Are You Looking for Tiny houses around $10,000?

Don’t get distracted by the word ‘tiny’ in the description ‘tiny house’ and think that it’s going to cost a tiny amount of money. No matter what size, any construction costs money. With a tiny house, it does, of course, depend on just how big the tiny house is, what it is made of and what finishes have been used.

You just have to look around a bit and you should be able to find a tiny house that is within your price range of under $10,000.

Relative costs of housing

The average cost of building a big house is around $250,000, which is way beyond the budgets of many people. If you really want to look at the other end of the scale, you can think about a tiny house. Here, the average building cost is around $23,000.

What happens if even that is above your budget? There are options available to you for a tiny house that will cost you less than half that price.

Tiny houses under $10,000

If you want to spend less than $10,000 on your tiny house, you have three options:

• Look for an existing pre-owned house within that ballpark.
• Build your own house, using a prefab kit.
• Create your own home, using materials you source that will keep your costs down.

Buying a tiny house

Within the growing world of the tiny house, there are definitely some pre-owned houses available for under $10,000. The limiting factors will be whether the house suits your needs and offers what you are looking for. You will also need to consider where the house is and if it can be transported.

Building a tiny house

The beauty about building your own tiny house is that you can be involved in every aspect of the construction. You’ll find that most tiny houses in the price range of below $10,000 come in the form of prefab kits that you put together yourself. Some of the kits are all-inclusive, but some offer the outside walls and give you the chance to design and fill in the interior yourself.

Creating your own tiny home

If you can’t find the kit to suit your needs, you can design and build your own tiny home. And you can be innovative in the choices you make.

Imagine making your tiny house completely out of recycled materials. The completed house may very well have an unusual look, but it would also cost you far less than many other houses may. You could source windows and doors from other housing projects. Or you can be innovative and combine recycled glass with a traditional earthern house.

One thing to bear in mind is that a kit house can be put together quite quickly. An innovative design, using sourced materials, is likely to take more time to construct. There are also hidden costs in building your own tiny house in the way of electricity and plumbing.

The size of tiny houses

The smallest tiny house is only 25 sq ft (2.3 sq m), while the largest can be up to about 600 sq ft (55 sq m). If you are going to build or create your own tiny house, you should aim for an average size of about 225 sq ft (21 sq m) or smaller. Don’t compromise on what you want to use the house for, but don’t over-extend yourself or you will come out way over budget and will cost you more than $10,000.