2. Draw out all ground plans earlier than you begin the work, and remember about particulars like electrical retailers and lighting fixtures.
On this picture, Stefanie Fisher, one other house proprietor I spoke to, is placing up the partitions of her wagon.
Stefanie Fisher/My Tiny Wagon
A number of of the householders I interviewed harassed the significance of getting a plan that outlines the place the whole lot goes.
Stefanie Fisher, a former realtor who spent $15,000 constructing an 84-square-foot tiny cell house, advised me a ground plan allowed her to construct furnishings with out losing area.
Primarily based on her prior expertise dwelling in a van, Fisher knew how restricted area might be and needed to make sure that she might match all she wanted into her wagon.
An in depth plan can assist to keep away from any potential renovation regrets, too.
Katy Krebs, a Texas mom of two who turned a shed right into a household house with $16,000, mentioned the ground plan ought to specify the little particulars — together with the place {the electrical} retailers and lighting fixtures will likely be.
“We needed our AC within the bed room, nevertheless it ended up being in the lounge,” Krebs mentioned. She did not like the truth that she now had a giant galvanized pipe on her porch, however advised me that it was a reminder to have issues drawn out earlier than beginning work.