When it comes to building your ideal tiny home, finding the right foundation is everything. While standard 8.5-ft wide trailers were popular is the early 2010s, more and more builders and tiny homeowners are choosing to maximize their living space with oversized tiny house trailers like those that are 10ft and wider.
We recently delivered out one of our largest trailers and we filmed a short video tour, it was a massive 48ft long x 12ft wide Gooseneck Tiny House Trailer.
Whether you want a full main-floor master suite, a spacious kitchen, or multiple bedrooms for a growing family, this tiny house trailer proves you don’t have to compromise comfort to live tiny.
Trailer Specifications at a Glance
- Overall Length: 48 Feet (40ft Lower Deck + 8ft Gooseneck Deck)
- Width: 12 Feet Wide (Oversized Deck)
- Coupler Style: Gooseneck Hitch
- Axles: Heavy-Duty Quad Axles with Electric Brakes on all axles and 28,000lbs capacity.
Highlights of the 48ft x 12ft Gooseneck
1. Maximum Square Footage Without Sacrificing Height
Gooseneck trailers are popular for providing two distinct living levels. The 8ft upper deck over the gooseneck is ideal for a full-standing height master bedroom or a cozy lounge area, while the 40ft lower deck gives you enough open space for a full kitchen, living room, full-size bathroom, and extra bedrooms or office space. you can also choose the deck height you would like for that upper deck that is on the gooseneck. as seen in this video the customer chose a deck height that is only 34in above the lower deck to maximize headroom.
At 12 feet wide, you gain alot of square feet of living space. by going with 12ft wide over 8ft 6in wide the customer gained 168 additional square feet of living space.
2. Built to Handle the Heavy Lifting
A build of this size requires serious structural integrity. This Deckover Tiny house Trailer has a I-beam main frames and a fully box tube main deck. it is equipped with quad axles, heavy-duty frame made up of additional box tube crossmembers between the i beams for extra structural reinforcement, and all-axle electric brakes, this foundation handles the distributed weight of an oversized build while maintaining road safety.
3. Transporting an Oversized Load
Pulling a 12-ft wide foundation requires proper logistics. As shown in our delivery video, oversized loads are require with wide-load banners, flags, and proper towing gear (like a commercial flatbed/gooseneck tow rig when you choose the lower gooseneck deck). When moving a 12-ft wide tiny house, you’ll utilize wide-load permits (and pilot vehicles if you are at 12ft, you can stay at 11ft 10in wide for the deck and dont need pilot cars) see this article for more info: Should you build a 10ft – 12ft wide tiny house?
Is an Oversized Gooseneck Trailer Right for You?
Our 10ft and 12ft wide trailers now outsell standard-width models by 5 to 1 because most people want a home that feels like a full-sized residence for long-term living.
If you are planning to set your tiny home up on land permanently or semi-permanently, an oversized trailer gives you:
- Full-sized residential furniture placement.
- Real hallway space and storage without feeling cramped.
- Main-floor bedrooms with high ceilings.
Ready to Start Your Build?
At Tiny House Basics, we specialize in custom bumper pull and gooseneck trailers up to 48ft long and 12ft wide, shipped straight from our factories across the USA.
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