Tiny Houses
In one of my late night random web surfing sessions which being almost nocturnal at times I do frequently I stumbled upon a movement that is staring in America called tiny houses. These tiny houses started about 10 years ago with the first company Tumbleweed Houses producing them (www.tumbleweedhouses.com). According to their site a tiny home is from 65-140 square feet and a small house is 140-875 square feet. There are now a surprising number of companies producing these houses or selling plans so that you can create your own. The big boost in these tiny homes recently has been the collapse of the housing market in the United States and since these offer a cheaper alternative their popularity is climbing. After spending several hours exploring different sites, blogs and youtube videos on these houses it got me wondering, what is it that I really need? Sure moving into a 100 square foot house on paper sounds drastic and totally unlivable but then when you look at this video 96 square foot house it got me thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be that bad at all granted there would be an adjustment period. The other thing that caught my mind was the level of sustainability that these houses have, I believe the heating bill was on average between $3-7 per month I read on one site. This got me thinking that if you found an average size plot of land to put one of these one and you grew your own fruit and vegetables on the land and perhaps had a chicken or two you would almost be totally sustainable or at the very putting out a very low level of waste. Then I thought oh wouldn’t it be cool if someone started a community of these houses and then I found out someone has, in New Orleans.
The Cusato Cottage doesn’t ring a bell for most people, (http://www.cusatocottages.com) but when you say Katrina Cottage most people know what you are thinking of. Lowes hardware store teamed up with Cusato Cottages to create the Katrina Cottage with 19 different house sizes ranging from 308 to 1807 square feet. These cottages have been built in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina and their own little tiny house communities have developed. In my mind the essence of these tiny houses is the sense of community they could have as well as the sustainability that they offer and when you get down to it that really is the core of GRS in my opinion.
December 21st, 2020 at 1:48 am
Hi, everybody!
December 21st, 2022 at 2:23 pm
Can tiny homes be disassembled and reassembled can you just get up and walk away with it when you want and where can you put them?