Teen tiny house builder Austin Hay finishes dorm on wheels

We first visited Austin Hay after he had just finished his sophomore year of and had built just the shell of his tiny home on wheels (based on plans donated by Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company). Now, Austin is in his senior year of high school and he has finally completed his home, including a full kitchen, DIY sofa-bed, nearly full-sized shower and composting toilet (doorknobs and solar to come).

We stopped in at his open house where his house was packed with a dozen friends (at any one time). His mother weighs in on the future of tiny houses (his high school and other local schools have asked for Austin's guidance in building their own versions), his girlfriend answered our questions about living in something tiny one day and his grandfather playing Santa Claus to help Austin finish his tiny dorm on wheels.

More info on original story: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/...

* Austin's open house was filmed by Johnny Sanphillippo (from our video "Mortgage-free tiny home on a housekeeper's salary") and John and Emily Dirksen (my parents who happen to live nearby).

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[lmulkey2011]

If he gets older and buys a big house, he can put this in the back yard for when the wife is mad at him.

[Athek21]

If you watched the video and payed attention, you would find that he did not pay for this up front, he paid for it over the course of 4 years. as other people have already proven, that comes to $250 a month, which is a price that you WILL NOT FIND ANYWHERE on an apartment without some kind of government aid or program. The trailer is insulted and the windows are heat saving windows. where exactly is his heat leakage you speak of? the only fault i can find is the waterheater being in the shower.

[Andy .D]

Best grandpa with a cool stache

[Aaron Wright]

hes pulled then

[kawola17]

I still think he should have built it bigger. Better resale value.

[Sumire Yonpachi]

That grandpa is awesome.

[TheHarassinators]

This is great.

[Mike Jinks]

What an absolute wonder this kid is! The American experience, it lives: independence, self-reliance, the can-do spirit! This kid will go far.

Detractors: what have you done with your lives?

[UWCcyberwolf]

What kind of wood is that on the outside? Cherry? If I build one of these I definately want that siding

[tehtapemonkey]

Couple shirts, couple shorts.. 30 hats =P

[Sheila Smith]

His granddad is so sweet, I'm crying over here..

[Jay Ruest]

awesome grandpa.....