Over the past decade tiny houses have been popping up all over the country. Showing up in many forms from oversized wooden sheds to more sleek and modern styles constructed of recycled materials, complete with solar panels, rain/grey water collection and composting toilets.
Pricing seems to range from roughly $10K unfinished to $60K with all the bells and whistles. If you are good with tools and can follow directions, you can get DIY Plans for $500 and another $20K for materials. Generally, square footage ranges from 100sf to 400sf..
Todays answer to the McMansions of the 90's? So it would seem.
After the financial crash of 2008, housing forclosures, evaporating credit availability, and hard-working people watching their benefits, wages, jobs and retirements disappear, reality has set in. For some that bitter reality has left them sleeping in their cars or make shift shelters in a tent city or worse. Those lucky enough to find employment once again have also found themselves making far less. And that less not going near as far with the rise in prices of goods and services of all kinds.
Another reality is climate change. Another is natural resourses. The real cost of energy in treasure and security. I could go on but that debate is for another story on another day. We all know that we must start doing things in a different way and "Tiny Homes" is a pretty good place to start.
