Episode 48 – Tiny Home Renovations

Cover graphic for Talking Home Renovations episode 48, "Tiny Home Renovations?" The background is a photo of a tiny wooden house by a pond, surrounded by green trees and grass.

If you’re looking for a tiny house, is it best to build your own, buy a pre-made house or find one to renovate? Are tiny home renovations a good idea? In this week’s episode tiny house specialist Ethan Waldman joins me to discuss these questions and more.
Somehow I was surprised to learn that the majority of new tiny house owners are retirees these days.

A tiny wooden house in the woods in the winter, the result of a tiny home renovation.
Ethan’s tiny house in the snow. Photo by Oliver Parini

About our guest:

Ethan Waldman is a tiny house author, speaker, and teacher. He built his own tiny house on wheels in 2012, and has been passionately helping future tiny house dwellers on their own journeys ever since. Ethan’s guide, Tiny House Decisions, has helped thousands of readers answer the big questions about tiny houses and plan each system in their future home. He’s also the creator and host of the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast, a show that brings you conversations with tiny house luminaries, builders, and DIYers. Ethan and his wife Ann live in their tiny house part-time in Northern Vermont.

Visit his website and read more about tiny home renovations at thetinyhouse.net.

The interior of a tiny house, showing the kitchen and living area. Its windows are bright and most of the surfaces are light-colored wood.
The lofted sleeping area of the tiny house, paneled with light wood, under the gable.
The kitchen of the tiny house, with a double sink and a spice rack.

Interior shots of Ethan’s tiny house. Photos by Rikki Snyder.

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