![]() But then we just started having serious conversations, we'd watch these YouTube videos that people get in the shed houses, like these sheds and turning them into shed houses. And we said, "What is the fastest way that we can have our own little space?" And so initially, we looked at, like, RVs, you know, and we didn't, we did the RV thing for a little while. And then after a year of renting, we realized like okay, $12,000 and we don't own anything, you know, and we wanted to have our own little space. But when we first got married, we started renting. But it was just really expensive, you know, especially in Houston that the market is is extremely expensive, even like now in 2022. So well, when we first got married, you know, we had always wanted to have our own home. Because you know, you see them you see these pre built structures and, you know, always wonder, like, what does it take to convert one into a house? You know, does it work?Īnd so I guess my my first question is just like, you know, why? Why did you choose a shed conversion? So I guess I'm always fascinated by the shed conversions. Adrian and Katherine, welcome to the show. The family of three lives in Houston, Texas. Adrian and Katherine have turned a 16x50 Dirksen shed into a tiny home. Again, that's /THD and use the coupon code tiny for 20% off.Īll right, I am here with Adrian and Katherine Alvarez. Right now I'm offering 20% off any package of Tiny House Decisions for listeners of the show, you can head over to /THD to learn more, and use the coupon code tiny at checkout for 20% off any package. And if you're struggling to just figure out the systems for your tiny house, you know, like how you're going to heat it, how you're going to plumb it, you know, what construction technique are you going to use like SIPs or stick framing or steel framing, Tiny House Decisions will take you through all these processes systematically and help you come up with a design that works for you. It comes in three different packages to help you on your unique Tiny House journey. Tiny House Decisions is a guide that I wish I had when I was building my tiny house. I want to tell you about something that I think will be super helpful as you plan, design and build your tiny house. Shed conversions are their own special animal and Adrian shares things that he wish he knew about shed conversions before starting, and so much more. In this interview, they will share how they bought their $20,000 shed for just $10,000 and then spent very little money converting the rest of the house into a fairly large (for the tiny house world) tiny home for their family of three. My guests, Adrian and Katherine Alvarez have turned a 16x50 Dirksen shed into a tiny home. ![]() If you're trying to build a tiny house on a budget, starting with a pre existing shed can be one of the cheapest ways to do it. I'm your host, Ethan Waldman, and this is episode 210 with Adrian and Katherine Alvarez. ![]() Welcome to the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast, the show where you learn how to plan, build, and live the tiny lifestyle. We did everything that we could to make sure that we were doing things, you know, appropriately and legally. But legally, there was nothing that they could do. And so they tried to stop us from doing it. They didn't like the idea of somebody building, I guess, a house in the backyard, you know. We did have a couple of little issues with some of the neighbors. ![]()
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