Putting the Tiny Home Size into Perspective

Posted on October 13, 2016April 15, 2017 by Liapros

At first when one hears about going tiny, the immediate reaction is how crazy it would be to downsize your life into a 100 - 250 square feet foot print. Yes that is very tiny relative to the average sized home in North America being 1500 square feet. I wanted to bring some reality checks to your attention on how the perception of Square Footage Size in North America is a little skewed to the extent that it is perhaps a perceived illusion that a baby needs an excessive 1000 square feet to grow ...

$50,000 – $90,000 for Your Tiny Home

Posted on October 1, 2016April 12, 2017 by Liapros

What does $50,000 tiny home give you? Let's put the cost of a tiny home to perspective... $50,000 is the price for a luxury car or SUV bought brand new. For that same price you can have your very own tiny home designed, built with your custom finishings. Not too bad considering the average price of a single family house in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland being $500,000. $80,000 is the same amount as a 25% down payment on a $450,000 home that offers 1800 square feet. &nb...

No Compromises in the Tiny Home

Posted on March 16, 2016April 12, 2017 by Liapros

So you have decided to build your tiny home - you are pretty much committed. The conceptual design is on it's 4th version, with multiple revisions on the intricate details. Now you may have a NO COMPROMISES list of features and functions in your home that you just cannot do without. It's important to know what items can be compromised, tweaked or removed into remain within the desired budget. That said, it is just as important to know what features are MUST HAVES as the fact that you...

Built-In Room for the Kids

Posted on February 27, 2016April 12, 2017 by Liapros

There is a misconception that a tiny home means really tiny and that it can only house 1-2 people max. This is not the case in reality, as families come with both kids or pets in tow and in some cases both kids and pets! That said, did you know that you can create a built-in house for your furry family member within a closet, storage cubby or cabinet? It can even have a cat or dog flap if necessary so you can tuck their bed and litter box nicely behind closed doors? OK so a baby does...

Going Small but Keeping Some Luxuries

Posted on February 14, 2016April 12, 2017 by Liapros

Did you know that some of the comfortable luxuries of life can be kept within the smaller footprint of a tiny home? That's right, what creature comforts do you need to feel happy and thrive in your simplified life once you move to your tiny home? Need a soaking bath once a week, then let's build a tub into your floor plan. Do you only need a stand up shower for you and your husband? Do you still need dual access to the bed side so neither of you have to crawl over each other? There ...

Choosing the Trailer Bed Size

Posted on January 23, 2016April 12, 2017 by Liapros

Hmmm, how do you start to think small? How do you get your head around inches, feet versus square footage? How do you know whether you need a 15ft, 24 ft, 30ft or 47 ft trailer. Well, let's go back to basics and ask yourself the following simple questions. Look at the Trailer Bed as your home's foundation which is moveable, the square footage footprint that will set the size class, functionality and structural integrity of your new tiny home with all it's contents, appliances and finishing...

Conceptual Design of your Tiny Home

Posted on December 18, 2015April 12, 2017 by Liapros

Conceptual Design allows you to Visualize the Finished Product In order to decide on the specific details of Costs/Budget, Desired Timing of Completion, Size Class, Materials Needed and Quality Finishing of the Build - it is important to design the concept on paper, using floor plans, elevation plans, blue prints, electrical/light/water structural layouts, computer simulation software and visually rendered schematics of the tiny home build project. Since most of us are visual, the need to ...