Are you getting ready to buy your very own tiny house? Now comes the hard part – finding a reputable tiny house builder.
We at PAD Tiny Houses have heard from a number of people lately who bought tiny homes from professional builders, and now need significant repairs within the first year of living. It’s disappointing, but avoidable, so we asked an expert how to have a good tiny house buying experience.
When Derin Williams from Shelter Wise started building custom tiny homes in 2012, he was among the first tiny house builders in the country. Shelter Wise no longer builds custom homes, but does still offer their popular Hikari Box and Cider Box Tiny Houses, and Derin shares his unique expertise on tiny house design and construction through local and online consulting. With years of experience seeing how his own homes and the homes of others have stood the test of time, here are some of Derin’s tips for buying a tiny house.
The interior of the Hikari Box Tiny House, one of Derin’s most popular tiny house designs.
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This is The Rose Cut Tiny Home on Wheels.
It’s built by Tiny Diamond Homes on a 5th wheel gooseneck trailer.
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The Rose Cut Tiny Home (Built on a Gooseneck Trailer)
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This is a married couple’s Wind River Bungalow tiny home on wheels in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
From the outside, you’ll notice it’s set up beautifully. It even has a covered area to store their bicycles.
Inside, you’ll find a kitchen, living area, bathroom, wardrobe, and an upstairs sleeping loft.
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Married Couple’s Wind River Bungalow Tiny Home
Images © Wind River Tiny Homes
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This is a triple axle 28′ Titan Tiny House by Bantam Built Homes.
According to the company, it was built and delivered to a customer in Fresno, California. Inside, you’ll find a kitchen, living area, bathroom, and loft space.
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Triple Axle Titan Tiny House by Bantam Built Homes
Images © Bantam Built Homes
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Have you ever wanted a mobile hunting cabin? Well, how about this… It’s the Bushwacker Tiny House by Cabin Mfg. Inc. in Ft. Scott, Kansas. This tiny home on wheels is designed and built for hunting. So outside, you’ll notice it has a unique rustic look finished with barn wood, metal, metal deck, and a custom door. Most importantly, there’s a built-in outdoor grill and butcher’s table.
When you go inside, you’ll find a comfortable living area, full kitchen, dining, full bathroom, and an upstairs sleeping loft. So what do you think, could you see yourself with a tiny home like this? How would you use it? Would it be your full-time home or would it be your escape/vacation home or something else, like a mobile hunting cabin?
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Bushwacker Tiny House… A Mobile Hunting Cabin!
Images © CabinMfg.com
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This is the Rodrigue Tiny House on Wheels by Tiny House Crafters in Vermont.
It’s an 8′ x 24′ tiny home on wheels built for one of their clients in Maine.
It was a completely custom build and features a Nature’s Head composting toilet; a full kitchen with a range, not-so-mini fridge, and full sized sink; a reclaimed dining room table; our under stair cubby storage; and an 8′ loft. It is ready for 120V 30-Amp electrical hook up and has (2) 20# propane tanks that supply the Takagi instant hot water heater, Williams direct vent heater, and the 20″ range. The interior walls are finished with beadboard wainscoting and 1/4″ plywood for a drywall-esque look that is sturdy enough for travel.
The Rodrigue Tiny House
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This is the 233 sq. ft. Scarlett Tiny House at Mt. Hood Tiny House Village near Portland, Oregon. It’s the Elm 20 model that’s designed and built by Tumbleweed Houses and now it’s available as a vacation rental.
The outside features cedar siding painted red with white trim. Inside, you’ll find a living area, kitchen, bathroom, downstairs bedroom, and two upstairs sleeping lofts. The Scarlett tiny home sleeps up to 5. Please enjoy, learn more, and re-share below. Thank you!
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Scarlett Tiny House on Wheels by Tumbleweed at Mt. Hood Tiny House Village
Images © Tumbleweed Houses & Mt. Hood Village
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This is a 16′ curved roof tiny home on wheels by Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses.
A lovely young woman from Georgia commissioned us to design and build this unique tiny house. Having seen and admired the features found in our Boulder and Front Range models, but also being really attracted to the curved roof line of the Leaf Version III tiny house, and of course wanting to customize the house to meet her needs, she put her trust in us to deliver a fantastic product.
We start out with a custom 16′ heavy duty trailer chassis and stick frame the superstructure using advancing 2×4 framing methods. The curved top plate is easily attainable by laminating thin strips of wood together at precise geometric constraints. We applied a very similar reclaimed tin and cedar siding motif in rainscreen fashion. The radius of the curved roof was gentle enough to carefully bend standard pro panel roofing along the surface. Windows were strategically located to take advantage of our advanced framing methodology, optimize light and view, and coordinate with the floor plan.
Curved Roof Tiny Home
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This is the Casita Verde tiny house on wheels by Chris Pearson in Santa Cruz, California.
I call it Casita Verde (“little green house”), as I built it for good interior air quality (minimal use of plwood inside, natural finishes like shellac and clay-based paint, non-VOC adhesives) and tried to incorporate sustainability in the design (wool insulation, cork flooring, composting toilet, low energy LED lighting, solar PV powered, low-E windows).
It’s built on a 20 foot trailer (2 feet are deck) and has about 130 square feet below and 70 square feet combined in the two sleeping lofts. We plan on using it as a vacation house. I had so much fun building it, I’m changing my career to THOW/small home construction. My website is casitaverde.weebly.com
Casita Verde Tiny House
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