Since June 15, 1976, manufactured homes (mobile homes or trailers) were constructed to meet Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards and issued a red HUD tag, a certification label. You cannot retrofit an older trailer and get a HUD tag. Technically, trailers constructed prior to …
If you are looking for land to build on, or planning to build on land you or your family already own, you need to be sure of the zoning. Even if you checked before, make sure that the zoning hasn’t changed. There are also costs …
If you are thinking about a Tiny House, there are some things you really need to find out early in making your plan. Building Codes and Zoning affect what you can do. No matter where you live, your local Building Code is the standard of …
It doesn’t matter whether you are going to build a house from scratch, buy a manufactured home or a pre-fab or modular home, no matter what size it is, you have to worry about sewage. If city sewage hookups are available, it’s easy. But if …
This cute Park Model cottage with an addition has two bedrooms, plus a loft. The bathroom has normal-sized fixtures and the kitchen is practical. It is in Flat Rock, North Carolina, all set up and ready to move in. Want a tour? Sedona Park Model …
What are front-loaded homes? They are narrow houses with the front on the narrow end. Many tiny houses are front-load. Often they have a front porch. The photo at the top of this page, the birthplace of Elvis Presley, is a front-loaded house with a …
Right after I wrote a post answering a question about how to come up with interior plans for a house only 12-feet wide, this house showed up on Facebook Market Place. It is a Stone Harbor Tiny Home made by Champion Home Builders. 1 Bed …
There are a lot of dangers to Rent to Own. Is there a safe way to rent to own? What are some other options? Scams All of the ads I have seen lately for Rent to Own are scams. It is not very hard to …
We have some of the pricing for the things that are not on the Tuff Shed Build-a-Quote Configurator. Right now there is a 41% off promotion that applies to the loft, windows, house wrap, vents, and doors. I thought 41% off was pretty random, but …
We went to the new Tuffshed store that just opened in Greenville, SC to talk to them in person about adding garage with a workshop upstairs. We found that Tuffshed has eight Premier Barn Garage sizes with a base price under $25,000. Which 2-Story TuffShed …
