The Tiny House 'movement' is gaining momentum in the United States. They've managed to differentiate themselves from the traditional mobile home by making them relatively easy to transport and keeping them under 13' 6" in height (min. bridge clearance). Most of these are around 160 sf or 15 sq. m.
(Looking back from the bed loft to a storage loft and seating below)
Arguably a much nicer kitchen area than most houses under 500k. I saw two hammered copper sinks - a much higher ticket item, but most certainly a nice detail.
The color coordination in this unit really helped set it apart from many. The beetle kill pine was well sanded as were some of the cedar beams whereas other units just had a more rough finish to them.
Inside a converted school bus
The roof was extended a bit to give more headroom.
another wood countertop!
central heating...
living area and seating...
The shower and sleeping quarters were tight... what you might imagine in a WWII submarine. 5 people live in this bus full-time.
Wood siding
Make no mistake, these look fine, but will require a lot of maintenance down the line regarding the wood exterior.
Composting toilet
The coolest drawer (in a bus)
Several had full size showers
Not very cramped looking
Note the built in induction cooktop on the right
I wonder how many Steemians are in a Tiny House already? The biggest challenge to living in a tiny house (from an outsider's perspective) must be where to locate it and how much rent or overhead is involved with parking it.
Please forgive my crappy mobile snaps!
Always fun to see inside Tiny Houses and their cousins: Earthships! Yes, FYI, there's an award-winning documentary that captures the “Tiny House Movement” in a good way. Here's a link.
Tiny: A Story About Living Small
Very cool trailer (pun intended) :) Yes, it seems like some are able to build an earthship after they have established the tiny home and need to build 'something' permanent in order to abide by the local laws. I've build part of a submerged greenhouse out of earthbags... incredibly stable even after 10 years.
10 years, wow! Yeah, I have a vision of carving a home into a mountain–or more appropriately living in a refined cave of some kind. I can see it in my mind: a green mountainside with a long narrow window and a light inside.
Very interesting. My sister and her husband are currently looking into investing into a tiny home. They love the mobility of one and even keep in mind the possibility of renting it out when not in use.
I think it could also be a good transitional place if one were to sell a primary residence. I also learned that as far as registration/taxes, you only pay for the underlying trailer and what's on it is just a load. In Colorado, the taxes on a simple trailer have gone up a lot in the last few years, but still very cheap. Somehow, they manage to extract $71 from me (tags/tax) for a 5'x8' trailer... I'm sure it's much less elsewhere in the US.
There was one outfit that can get you rolling for about 10k - 18' trailer with a metal frame already constructed on it - TrailerMade.
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