When?:
Saturday September 28th and Sunday September 29th, 2024 | Two Day Hands-On Event!
Where?:
The Centrelea Community Hall is located just 6 minutes off of the Highway 101 Rice Road Exit 21 (for Centrelea).
3495 Hwy 201. Centrelea, Nova Scotia
(Just Outside Bridgetown, Nova Scotia)
( Google Map Recognizes the following address: 3495 NS-201, Bridgetown, NS B0S 1C0 )
(See interactive map below)
How Much?:
$400.00
Join us for the most immersive building small workshop available. Gain the experience and confidence to build your very own humble or tiny house, cottage (Airbnb), backyard studio, addition, roadside stand or shed by working with real materials and tools… under the direction of your “Building Small” expert with 44 years of hands-on experience Dr. Christopher Cooper, Architect.
This is an essential workshop for homeowners to gain knowledge on how the process of navigating bylaws and zoning for their own small build. We will be building a small building to provide you with complete comprehension.
Check-in begins at 8:30 am on Saturday. The workshop hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday Morning
Learn everything you need to know about your proposed build (but not limited to):
- Learn how to plan and design your project.
- How to look for property. Or how to site it on your own existing property
- Learn how the building code works in Nova Scotia, how to get a permit as well as navigating zoning bylaws.
- Learn how you can prefabricate panels to erect your structure in a long weekend. This also gives you the opportunity to build in your backyard a wall at a time at your leisure and when finances allow. We will also provide you with all the storage solutions to keep your project secure.
- A comprehensive overview of your build’s utility system, including heat, water, power, and grey and black septic.
- Learn about various foundations pros and cons!
Saturday Afternoon and Sunday
Let’s get to work to understand how to build prefabricated.
- Learn how-to build a floor joist system (this can be prefabricated as well).
- Building walls which can fit into a standard 4×8 utility trailer for transport to your building site if you are doing a prefabricated build at home.
- Learn how-to Build a door and window wall. Discussions on lintels (header beams) will be discussed at length, including proper sizing etc.
- How you can find a rich resource of reclaimed building materials for your build. Including windows and doors.
- Learn how-to erect the floor platform on the foundation. Then how-to erect the walls, learn how-to brace and install.
- Learn how-to erect the roof (this can be prefabricated as well) with a discussion on rafters, roof beams, collar ties and ceiling joists.
- Discussion on exterior finishes and interior finishes.
You will complete this workshop with the experience and confidence to build your very own humble or tiny house, cottage, backyard studio, addition, roadside stand or shed.
Reserve Your Space Now!
Save $200 off of regular $600.00 now only $400.00
The course is $400.00 and has very limited space 10 seats
Full payment is due upon booking your place, remember this course sells out very quickly, we sold out in 2 weeks last year.
- All Professional Intensive Guild Intern Students Receive 6 CPD credits when they take this course.
Reserve your space now (Via PayPal) by clicking on the link above.
As this workshop fills up quickly and is on a first come first serve basis our cancellation policy is to provide credit for another workshop time of same value.
Would you prefer to send an e-transfer? Send us an email (click button below) and we will supply you with the details.
About your instructor Dr. Christopher Cooper
Dr. Cooper is a pioneer in the design and construction of so-called tiny houses designing and building prefabricated house kits for the Japanese market (some as small as 400 sq.ft.) since the early 1980’s. Miniaturizing our ideals of how we should live is very important, all the while making sure that clever ideas are created for storage and efficiency. Do you have a dream to homestead? Do you want a cottage, backyard studio, addition, roadside stand or shed? Christopher is well aware of all of the restrictions of building small in the Maritimes.
Because to create a wonderful education experience, we believe in including everyone!
Women in the Trades
We are a proud supporter of Women in the Trades! We would like to encourage more women (our current ratio is 50 -75%) to enter the field as well as people who have recently retired, it is never too late to forge a new and creative future in all our courses both professional and personal.
Edifice and Old Home Living is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity educator providing a very safe comfortable environment for all.
All workshop attendees and professional intensive applicants and students will always have an inclusive nurturing environment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Where:
This will be a LIVE and interactive workshop at the beautiful Centrelea, Nova Scotia Community Hall. See map below for directions.
Located at: 3495 Hwy 201. Centrelea, Nova Scotia
(Just Outside Bridgetown, Nova Scotia)
( Google Map Recognizes the following address: 3495 NS-201, Bridgetown, NS B0S 1C0 )
The Centrelea Community Hall is located just 6 minutes off of the Highway 101 Rice Road Exit 21 (for Centrelea).
3495 Hwy 201. Centrelea, Nova Scotia
(Just Outside Bridgetown, Nova Scotia)
( Google Map Recognizes the following address: 3495 NS-201, Bridgetown, NS B0S 1C0 )
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