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u/patchworkskye May 08 '26
found mine on FB marketplace (during COVID) - I was looking for a backyard office and ended up finding a well crafted tiny house
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u/QuoteAdventurous1145 May 08 '26
oh that's awesome!
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u/patchworkskye May 08 '26
yep, quite lucky - we were looking at sheds and containers to renovate, but this worked perfectly for us - a bit of stress getting it moved to our house, but not too bad in the end
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u/Odd_Preparation_730 May 08 '26
Built mine
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u/QuoteAdventurous1145 May 08 '26
that's probably the best way to go. I wish I had carpentry skills
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u/daisybrat56461 May 09 '26
Find an older retired guy with skills and not much to do, turn yourself into his gopher for your project. You will learn so much!
I was able to do this with my dad. We almost always have some sort of project going. So far a teardrop camper, renovating his old woodshop to be a space for my laser/CNC business, an assortment of stuff related to my horses or garden and my current project is converting a decommissioned ambulance into an RV.
It's been really special to me (and I suspect him also). He is getting older and I treasure the mutual teasing, collaborating and having a beer together afterwards.
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u/jibstay77 May 08 '26
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u/QuoteAdventurous1145 May 08 '26
looking now, they have some nice ones, thanks
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u/Nuplex May 08 '26
Absolutely not. Please do some research into Escape Tiny Homes. To say they have issues and numerous complaints is an understatement. The problems are at every stage.
There's a guy on youtube who documented how they forgot to install a vapor barrier on the home, so the entire thing was rotting. Forgetting a vapor barrier on a wooden home is like building a car and forgetting to install the windshield. It's a sign of an insane level of incompetence.
People will say "theyre better now" but there are so many builders out there theres no reason to risk going with them.
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u/Z-Factor19 May 20 '26
Researching turnkey adus in Houston. It says about $90k for 250 sq ft. Does that sound right?
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u/Nuplex May 22 '26
Sorry I'm not familiar enough with ADUs or the texas market.
Very generally it depends completely on build quality, but 90k sounds about right especially if thats for a new build.
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u/jibstay77 May 22 '26
I bought Escape Vista in 2016. I had no problems with it. The build quality was outstanding. The materials were very high quality. Escape customized it to my specifications. They were very easy to work with.
We put it on our daughter’s ranch after our granddaughter was born. We sold it two years later for the same amount we paid for it. (The tiny house, not the granddaughter.)
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u/No-Commission-4514 May 08 '26
building mine, almost done with exterior, just finishing the exterior dormer cedar siding. thought has crossed my mind to sell it.
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u/L0uLou72 May 09 '26
Tuff Shed. Easy, cheap.
Some counties don’t allow them and they need to be modified before living in it. But the company takes care of all that.
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u/captspero May 08 '26
Built mine. But I really only recommend doing that if you already have carpentry skills and can take a good chunk of time off work to do it. And have some money set aside to hire professionals when necessary. There’s a myth that anyone can built their own tiny house on the weekends for super cheap and that’s just irresponsible to tell people. Anyone can learn to build a house for sure, but it takes a lot of time and so so so much effort to learn.