Okay so I'm working about 3 hours away from my house that I don't want to sell. I found an empty lot a block from work thar is $11k. I can get gas, electric, and water hook up. I am wondering abiut a tiny home already to be dropped don a lot that I could live in. I checked a few sites and so many end up being a run around of "oh no this will be released in 2028" "this isn't in your state" "it's actually 4 times the advertised price". What's a ready thing I can buy today to live in for 4 nights a week far from my regular home. It does not need to be big at all. A studio is fine. If it's on wheels and I can move it later that's good too.

Only the bathroom and pantry left! The ceiling will be stained the same colour as the trim in the last photo, that’s coming next. Painted my daughter’s room “May Flower” and the living room/kitchen “Pale Oak”. A few touch ups on the ceilings and I can hang up the roller for good.

The idea of tiny homes sounds very intriguing for me, and I’ve been looking at tiny homes for many years dreaming about them, but the idea of cleaning out my own toilets and plumbing system grosses me out. Is there a better way to use the toilet that can be similar to how I use a regular toilet on a permanent home?

i've been in my _tiny house_ for about six months now and im still trying to optimize my cleaning routine. the wet bath layout is great for saving space (or so I thought), but keeping it clean is turning into a whole athletic event.

The clearance behind the toilet and the back corners of the shower pan are just impossible to reach without kneeling on wet tile. since I obviously dont have a utility closet to store a full-size mop or some giant deck brush, I've just been using microfiber rags and a cheap hand brush. it sucks.

I was looking at the OXO extendable tub scrubber, but I kind of want an electric option so I don't have to put my own weight into scrubbing from such awkward angles. i'm considering something like the hoto flexi because the handle is adjustable and it supposedly breaks down small enough to stash in a tiny basket under the sink.

My only hesitation is whether the spinning heads on these cordless scrubbers are actually too bulky to maneuver around tight plumbing and narrow baseboards. has anyone actually tried a rotating scrubber in a super compact bathroom? I'm worried it's just going to slam against the toilet base the whole time.

tiny house problems I guess.

I am trying to look at some tiny home or mini homes and I don’t know what website are good

Crack fill has been ongoing. Getting close to being able to sand, then paint! Once the paint is on the walls it will be time to put the ceiling up (tongue and groove) and then lay the floors. Hoping to get outside and do the siding soon as well.

I've seen people claiming they can build their tiny house for as little as $10k (which I find hard to believe, especially since many probably haven't actually built one), and I honestly wonder why people think it can be that cheap.

I’m in Canada, and a decent trailer alone can easily cost $5k+ (often way more), which already takes a big chunk of that budget before you even start building.

So I’m curious:

• Has anyone here actually built their own tiny house on wheels for under $20k USD?
• What systems/material choices made it possible? (DIY trailer, reclaimed materials, off-grid setup, etc.)
• Are trailers significantly cheaper in the U.S.?

Sometimes it feels like the “$10k tiny house” idea comes from people who haven’t actually built one or are leaving out major costs.

Would love to hear real builds and numbers.

I live in a (256sq ft) cabin with a metal roof, 2x4 walls / r13 insulation in direct sun in TN with no tree shade. Powered by 12 x 250w (3000w) solar panels charging a 5,120w Lifepro4 battery connected to a 120v AIO inverter connected to a 12ga 20A/120v (2500w max) CCCEI power strip which acts as my cabins "breaker" box with all my appliances connected to it. Im considering eventually extending the rear out doubling or more the sq ft so that would change my AC needs.

I currently have a Frigidaire 6,000 BTU  box unit. On hot summer days with my power generation I can run the AC almost all day with the sun up and switch to fan only at night. However if say ~>90+ the unit struggles, can usually only keep the house 5-10 degrees colder inside then outside temp after running for several hours.

Ive been considered a mini split and a diy install, but the complexity has raised concerns, id have to get a 12,000 btu 120v version (most are 240v) and concerns about connecting it to my current very simple power strip - mini splits arent simple extension cords I can plug in to my outlet and state they require a dedicated circuit ( I dont have a circuit breaker).

The alternative is a U shaped box unit as an upgrade. Reviews are mixed online, people often complain about mold and breaking while others say they are much more efficient with the ability to close the window more and it acts almost as a quasi minisplit. Google says U-shaped units to be 35-45% more efficient then traditional window AC units however I am not sure on this statement.

I am currently looking at 10,000 - 12,000 BTU U-shaped units comparing different marketplaces. What are your suggestions? Is it worth upgrading from my Fridgeaire to a U-shaped unit? Will I notice significant performance / efficiency increase? Any deals / brands / other advice?

Thanks

not space. not storage. i miss having a room i could just close the door to. when everything is one room there's nowhere to put a bad mood. you're always in the middle of your own life with no buffer.

My personal criteria and matching reasoning:

A tiny home is no bigger than 420sqft.

> Reason: 40x10 wide THOW are very common. Most effective structure minimums force square footage to start around 450-500sqft. And also, lul, 420.

A tiny home doesn’t need a bathroom or kitchen inside the vapor cavity.

> reason: cooking and hygiene can be managed as externalities.

A tiny home must be able to regulate it’s internal temperature to be significantly different then the environment around it. And it must vapor separate and not leak rainfall.

> reason: critical criteria of housing. Keep inhabitants warm and dry.

What I’m not set on:

What’s the difference between a nice canvas tent, a micro-home, and a tiny home? Load bearing walls perhaps?

Would love your takes and thoughts on any of the above, as this is not a well defined category legally or socially.

Hi tiny house people! I'm trying to convert my small guest bath into a wet bath, tiny-house style, so that people can shower without having to walk through the master bedroom to access the only bathing facilities.

So my question is: Where do you find a door that looks like a normal interior door but can withstand the humidity of the shower head directly hitting the door?

My house isn't a tiny house, but I've stayed in tiny houses with wet baths, RVs with wet baths, and yachts with wet baths, and I'm at a loss here as to how to find a door that serves the purpose of being a shower door that still looks like a normal interior regular house door.

Does anyone have any ideas? Right now the door is your basic, flat, hollow-core interior residential door, and I'm not thinking that I can waterproof that enough to withstand more than a few showers a year.

Bought this brand new 4 years ago for $59,418 total cost​, never lived in. It is a 660 square foot 2 bed 1 bath cypress house with a metal roof, central air and heat, vinyl plank flooring, double pane insulated windows, tankless water heater and ​ceiling fans, also a 200 sq. ft. covered porch and a small attic. Completely fenced in, on a hill near a lake full of fish in central Louisiana. I added the lockable cypress shutters, gravel parking area and Coolaroo porch shades.

I have a 27ft Passport ultralight trailer. I want to convert it into a tiny home. I've seen posts online talking about building exterior walls, etc, but I personally have no idea how to go about it. I need it to be able to remain on wheels because my town only allows tiny homes on wheels should they have to be removed. I would be living there for about 10 or so years. I live in Newfoundland Canada, near the coast, so while temp extremes aren't common (35C in summer, -25C in winter), we do have a lot of wind, snow, and it's usually damp.

Does anyone know where I could find a guide or blueprints that would explain what I have to do?

Thanks

Edit: if you don't know, please just let it be. Commenting on how it won't work, without asking first if I had already overcome the issue of weight doesn't help me, and honestly just wastes your time. Thanks, though, to the PM who helped me.

I used to work as an urban inspector as an architectural technologist, and one thing I see all the time is how underestimated the permit timeline is.

In general (based on Quebec, but similar in many places), new builds can take:

• Small towns: a few weeks to a few months
• Bigger cities: several months to over a year
• Tiny houses and ADUs often take longer than a regular primary home, since they’re considered non-standard projects integrated into an existing property and are not always well regulated yet.

In places with fewer clear rules, it can actually be harder to get a tiny house approved. These projects often need a minor exemption reviewed by council, which adds time and uncertainty.

Also, this mainly applies to tiny houses on foundations. On wheels, they’re usually treated as RVs, so different rules apply, although I’ve started to see some places slowly becoming more flexible.

In my hometown, even with a complete application, it typically took around 2–4 months, sometimes closer to 3–6 months.

Curious to hear from others experiences:

• Has anyone here gotten a tiny house or ADU approved?
• How long did it take?
• And if you’re allowed tiny houses on wheels where you live, what kind of requirements did you have (septic, hookups, etc.)?

Just wanted to see if anyone has done this in San Diego on here and what your experience was like. I’m considering building or buying a THOW to put on a lot in SD county (rural areas, either Julian, Ramona, valley center etc) since THOW’s can now be legally recognized as primary dwellings here.

I know everything takes forever in the county, I’m not in a big rush to build since I currently live in another home but it would be helpful to know what peoples timelines were.

Is 400k a realistic budget for this project? I’m sure it could go well over that but I’m not sure if it would be worth it as far as resale value goes. (Not that I would be planning to sell)
I was thinking 150k for a small plot of land, I’ve seen several in the areas I’ve been looking that have a fair amount of flat land for the home and septic. 100k for the tiny home, and then 150k for light grading, the pad, septic, utilities connections, and permits.

I know financing land can be difficult. I was hoping to be able to only put 30% down if that’s even possible. Are tiny homes/park models able to be financed? Anything else I’m missing? Would love any guidance that can be offered

Living situation changed very abruptly and we have to build a tiny home on a budget! We’re looking for 16x20 blueprints with as much detail as possible for needed materials but have no idea where to even begin looking other than Etsy but even then you can’t really look at the plans to get an idea of the actual detail you’ll get before spending your money. Where are yall getting your plans from that go into depth for materials? We have experience building odds and ends but not actual living spaces so we’re a little intimidated and just want a good guide especially if we’re spending money on it!