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I built a tiny house on wheels. My house totaled about $55K, due to my preference for premium materials and contracting out work that I did not feel comfortable
by nekochanwork 6y ago
I built a tiny house on wheels. My house totaled about $55K, due to my preference for premium materials and contracting out work that I did not feel comfortable doing myself (e.g. wiring a 50amp power box).
My house was built to be on grid and could be parked in any trailer park. I could connect to city power, water, natural gas, and sewage.
Off-grid homes are more expensive due to the need to install solar panels, drill wells, bury a giant propane tank, and purchase land.
$50K is honestly one of the cheapest builds I've seen for an off-grid cabin. Their house looks amazing.
- petargyurov 6y ago> I could connect to city power, water, natural gas, and sewage How?
- crooked-v 6y agoThrough hookups built into the side of the tiny house.
- nekochanwork 6y agoI planned to park my house in a trailer park, and purposefully built my house to have the same kind of hookups as an RV or manufactured home. For power, I installed a 50amp RV-style power inlet to my house. I ran a 50-amp cable from from the power pole to my house. For water, I was able to connect a standard drinking-water hose from the water line to the inlet into my house. For natural gas, I ran copper flex tubing from the gas meter to the gas inlet in my house. I ensured that all of my gas appliances had the correct orifices. For sewer, I drained all of my water fixtures (two sinks, shower, and toilet) through the floor, connected them to a common drain line, and through a sewer hookup below the house.