Tiny homes, homes usually under 400 square feet and built to
RV standards have been popping up all over the US the last few years.
Small architecture firms have seen the trend and are trying
to make tiny homes more accessible for those who want to live simply.
One such firm is F9 Productions in Colorado . They have built a tiny house that
is 195 square feet, 8 feet wide, 18 feet long and 13 feet high. Sitting on a
trailer, it features a fold-up wood porch, a fold-down awning and a full wall
of windows. Inside it's clearly a model — sparse decor, lack of paint and the
bathroom is incomplete. But it's easy to see what it could become with the
right owners. The cost of one, from start to finish, is about $95,000.
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The F9 house folded |
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The F9 house Ready for Occupancy |
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The F9 House Interior |
Very few, if any, other tiny homes feature a fold-up porch
and a fold-down awning. In addition this house has solar panels to add extra
power and the ability to collect rain water.
You have to ask yourself what a tiny house built in a
modular factory to IRC codes would look like and what the cost would be. I
would bet it would be a lot less than $95,000 retail.
Not many tiny houses, if any, are built to the tough IRC
codes that modular homes have to meet but the benefits to the homeowner would
be phenomenal. There is even a possibility that it could be Energy Star certified.
I have been watching this tiny house thing go from a curiosity
to fad to where it is now…the seeds of a whole new industry. The people looking
into owning a tiny house are just like you and I, not the free spirits of
yesteryear.
If you own or work for a modular home factory that has
actually built one, let me know as I would love to write an article about it.
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