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January 20, 2015 No Comments

800 Square Foot Buildings No Permit Required

We are so excited to see municipalities and counties all over the nation are beginning to loosen the grip on residents who desire to build their own projects on their own properties.

Sing Core’s national headquarters is located in McCleary, Washington and we’re proud to live in Grays Harbor County that has recently embraced lightening the restrictions on property owners to build their own 800 sq. ft. structures without a permit. Many areas are joining the revolution to allow residents to build structures independently.

An 800 square foot structure is a reasonably-sized structure that could offer a comfortable living environment, like a tiny house.

Let your local government know about the trend of NO building permit required for 800 sq ft building.

Change your county building code if this is not available for you.

For instance your 800 square foot structure could have a 20 ft x 40 ft footprint, like this one:

This 10 foot tall walled structure could be built using 5 ft x 20 ft galvanized steel panels with door and window cutouts in less than an hour by a few people (using a rapid assembly method). Seem like too little time? Okay, add a second story in another hour, even a third story.

Building a two-story house in two hours using two people could only be possible using patented Sing Core technology.

Check local building codes in your area. Most counties or municipalities allow the do-it-yourself builder to construct a structure of a minimal size without a building permit. Other options (as recognized by many tiny house enthusiasts) include building your structure on a trailer; as mobile structures – like a tiny house on wheels – are exempt from building codes.

Don’t Be Framed

Building structures with Sing Panels does not require traditional framing because the structure is built into the wall. You can build a solid structure with 1 inch thick wall panels without any structure framing due to Sing Core’s:

High Strength

Patented Sing Core provides a natural vertical wood grain torsion box/foam composite that is so strong that it is recognized by high-tech industries as the strongest affordable lightweight building material that is stronger than steel pound for pound and able to reach long spans without heavy substructures.

Building with this patented technology is advantageous for so many reasons, like:

Lightweight

Sing Panels are easy to handle because they weigh so much less than other building materials. One person can easily handle a standard 4×8, and two can easily maneuver a 5×20 – not because of the weight – due to the awkward size.

Rapid Assembly

There are so many options in methods of assembling your Sing Panels in your building project, but there are extremely fast options. For instance, you could have your Sing Panels pre-cut for all window and door openings and have quick connecting cam-locks installed for quick and solid assembly. See Video of a 70 ft trade show display erected single handedly in less than 1 hour.

Insulation

Every Sing Panel is packed wall-to-wall with insulation and can achieve R-values of 6.5 per sq. inch. There’s no need to insulate your pre-insulated wall panels; plus you get the added benefit of extra privacy and protection from the environment due to inherit sound-deadening qualities.

Save on Construction Costs

Save up to $5000 – or more – just on construction costs due to being lightweight, easy to assemble and not having to require time-consuming 2×4 framing. Your contractor can save both time and money. No need to frame, plus you can have all door and window openings pre-cut and ready to build.

Weather Resistance

Your reinforced structured insulated panels can be pre-fabricated using any extreme-weather resistant exterior material you desire. Most popular for rapid pre-fabricated structure building includes fiberglass, marine-grade ply and galvanized steel, which offer weather resistance without applying additional siding.

High Performance

Long recognized for inventing the only high-precision true flat building material that stays flat, your Sing structure will remains straight and true, not like wood framing and other materials. Only sing Panels can affordably achieve these high marks.

Versatility

Sing Panels are available in nearly any flat exterior building material including, but not limited to, any wood species, aluminum, concrete, FRP, HPL, Kevlar, metal, plastic, stainless steel, etc… Just about anything you could desire. Plus, you could have one material on the inside facing, and another on the outside. Example, galvanized steel on outside and plywood on the inside.

Customize

We’re all about helping to make your design dreams come true. We can modify Sing components to your specifications and meet the structural durability requirements of your project. As we are well-known world-wide for building large oversize doors that can be guaranteed for 50 years and will not warp, bend, twist or rot using this technology; this is our specialty.

DIY / Do It Yourself

Though we only work with high-end architects, engineers, contractors and designers, we fully support the tiny house movement and offer materials to individuals who have the knowledge equivalent to a contractor for DIY structures.

November 11, 2014 No Comments

Surplus Tiny House Inventory

Expires August 25th, 2017

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It is widely known that Sing Core manufactures the world’s best panels for the upscale commercial manufacturers and builders in the Tiny House movement. Even though we only conduct business wholesale trade direct, occasionally we have surplus tiny house inventory.

You can cash-in on this opportunity to obtain Sing tiny house panels for your tiny house project. For these surplus items, you do not have to be a certified manufacturer or distributor.

You will be allowed to have discount access to a quantity of Sing sandwich panels limited to type, style and size on-hand. Quantities are limited and offered on a first-come first-serve basis. Also note, as always, we do not provide retail customer support for how to build a tiny house.

Sorry

Item no longer available

(Note: Currently there is no surplus inventory due to production improvements)

These are the same Reinforced Structural Insulated Panels (RSIP) that are fully insulated, lightweight high strength panels (stronger than steel) used as floors, walls and roofs in the best tiny houses.

Q: Are 1.5 inch panels strong enough for my tiny house?

A: These are not like any other honeycomb panel in the world. Normal honeycomb panels rate at 10-to-100 PSI strength, while Sing honeycomb structural panels independently test at 660+ PSI and have unprecedented shear strength. Look at these pictures:

: Sing Core Beam and Panel Ceiling

No problem for these 1.125 inch panels to support this massive upper structure thanks to patented Sing Core. No other material compares.

These panels are only 1.125 inch with no solid wood edges (compare to 1.5 inch w/wood edge upgrade).

There are so many ways to build a tiny house as no two are the same, and the methods, especially when using Sing tiny house panels, are so varied, even we are astonished at the many innovative methods that the ingenious tiny house builders. We’re especially fond of the tiny house builders that embrace our frameless approach to tiny house design.

Note: Sing Tiny House Panels are available for wholesale only to tiny house building contractors. You may purchase these patented panels if you have knowledge equivalent to that of a building contractor.

Quantities are limited. If you would like to get your hands on these surplus panels before they’re gone, call us at

360-495-3577

Yes, Sing Core does make the best reinforced structural insulated panels (RSIP) for use in Tiny House applications as walls, floors, ceilings and roofs. We have a huge desire to support the tiny house industry but be aware that we only offer Sing Panels for tiny house construction to professional distribution channels. Since we offer no support for our products (besides what is readily available via our web site). Our operation is not setup to sell our products to people in need of retail customer service. We suggest that you seek answers to any questions about how to use Sing panels by consulting with your engineer, architect, builder or contractor.

Note: We do occasionally offer products direct to the do it yourselfer, like Tiny House panel Kits or Tiny House Surplus Panels. Though we may provide you with the materials, we offer no how-to support to the DIY enthusiast except that which is available via our Tiny House FAQ (frequently asked questions) and other online resources.

Note: Prices do not include shipping.

September 22, 2014 No Comments

Engineered Wood Lumber and Building Suppliers

The best consumers of Sing products are millworks, door manufacturers, store fixture manufacturers, sign companies, cabinet shops, boat suppliers, composite material distributors, lumber yards, etc…

Potential consumers all over America are looking to buy Sing Panels via local distribution channels, saving crate, shipping and handling costs.

We provide retail outlets and building material suppliers with our standard 4 ft x 8 ft x 1.52 inch standard Sing Panel (other standard thicknesses include 1 inch and 2 inches). These Sing Panels are made with 1/4 inch Luan skins and are routinely used as door substrate, table substrate, floor substrate, trade show wall panels, tiny house floors, roofs, walls, sign board, stair threads (wrap around with any type of 1/8 of inch hardwood wood stave), store fixtures, bulkheads for boats, concrete forms, etc…

Please see: www.singcore.com / applications depicting the endless applications for Sing Sandwich panels and Sing Panels.

The patented Sing Panel is lighter weight than Balsa wood but stronger than balsa wood – even stronger than steel lbs for lbs – and costs less than Balsa wood with many more times the applications of Balsa wood.

Sing Sandwich and Sing Panels are specialty engineering composite panels and our aggressive marketing plan enables our distributors to make more profit than selling plywood.

Proudly Made in the USA, all Sing products are manufactured in our facility, here in Washington State. Even though Sing products weigh a fraction of other building materials, huge cost savings can be enjoyed by bulk shipments to distribution outlets. (For instance, just to send a few Sing Panels to California could add $250 to the raw cost of the material in shipping and handling costs.) It makes more sense for us to work together to serve local clientele who already rely on your expertise.

We have customers in your area eager to find Sing products locally saving on crate and shipping costs, plus not having to wait for delivery times, virtually on-demand if in-stock in your warehouse.

For more information on Sing Sandwich and Sing Panels, see www.singcore.com / products

Our web site is your selling tool, making it easy and effective for your sales staff to learn about and promote Sing products.

With our simple pricing method your staff can easily sell any of the myriad Sing products as all are sold by board ft. Regardless of the product (panel, substrate, post and beam, etc…) all that is required to establish the price is the length, width, thickness, plus any additional skin options.

All the information that your sales staff needs can be reduced to the size of a business card.

September 15, 2014 No Comments

Your Turn to Earn with Sing Tiny House

Make Money While You Sleep

In keeping with their commitment to make the world a better place and support local economies, Sing Core is inviting you to join the team for a better world by promoting their patented Eco-friendly lightweight, insulated building material that is stronger than steel pound for pound.

This revolutionary material can be used to build and entire house, everything inside and out of your home (see the many applications).

Tiny House Gallery

How Does It Work?

Simply sign up for a referral account and we will keep track of the results from your social media, facebook, twitter, web site and blog links as you help us to spread the word about Sing Core. Any time one of your people clicks through your coded link on our web site, you will be credited. When they make a purchase, you will be awarded 10% of the sale.

Your referral will be tracked for 30 days to ensure that you are credited with 10% of the sale. You can view your stats live in your referral-area at Sing Core and we will be announcing your successful campaigns discretely. For more information, see: How it Works Your could even earn a Free Tiny House.

Easy: Have Fun – Get Paid

Using you multi-media skills, you can tell the world about Sing Panels to build Tiny Houses. The Sing Tiny House is a big ticket item. You could easily earn a week’s worth of income from a single sale by referring Sing Core via your Internet marketing efforts.

It is easy because you are promoting the easiest way to build the strongest, lightweight, Eco-friendly home, plus: We’re offering 50% Off to the buyers ensuring the best product at the best price.

Because we want everyone to be able to have a Sing Tiny House, regardless of socio-economic status, we’ve initiated a 24 month interest-free layaway program with a s little as 5% down; making it even easier, leading to higher conversion rates, which helps the world and your pocketbook.

Click here for more information on our Referral Program.

September 5, 2014 1 Comment

Tiny House Drivers Wanted

Sing Core is building tiny houses for individuals who seek only the best Eco-friendly Tiny House that is lightweight, high-strength and withstand the test of time.

In keeping with the Earth-friendliness of the Sing Tiny House, making the world a better place and creating opportunities for locals, we are reaching out to the community-at-large in search of deliverers with trucks to deliver our Tiny Houses to various locations.

What does it take to be a Tiny House Driver?

Basically, you will need to have your own truck with a trailer hitch. Requirements are minimal as Sing Tiny Houses only weigh 2600 pounds (other tiny houses can weigh up to 10,000 lbs or more) reducing fuel consumption and are easy to tow.

Deliveries will be arranged on an independent contract basis, including gas, food and hotel accommodations.

If you are interested in becoming a Sing Tiny House driver, please contact us and join the Sing Team today.

August 11, 2014 Daniel Sing Core No Comments

Upscale High-end Tiny House

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Many people, who stick their toe in the water of the Tiny House movement, are lulled by the inexpensive option(s) associated with living affordably in a structure that is a fraction of the square footage of a larger home. To some this makes perfect sense and is an Eco-friendly approach to living more simply for a better future.

WARNING

Be forewarned: Contrary to the perception of uneducated or inexperienced potential Tiny House builders, the costs associated with building a Tiny House might be more than expected. In fact, the cost per square foot can be much more than a traditional home.

Initial costs aside, a Tiny House is still an excellent option to reduce regular monthly expenses, using less energy, reducing your carbon footprint and living a more sustainable life for the future of all earth’s creatures.

GOOD NEWS

One company helps the most earth-conscious Tiny House builder to build an upscale, high-end Tiny House that outperforms the standard Tiny House fare. The company, Sing Core, provides lightweight, high-strength panels that can be quickly and easily assembled.

Tiny House on Wheels side-by-side comparison:

Let’s look at two identical Tiny Houses; one built with traditional materials, and one using patented Sing Core construction.
Both 130 square feet Tiny Houses are built on identical 18 ft. trailers, and feature:
A 19 ft. x 8 ft. footprint, 6 ft. x 3 ft. bathrooms, lofts and a road height of 13’ 5”

Traditional Tiny House
Ceiling height: 6′ 3″
Loft height: 3′ 8″
Weight: ~5600 lbs.

Sing Tiny House
Ceiling Height 6’ 8”
Loft Height: 4’
Weight: ~2600 lbs.

Think about it: With that much weight reduction, how much bigger could your space be?

Pre-fabricated Insulated Structural Walls

In comparison, the unique attributes of patented Sing sandwich panels are pre-fabricated walls with exterior on one-side and interior on the other.

Go Frameless

No frame is needed to build the Sing Tiny House. All the structure and insulation is already built into the wall. In fact, even though patented Sing Core is featured in the most exclusive Tiny Houses, Sing Core does not design or build Tiny Houses. Sing Core only supplies the lightweight, high-strength, pre-insulated panels to your favorite lumber yard.

Expense?

Granted, Sing Sandwich panels are more expensive than standard 2×4 or 2×6 frame but the results are outstanding resulting in a more truer green long-term solution to Tiny House living. Due to the added expense Sing sandwich panels are primarily used in upscale, high-end Tiny House designs.

Experimentation Encouraged

Sing Core does not have an R&D department specializing in the Tiny House industry, but they do actively support Tiny House enthusiasts who desire to take their innovative Tiny House concepts to the next level and make them available to the Tiny House community at large.

What is the Next Level?

Who knows what the next new breakthrough design might be. Sing Core is currently running a national Folding Modular Tiny House Competition inviting Tiny House builders to use Sing Sandwich panels to create collapsible homes; like this folding house idea video:

Indeed, there are many ideas on Tiny House drawing boards and in the minds of Tiny House enthusiasts. And there are many designers who are struggling with the issues associated with lightweight, high-strength and superior insulation.

Other ideas include the expandable custom slide-outs featured in Jay Oistead’s Ragsdale Tiny House video:

Let Your Creativity Run Wild!

Even though Sign Core only supplies their Sing Sandwich panels to lumber yards for distribution, they do have a marketing division that encourages experimentation with Sing Sandwich panels. Reviewed on a case-by-case basis, they may partially subsidize your creative genius in exchange for documentation of your project.
If you new idea warrants, Sing Core will also help promote your idea and possibly partner with you to support you in taking your design to the masses.
Your idea is likely to be accepted if you have a unique proposition that can take advantage Sing Core’s extraordinary attributes of being pre-insulated, sound-deadening, lightweight, high-strength and Eco-friendly.

Addressing the Challenges

For most Tiny House builders, the Tiny House building process can be daunting. For instance, see this video that depicts the time-lapse of a Tiny House build that lasted 88 days:

In contrast, we believe that you should be able to build a Tiny House in a day, if not in hours – and have the option of easily dismantling and/or moving your Tiny House – and reassembling or relocating rapidly with ease.

As one Tiny House enthusiast requested:

I need a Tiny House that is lightweight that can be flat-packed, so that I can set it up anywhere I want… and when the inspector comes by, I can quickly and easily break it down, relocate it (if I have to) and rebuild it when and where I want (or can).

And we believe such a home should be pre-insulated, structurally sound, offer privacy, safety and security while looking spectacular while it is being enjoyed either as temporary shelter or a home.

Sing Core – and you – can make this and many other dreams come true.

June 30, 2014 No Comments

Tiny House Builders

Applications -> Tiny House -> Tiny House Links -> Tiny House Builders

Thank you for your help in making this an effective resource for the tiny house industry.

Tiny House Builders

Qualified Sing Core Pros

Aaron Carlson Architectural Woodwork

Duratherm Door & Windows

Interior Environments

McFarland Door

Millworks by Design

Mission Bell Architectural Millwork

On Site Woodwork Corporation

Reilly Window & Door

Robert Shaw Mfg Co Inc

South Shore Millwork

Woodmeister Master Builders

Woodward Design+Build

June 30, 2014 No Comments

Design and Build Tiny Houses

Applications -> Tiny House -> Tiny House Links -> Tiny House Blogs

Thank you for your help in making this an effective resource for the tiny house industry.

Architectural Resources

Kits / Prefab

Plans

Qualified Sing Core Table Makers

Aaron Carlson Architectural Woodwork

Duratherm Door & Windows

Interior Environments

McFarland Door

Mission Bell Architectural Millwork

On Site Woodwork Corporation

Reilly Window & Door

Robert Shaw Mfg Co Inc

South Shore Millwork

Woodmeister Master Builders

Woodward Design+Build

April 11, 2014 Daniel Sing Core No Comments

Tiny House Mobile Small Home on Wheels

Patented Sing Panels have been used in many industries such as home building, boat building even in the aircraft industry.

Making its way to the forefront recently are advancements being recognized by the tiny house community. These tiny house designs are springing up all over the United States (and the world) in the smallest footprints on existing properties, or being transported and towed, like a portable house, small modular home or tiny house on wheels.

Introducing the Sing Tiny House

Don’t Be Framed

Sing Core products including the Sing Sandwich and Sing Panel have a built-in torsion box structure that delivers superior strength over long spans. With this Eco-friendly building material, the most environmentally conscious affordable home advocate can build a tiny house without the traditional 2×4 or 2×6 frame.

Architecturally, not having to frame your structure yields more precious useable space inside your small home plans. Many Sing Tiny Houses have been built without a frame using 1 ¼” thick Luan skin Sing Sandwich panels. See the structural strength of these 1.25 inch walls in the photo to the right. That is a wall that is 1.25 inches thick compared to the 2×4 wall that is at least 4.5 inches thick, this is wasting 3.25 inches and not as strong as sing Core’s 1.25 inch wall. (Note that the loft beams and roof structure are supported by frameless 1 ¼” thick Luan skin Sing Sandwich panels only. That’s high-strength!)

Space-age Technology

What makes patented Sing Core products so different from all other building materials is the unique composite nature combining the best technology of an improved wood torsion box design, recycled foam and surface materials that yield the most spectacular results for upscale tiny houses.

Sing Core products out-perform other composite materials (see comparison) used in aerospace and marine applications in terms of lightweight, high strength and Eco-friendly. This new technology can withstand high winds and extreme weather conditions without compromise.

Why Use Sing Core?

#1 – More Useable Space – When building small homes, maximizing each square inch can be huge in performance and enjoyment of your tiny house. (1.25 inch walls vs. 4.5 inch walls).

#2 – High Strength – More rigid and strong than other materials. In fact, Sing Core has been tested at Washington State University at 660 PSI, stronger than steel pound-for-pound.

#3 – Lightweight – Sing Tiny Houses are approximately half the weight of other tiny houses built with traditional building materials. For instance, a Sing Tiny House weighs only 2,600 pounds (easy to tow on trailer) compared to equivalent 5,000 pound tiny house.

#4 – Insulation – Our pre-insulated panels take the time and expense out of insulating your tiny house, and can achieve 6.5 R-values per sq. inch.

#5 – Choices – Customizing options for your tiny house are almost unlimited. You can select any surface material for the interior and/or exterior of each panel including wood, plywood, aluminum, metal, cement board, etc…

#6 – Easy to Build – We can build a Sing Tiny House complete with floors, walls and roof in three-and-a-half hours. The average, inexperienced do-it-yourselfer might take two days to build. Finish-work can take a couple of weeks, depending on your home design.

How to Build

If you are not handy, you could find a local wood worker to build your frameless Sing Tiny House, make sure that your contractor is open-minded and willing to take on the challenge of embracing this new building method. If you are willing to learn, most anyone can build a Sing Tiny House.

Connecting Panels

Many methods are available to assemble your panels. Some people chose to use pre-installed cam-locks (especially if the project might need to be disassembled and reassembled), other methods include traditional screws or nails and we like the performance of urethane-glued assembly (which is stronger than other methods).

Here are some photos of a urethane-glued Sing Tiny House work in progress:

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Making it Even Easier

Sing Core can help to make the assembly of your tiny house quick and easy by pre-installing window and doors to your specifications in panels for your convenience.

How We Ship

We ship by freight using a shipping broker that finds the best price and route to reach your destination safely and on-time.

Cost to Build a House

Compared to standard plywood, Sing Sandwich and Sing Panels are going to be more expensive, but if you figure in the cost of materials including framing, insulation, plywood, interior and exterior facings plus labor costs in added time and equipment costs, the Sing solution wins out. And that doesn’t even consider all the added benefits of having a Sing Tiny House.

How to Order

Simply count up how many Sing Sandwich or Sing Panels that you need according to your tiny house plans. For instance, an 8×16 tiny house might use 22 4×8 Sing Sandwich panels.

4 pieces 4×8 floor
12 pieces 4×8 wall
6 pieces 4×8 roof

Easy ordering, use our online price quote.

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How to Buy

To order Tiny House Small Homes submit an order form either by email, info@singhome.com, or print and fax it to: 360.495.4585. We’ll provide a quote within one business day. If you have questions, please contact us.

Easy Ordering

All we need to know is the length, width, thickness and what you desire on the exterior, and your custom specialty panels are made to order. Getting a quote for your specialty product, is easy, thanks to our simple online order system.

Bulk Discounts

If you’re looking for a bargain price, remember, the more you order, the less expensive your total order will be per piece. Quantity and wholesale inquiries are encouraged. Feel free to contact us for more information. Click here for Closeout specials.

Fast turnaround: In you’re in a rush, only Sing Core can be custom made within 24 hours and is proudly manufactured for you in the USA.

Fast delivery: Any thickness and almost any length, less than 5 ft wide, can be made with in 48 hours if it is rush order.

SINGCORE Tiny House Small Homes are easy to order. You may choose from our stock panels or order custom sized panels. Our price is based on the length, width, thickness, and quantity. Submit a Work Order by fax or email, and we will give you a quote within one business day. If you have a tight budget, give us a call, we might have an alternative solution tailored to your needs.