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The Ultimate –Tiny House Foundation
By Your Request —The Best Tiny House Trailer Plans!These are purpose built blueprints for a Tiny House Foundation (the trailer).If you want a Tiny Home, don't mess with trailers of a different purpose. Build your Foundation with engineering specifically for aTiny House.
Blueprints made for Tiny Homes include a strong perimeter to support the walls, an I-Beam frame for high strength, and floor integration for a low deck, solid floor, and more vertical interior space. Choose the20′ Trailer, the24′ Trailer, or the not-so-tiny30′ / 32′ Trailer. We even have plans for extra wide foundations –10′ Wide, and12′ Wide.
Read about designing for asolid foundation, or read theengineering case study. Then, download the plans for your Tiny House Trailer.
Utility TrailerConversions—Torsion AxleandTilting Deck
Plans at Mechanical Elements are always improving. Now aTilt Top Conversionfor our popular 3500 lb.Utility Trailer Blueprints! Convert one of our regular Utility Trailers into a Tilt Top. Works with both Leaf Spring suspension and Torsion Axle Trailer blueprints.Conversion plans are on theAccessories Page. Also, read theintro articlefor details and compatibility.
We also have newTorsion Axle Conversionplans! Now you can convert any of our 3500 lb., 6000 lb., and 7000 lb.single axle trailers with a Leaf Spring Suspension into a Torsion Axle. The new conversion blueprints cover trailer sizes not previously available with a Torsion Axle.
Yes, these are all Fully Engineered (like all our blueprints). Some sites brag about "Engineer Approved" plans. We do one better ...these are from the Engineer. Get your project started with thisguide to choose Trailer Blueprints.
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Blueprints for your next project — A fantasticTrailer, aGantry Craneor aStorageproject.
When you Build It Yourself you can Make it Better and Customize it Perfect for you.
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At Mechanical Elements you get the Best Plans from the Engineer, analyzed and detailed, with options. Other Blueprints just don't compare.
You get Drawings full of detail, Instructions to Build it, and tons helpful Notes and Tips for success. AND, our plans give choices so you can customize the project! We even explainwhere it is safe to make changes, and where it is not.This is your project, so build it perfect for you!.
Read aboutWhy Our Trailer Plans Are Better. The article is for trailer plans, but this is true for all our blueprints —Gantry Cranesfor lifting,Shop Pressfor crushing, andCartsto move things. All of these Do-it-Yourself plans are ready for YOUR next project. Create with the Mechanical Elements difference.
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For help choosing trailer plans,Start with This Trailer Plans Guide. If you already know what you want,Browse The Plans, or do a search with the "Show Me" search bar at the top of each page.
We wish you success with Your next DIY project — Whatever it is!
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Now, if you don't mind our asking, pleaseShare Your Experience!Other customers would love to see – especially the customizations. Just like you, we all like seeing inspiration in what others accomplish, so go ahead.Send in Your Story with a Photo – or 2.Use this link!
Also, check out what other DIY customers have built on ourCustomer Project Stories Page. We would love to add your story there too.
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This is our web portal for DIY Creators who want to build great trailers and cool shop tools. It includes the best Blueprints, of course, but maybe more important, a library of Tips and Articles to assist in building success. If you want to build a trailer, a gantry crane, an awesome shop press, or whatever ...please see the excellent plans and great shop talk to help you make it wonderful. Enjoy the website, it was made forYou.