as i have grown older the idea of a much smaller home seems very inviting to me.......not to the extreme of this home ... but i agree with what they are doing ...its not for everyone .....but a alternative to some of us who want less in our lives
Why bother? You can find used Atco trailers that are three times the size of this, for less than half the price. And you'd at least have something that's structurally sound and won't blow over in a stiff breeze -- something with an actual kitchen and washroom, that's at least built to some kind of minimum engineering standard.
@sonywalkman2 They were asking 25K. I'm not sure what it sold for in the end. You can see more on the place (with their for sale flier) in the related video "A reclaimed, recycled, passive solar, tiny house on wheels" (I've added it to video responses here).
@MPMiegersYT From what I've heard from tiny home owners, they build their own for a number of different reasons: an aesthetic choice, to tailor it to their individual needs, for better insulation for year-round living and because often it is the cheapest way to get what they want ( especially for those using all recycled/found materials like Jenine who I also profiled in the video "DIY home for less than $3500).
@AntisocialVirtuoso They actually built it with the idea of selling it. Jenine already has her own tiny home (See: "DIY home for less than $3500". It's here as a video response) and they both enjoy building tiny homes. Actually Jenine has a new one she built on a boat trailer that I will be posting in the coming month or two.
@kirstendirksen How do you insure the tiny house. Oviouslly it doesn't pass building code...so it would be considered an RV. I see the tiny home has plates. What insurance company would cover a home made RV? I can't see this happening.
we Britt's have done this for years and call them Shepard's huts, for the farmer to park on any fields and tend to its needs, them move to the next house, I think this is the way forward
Why because you can move them to avoid bad weather : Hurricanes, Floods
They are a neat solution to people being able to afford a Home of there own there more Ideal for single people but also for single parent family's with one or 2 kids
There also handy due if you change jobs (seasonal) between states your Home & Stuff can comes with you.
With housing shortages world wide these are simply the best solution to it
All these "issues" are non-issue in so many other states. The thing I hated most about living in CA were all the regulations. If only people in other parts of the country were as creative!
my only concern is the building materials used - things like mdf and chip board etc are unhealthy for humans due to off-gassing toxins (VOCs). Otherwise it is awesome.
My guess there are many places where this would not be allowed in a mobile home, not even in the most unassuming of on. Many places require a HUD sticker That's supposed to mean the home was built to a safe standards at the factory Even the unassuming parks have to follow that ruler Forget parking it in a mobile home park that puts on airs Those that have CCR BS of their own sort
@ted850760 Not so sure why it should B a fire trap. As long as they R respectful, why should anyone give a crap as to how many of their relatives move in next door?
I love the open floor plan. It is very appealing that you didn’t crowd the inside with unnecessary cabinetry or appliances. You have made plenty of allowances for customization and that alone will make the new owner very pleased with her purchase. A small living space has to be very personal to be livable and your design makes it easy to make that happen. BTW: Are the code restrictions for the trailer dimensions and parking just local or is that pretty much the same everywhere?
@MrAnthonyRizzo In many US counties single family zoning laws set minimum size standards: usually from about 260 square feet and up). By building on wheels, many tiny home builders try to get around regulations, but they still are required to find a "legal" spot to park it (i.e. a trailer park). As for parking behind your house or the home of a friend/family member, many counties will allow you to build a tiny home on wheels, but they don't consider it a legal residence. So it's tricky.
@kirstendirksen So, in essence a tiny home on wheels is a recreational trailer, much like Park Models, and parking them in a mobile home park legitimizes them as a legal residence, however if I were to build a small permanent structure than it would need to meet minimum size requirements to classify as a legal residence, correct?
@MrAnthonyRizzo That is what I understand from many of the people I've interviewed though I think it may vary by county. I've also heard people talk about living off grid in order to get around building inspections (they often are required for hookups).
This area of the law/codes is so complicated that I'm still not sure I'm clear on it. I read a few very interesting blog posts from a building code regulator (from Colorado) here: sustainablebuildingcodes . blogspot . com (remove the spaces)
@kirstendirksen I’ve read that in general building codes tend to be more strict and prohibitive the closer one gets to a busy metropolitan area; that if you don’t mind living out among the cows and cornfields or surrounded by state preserve land that living of the grid is easy, provided of course that you know what you are doing and how. I also read elsewhere how city and suburb dwellers that own homes are building permanent studio apartments in their back yard either for work or for rent.
@MrAnthonyRizzo That would make sense that it would be easier to live off grid & off the radar further from metro areas... off the grid, off the radar.
I've done a couple of stories on the idea of adding "in-law"/rental units to your property. Vancouver was pushing it as part of their EcoDensity initiative (see video EcoDensity Vancouver: stacked homes and "Fonzie Suites" ). And I just filmed another story about a woman who built a tiny backyard cottage & rents it out for extra money.
@kirstendirksen That seems like the way to go. Space is at a premium, especially in large cities. The frugal and thrifty thing to do is make your property work for you. I find it fits nicely along the lines of a front yard garden, where the lawn is torn up and a garden planted in its place. Why buy food when you can grow it, or why pay for the up keep of a yard when you can build a rentable unit. Anyway it is more aesthetically pleasing than living in a basement apartment.
Absolutely beautiful job, and well done! We are purchasing a small plot of land in the late spring 2012, and wanting to build a very small adobe or straw bale home to live in for two years. Before we add on, if we add on. Smaller is better.
If they are actually intentionally cutting corners on safety codes, making the houses dangerous, just because they can, I think I would consider them to be a disgrace to the Tiny House Movement. I understand getting around limitations which are unnecessary, ones designed simply for organizations to profit (such as a house's minimum SF restrictions), but people should have enough integrity to meet proper safety standards.
good idea how they put a window that stuck out to get a little bit more space, most tiny homes do not have this,, and it also roofs the utility connections so its has a good function.
@Phantasmos The rub is proving yours is sturdier/ safer. There was a mobile home manufacturer in this town.They actually tested to failure new roof designs before putting them into production. Until there where HUD standards to build to even the commercial manufacturers where having a hard time getting their products accepted, and even yet there are places where they are still locked out. Like it or not I'm not surprise owner built trailers are having trouble as well.
@khalilahinjapan Except that there is no place where the county will let you park it. So you have to stay homeless without a shelter because the rich folks like their zoning and ordinance laws. That way they don't have to look at the poor and unfortunate their monies helped screw in the first place. So all you can have is a piece of cardboard.
@consaka1 Just because some places have zoning and ordinance laws doesn't make it so everywhere. There are no such things where I live. I can build whatever however I want and no one can say anything about it, just like my neighbors can do the same. Some states offer more freedom than others.
@Maelstrom777 Have you priced campers &MH lately? The owner/ builder can build one that's as safe, with custom features for less money. Many wood framed homes have fire places, even MH. No rash of deaths due to properly installed fire places. Zoning isn't building code they are trying to circumvent zoning to be able to live in the homes they want to live in, but unreasonable zoning make it impossible, forcing circumvention efforts.
I can't stand zoning codes etc. if someone buys and owns a plot of land they should be able to do what they want with it. As long as they're not posing a safety hazard to their neighbors and not being a disturbance (aside from not "blending in") then I don't see the problem. It's like where I live, my neighbors are trying to sell their house and are complaining about the mobile home *across the street* making it harder to sell, even though it was *already there* when they *bought* their house.
@AnotherSchmoe Such a shame people these days are such tight asses about stuff like that. If this thing lived next to me I'd be like fuck yeah..I'd go over there and hot box it
i hate stupid california with their damn building codes. why cant they just let people live? its not like shes hurting anyone by having a stylish, modern and small home. damn bureaucrats.
@Arabhacks The problem for the owner/builder is proving that are built to standards other than external dimensions. In many places no HUD sticker no parking ANYWHERE. I have an older MH used for storage here that I considered using the chassis to build a smaller energy efficient home on, but that would be a poor investment if I couldn't park it wherever I end up needing to do so. So it will be scrapped.
If you try to check out off the grid you will become a outlaw by law. You will be harassed by the MAN for being unAmerican for not supporting a faild economy.What are we if were not consumers? Don't go down with the ship fight back screw the system or the system will screw you
@robbase54 Where is where the law prevents one from going off grid? I could start doing so tomorrow. While I could live off the electric grid, but I'm in no hurry to do so, as it's not yet a budget buster. I'm already my own water & sewer utility, so I have no romantic illusions about being my own electrical utility.
I was born, raised, and lived in a house 16' long x 9' wide. My family consisted of 7 people, 8 dogs, 9 cats, and 4 birds...in one bedroom for 27 years.
@TinnInches I was born, raised, and lived in a house 16' long x 9' wide. My family consisted of 7 people, 8 dogs, 9 cats, and 4 birds...in one bedroom for 27 years. Our town Old Orchard Beach Maine, consists of over 4,000 such houses, ours one one of the largest, and built in 1943 one of the newest. Next door to us is an RV park with 725 motorhomes, most much smaller than our house. Next door to that is another RV park with 400 more RVs...they are 2 of over 30 such RV parks in our town.
@BadassCeino from the old South, Louisiana to be exact, and I hate how intrusive ppl can be. I recall my folks used to be a little obsessed with my neighbor who they suspected of prostitution. Now, look..lol!
@astrialkil it was in Wyoming about 50miles from Cody but the pieces of shit who reported us were from California all I got now is a 25ft travel trailer and these panzies are trying to say it's an eyesore I about ready to blow these motherfuckers heads off. Yea it's my land, so that tells you how much you own your land from the government
@SoldierK4 "it was in Wyoming about 50miles from Cody but the pieces of shit who reported us were from California all I got now is a 25ft travel trailer and these panzies are trying to say it's an eyesore I about ready to blow these motherfuckers heads off. Yea it's my land, so that tells you how much you own your land from the government." That's a fucking shame! They prob. left California cause someone will shoot them for THAT shit (ppl don't play out here, esp with how desperate it is). I'm
I hate this fucking country I built a house back in the 60's that cost me 200grand to build and lived in till 1996 and then the area started getting populated and some bitch called the police on me and they evicted me and tore it down .
I'm for downsizing to smaller, more efficient spaces, but this misses the mark. It's prohibitively expensive for a tiny unfinished space, illegal for its intended use (that's not efficient), and all that glass makes it an impractical trailer/camper.
More important to me, "It's not for me to say" doesn't explain the ethical lapse in selling someone a home you know is illegal and, in your own words, "potentially dangerous."
I live in a 3 bedroom house with a livingroom, bathroom, and kitchen/dining room on 2 acres of land with a nice little spot of woods, and it was $29,000. That's 2000 more than this camper thing. It has of course ended up costing more because I got a loan with interest... but I imagine the theoretical homeless person would also have to get loan to pay $27,000 for the camper thing... and then they would need the vehicle to pull it, the gas for the vehicle, and somewhere to put it.
@freedomisrising Tiny houses (and I will admit that this one was overpriced; more has been done much more cheaply) are best in areas where the housing prices aren't as buyer-friendly as yours. Where I am I'd be surprised to see a house the size of yours going for under 200 grand.
@freedomisrising Wow, what state do you live in and what is the employment rate? You can't get a house for less than 3x that much in Oregon, and that would be for a postage stamp lot ...
I'm gonna buy it and build a shooting range,raise sheep,put a hot tub,build a theater,a corn feild,huge stereoes,a 5 star kitchen,WW2 memorial,air feild,concert stage,and a public starage locker,all in the house...
I would really like that..I dream of riding in a camper looking for the city I would like to grow old...but for that price I think my car with a pillow would do.
You sold this for $25,000???? Wow, our camper was $8000, 7 years old, and we were 2nd owners. Its much bigger than this. Now, I think this mobile is very cute on the inside, but in Mississippi you can buy a house for that much.
I HATE living in a camper! We are always moving due to my fiancee works for the military. So, we bought a camper. I miss our apartment so bad somedays. Its not like we have a small camper, its just that we are such packrats, lol. In the fall I'll be moving so I'm excited about getting to live in a small apartment.
I have to say I like Tumbleweed Houses's Tiny-class designs better. Many of them come with more square footage and all of them are a lot more asthetically pleasing.
@gene094 U missed seeing the electrical entrance. You would do well by following the example of the other kid youger than U who is already building his.
We spent over a year bumming around the eastern half of the country in a 32-ft trailer. We enjoyed living in it more than the big house we left. We're in a house, again, saving for retirement. Then, it will be time to hit the road again and do the western half. Living in a small space, you are surrounded by your favorite things. You don't have room to keep so-so things, just because you ended up with them. We've begun to collect clutter in the house. It owns us. I can't wait to get rid of it.
@randyjones123 Good question. I've talked to some people living in campers for the same reasons (to downsize, etc), but I think other people want more customization and something that looks more like a conventional home. After all, campers are built for driving and this one has conventional windows and sliding glass doors. But there are definitely arguments for buying a camper or RV to live in.
@kirstendirksen I was thinking this might be better than a camper if your state has personal property taxes. A new professionally built camper would have a huge tax, where this is technically just a trailer so you'd pay taxes on whatever the value of the trailer, so on a few hundred dollars you'd probably pay only a few dollars a year.
@lifehackertips Interesting distinction. I had no idea that there are huge taxes on campers, but not on trailers. A lot of people have commented on why not just use a camper. This might offer some explanation. Along with the ability to customized your home more if you build it from scratch on a trailer bed. That seems to be a trend among DIY tiny home builders.
@kirstendirksen Yea, but be mindful of the possibility of being slapped with delinquent taxes with interests, when/if it's ever determined you deliberately characterized the true use of the trailer. YMMV but travel trailers depreciate, so the taxes on an older one in good repair may not be that much higher, most trailers are taxed as commercial vehicles. So you have to look at a lot of angles before deciding.
@randyjones123 because the original idea is that a lot of people are now moving into these little homes as their permanent residences. so they want to make it as much as like a house as possible, while still maintaining the tiny square footage. even an rv, with all it's luxuries still FEELS like a "camper". something like this feels like home.
The house sitting where it was when the video first started seem to blend in really well. Not an eye sore.
Christopher711 5 days ago
When I first saw it I thought it was a green house.
Christopher711 5 days ago
The deal breaker for me....NO THRONE!.....
LatigidGolana 1 week ago
as i have grown older the idea of a much smaller home seems very inviting to me.......not to the extreme of this home ... but i agree with what they are doing ...its not for everyone .....but a alternative to some of us who want less in our lives
curbshoppin 1 week ago
fell asleep between 3:02 to 3:32
DjEazyP 1 week ago
Why bother? You can find used Atco trailers that are three times the size of this, for less than half the price. And you'd at least have something that's structurally sound and won't blow over in a stiff breeze -- something with an actual kitchen and washroom, that's at least built to some kind of minimum engineering standard.
There's a good reason for zoning laws and HOAs.
bladder1010 1 week ago
shes cute
skiie 1 week ago
fucking hippies, cant you just move it to private place? and not on the middle of the street? and maybe get a job? :P
geppegep 1 month ago
@geppegep she dose have a job shes a carpenter and makes fuckin mobil homes did you watch this vidieo?
nitroexpress700 1 month ago 3
"A house isn't legally a house unless it has one room that's 1,200 square feet." She meant 120 square feet.
bryanspade 1 month ago
thats fucking retarded
iducatifan1 1 month ago
I'll take it! How much?
sonywalkman2 1 month ago
@sonywalkman2 They were asking 25K. I'm not sure what it sold for in the end. You can see more on the place (with their for sale flier) in the related video "A reclaimed, recycled, passive solar, tiny house on wheels" (I've added it to video responses here).
kirstendirksen 1 month ago
@kirstendirksen
Why not just get an RV then? Things that make you go, hmmmmm....
MPMiegersYT 3 weeks ago
@MPMiegersYT From what I've heard from tiny home owners, they build their own for a number of different reasons: an aesthetic choice, to tailor it to their individual needs, for better insulation for year-round living and because often it is the cheapest way to get what they want ( especially for those using all recycled/found materials like Jenine who I also profiled in the video "DIY home for less than $3500).
kirstendirksen 3 weeks ago
@MPMiegersYT 1/3 the cost.
jaymanxxxx 2 weeks ago
how much will the cost me and when could I get one?
TheBostonTom 1 month ago
WHy did you sell it? Was it because of legal issues?
AntisocialVirtuoso 1 month ago
@AntisocialVirtuoso They actually built it with the idea of selling it. Jenine already has her own tiny home (See: "DIY home for less than $3500". It's here as a video response) and they both enjoy building tiny homes. Actually Jenine has a new one she built on a boat trailer that I will be posting in the coming month or two.
kirstendirksen 1 month ago 2
@kirstendirksen How do you insure the tiny house. Oviouslly it doesn't pass building code...so it would be considered an RV. I see the tiny home has plates. What insurance company would cover a home made RV? I can't see this happening.
AntisocialVirtuoso 1 month ago
@AntisocialVirtuoso The point is to not have bills.
semiLivedj 1 month ago
fantastic i love it.
62rome 1 month ago
That bay window on the back just doesn't fit the rest of the design.
stackoleebillylions 1 month ago
Wow, that is almost like a travel trailer. How novel.
Robert31352 1 month ago
'Liberal California' .... yea, right. The most restrictive zoning zone in America.
symbolsandsystems 1 month ago 3
we Britt's have done this for years and call them Shepard's huts, for the farmer to park on any fields and tend to its needs, them move to the next house, I think this is the way forward
moonmonkey72 1 month ago
Did you sell it?
deezynar 1 month ago
@deezynar The other video on this said they sold it.
ducati135 1 month ago
@ducati135
Thanks, Ducati dude.
deezynar 1 month ago
@deezynar Yes, they sold it the day after I visited.
kirstendirksen 1 month ago
It's a really cute design. I love it. Good luck!
angelcarnivore 1 month ago
all they are is hippys the 60s is OVER
freakyboie19699 1 month ago
@freakyboie19699 The 60's aren't when the hippie movement began. There have been and always will be liberal, earth loving, visionaries.
vtbrigeywidgey 1 month ago
I Call them Migration Housing
Why because you can move them to avoid bad weather : Hurricanes, Floods
They are a neat solution to people being able to afford a Home of there own there more Ideal for single people but also for single parent family's with one or 2 kids
There also handy due if you change jobs (seasonal) between states your Home & Stuff can comes with you.
With housing shortages world wide these are simply the best solution to it
With charities even give the St. Homeless a Home
hitechguy18 1 month ago
Great design
OSCALETRAINGUY 1 month ago
All these "issues" are non-issue in so many other states. The thing I hated most about living in CA were all the regulations. If only people in other parts of the country were as creative!
drtooth69 1 month ago 2
these smaller units canbe mass porduced and have axels that can be removed to move other units.
99cachorro 1 month ago
thats all fine and good, but im just sayin, you are going to have problems with bridges...warketing to reality
Ophoo5 2 months ago
i say fuck the po po thats a bad ass house
ridinhonda4life 2 months ago 13
Oh hey look, the law messing with the average citizen again. What a shocker?
UnknownXV 2 months ago
screw the pigpoliticians. find something important to to.
great house!
rajivaksa 2 months ago
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The girl with the longer hair had nice tits and a cute face!
MrMognine 2 months ago
This statist bureaucracy with zoning laws and such is why I vote libertarian.
PigeonTech 2 months ago 2
this is awesome!!!
papescape 2 months ago
It looks like something you sell hot dogs out of,maybe if you use more neutral colors the thugish city would leave you alone !
RawFoodGuy99 2 months ago
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Stevie Wonder and a epileptic 10 year old could build a house with more style.
And when I say HOUSE, I'm giving your mobile garage more credit than I should.
I see two women and think "YES I CAN" (from the 1950's not OBAMA's stolen motto).
But after seeing what they've done, NO YOU CAN'T.
Checkers there looks like a dyke.
I love how they are trying to figure out what to do with the open bland space now that's it's there. No forethought - just DICK IN A BOX blueprints.
MrPavePaws 2 months ago
@MrPavePaws ,What a comment ! lol.....
RawFoodGuy99 2 months ago
my only concern is the building materials used - things like mdf and chip board etc are unhealthy for humans due to off-gassing toxins (VOCs). Otherwise it is awesome.
mlbaxt 2 months ago
why dont you just by a trailer...?
Mojave706 2 months ago
@Mojave706 I think it may be cheaper to build one yourself. Unless you buy an old one that needs repair.
suzanneolivar1 1 month ago 2
I love that home.
datalaforge 2 months ago
No style. the 16 year old kid is building one with more oomph.
MrPavePaws 3 months ago
@MrPavePaws yea thats what i was thinkin this one kinda just sucked
Nfordmann 2 months ago
I love it! Also something that will keep me and my money out of CA..
SanEverett 3 months ago
My guess there are many places where this would not be allowed in a mobile home, not even in the most unassuming of on. Many places require a HUD sticker That's supposed to mean the home was built to a safe standards at the factory Even the unassuming parks have to follow that ruler Forget parking it in a mobile home park that puts on airs Those that have CCR BS of their own sort
westkan 3 months ago
can you park this in your back yard? or say a vacant land that you own?
roikings83 3 months ago
@roikings83 If you read the comments above in the "uploader comments" section, I've already tried to answer these questions the best I can.
kirstendirksen 3 months ago
@roikings83 RIF = Reading Is Fundamental
daedalx 3 months ago
I think I'd just buy a camper.
rubbersole79 3 months ago
instant house you know!!!!
DNALI 3 months ago
wouldnt it be easy to disguise it as a regular trailer by having window covers? wouldnt get cited as much im sure if it seemed windowless.
kikkums 3 months ago
Amazing, they built a mobile home...where does someone crap?
dmdstudent0com 3 months ago
@dmdstudent0com My thoughts exactly.
libra8a 1 month ago
so very cool!
thesunsetshere 4 months ago
wow,it's like a travel trailer...only a fire trap on wheels..how would you feel if your neighbor moved all his relatives in next door
ted850760 4 months ago
@ted850760 Not so sure why it should B a fire trap. As long as they R respectful, why should anyone give a crap as to how many of their relatives move in next door?
westkan 3 months ago
seems like you might have people coming up to your window trying to place an order for hotdogs.
MoltenMozzarella 4 months ago 14
I've been shopping for a trailer for ages i never thought of building it myself.
InFlameProductions 4 months ago
That is so cool!
blingqueen45 4 months ago
In New Zealand we call these caravans?
charlienelson69 4 months ago
i love it
hokohokozq 4 months ago
I think it's stupid..
ne0hisda0ne 4 months ago
this is incredible i would turn it into my music studio and tow it to areas where i could get inspiration to do my music
SoWastedMusic 5 months ago
I love the open floor plan. It is very appealing that you didn’t crowd the inside with unnecessary cabinetry or appliances. You have made plenty of allowances for customization and that alone will make the new owner very pleased with her purchase. A small living space has to be very personal to be livable and your design makes it easy to make that happen. BTW: Are the code restrictions for the trailer dimensions and parking just local or is that pretty much the same everywhere?
MrAnthonyRizzo 5 months ago 2
@MrAnthonyRizzo In many US counties single family zoning laws set minimum size standards: usually from about 260 square feet and up). By building on wheels, many tiny home builders try to get around regulations, but they still are required to find a "legal" spot to park it (i.e. a trailer park). As for parking behind your house or the home of a friend/family member, many counties will allow you to build a tiny home on wheels, but they don't consider it a legal residence. So it's tricky.
kirstendirksen 5 months ago
@kirstendirksen So, in essence a tiny home on wheels is a recreational trailer, much like Park Models, and parking them in a mobile home park legitimizes them as a legal residence, however if I were to build a small permanent structure than it would need to meet minimum size requirements to classify as a legal residence, correct?
MrAnthonyRizzo 5 months ago
@MrAnthonyRizzo That is what I understand from many of the people I've interviewed though I think it may vary by county. I've also heard people talk about living off grid in order to get around building inspections (they often are required for hookups).
This area of the law/codes is so complicated that I'm still not sure I'm clear on it. I read a few very interesting blog posts from a building code regulator (from Colorado) here: sustainablebuildingcodes . blogspot . com (remove the spaces)
kirstendirksen 5 months ago
@kirstendirksen I’ve read that in general building codes tend to be more strict and prohibitive the closer one gets to a busy metropolitan area; that if you don’t mind living out among the cows and cornfields or surrounded by state preserve land that living of the grid is easy, provided of course that you know what you are doing and how. I also read elsewhere how city and suburb dwellers that own homes are building permanent studio apartments in their back yard either for work or for rent.
MrAnthonyRizzo 5 months ago
@MrAnthonyRizzo That would make sense that it would be easier to live off grid & off the radar further from metro areas... off the grid, off the radar.
I've done a couple of stories on the idea of adding "in-law"/rental units to your property. Vancouver was pushing it as part of their EcoDensity initiative (see video EcoDensity Vancouver: stacked homes and "Fonzie Suites" ). And I just filmed another story about a woman who built a tiny backyard cottage & rents it out for extra money.
kirstendirksen 5 months ago
@kirstendirksen That seems like the way to go. Space is at a premium, especially in large cities. The frugal and thrifty thing to do is make your property work for you. I find it fits nicely along the lines of a front yard garden, where the lawn is torn up and a garden planted in its place. Why buy food when you can grow it, or why pay for the up keep of a yard when you can build a rentable unit. Anyway it is more aesthetically pleasing than living in a basement apartment.
MrAnthonyRizzo 5 months ago
you are one hot mama!
SuperDZproductions 5 months ago
Really LIKE this design.
TheRooster602 5 months ago
Absolutely beautiful job, and well done! We are purchasing a small plot of land in the late spring 2012, and wanting to build a very small adobe or straw bale home to live in for two years. Before we add on, if we add on. Smaller is better.
sandrajeanification 5 months ago
Dude! it's a gypsy wagon!!! i love that.
kiddynamo41 5 months ago
fucking hippies.
2damaxmr2 5 months ago
If they are actually intentionally cutting corners on safety codes, making the houses dangerous, just because they can, I think I would consider them to be a disgrace to the Tiny House Movement. I understand getting around limitations which are unnecessary, ones designed simply for organizations to profit (such as a house's minimum SF restrictions), but people should have enough integrity to meet proper safety standards.
Chipwhitley274 5 months ago
Could be a cool business for someone living in the right area.
tybrady64 5 months ago
good idea how they put a window that stuck out to get a little bit more space, most tiny homes do not have this,, and it also roofs the utility connections so its has a good function.
juxtn 5 months ago
the only differrence between my 25 ft mobile and a corporate 25 ft mobile is mine is sturdier and customized. So, mine is illegal, or barely legal.
Phantasmos 5 months ago
@Phantasmos The rub is proving yours is sturdier/ safer. There was a mobile home manufacturer in this town.They actually tested to failure new roof designs before putting them into production. Until there where HUD standards to build to even the commercial manufacturers where having a hard time getting their products accepted, and even yet there are places where they are still locked out. Like it or not I'm not surprise owner built trailers are having trouble as well.
westkan 3 months ago
This is great with the crazy amount of Americans becoming homeless when they are not able to keep up with their mortgage.
khalilahinjapan 6 months ago
@khalilahinjapan Except that there is no place where the county will let you park it. So you have to stay homeless without a shelter because the rich folks like their zoning and ordinance laws. That way they don't have to look at the poor and unfortunate their monies helped screw in the first place. So all you can have is a piece of cardboard.
consaka1 3 months ago 3
@consaka1 Just because some places have zoning and ordinance laws doesn't make it so everywhere. There are no such things where I live. I can build whatever however I want and no one can say anything about it, just like my neighbors can do the same. Some states offer more freedom than others.
bryanf37 1 month ago
incredibly incredible!
okmogi 6 months ago
So you built an unfurnished mobile home ... ok. If your goal is exploiting zoning codes, just buy a camper or mobile home.
PS: A fireplace inside something made out of wood that appears to have no fire safety equipment is death waiting to happen.
Maelstrom777 6 months ago
@Maelstrom777 Have you priced campers &MH lately? The owner/ builder can build one that's as safe, with custom features for less money. Many wood framed homes have fire places, even MH. No rash of deaths due to properly installed fire places. Zoning isn't building code they are trying to circumvent zoning to be able to live in the homes they want to live in, but unreasonable zoning make it impossible, forcing circumvention efforts.
westkan 3 months ago 2
I can't stand zoning codes etc. if someone buys and owns a plot of land they should be able to do what they want with it. As long as they're not posing a safety hazard to their neighbors and not being a disturbance (aside from not "blending in") then I don't see the problem. It's like where I live, my neighbors are trying to sell their house and are complaining about the mobile home *across the street* making it harder to sell, even though it was *already there* when they *bought* their house.
AnotherSchmoe 6 months ago 33
@AnotherSchmoe
Congratulations. You are Libertarian. :-)
BooKittyRadley 4 months ago
@AnotherSchmoe I agree 100%.
consaka1 3 months ago
@AnotherSchmoe Such a shame people these days are such tight asses about stuff like that. If this thing lived next to me I'd be like fuck yeah..I'd go over there and hot box it
low72 2 months ago
i hate stupid california with their damn building codes. why cant they just let people live? its not like shes hurting anyone by having a stylish, modern and small home. damn bureaucrats.
bronaldtrump 6 months ago 3
remove that fucking banging noise
oXStarKillerXo 6 months ago
I assume that you've been successful in selling the house?
angurisloud 6 months ago
@angurisloud They sold it the day after I interviewed them.
kirstendirksen 6 months ago 21
The legal minimum for a trailer is 13'6" x 102" x 53'.
But, if you call it a mobile home, the maximum is 15' x 102 per unit, x no overall length limit.
By per unit, I mean just that, a double wide mobile home is 2 units put together.
And, a mobile home is legal, in a mobile home park or on farm land.
So, build it to conform to this standard and you will be fine.
Arabhacks 6 months ago
@Arabhacks The problem for the owner/builder is proving that are built to standards other than external dimensions. In many places no HUD sticker no parking ANYWHERE. I have an older MH used for storage here that I considered using the chassis to build a smaller energy efficient home on, but that would be a poor investment if I couldn't park it wherever I end up needing to do so. So it will be scrapped.
westkan 3 months ago
If you try to check out off the grid you will become a outlaw by law. You will be harassed by the MAN for being unAmerican for not supporting a faild economy.What are we if were not consumers? Don't go down with the ship fight back screw the system or the system will screw you
robbase54 6 months ago
@robbase54 Where is where the law prevents one from going off grid? I could start doing so tomorrow. While I could live off the electric grid, but I'm in no hurry to do so, as it's not yet a budget buster. I'm already my own water & sewer utility, so I have no romantic illusions about being my own electrical utility.
westkan 3 months ago
I want to build one SO BAD. It looks perfect.
BookwritinChick 7 months ago
it looks alot bigger inside
Programtimeconsuming 7 months ago
I was born, raised, and lived in a house 16' long x 9' wide. My family consisted of 7 people, 8 dogs, 9 cats, and 4 birds...in one bedroom for 27 years.
EelKat 7 months ago
You could get pulled over for all that reflective grill, why make the outside walls like that, makes it look trashy.
MaicoMoon 7 months ago 3
Thank Allah you type of people live on the west coast. Don't make your way to our east coast, please. pretty please with tofu and trees =)
TinnInches 7 months ago
@TinnInches I was born, raised, and lived in a house 16' long x 9' wide. My family consisted of 7 people, 8 dogs, 9 cats, and 4 birds...in one bedroom for 27 years. Our town Old Orchard Beach Maine, consists of over 4,000 such houses, ours one one of the largest, and built in 1943 one of the newest. Next door to us is an RV park with 725 motorhomes, most much smaller than our house. Next door to that is another RV park with 400 more RVs...they are 2 of over 30 such RV parks in our town.
EelKat 7 months ago
Love the content. Hate the transitional music.
4YouProductions 7 months ago
The five thumbs down are from the bankers & realestate people.
JEALOUS! HAH! their MAD. Keep doing your thing.
BadassCeino 7 months ago
@BadassCeino from the old South, Louisiana to be exact, and I hate how intrusive ppl can be. I recall my folks used to be a little obsessed with my neighbor who they suspected of prostitution. Now, look..lol!
HappyHooker83 7 months ago
@HappyHooker83 I Agree 100%.
BadassCeino 7 months ago
@HappyHooker83 Checked out your channel, Im gonna post a video reply to you,
to your CHANNEL video. Keep up the work sista, cool vibes.
NUFF RESPECK! Emphasis on the K.
BadassCeino 7 months ago
@HappyHooker83 Your my motivation for my next video.
THANKS.
BadassCeino 7 months ago
@astrialkil it was in Wyoming about 50miles from Cody but the pieces of shit who reported us were from California all I got now is a 25ft travel trailer and these panzies are trying to say it's an eyesore I about ready to blow these motherfuckers heads off. Yea it's my land, so that tells you how much you own your land from the government
SoldierK4 7 months ago
@SoldierK4 "it was in Wyoming about 50miles from Cody but the pieces of shit who reported us were from California all I got now is a 25ft travel trailer and these panzies are trying to say it's an eyesore I about ready to blow these motherfuckers heads off. Yea it's my land, so that tells you how much you own your land from the government." That's a fucking shame! They prob. left California cause someone will shoot them for THAT shit (ppl don't play out here, esp with how desperate it is). I'm
HappyHooker83 7 months ago
I hate this fucking country I built a house back in the 60's that cost me 200grand to build and lived in till 1996 and then the area started getting populated and some bitch called the police on me and they evicted me and tore it down .
SoldierK4 7 months ago
@SoldierK4 did you own the land? I cant believe they tore down a 40 year old house. What state was this in?
astrialkil 7 months ago
@SoldierK4 I take it you didn't follow building codes?
hamletsgirle 6 months ago
So you just cant build it has a club house for your kids or something? u could still get tagged if its in ur backyard for a club house?
snowman358 8 months ago
Where is the bathroom ??? ...........
alleyforever 8 months ago
@kirstendirksen How much did it cost to make?
Manther2012 8 months ago
I feel bad to live on 18000 square feet D:
Ra1n1337 8 months ago
@Ra1n1337 18 thousand square foot, wouldnt that be worth like 10 million dollars in even U.S.A
bhatia1995 8 months ago
I want this SOOOO bad I wish that I was able to buy this!!!
zuzuo950 9 months ago 2
i like the kitchen
KatiushaVN4 9 months ago
I'm for downsizing to smaller, more efficient spaces, but this misses the mark. It's prohibitively expensive for a tiny unfinished space, illegal for its intended use (that's not efficient), and all that glass makes it an impractical trailer/camper.
More important to me, "It's not for me to say" doesn't explain the ethical lapse in selling someone a home you know is illegal and, in your own words, "potentially dangerous."
mokienatrix 9 months ago
I'm all for simplyfying, but this is ridiculous(for me at least)
Sherpaful 9 months ago
Very nice place looks roomy, hopefully soon I'll have my house a good 12x20.
ESUTERURE 9 months ago
@eddie1278 You're. It means you are. See, you're taking out the a and kind of putting the words together with the apostrophe.
freedomisrising 9 months ago
I live in a 3 bedroom house with a livingroom, bathroom, and kitchen/dining room on 2 acres of land with a nice little spot of woods, and it was $29,000. That's 2000 more than this camper thing. It has of course ended up costing more because I got a loan with interest... but I imagine the theoretical homeless person would also have to get loan to pay $27,000 for the camper thing... and then they would need the vehicle to pull it, the gas for the vehicle, and somewhere to put it.
freedomisrising 9 months ago
@freedomisrising Tiny houses (and I will admit that this one was overpriced; more has been done much more cheaply) are best in areas where the housing prices aren't as buyer-friendly as yours. Where I am I'd be surprised to see a house the size of yours going for under 200 grand.
qwAirGear 9 months ago
@freedomisrising Wow, what state do you live in and what is the employment rate? You can't get a house for less than 3x that much in Oregon, and that would be for a postage stamp lot ...
hamletsgirle 6 months ago
In fact, it's just a small sized Vardo.
OBOGAN 9 months ago
or you could just ... you know, get a job
billydudeiskewl 11 months ago
So...Anyone ever heard of mobile homes?
valkyriamoonstone 11 months ago
... WOW
bizzleberry64 11 months ago
People in general arent thinking less is more when it comes to a house.
This is shouldnt be the future of man, caves used to be bigger.
samljer 11 months ago
I'm gonna buy it and build a shooting range,raise sheep,put a hot tub,build a theater,a corn feild,huge stereoes,a 5 star kitchen,WW2 memorial,air feild,concert stage,and a public starage locker,all in the house...
Bloodyvains71 11 months ago
dude that is so cool, its a good camping little vehicle. i would how this thing up on jeep and just go.
imcrazyforwar 11 months ago
Less stuff and you can just hang out in your place? If you dont have any stuff to hang out with then how can you hang out?
deltafour1212 11 months ago
@deltafour1212 you...you don't seem to get it
fayeelizibeth 9 months ago
@fayeelizibeth I get it more than you realize little missy. It's you that doesnt get the tongue- in-cheek thing
deltafour1212 9 months ago
I would really like that..I dream of riding in a camper looking for the city I would like to grow old...but for that price I think my car with a pillow would do.
jenniferashley99 11 months ago
You sold this for $25,000???? Wow, our camper was $8000, 7 years old, and we were 2nd owners. Its much bigger than this. Now, I think this mobile is very cute on the inside, but in Mississippi you can buy a house for that much.
thefamouskimkendall 11 months ago 2
I HATE living in a camper! We are always moving due to my fiancee works for the military. So, we bought a camper. I miss our apartment so bad somedays. Its not like we have a small camper, its just that we are such packrats, lol. In the fall I'll be moving so I'm excited about getting to live in a small apartment.
thefamouskimkendall 11 months ago
I have to say I like Tumbleweed Houses's Tiny-class designs better. Many of them come with more square footage and all of them are a lot more asthetically pleasing.
commiedeer 11 months ago 2
UGLY
Krotidas 11 months ago
how far did you have to move it legally each time it was tagged ?
ledbthand 11 months ago
im 17, and im getting kicked out of my house when im old enough to work, is there gonna be electricity for that house? i might want it hahaha..
gene094 11 months ago
@gene094 U missed seeing the electrical entrance. You would do well by following the example of the other kid youger than U who is already building his.
westkan 3 months ago
Wow thats great i have a few question, 1. how long did it take you guys to build it, how much did you guys build it for and how much did it sell for?
MyPottergirl 11 months ago
I like it.
1moredayof 11 months ago
amazing. simply amazing
faniepak 11 months ago
the biggest problem is always police, revenue generation, the fact that there is such a lack of jobs and housing.
TheRealNickBravo 11 months ago
We spent over a year bumming around the eastern half of the country in a 32-ft trailer. We enjoyed living in it more than the big house we left. We're in a house, again, saving for retirement. Then, it will be time to hit the road again and do the western half. Living in a small space, you are surrounded by your favorite things. You don't have room to keep so-so things, just because you ended up with them. We've begun to collect clutter in the house. It owns us. I can't wait to get rid of it.
curlew0609 11 months ago 2
2:12
at first glance, the movement of the red truck looked fake.
SSTriplePilipinas 11 months ago
it's like the houses i build in minecraft, use the materials i can find before the creepers come out at night
TheBah12345 11 months ago
why not buy a camper?
randyjones123 11 months ago 41
@randyjones123 Good question. I've talked to some people living in campers for the same reasons (to downsize, etc), but I think other people want more customization and something that looks more like a conventional home. After all, campers are built for driving and this one has conventional windows and sliding glass doors. But there are definitely arguments for buying a camper or RV to live in.
kirstendirksen 11 months ago 9
@kirstendirksen I was thinking this might be better than a camper if your state has personal property taxes. A new professionally built camper would have a huge tax, where this is technically just a trailer so you'd pay taxes on whatever the value of the trailer, so on a few hundred dollars you'd probably pay only a few dollars a year.
lifehackertips 11 months ago
@lifehackertips Interesting distinction. I had no idea that there are huge taxes on campers, but not on trailers. A lot of people have commented on why not just use a camper. This might offer some explanation. Along with the ability to customized your home more if you build it from scratch on a trailer bed. That seems to be a trend among DIY tiny home builders.
kirstendirksen 10 months ago
@kirstendirksen Yea, but be mindful of the possibility of being slapped with delinquent taxes with interests, when/if it's ever determined you deliberately characterized the true use of the trailer. YMMV but travel trailers depreciate, so the taxes on an older one in good repair may not be that much higher, most trailers are taxed as commercial vehicles. So you have to look at a lot of angles before deciding.
westkan 3 months ago
@randyjones123 because the original idea is that a lot of people are now moving into these little homes as their permanent residences. so they want to make it as much as like a house as possible, while still maintaining the tiny square footage. even an rv, with all it's luxuries still FEELS like a "camper". something like this feels like home.
AshyMishyMashy 6 months ago