Tiny House
Maybe you have a dream
A dream of a small house in the nature.
A dream of a simple life without too much stress and haste. A dream of building your own house and furnishing it beautifully and simply.
Suddenly the dream meets a harsh reality.
How much does it cost?
Can you live in it?
Where should I put it?
and of cause – how do you build a house?
Meet the teacher
Mikael Skensved
Mikael has worked with construction all his life. He has built bridges, he has drilled wells, he has built houses in the Norwegian mountains, he has dug sewers in the Copenhagen suburbs.
Right now he himself lives in a Tiny House with his wife, while he is building a not-so-tiny house in hempcrete.
Mikael likes working with people as much as with construction, so he thinks it is perfect to be a teacher in this subject.
The subject
We are out in the fresh air, except when it rains, then we design and build models.
Maybe we can’t help you all the way to your own dream, but we can help you well on your way!
Perhaps we can also help you with an individual project that you are passionate about.
We have fun while:
Builds a Tiny House that complies with the rules in the Danish building regulations (BR 18).
Works on how to use hand tools and power tools in a proper and safe way!
Design and build a small model of a Tiny House in cardboard
Working with interior design in a Tiny House.
We review the principles of building with:
– Use of wood
– Sustainable materials
– Organic insulation (paper, straw, hemp, flax, wood fiber etc.)
– Sheets of organic material
– Inorganic materials in the construction
– Vapor barrier versus vapor barrier
– Protection against moisture, mould, rot etc.
– Climate-friendly heating
See the subject through the lense
“I chose Tiny House at Brenderup Højskole because it is completely unique to be able to get energy calculations and drawings. With the calculations in hand, it is easy to apply for a building permit from the municipality – and I don’t have to worry about the legality of the construction. Besides, the calculations are expensive to do yourself.”
Former student, Brenderup Højskole 2024
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