I bought a 14′ trailer, but because of poor construction, had to build a 10′ long house instead which meant really changing the plans, but now that I have it, I absolutely love it.
It is built mostly from scraps, bargains, and recycled materials including old 100 year old stable boards from which I pulled a gallon bucket full of old rusty nails.
The boards were used for the outside and inside of the home and add a very warm rustic feel against which I put a lot of white trim and furniture. There is a composting toilet.
I worked on the house for 2 years and I lived in it for 6 months and sold it so I could build one that I’d be able to pull with my car (The Nest Tiny House). I even built an off grid solar generator for some power, so now I sleep with a fan pulling in wonderful cool air through the windows. It’s great!
This is the story of a man who built his first tiny cottage on wheels. It has dormers and a covered front porch. It’s really nice, especially for his first build, don’t you think? I ran into this originally over at Reddit where the man’s son posts, “My dad’s first attempt at a tiny house, he’s pretty darn proud of it!”
So I wanted to share this creative tiny home on wheels with you here thinking it might inspire you and maybe even cause you to reconsider your future tiny/small house design? Who knows, right? I really like the dormers and the front porch on this house. This man must be a pretty good carpenter because I see a lot of attention to detail which gives the home a lot of character, don’t you think?
John Griffin of Treehouse Colorado was looking for a winter project and had been intrigued by the Tiny Home movement for several years. (Update: Treehouse Colorado is no longer in business)
He has designed and built over 75 tree houses in the Boulder/Denver area so he decided to build a Tiny House on wheels in his back yard to offer for sale to a serious downsizer.
His goal was to use the highest quality materials, components and construction techniques and try to keep the cost below those of the larger companies selling Tiny Homes.
The result is a cozy 17 foot long and 16 foot high home that is now ready to roll out of John’s backyard.
Tree House Builder Builds Tiny Home on Wheels
I encourage you to enjoy the rest of the story and photo tour below: