Hi Jamie - building a small house is no different from building a large one, from a regulatory perspective. There are so many more requirements for building a fixed foundation dwelling than one on wheels - wastewater design, wastewater infrastructure, bushfire rating, biodiversity reports, drafting and design, engineering, building surveying, surveying, soil testing and the list goes on and on. I would estimate to build the smallest house possible would cost at least 3x the cost of the tiny house + 3-4x longer in time...
Really interesting, and how frustrating the regulatory system!
I'm wondering how building, and applying for a conventional small home compares, and why that was not a choice?o
I enjoy all your writing.
Hi Jamie - building a small house is no different from building a large one, from a regulatory perspective. There are so many more requirements for building a fixed foundation dwelling than one on wheels - wastewater design, wastewater infrastructure, bushfire rating, biodiversity reports, drafting and design, engineering, building surveying, surveying, soil testing and the list goes on and on. I would estimate to build the smallest house possible would cost at least 3x the cost of the tiny house + 3-4x longer in time...
Thanks. Even worse than I suspected!
No wonder there's a housing crisis when you have to 'make it worth your while, and expense', to build anything : /
Yes. It also helps explain why so many houses built today are generic and cheaply built - so many costs are absorbed elsewhere.