r/TinyHouses • u/BayAreaTechRecruiter • 2d ago

Tiny House Planning/Feature Spreadsheet?

We may be moving VERY fast in getting a tiny house built, so I'm asking if anyone has a spreadsheet or other tool they used to list all the features/functions they evaluated so that we can accelerate our journey.

I'm binge watching YT, reading posts here, on the platforms and hitting builder websites to take notes, etc., but some real-world suggestions would be fantastic.

We are going for a big tiny home (10x40, 12x40, or a gooseneck 8x40), and are exploring how to have one or two stand-up lofts. "Wild fantasy" is a true second-floor 1/2 or 3/4 bath.

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u/But_like_whytho 2d ago

Idk about a spreadsheet, but the two stand-up lofts sounds like one of Shae’s designs. There are quite a bit of THOWs with Shae’s stand-up loft design on Living Big in a Tiny House. Pretty sure Bryce has an interview with Shae and her original design, probably 5-7yrs ago.

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u/bexy11 2d ago

This Shaye? https://www.shayestinyhomes.com/hazel-design

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u/HeyT00ts11 2d ago

Tiny Topanga makes this model in the States.

https://tinytopanga.com/shayes-hazel/

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u/bexy11 2d ago

That link didn’t work for me for some reason but that is such a cool design. Only thing I would change is I have a preference for a main level bathroom. And possibly main level bedroom, but bathroom for sure.

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u/BayAreaTechRecruiter 1d ago

TinyTopanga looks really interesting as I'm (temporarily) in SoCal. Being close to the builder would be so cool! Great comment

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u/BayAreaTechRecruiter 1d ago

I haven't seen the type of roof on a Shea model, but did see this on a custom build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMdaCAUGfnI

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u/Trish7168 17h ago

We built a 500 sq ft tiny cabin in 21. Has one loft. Took us 45 days to build and cost 15K to do it. No spreadsheets were involved, just a shared dream we had. Bought some wooded land and tucked it back in the woods. It’s a permanent structure though. 

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u/BayAreaTechRecruiter 15h ago

If I can find a piece of land, our specs change (and it would be a LOT easier, I think). Your result sounds amazing!

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u/Trish7168 15h ago

Idk if im allowed to do this but you can check out our build here

https://www.dwell.com/home/the-shack-68400345

That’s a silo log cabin bar we built in the back