This Couple Built a Tiny House for Only $400!

Meet Liam and Rachel, who built this cute 6.25-metre tiny house for just over $400. Using almost entirely recycled materials, including bits and pieces scavenged from building sites and dumpsters, the couple built their first home with no previous building experience.
The teeny little house has a small living area downstairs and above it a loft with a double bed. As they’re living in community, Liam and Rachel didn’t need to include a kitchen and bathroom, as they have shared facilities and a communal living space nearby. This is their perfect retreat, surrounded by vegetable plots and looking out onto beautiful native bush.
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[@enoch327]

Living proof that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Bravo!

[@ima1sthumanonearth8]

yep

[@troms0418]

Great saying. Horrible way of finding out you were adopted.

[@Dave-sj7rn]

@@troms0418 😂😂😂

[@formekajackson7777]

This is beautiful. That is what we are here for. To leave free and happy. Working together to make life and earth beautiful.

[@cee4788]

Yes 💯🙏

[@Arquitectos501]

Tiny house 400 sq ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZa9XoaJbMaCjLs

[@TheJemmaGrl]

Great find! I LOVE to see people using discarded, recycled materials. Your tiny home doesn't HAVE to cost SO much money - if you're thrifty and resourceful. Love it.

[@australianwoman9696]

I love this tiny home! It's got soul, unlike commercially built homes. Great job guys! 💚

[@nannaskare8149]

it's a roof over their heads and IT'S THEIRS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bigass197]

IT'S NOT THEIRS :D LOL IT'S THE LAND OWNER'S

[@linaespinoza3574]

Yeah cus most people out here in socal are getting oushed out by gentrification. I go to the park and itd i habited by rvs and car dwellers. So this is what its come to.

[@daveywaves5325]

@@bigass197 Don't yell!

[@daveywaves5325]

yeah and?

[@bigass197]

@@daveywaves5325 -oh shit, my bad. Where is Scooby at tho :))) AmIrite?

[@m.infernal]

Ooooohhhhh, I would love this. Living on someone's land for "free" in exchange for taking care of it and tending their gardens. What a dream.

[@Arquitectos501]

Tiny house 400 sq ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZa9XoaJbMaCjLs

[@KessaWitdaFro]

This is serfdom

[@priestesslucy]

@@KessaWitdaFro would you prefer to be a slave to an absurd mortgage? So long as all parties are on the same page and coexisting with mutual respect, serfdom isn't actually bad. The lord of the land (otherwise known as a landlord) provides a place for those who otherwise wouldn't have one, in exchange for a portion of the serf (otherwise known as tenant)'s value in the form of currency or labor.

[@saraha.1336]

@@KessaWitdaFro so, they agreed to it

[@janisdavisjanis2573]

I see two people working very hard to provide for themselves in order to survive. Thank you so much for sharing the fruit of your labor with us. I wish you well on your journey.

[@Widetrack444]

Great story !The people who own this land are so special.The world needs more people like them.

[@BlueBetaPro]

I wish there were more places like this.

[@Arquitectos501]

Tiny house 400 sq ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZa9XoaJbMaCjLs

[@adambeck8180]

The ideas that Liam and Rachel bring up here are really insightful. I love the concept that people with land can facilitate communities by finding people eager to be a part.

[@Lucian_Media]

It's actually a practice in the Caribbean, except many people rent out the land at absurdly low prices with the understanding that it must be movable in case the rental arrangement ends. This can last decades though, even generations.

[@jennifermichaud6019]

I think this is awesome. I plan on building my own tiny house in the near future (except mine will be on wheels). I love the idea of using recycled/re-purposed materials to build with. I'm in the U.S. and we have a large population of homeless people. I think tiny house communities could be awesome to use in helping families be able to afford to live in a home of their own rather than on the street. I hope this idea picks up here. Thanks for sharing.

[@spencers4121]

+Jennifer Krenn Homeless people are on the streets for many reasons, but the vast majority is a direct result from mental illness and substance abuse. Two social issues that no local, state or federal government want to spend a penny on. I know in my city we had a group that planed on building a "tiny" home community, the city quickly shut it down. We have 1 of the 2 homeless shelter closing, and just tonight on the news a soup kitchen is asking for donations to keep feeding people through Christmas. Nevada's answer to the mental ill, was to send them in a bus to another state with $20.

[@jennifermichaud6019]

+spencer s Yes I know. I work with that population (although they're not currently homeless). There was a tiny home community that was supposed to be built where I used to live as well and it was shut down too. A lot of people will be quick to send money to help the starving in a 3rd world country but they want to ignore the issues with homelessness and hunger in the U.S. because it's inconvenient and not "aesthetically pleasing". People where I used to live had a shelter shut down because they did not want to have to see homeless people walking around. They felt it drove down the values of their homes.

[@lonknight3197]

Check your city,county,state - rules - most require that every stage of the construction you have to buy a permit for and for each stage it must be inspected by code complaince also the county in the You Tube channel "North Country off the Grid" passed a county ordinance saying that people who bought land in their county COULD NOT live in a RV on their land for more than 6 months that YOU HAVE to BUILD a permanent home that must be permitted and inspected. So building a small house is going to cost you way more than $500.xx in permit fees alone. But I wish more people would do it. Also check into those garden sheds that they sell at Home Depo an d Lowe's that are built pretty strong. And some look like country barns and a few other designs. Good luck , good video.

[@Arquitectos501]

Tiny house 400 sq ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZa9XoaJbMaCjLs

[@moneymase6903]

@@spencers4121 you clearly never spoke with them.. The last two homeless men I spoke with were sober and more intelligent than you. Stop judging people, some weren't spoonfed.

[@theresaast7049]

I am so impressed with what people are doing, building themselves, searching for and recycling materials, using communal spaces and living, gardening. They are my heros. Makes me wish I was 25 again. Blessings!

[@veronicaconway9362]

Well done both of you. The freedom must be great.

[@thedbq1]

+Veronica Conway Until the land owner changes his mind..

[@thedbq1]

Maxx Kroes "until the bank needs money"?? what are you, 12?? dont you understand how mortgage works at all? a bank cant just kick u out just because they suddenly "need money"... oh my. *facepalm*

[@tcjohnson3437]

Freedom just another word for nothing left to lose. Thank Ms Joplin for the remark. You two need to go get a fucking job.

[@rollingthunder7258]

Great, HOME SWEET HOME!!! In Puerto Rico, a good NOBLE couple, in 1936, let my PARENTS take a little space of their land and my PARENTS made a two bedroom hause kitchen living and dinning and paid the owner of the land only ONE DOLLAR every month then atfer i was born they paid TWO DOLLARS, we still have the house now with four small bedrooms, i still LOVE LOVE LOVE, my PARENTS HOME, and always think of the COUPLE with a heart of gold, my PARENTS raised thirteen children in that little piece of land and the owners gaved my PARENTS piece of mind. I'm very greatful for the owners unchanged ❤

[@MeditationVacation]

very cool. Nice and simple way of life!

[@michah321]

I don't get it though. They probably don't work, or minimally work, so they just like . survive? It puzzles me.

[@lindseypalmer2780]

That's awesome of the land owners. Wish more communities like this existed!!

[@greyline1012]

You’re both amazing! Living simply so others can simply live, perfect 👌 Peace and blessings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@judya.shroads8245]

BRAVO. Your tenacity, energy and resourcefulness is courage. You did it. Wonderful.

[@georgetteandy]

I live this and I think it's key that we learn to live similar to this with the way the world is changing. I really want to learn to garden.

[@rayyanmahameru8804]

Bless the owner of the land for letting the community to use and develop it rent-free. I love the idea and appreciate the land owner for the kind gesture

[@karribarr3248]

I wish I could find a community like that. I would love to have my own house

[@Arquitectos501]

Tiny house 400 sq ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZa9XoaJbMaCjLs

[@vikikearns1763]

You two did a great job for your first tiny house. You learned from the way you built the home. You can only get better as you grow. Good luck and I'm very proud of you two. 👍

[@christinadavenport7250]

Unironic price point.

[@user-dq2ym1nn9k]

hahahaha this made me belly laugh

[@thecityofficial6367]

Christina DeClerk exactly what I thought.

[@NikkiRowCoxx]

I thought that too.

[@Arquitectos501]

Tiny house 400 sq ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZa9XoaJbMaCjLs

[@jshepard152]

Hilarious! Thanks, I needed that today.

[@eyeofventure]

Right on. I wish there were communities like that all over the place.

[@RafsKitchenGardenChannel]

The idea is great, you have house built partially by yourself rather than fully by some company which is custom built exactly how you like it and also from reusable materials :) looking forward for more videos like that, great stuff.

[@gregorcykf]

I really have to commend you on this. Your community does provide a few of the more necessary things, but your right privacy, and place to lay your head really is all you need. Good Job to these two.

[@miked7655]

i see bigger sheds on craigslist a bunch for under $400. but hey its cool they built it on their own w its own personality.

[@barrykimber7692]

Mike D a shed is different to some where you can sleep

[@miked7655]

still can make it sleep worthy. ive slept in the back of a pick up truck.

[@mikeorjimmy2885]

Looks like no insulation. Just a shed with drywall up on the inside.

[@TheUtuber999]

Calm down, it's in Australian Dollars.

[@kritsadventures]

Barry Kimber You can sleep in a shed.

[@viswanadhampaluri]

I love the way the guys wanted their own house even though they can't afford one...they wanted to be independent and respect what they have in their life..may god bless u with a brand new house and life..you are a great inspiration for those ppl who are so dissatisfied with their lives

[@bottlenosedolphin8494]

New subscriber here 🌚 this video was heartwarming and gave me hope and spiritual strength . Encouraging, humble and honest simplicity . awsome story , .thanks for sharing 🌸 peace

[@happenfilms]

Thanks so much for subscribing!

[@mai_chan2023]

great mindset! i wish we had a community like that here. land prices are skyrocketing these days that it doesn't seem possible anymore for me to buy my own land. 😔

[@jason-ge5nr]

im looking at it and i just dont see the $420...

[@diannaskare7829]

+Victoria Lune ✌

[@ferdinandgiefing3132]

jason same xD

[@ramseydarkstar]

You missed all the buds out to dry on the wall? Lol it's a place for 420 lol

[@ramseydarkstar]

But yeah if you did have have buy the stuff it would cost like what 2000? To make it nice but if you could score alot of stuff for free then like a grand maybe?

[@ronaldharding4047]

What I see they are Happy Enjoy your life Great job..like

[@christianmanning8746]

This is freaking beautiful I almost shed a tear, these are the old ways!

[@woetoyourass1369]

I love this. Where is this at? People need to live simply and the simpler we live, the happier. No stress of bills, no stress from slumlords and greedy landlords. This is perfect for me and I don't mind at all.

[@trolloftheyear7963]

Well said.

[@thedbq1]

+ALIEN TROOPER Hmm...whats the difference, eh? People in poor countries have been living like this since the beginning of time, I dont see you people saying you want to live like them.

[@woetoyourass1369]

Time2Change END OF DISCUSSION. DO YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT I COMMENTED ON THIS HOUSE BECAUSE IT'S NICE AND THIS WOMAN IS STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THIS ALL ON HER OWN???? WITH PEOPLE HELPING ??? THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD CONVERSATION...NO STUPID DEBATE ON THIS WHATSOEVER. IDIOTS DO COME HERE LIKE YOU TO DEBATE...ENOUGH!! I GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO AND DON'T WASTE MY TIME! GOODBYE! IDIOTS!!

[@thedbq1]

ALIEN TROOPER Umm....that's a couple, she didnt do it on her own. Aaand your caps lock key broken?

[@woetoyourass1369]

Time2Change AND WHY ARE YOU USING A GREY ALIEN'S SKULL??? ARE YOU A GREY ALIEN???

[@thatcanadiangrandma]

I lived in a communal space for a couple of years and, while I miss parts of it, i'd never go back from not having my own kitchen AND bathroom. I did it but, it's no longer for me at 48. The things I saw in the shared bathrooms..the mess left by others in the kitchen ...Not anymore. But they look happy and that's what matters most. I was them, before.

[@jadenstookey7676]

house is 420 blazin it up in here

[@rebeccagreene3271]

I'm so proud of you guys!! Sounds like a good community! Enjoy!! Thanks

[@Ahntara123]

No kitchen or bathroom? So, it's a room, not really a house. Still a great accomplishment, but calling a room "house" can mislead.

[@pauljordan6808]

+Ahntara123 Back in the day... many moons ago, a room often was a house. Sometimes things come full circle. What is wrong with a one room house anyway?

[@filipburic5194]

+Ahntara123 Did you not watch the video? They have communal bathroom, kitchen and living areas. They are a community of people. Their personal houses are just a place to sleep and have privacy.

[@Ahntara123]

+Fil Buric yes, I watched, duh. Building a room is much less expensive than a house which has it's own bathroom and kitchen. I commented on calling this a "house", when it's a stand-alone bedroom in the community with communal facilities.

[@filipburic5194]

Ahntara123 A house is "a building for human habitation". It doesn't not have to be more than one room. A room with a roof and four walls is still a house.

[@Ahntara123]

+Fil Buric Yes, I know this. Once again, duh. My comment went to the misconception of labeling, as if it's a complete habitable structure. It's not. It's a storage shed without the communal ancillary facilities.

[@felixcat9318]

That couple built something of far more significance than their house, they built within themselves the knowledge that they could actually imagine, and then build their own house with their own hands and some basic tools. We are limited by imagination only!

[@ScottishWanderer]

Awesome guys

[@thatlovelydancerIlao]

What an economical smart way to live and build up your community at the same time. I love the heart of people who see a great and resourceful way to share what they have that helps others and offer opportunity's for people living on their land to make something beautiful and economical

[@angelalazon8883]

this is what I'm trying to do. I have five acres in yucca az it's winter right now and it's 67 degrees end of January starting to plant tomorrow I'm looking for people who want to do communal living or volunteer living

[@linaespinoza3574]

Angela Lazon please email me at [e-mail]

[@tcjohnson3437]

Slum lord

[@vivienebrockington5076]

Can I built a tiny home on your land? I'm a 43 yr old woman who is tired of paying 1400 for a one bedroom apt in New Jersey. I need to get out of this expensive state. I work 2 jobs to make ends meet.

[@froggergypsy4596]

Ive been trying to find something like that. Are you still doing that.

[@leeannurban7364]

I'm searching as well, what's the status on these posts, still active? Thanks!

[@M0untainBerry]

Absolutely Love your tiny home. Looks cosy yet functional.

[@jonahmiller7]

"We were looking through a grocery store dumpster for food..."??

[@TheJamesRedwood]

Look up "freegan", o sheltered ones.

[@kapuraftw]

TheJamesRedwood ahh! i didnt know there was a hipster word for it. it would be an interesting debate to see a vegan take on a freegan. i mean, some outspoken vegans can be quite hostile about what they think should happen to meat eaters. so i would be interested in seeing what a vegan like that would say in the face of someone who is also ecologically conscious, but in an opposite manner in certain regards. would they condone it? i hope im making sense. it makes sense in my head, but i cant always articulate myself...

[@TheJamesRedwood]

I understand, they're both radical lifestyles for similar reasons but not similar conclusions necessarily. BTW I am a meat eater because I am ecologically conscious.

[@pollysmith5943]

kapuraftw I'm vegan and if you're asking whether or not we like dumpster diving even for non vegan food, (I'm not sure) then I would like to say, hell yeah the reasonable ones do! If it's going to waste anyway then you aren't contributing to the animal agriculture industries. In fact, using food that would have gone to waste is a nice step for the environment.

[@kapuraftw]

Polly Smith thanks to you both for the response!! thats exactly what i meant, polly..and you have a very agreeable position. my question had sparked from seeing how black and white the "top vegan" youtubers are...and even many new vegans... for instance...when some newbies choose to start the lifestyle, they will throw away all cosmetic, food, or clothing products in attempt to start fresh... which is clearly a disservice. i do understand why though...they get gung-ho on a new lifestyle, and want all in. i get it- but i also notice the momentary hypocrisy. another question i had if either of you come back around and see it... where do the cards fall when it comes to vegans and pro life/pro choice? i know it can go either way when it comes to each individual... as there are mamy different types of vegans who were inspired from many different ideas... im just curious of the ones that were inspired to make animal rights their main priority...in the more black and white, harsher sense.... i think im pussy-footing the question here.... i think veganism tends to be a larger trend in the liberal community, as is being pro choice. but if an extreme vegan (a no grey area vegan, meat eaters should go die type) feels so strongly about animals, wouldnt it be a contradiction to not have that same strong feelings towards unborn babies? i can draw a lot of parallel thinking between innocent helpless animals and unborn children.... full disclosure- i am quite liberal on most topics....so i dont have an agenda to argue anyones logic...im moreso trying to argue the logic in my own head.... have you ever heard if any of the big vegan/animal rights organizations taken a stance on this? or is it an untouched subject, left to the individual? its cool if no one knows... this convo just got me thinking......

[@ShawnJS]

this was probably 1 of the most inspirational videos i've seen in a long time

[@mpacino1224]

Why can't I find a landowner who needs me to live there for free and plant gardens for them??

[@angelicasgarden8776]

You might have Message me

[@Conoshieo]

@@angelicasgarden8776 I need land for me and my wife to live on and plant gardens and stuff

[@leppardess]

I love the idea of a communal living situation where lots of tiny houses can be set up and have communal buildings for showers and bathroom and kitchens. I wish there was more of that in the world. If that were so, there'd be far less homelessness.

[@vandyniyomkham5032]

weed on the wall at 3:02 . yep that really is a 420 house.

[@blushingbunny3074]

Spices fool.

[@LCx829]

Vandy Niyomkham 😅

[@bottlenosedolphin8494]

Vandy Niyomkham your an ignorant individual ,.I am sorry for you. have you never hung wild flowers or herbs and spices to dry before. Get over yourself please! ! @#😨

[@cheesegromit9423]

lol you dumb boiii

[@valleyoftheheart]

They're cooking and medicinal herbs, not weed. That's how people dry them when they grow their own.

[@judil3294]

Doing the best you can with what you have and helping each other in a small community. Good job.

[@edwinombac]

I think Jordan should change his name to just "HAIR"!

[@bigass197]

I think Shaggy is more his speed , and also he should get a brown Great Dane and start solving mysteries while living in a van with another dude and two chicks :D

[@tinateews9494]

What a smart and inspiring couple.

[@DJstoopnig]

Did they say they found a tarp while digging in a dumpster for food?

[@davidturner8301]

+DJstoopnig Yep! Dumpster diving for food!

[@gordonjames01]

+David Turner This is the reason why our church works so hard on food banks.

[@jarrodwilliams8033]

Tuxedo Joe ya its stupid how places have to throw the food away. when i was younger my moms friend worked at a gas staion and they woild make pizzas and sanwiches and other stuff for lunch around ten am them at 2 pm they were supposed to throw away all the lunch food and the day old donuts . so on the weekend and in summer we would wait out back and shed give us a garbage bag full of food then wed just go get stoned in the woods and eat chicken tenders pizza and donuts lol. i dont know about food thats been in the dumpster though but you do what you gotta

[@silverfangmoonhunter]

DJstoopnig I work at Starbucks (a liscenced store) and we throw out tons of perfectly good pastries and sandwiches every night

[@mattthomas4026]

In St Louis we have a grocery store called schnucks. They fry up jumbo chicken legs I'm mean huge legs! The jumbo chicken legs are $10 for 10 legs. What's leftover is thrown away at the end of the night. The workers can't take home that wasted food. The store doesn't donate any food.

[@imfaithy2]

Finally a tiny house that is not just as expensive per square foot as many conventional homes. The trade of unoccupied land space is great as well, as the people occupying it are making use of it in the best possible way.

[@victoriadipaola6587]

I wanna live just like these couples in a four hundred an twenty dollar's tiny house an I love to build

[@michelelavender1967]

lovely to see young people with this mind-set,thankyou very much from athens greece

[@isomatic]

Liam Culbertson (the man sitting on the left) looks like an Australian Elijah Wood.

[@thedbq1]

+djisomatic That's what i was thinking!

[@isomatic]

+Fueler hahaha true

[@Erihea224]

Hahahaha 100%

[@jimmijames6294]

Fantastic job and fantastic land owners.

[@frigginboom]

Where in Australia is this place?

[@happenfilms]

+frigginboom Gippsland, Victoria

[@happenfilms]

It's a private rural property. You can find out more at wurrukan.org

[@davidturner8301]

+Happen Films Hey is it crazy cold in winter out there? Is there any space for more homes on the property? Do they prefer Tiny Homes on Trailers that can be relocated? Any ideas if there are similar communities in other states of Australia? I currently live in Brisbane etc

[@reeflarkin1919]

I know you commented this ages ago but anyway... I live in the Northern Rivers and there's heaps of communities (like the one shown) around here. I live in Lismore which is more country but Nimbin (hippie central) is nearby and I know someone who built a house out Byron way on a community. They seem pretty open to 'permanent' structure (or 'fixed in the ground'), I know his house is. There might even be some places right up near Tweed, which isn't Bris, I know, but depends how flexible you are on location. Also, I believe a company that builds tiny houses ('The Tiny House Company') is located in Brisbane so you could contact them and see if they have any local contacts. Google is your friend.

[@Watchingthefreakshow]

Wurruk'an is really coming along! Thanks for the film jordan

[@twd_rickgrimesfan3602]

You said it was easy so Imagine making houses like this for homeless people I really want to do that.

[@zerokool-2058]

just looking at them you see the happiness and peace.

[@mjl0259]

Anyone know of communities like this in the states?

[@maryjackson1973]

Mike Lange I would love to know also if there's a tiny house village I'm pa?

[@sofiahubbard4570]

Congratulations to both of YOU!!!!

[@andygibsonnz]

So inspiring....

[@happenfilms]

+The Andy Gibson Project Thanks Andy!

[@random4969]

Happen Films If I paid you both $600 would you build me one? :) I'm seriously interested

[@bigass197]

Inspiring ?!?! To do what , be homeless ? :D

[@audreyoreilly4055]

So impressive. The communal areas look fantastic!

[@theraven5850]

That's a shed not a house; a house is winterized, has electricity, heating and plumbing. A shed has none of those things but simply is used to store things which is what your "minihouse" in actuality is.

[@TheUtuber999]

Maxx Kroes A hut isn't a house, either, hence the distinct word?

[@uphillhomestead6188]

It's an off grid house. Please tell me you've heard of the off grid movement! A house is a structure...all else is something else. Do you think the houses from the 1800s dont count as houses because they didn't have electricity?

[@vivalaleta]

Beautiful, humble, intelligent people.

[@sleepycobra9152]

Half of iPhone7 price 🙂🙂

[@TrishTruitt]

Very cool! Please post more about this community.

[@TSunshineful]

Anyone know of a place like this in the northwest part of the US?

[@Ahntara123]

+Teresa S Nope, America has this thing called building codes to ensure that your self-built room doesn't collapse. But you can find places in west Texas with no building codes. There's also no infrastructure, 911 support, jobs or community either.

[@pauljordan6808]

+Ahntara123 America (large swathes of it anyway and I'm not referring to countries north like Canada, or those south, Mexico and further south who are also part of America) also has codes to keep the vast populace perpetually poor so that the rich can keep getting richer on the misery of the ordinary people. And for crying out loud, who wants to live in suburbs/estates where McMansions all look just about alike?

[@Ahntara123]

+Paul Jordan You're preaching to the choir

[@pauljordan6808]

+Ahntara123 yeah, well not everybody has actually heard the choir. If it helps but one person then it's worth it. Not that I don't take your point.

[@69warthog1]

For that region, about 0.1% of the property has been repossessed by the county for not paying the taxes. The good stuff gets bought, but the county is often stuck with stuff nobody wants. Buy that land, and make something of it. Work with the government, not against it. Structures under 200 square feet have minimal rules. Look at the real estate sites, with a low maximum price. Thanks, take care.

[@vukken99]

communal living......great idea....true cooperation....conservation minimal footprint what a marvelous...way of living......

[@micheleoftheoaks5506]

No running water, no electricity, no kitchen, no bathroom. That's not a tiny house, it's nothing more than a shed.

[@svetlanikolova5557]

so? The point is to be debt free and free . The size of the house does not matter. They can cook outside on a grill and go outside for number 2. What is more important? Stuff and rooms or freedom? I chose freedom.

[@bigass197]

+Svetla Nikolova - then you are free to live in a refrigerator box ,what is stopping you ? Oh, that's right -you're selectively paying attention to this .Get real!

[@MiaRosenbloom]

Michele Of The Oaks, basically, the "tiny house" they built is a bunk cabin (a bedroom). They even stated in the video that there's common quarters where everyone shares a kitchen, living room, etc.

[@uphillhomestead6188]

I live off grid...no running water and no electricity. Yet I live a house.....450 sq ft for 9 people ( us and 7 kids) . We have an outside bath area but an inside compost toilet. You are confusing off grid with tiny . Electric doesn't make a home. Don't knock it til you try it!

[@dirkplankchest1796]

That's exactly what it is technically, but it acts as a separate bedroom.

[@csbaucu7761]

Good for you guys! That's awesome.

[@bbdamur17]

Aah the world. Started as being free for everyone. Ended up being owned by some people.

[@arloc_official]

this is just so cool, i hope it will happen everywhere around the world

[@earthfire1625]

i bet they the moisture build up recked the 📚

[@frediaparag-fulton5228]

Great job guys!!

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

As long as the sex is great, the smallness of the house doesn't matter.

[@Well_possibly]

Sleeping loft ceilings are too low. It probably puts some limits on sex positions : (

[@Well_possibly]

unknown cuyler Haha!

[@smileyhappyradio]

This is one of the most joyful videos I have watched in a long time. Good luck to you with your home!

[@spoddie]

It's not a house, it's shed. It has no bathroom, toilet, shower or laundry.

[@thedbq1]

+spoddie True that.

[@trayahzz537]

+spoddie it's a house

[@spoddie]

Trey Ahzze Not according to the National Construction Code

[@thedbq1]

spoddie it even looks like an outhouse

[@trolloftheyear7963]

Better to live in a shed than pay $1000 a month for a one room studio apartment in LA. Sheds have saved lives. I know a woman who slit her wrists when her landlord sold out to a developer. She survived the suicide attempt and found a shed for $200 a month. She now works p/t and no longer wants to die. Last time I saw her - she is teaching herself to play a gitar and finally has a life worth living.

[@kennethmaese4622]

What an adorable couple

[@viwanton]

It looks like an outhouse

[@vivienebrockington5076]

Viola T it sure does. I need something better than that.

[@secretdaisy6484]

Great build. I’m really impressed with your community. 🏠

[@elizabethangeliah4574]

I love this! when I get my money I'm buying land and doing this. it's been my dream for awhile. wish i could do it now. I'm saving to build a tiny house or r.v can I come stay on this land??

[@heartflowinfo]

Thank you ✨

[@apr2110]

yall lost me when you said looking in the dumpster for food. nope. no thanks.

[@myraestrada9822]

A perfect example of a simple and happy life...

[@Stinky_Suzie]

This is just a shed. You can buy brand new sheds in Home Depot for a few hundred dollars. I bet that pile of junk will collapse in the winter when the first storm hits

[@havva_p]

I'm sure I could build something similar for $50-$100. They've been ripped off lol.

[@jasonichigo306]

heartlesss

[@jessiejo81]

Wendy Glass the sheds at home depot are actually worth more than that and don't come with bookshelves.

[@Feralfaye]

This place is far more superior than some home depot cookie cutter shed.........get your life.

[@tacopro218]

Wendy--thanks for the hilarious comment. Untrue, but funny.

[@dustybritches3723]

I love it! AWESOME JOB

[@nanhuicolon9862]

This is U.S.A,in fact our community, we see so many young people who aren't really happy about jobs, we don't need to spend our taxes to fighting for other's instead of our children benefits, such as homeless shelters or more jobs, a manufacturing companies, etc.

[@LC-ue6mp]

I would like you to give the landowners a message from me ----- God Bless you for giving this wonderful generation an opportunity. You're awesome!!

[@Romanslost]

Dick Proanoke documentary, the OG of house building. that man built a log cabin by scratch. people like the ones in this video are ahead of the game. I salute you!!

[@mollyg2642]

You guys are AMAZING!!!! Right up my alley...

[@dbiswas]

Really beautiful. Good work guys !!!

[@TeeRealTakeover]

ABSOLUTELY

[@diannaskare7829]

love your video!!! thank you so much for sharing! it takes me right back to the days of my youth and how we could live this way in small communities and some of our children grew to spread this knowledge is enlightening. remember to 'Spread the Seeds' when you can !

[@shannongolden]

Dude, Rad! Love it. Have been dreaming to do this for years and have always had faith it could be done. Awesome. Way to go. Great vid. Light & Love 💛✨💛✨

[@wendelljohnson1884]

I 💘 YOUR HOME. MY BROTHER IN LAW BUILT MY HOME.MY WIFE AND I ARE DISABLE AND YOUR HOME BUILDING INSPIRED ME I COULD DO THAT. THANK YOU BOTH. GOD BLESS

[@danielfranklin1392]

All I can say is good for them!!!!

[@merriem24]

I love these communal environments

[@sandycanterberry3653]

Very impressive! I love it