House is Sold

IMG_9367Update: The tiny house has sold! We found a great couple to live in the tiny house and make it their own, while we continue on our next phase with adoption and wherever life takes us…

Thank you for taking a look at our tiny home. Jeremy and I have decided to grow our family through adoption, and, to make space for little ones, have decided to part ways with our tiny home.   We built our tiny home to achieve two important life goals: live debt free and go on plenty of adventures. The past two and a half years of tiny home living has more than delivered on its promise. We’ve paid off our loans, adventured across the nation, and found a wonderful place to raise a family, Eugene, Oregon. Now, we’re thrilled to offer our tiny home to you.

Our tiny home will meet your needs, just like it met ours, whether:

  • You’re ready to hit the road and want to live in comfort wherever you travel
  • Expensive monthly rent or mortgage payments is undercutting your ability to get out of debt and you’re happy to cut back on square footage to make big gains in savings
  • Retirement is just out of reach and the income from renting out your large home or a tiny home will give you the financial boost to retire in comfort
  • Bad luck has you down and reliable shelter will help you rebuild your life

The notes below will give you a clear picture of the great value you’ll get from our home, but feel free to take the tour first!

All the Details

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Cross-section of Structural Insulated Panels (SIP)

We built our tiny home to be incredibly comfortable to live in, durable, and energy efficient. For example, our electric bill averaged $4.50 a month and during the winter our gas bill for heating and cooking averaged $40 a month. The house has all the amenities of a full-sized home and lots of beautiful windows to let in natural lighting, and its full suspension steel trailer and structural insulated panel (SIP) design means it can travel to and provide a comfy and energy efficient home just about anywhere in the US. The SIP panels are one of the most energy efficient home building materials and that’s why our tiny home is so inexpensive to live in.

Square Footage

  • 142 sq. ft. ground floor
  • 64 sq. ft. loft
  • 34 sq. ft porch
  • Total Livable Space:  240 Square Feet
  • Structure Dimensions: 29′ 9″ X 8′ 6″ X 13′ 4″ 

Exterior Construction

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Strong metal roof and Tyvek HomeWrap do a great job of keeping the house dry and cozy.

  • Double axle trailer with spring suspension (PJ Trailers Model B6 – 24 ft and purchased new in 2014)
  • Standing seam metal roof. Professionally installed and good for at least 30 years
  • Roof, walls, floor all made with very energy efficient Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) by Murus. High R-Values keep the home a comfortable temperature during all seasons: Ceiling – R41,  and Walls & Floor – R27. See complete Murus-made construction drawings here.
  • Cedar shingle siding, manufactured by SBC
  • Additional insulation, weather, and critter protection provided by:
    • High-performance Swiss SIGA Wigluv and Rissan tape sealing along seams
    • Tyvek HomeWrap and Home Slicker drainage mat under the shingles
    • Grace Ice & Rain Shield and metal flashing on the undercarriage
  • Seven double pane windows – Ultrex fiberglass exterior for superior strength and durability, plus interior natural wood by Marvin Integrity
  • Outdoor utility shed above the tongue of the trailer
  • Porch with composite decking (8.5 ft x 4 ft)
  • Wired for solar panels and batteries for off grid living

Interior Construction

    • Sleeping loft (8 ft long) with Vermont pine floor, New Hampshire hemlock beams, and rolling ladder
    • Vermont pine ceiling
    • Polished pearl wallpaper
    • Cedar bathroom walls
    • 3/4 bathroom with composting toilet, shower, tub, and closet with utilities plus shelving for clothes/storage
    • IKEA wall cabinet, plus rough-finished kitchen counter and shelves
    • Foldable wall table, with 2 folding chairs
    • PEX plumbing in interior of house, so no need to worry about frozen pipes!
    • 30Amp electric service. Can be plugged into RV style 30Amp or Standard 20Amp Electric household outlet

Appliances

  • Vintage Travelstar range with four stove top burners and oven (propane)
  • Fyndig sink from IKEA (13 inches wide by 15.5 inches deep)
  • Vissani 4.5 cubic ft refrigerator and freezer (electric)
  • On demand Takagi water heater (propane)
  • Mini Franklin Gas Stove heater. Made of cast iron and soapstone with a warming flame glow, remote controlled thermostat, direct vent, and 8,000 BTU heat output (propane)
  • Two 40 lbs propane tanks for easy refilling
  • 32 gallon freshwater tank for off-grid water storage
  • Panasonic energy recovery ventilator (ERV), with bonus built-in storage area
  • Allen + Roth Laralyn ceiling fan with remote control

The Price and How to Get in Contact with Us

Our asking price is $39,000 and reflects the quality of materials, labor, and care that went into the two years we put into designing and building the home. Please contact us at gotinyhouse@gmail.com with questions or to schedule a tour. Jeremy and I could talk all day about what went into making our tiny home and what it’s like to live in it. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough hours in the day and so we have to ask that only serious buyers contact us.

Also, we’ll be upfront in sharing that a few parts of the house are somewhat rustic and a few upgrades could be nice additions such as: plusher carpet, kitchen countertop and base cabinets, and a commercial composting toilet or flush toilet.

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Gail, the turtle, was one of our primary inspirations. We followed her lead and built with SIP panels because they form a strong and durable shell that anyone (even a turtle!) would be proud to call home.