatic right?

And then? Who knows?!
Should we build ANOTHER house?
(This time, I will need a Netflix or HBO to foot the bill.)

While I will always teach tiny house courses, there is more…
I believe in you and I, to make homes, landscapes, AND communities.

And that is precisely why I made an Attainable Sustainable Academy.

Our goal is to change the world, one person, one property, one community at a time.

Want to join us?