WheelHaus Wedge Cabin

Holy wow these are beautiful! My home will be this beautiful =)

Just on a practical note, that kind of deck overhang doesn’t work well in areas that get a lot of sideways rain. If you live in a very windy wet area the lower and larger the overhang the better and you can still expect wet deck floors a lot of the time. Things higher up are usually OK but probably not with a roof this high.

This is perfection. I love every detail. I would just change the microwave for a small oven. Love it.

Love these but no prices on the site which is unfortunate.

Their previous design is one of my favorites, so it’s so nice to see a smaller version. This style fits nicely into my high desert/mountain location. 🙂

This is a great small house. So much nicer than the 8ft. wide units.

Very nice building, though I think $75k is overpriced. They couldn’t have more than $20k invested in materials.

$40k – $50k is a more realistic price, IMO.

Anyone know square footage or room dimensions for this?

A rollup awning would be useful in rainier climates.

How do they move these, and what are the total dimensions?

Can you buy the plans.

The units are 400 SQ feet and can be easily moved with a truck. Floor Plans will be available in the future for purchase, we are finalizing every detail so you have a list of items that will be needed if you tackle the project yourself. The units can be built for less using different materials and finishes and could get to the $60,000 mark, keep in mind the chassis/ trailer alone is $8500.00 then you start from there. Thanks for all your comments and questions!

$75,000? REALLY? I think that’s ridiculous. You can buy a full sized mobile home for that. If the manufacturer can bring the price down by about $20,000 I think that would be more realistic.

$75,000 SEEMS high, but it is cheaper per square foot than the Tumbleweed Fencl currently for sale on Jay’s site.

I like this plan. It’s pretty and it’s functional. It has nice finishes and if I am reading the description correctly, comes with all that comfortable furniture!

Also, you can have guests over (more than one) and they fit in your living room.

Fantastic!!!! Except for the animal products!!!!!

Another good example of how a little more room adds to the beauty of the structure.

I also get a kick every time people post how the price is too high and that they know what the price should be.

My wife makes mittens using traditional Estonian patterns. They sell for 40-100$. Most people scoff at this price as you can go buy a pair of mittens for 5$. But she knows their worth and the quality.

To satisfy the masses she could use cheaper wool or synthetic blends, looser stitches, pay her knitters less, send the work to Asia, sell for little profit. But she has her customers because of her quality.

I wish all the people who comment on price here would form a company and build some homes at the price they suggest.

So for me who builds houses I say this place is too cheap (quality trailer, doesn’t seem to be any particle board, a fireplace, concrete counter tops – WOW). I don’t know how he turns a profit.

If a person has actually done the work, then I’d give that opinion some credence. But to me, $75k seems about right, and it is beautful. Since I don’t have the time to invest in building my own, I would definitely consider buying something like that.

Beautiful. The setting of the model home is like a dream.

Well done! Glad to see something like this happening in Wyoming!

Brian

Beautiful! Has the ‘Wright’ appeal.

I’m sure different parts of the country reflect what each person’s idea of a reasonable sounding price is.

My 1000 sq ft house was built for $70K (lots of DIY, of course)and the full basement cost just $500 more than the $8500 trailer mentioned above. (Coincindentally, we also own a 7000 lb capacity tandem axle flatbed trailer that was bought new 10 years ago for $1300–I know, 7000 lb is not enough for the above house–I’m just sayin’…)

There is a desperate need to try to change building regulations, so these lovely homes do not need to be always on a !@#$% trailer.

A dissertation on American wages could be launched from this post. Chinese stuff is cheaper(for now) because the Chinese work FOR LESS than their American counterparts. Same thing with these houses. Americans build them and expect more for their work. Is that right? The market will have its say. I suspect, we are seeing a flattening of wage expectations worldwide. American wages are flattening, while developing countries are on the rise. There is a finite amount of capital available to a growing population of people and that can only lead to one thing: LOWER WAGES or Inflation….The folks here, including myself, who find this home overpriced, expect that to happen now, but it’s going to take some time for the market to bear that out. Especially, when there are still a few cats holding plenty of chips at the table. The DIY/Tiny home movement is a sort of stopgap in the interim for those of us sensible enough not to throw all of our chips into an overpriced unit like this, but realistically we would all like a bit more than we can get for our buck at the moment. Quality construction can be done for ~$100/sq. foot, which would price this hut at about $40K. However, pull this into Jackson Hole and some speculator will drop $75k without blinking an eye and there the market says “yes, it’s worth $75K…..”

They don’t give away those fancy glass Euro showers, either.

my 400 sqft cottage is going to cost 100K.
30K was for the 1.3 acres it’s going to sit on.
however, i’m getting a foundation – not a trailer – well with water treatment setup, septic, stone exterior, hardwood floors, under floor heating, a fireplace, great solid wood (bamboo) cabinets, crown moulding, a garage and garden shed, and yep…one of those fancy glass euro showers.

it’s all relative. it can be argued that square footage cost is high, but with a small house you can use top quality materials (and you should for the wear they’ll take) because you are using less.

i had a choice…build a 2/3 bedroom home for the same price but with lesser materials or go small with quality. infrastructure costs the same…cause hey, that well doesn’t dig itself.

personally, i would not spend 75K for a home on a trailer and then pay for the use of land to sit it on. can’t wrap my head around it. if you aren’t going to travel with it, i’d rather have a permanent foundation.

all that said, the design and outfitting of the unit shown is great.

My gosh, this is just beautiful! The finishes, the quality, the use of space and the functionality are all awesome. I sure wish my sisters and I could each buy one for our family land in Newfoundland, Canada!

Well yes, Chinese workers work for less, but have you seen how they live (read exist) in factory dormitories? And these are just the ones working for US companies like Apple. Not a pretty picture. On the other hand, we have seen individuals on this blog build their own tiny houses on trailers for less than 10K. I know quality costs, but many of us reading this blog cannot afford 75K for 400 sq. ft. and there are many alternatives but not necessarily attractive as this one. There is always a price differential between what one loves and what one needs or can get by with. And apparently the twain can meet based on some of the past posts that I have seen. I’m still looking, but this post gives me hope. Thanks Kent!

That is my kind of small house. It has every thing I want in a small house. 🙂 It seems great for long narrow lots of land. 🙂

I think this wedge is a perfect home>
I would like to place on a slab with beam and point foundation.
How do I incorporate the front patio (deck)??
The trailored item appears smaller than the the inside photos. (perception)??
Worth every bit of 75000 dollars with all the quality materials!!
Can someone help with these questions!
Thankyou everyone
Tony

I live just down the road from where these are built and visited a few times when the first batch were under way.

They are gorgeous and very livable. The front window wall and high side windows are what makes the design work. They do not feel at all cramped.

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Outstanding blog and superb design and style.

LOVE this!! Perfect addition to what we’ve started in Newport, WA!
A few of these around the property and its Family Gathering Time!

Is it possible to purchase minus some furnishings, and/or with a wood stove?

Looks lovely, but can anyone tell me the R value in walls and roof? With exposed joists, where do the put the insulation? Anyone?

Can these be purchased without furniture? What foundation is needed?

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Looks nice, but to fancy for Me, especially at $75k! You can get a little 2 bedroom home ona lot here in Fargo for that almost. Good for someone like 1 of the 1st responders to this post from New York though I’d think?

I was just watching people shop in Jackson Hole. The Wedge was over $300K. I guess paying for the location, if the above comments are true…you can get it for $75K. We built a tiny house, 400 sq ft, from a design of Ikeabox. It cost us $60K total. On our land we already owned. Not high end, but very nice and contemporary.

My friend ordered one. He received it about 5 months late and it was absolutely awful!! I went to go decorate it and the entire unit had water stains, cracks, dents, wires hanging out, gaps where you could see outside (from inside… where you shouldn’t be able to). Thank goodness I saw theirs before I ordered mine. Truly terrible workmanship. Not livable until they get a team out there to rebuild this thing the right way. Very disappointing.

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Are the plans available? My son loves the design but would like to build his own.

Thanks,
Karen Schiros

This article is a few years old. Anyone here bought one of these. They are beautiful. I would love to hear some case studies.