Building a tiny house is probably the biggest project you’ll ever tackle in your lifetime. Here are three things you must do before you decide to take the leap.
1. Tour a tiny house in person
I remember the moment I knew tiny houses were right for me: when I first got to see a tiny house in person. You see these amazing photos and great video tours online, but nothing compares to walking into a tiny house in real life. I’ve found that for most people, actually being in a tiny house for the first time is a very clarifying experience: it either works for you or it doesn’t.
2. Talk to someone who’s already built or lives in a tiny house
When you start thinking about living tiny, you’ll have a ton of questions. There is no one better to pick the brain of than someone who lives it every day. When you’ve built a tiny house and live in one full time, you learn a lot. Those lessons are why it’s so important to talk to someone who’s been there.
3. Find your community, your support network
Building and living in a tiny house will be one of the toughest things you’ll ever do. Many of us have never built anything before. Now all of a sudden, we’ve decided to build a whole house! The transition from a traditional home to a tiny house can be tricky too. It’s important that you connect with your fellow tiny housers so you can find connection, advice, and support from those who “get it.”
I learned these lessons years ago when I started my own tiny house journey back in 2009. I quickly realized there needed to be a place for tiny house folks to come together as a community, to learn from experts and tour houses so they could figure out what works for them.
We’ve built that community; a place where people learn, connect and share. That place is the Tiny House Conference. This year’s conference will take place in Asheville, NC April 2nd and 3rd and features amazing speakers who have answers to your questions and lots of tiny houses to tour in person. I hope to see you there!
IAM SO IN VOLVED IN TINY HOUSES. I HAVE MY TRAILER. SOME CONTRACTOR IN WISONSIN ARE NOT ON TOP OF THIS. THEY ARE ONLY INTO THE MANSIONS. MORE MONEY OF COURSE. I AM HOMELESS AND REFUSE TO PAY A LANDLORD TO RENT. I GUESS A SIDEWALK TO SLEEP ON IS IN ORDER. I AM 66 AND ON SOCIAL SECURITY. I LOVE ALL TINY HOUSE PEOPLE AND THERE HOUSES. THANK- YOU ALL. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
Live it! You are part of the solution!