11 Tiny Home Builders Solutions to Big Tiny Home Challenges
With so many things to consider when buying and/or building a tiny home, we gathered 11 tiny house builder experts and asked them:
What's the biggest challenge to living tiny for new tiny home owners and what advice would you give to solve that issue?
Their expert insights will help you on your tiny home journey.
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"Keeping your tiny house in tiptop shape will require persistence and vigilance to make sure your investment in the structure - and your home - is protected."
"A big challenge in going tiny is actually owning the physical tiny house itself! This will mean taking responsibility for parking it legally, moving it safely, and maintaining the structure over time. You must be ready to adapt to changing seasons - not just protecting your utilities from the cold and fixing broken things, but also keeping up with how the tiny house movement changes over time and where your house may or may not be welcome. Keeping your tiny house in tiptop shape will require persistence and vigilance to make sure your investment in the structure - and your home - is protected. Plainly, you must be the master of your tiny house and accept responsibility for each and every element involved, from the intangible advocacy of the tiny house movement to the everyday consumption of resources to breaking out the toolbox when something needs to be fixed - it's all up to you." Anderson, Bob, Kate, Vermont serving New England and beyond
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"We suggest going about your normal day in your current home and marking everything you touch with a sticky note."
"Most of our clients who are going tiny don't know what to include in their new tiny house plan and what not to include. We suggest going about your normal day in your current home and marking everything you touch with a sticky note. Do this for a week with a new sticky note color every day, and you'll start to see what you use every day (and what you don't!) so you can plan to include everything you need in your new tiny house!"
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"Definitely: Navigating new implication of codes - regarding use of a tiny house in urban areas."
"Definitely: Navigating new implication of codes - regarding use of a tiny house in urban areas. Solving the siting ‘mystery’ will need a lot of folks to go talk to their representatives, city councils, etc - and work on coming up with rules that allow for this much-needed form of housing - And that are multifaceted (politically biodiverse) to accommodate folks of varying ages, races, and income levels. " Abel Zyl
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"Custom making a tiny house means you address future problems now, and find solutions that compliment the need."
"The biggest “solution” for ANY tiny house problem, in my opinion, is customization. Half the problem or problems for tiny homes is figuring out what to do with someone elses idea of what a tiny house needs to be. Custom making a tiny house means you address future problems now, and find solutions that compliment the need. " All the best, Tyson
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"Get rid of your junk."
"The biggest challenge is getting rid of most of your possessions in order to be able to live tiny. Get rid of your junk. " - Lance Cayko
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"Most come to us very well educated and well versed in the problems that might arise. Solutions are there and part of the tiny community is sharing them with each other... generously and honestly."
"I had to really think about this. Most people would immediately say "the downsizing is REAL" or "you have trouble finding places to park," but in general, I think our friends/customers and very aware of these obvious issues and each has prepared for them. I would venture that most people who take the "tiny leap" are very prepared for any challenge that comes their way because they are a unique subset of the population; ready to change their way of living and in doing so help change the world one tiny step at a time. Most come to us very well educated and well versed in the problems that might arise. Solutions are there and part of the tiny community is sharing them with each other... generously and honestly. These people are not easily deterred and don't seek a soft and easy life with zero challenges. I never stop being amazed at the incredible individuals, all ages, from every walk of life, who choose to live tiny. I don't know if that is the kind of answer you want, but it is my honest assessment of the folks who are going tiny right now. I know we all hear horror stories occasionally about ill prepared families that give up the tiny life because wow, the house is really small! Or people who get kicked out of their tiny home because angry law makers have ganged up on them. I honestly don't know any of these people, and for every scary story, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people living very successfully in the tiny life, quietly, with no press at all."
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"I would say probably the biggest challenge is paring down all their possessions to fit into the tiny home."
" I would say probably the biggest challenge is paring down all their possessions to fit into the tiny home. The thing that is important to remember is that when you buy another item (shoes, dishes, furniture, etc) you usually need to remove something you have to make room for it. This limits the shopping and accumulating. For some this is easy but for some this can be a difficult. "
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"Its great to have multi function / purpose items but not to have everything like that...Practical design in your small space will ensure you many happy years living tiny!"
"When applying for an RV loan do not mention the words TINY HOUSE! That will kill the deal automatically. You're buying an RV. Hope this helps some. Its our biggest problem that we face daily when talking to people. "
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