After more than a decade building homes as big as 4,000 square feet, Andrew Pleban shrank his business in 2009 to focus on tiny homes. Ive always had a fascination with smaller dwellings, he says. Anybody can build big, but to build small and be able to fit everything into that size and still have it be aesthetically pleasing is an intriguing challenge.
Aerial plan views show the interior of the Nashville, one of American Tiny House Company’s models.
People are scaling down and looking for a more simple way of life, he says. They are realizing they dont need all the things they have accumulated over the years. How much stuff do you really need to live comfortably? Think of all the wasted heating and cooling and the unused space in a typical 2,000-square-foot house.
The cost of utilities in a tiny home is negligible, he says, and they require practically no maintenance. An added bonus is youre not paying property taxes because they are so small. You have more money left over to spend on you, he says.
