HOUSE THAT?
We bought a tiny house for £42K and can’t stand up in our bedrooms but our shower is bigger and we don’t have a mortgage
A COUPLE have revealed how they gave up conventional living to move into a tiny house - and they can’t even stand up in the bedroom.
David and his partner Becky paid around £42,000 for their custom-built tiny home from Tiny Eco Homes UK and have shared their journey on their channel.
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The homes are completely mobile and can be towed by car meaning that the couple can literally move house whenever they want.
David and Becky’s home is equipped with a large mezzanine bedroom upstairs which can fit a double bed - although neither one of them can stand up in it due to the low ceilings.
Meanwhile a second bedroom is reached via a wooden ‘bridge’ and is the perfect size for David’s son from a previous relationship, Joss.
The ground floor is fully equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, breakfast bar and seating area all with underfloor heating as standard.
And David says that the shower is even bigger than their former rental home.
Explaining their decision, David says: “We didn't want the burden of a huge mortgage over our heads stealing our freedom so we have never considered buying a conventional house.
“We looked at canal boats and caravans and converted barns and watched so many other YouTubers to get some inspiration before discovering the tiny house scene!
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“There isn't much of a tiny house scene in the uk because planning restrictions are incredibly tight and it's pretty much impossible to live in something that isn't a conventional house which is a real shame. There are some ways around it but we will cover those another time.”
And it seems that the move has been an enormous success as David revealed a year after moving in.
“I don’t have to go to work anymore because the costs are so much lower,” he says.
"I don't have anything negative to say (about the house).
"It's quite a big initial investment but having lived in here an entire year I can honestly say we couldn't be happier."