Man Builds Tiny Home ADU for $60K & Shares Free Plans + FULL TOUR
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Derek is a builder who is absolutely obsessed with affordable housing and ADUs (accessory dwelling units). In this video he gives us a full tour of his small full-time home in Oregon, which is a beautiful, minimalist 524 square foot space that he built in 90 days for $60K USD. Derek believes in collaboration instead of competition, and so he shares his blueprints, shopping lists, and loads of tips and resources for free on his website and on UA-cam (links below). He also believes that affordable housing doesn't have to be built with cheap materials, so he uses solid wood floors, granite countertops, slate tiles, metal roofing, and more because they'll end up costing less over time than if he used cheap materials and had to replace them more frequently.
You can follow and find out more about That ADU Guy here:
/ @thataduguy
/ thataduguy
You can get more information and free ADU plans on Derek's website here:
thataduguy.com/free-adu-plans/
And you can check out Derek's video series called "How to Build an ADU with Cost Breakdown" here:
• How To Build an ADU
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Thanks for watching! You can follow and find out more about That ADU Guy here:
www.youtube.com/@ThatADUGuy
instagram.com/thataduguy/
You can get more information and free ADU plans on Derek's website here:
thataduguy.com/free-adu-plans/
And you can check out Derek's video series called "How to Build an ADU with Cost Breakdown" here:
ua-cam.com/play/PLjrDAf0tOC6p_CaPFv538IpfwmC-3kJTA.html
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It’s such a rarity to find someone who is not in business just for the dollars. I admire the fact that you share your plans for free. We need more people like you in this world!
Just sharing the process. Thank you!
He's a blessing. He does mind his plans for free 🆓. He is passionate about his work and he is trying to actually help the tiny house 🏡 movement.
We don't deserve him. I wish you a long life and good health, so you can help more people.
Thanks for sharing your experience, blueprints, shopping lists, and loads of tips and resources for free on your website. This is very generous !!!
Our pleasure. It's a team effort for sure!
Wow, Derek is such a star for open-sourcing this! 😃And $60k in 2024 is a stunning price for such a functional and spacious home (especially including good quality materials). Kudos! 👏👏👏 9:14 The practicality, fire resistance, and wheel chair accessibility of the front yard is so appreciated. Thank you for sharing! : - ) ❤
The fact that you use good materials, they are also healthy! No poisons is very important. Thank you.
Thanks! We take great care in using quality materials that are the least harmful to people and the earth.
Do you know how wonderful you are for being this kind in sharing your process for nothing with us? This is going to change so many people's perspectives and life just because you made it freely available to them. Thank you so very much. I see you, you bright beautiful heart you! 😊
"Collaboration, not competition!" Awesome way to live. Thank you for your generosity of spirit in sharing all of this precious information and expertise. Most folks would charge for what you freely share. 🙏
Thanks so much for watching! Derek's plans are available here if you're interested:
thataduguy.com/free-adu-plans/
Thanks for the feedback. No housing option is perfect, but the fact that zoning laws are changing to allow multi fam housing on lots that have only allowed a single house for decades, is a good thing.
don't give the naysayers too much credit
there are turds who are subbed to this channel just so they can dump on any dwelling that doesn't meet their specific preferences
Beautiful ADU, btw. I really like what you did with the place.
Thanks for the backup 😊@@bleh329
This happened in my mom's old neighborhood where they allowed people to build apartments or two houses. The parking was and still is a nightmare. The neighbors got together and went to the City and demanded it be rescinded. The City agreed the parking is out of control, and now you can only convert your garage but you have to provide parking for the residents on the property as well.
Get rid of the ladder, build storage-capable compact stairs, and add a safety railing upstairs,and wow, this is such a versatile design for even older people!
I had a chalet of similar design and the previous owner put in a circular staircase. Worked just fine.
Copy, thank you for the feedback
I agree - a lot of ADU would be required for older people. There is space near the bathroom to build a proper stairs. Also I would put up a full wall at the attic space since the middle is 7 foot high.
Well said, exactly what I was thinking of. 🎉🎉🎉
I agree with that, I am old and crusty, and on dialysis. Lose a bit of space in the living room for stairs would be okay with me.
Solving the housing problem AND sharing how you did it - (for free) with the intention of helping others is amazing!
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
FINALLY.......someone willing to share it all for the sake of others. Kudos to you. Love it. Only addition I'd make is use the space opposite the kitchen. by bathroom. Pantry, cleaning closet for broom, vacuum, etc. Nice job.
🎉 yes, more storage is always a win. Thanks for the kind words and for watching.
! ! ! MAGNIFICENT ! ! !
Not Only the House, But the Project of This Great Man Who, No Matter What Happens,
Has Already Left His Legacy With His Willingness to Build and, Most Importantly, to Share !
🎉🎉 thanks Edson !
If you put a slanted roof on it, you could incorporate stairs opposite the kitchen and put the laundry under them, gaining closet space in the lower room. I hate heights and ladders so that space would be unusable for me in its current form.
There's already a wasted corner between the kitchen, bathroom, and ladder. He could have made a spiral staircase in that space and had something static that would be a lot sturdier and less annoying because it doesn't have to move.
Thanks Mat. I like this concept much better than the standard Tiny Home. This design has a lot of room for changes inside. One could easily add a granite top island in the kitchen with seating on the outside. It is probably worth spending the money to have a multi-functional clothing storage unit built into the left side of the closet. No one design is fit for everyone but this layout can easily work for singles, couples, and even seniors. Brilliant!
🎉 many changes can be made to the floorplan based on user and needs.
Its good and refreshing to see, a busniness doing quality work, helping their niehghbor, still making a proft, without being greedy.
I agree, use good quality materials or products to start.
Thank you I will share your sight with people, MrADU Guy. Like the design, simole, spacious, effiencent, looks good to.
Thanks for the kind words Allen!
Love everything about this. His values and generosity in sharing everything. I think a little more storage is needed on the inside for coats and things. There was a space between the kitchen and the bathroom (right side of screen) where this could be accomplished. Also, not a fan of the whole ladder concept up to the loft. That's doable if you're a young person, not so much for the older folks. I'm sure with his ingenuity and skills he could come up with an alternative. But again, really love what he's doing. He's to be commended.
Great design ideas, thank you!
I really love the tiny house movement.
That being said...
I watched one of the tiny house construction shows in which the builders specialized in building tiny houses on wheels so that the house could be moved to wherever the owners wanted it.
However, one of the houses had slideouts, like many RVs. That made me wonder, "Why not just buy an RV?" After all, they maximize space and storage, like a tiny house, and they're energy efficient. And the folks who build their own tiny houses always go considerably over budget, enough that they could have bought a nice RV.
Then I see a video like this, with a tiny house built on a permanent foundation. I ask, "Why not get a mobile home (now they're called manufactured homes) and put it on a permanent foundation?" Where I live, there are plenty of MHs set up that way on privately owned pieces of land, not in a MH park. They have all of the modern conveniences, and they're energy efficient. You can even add on solar panels and other nifty gadgets to improve their efficiency.
There even used to be a company called Jim Walter Homes who built MHs on permanent foundations on a regular piece of land.
I've lived in a MH (14x68) for 34 years. 2 bedrooms (one with a walk-in closet), 2 full baths, spacious living room, good-sized kitchen (with a breakfast nook instead of a dining room), walk-in pantry, laundry room, low utility bills, and a small, easy to care for yard.
MHs today are not like they used to be, barely holding together with Scotch tape and prayer. They're sturdy houses built to last. I bought mine from someone who'd owned it for 3 years , and she bought it new. That means that my MH is 37 years old, and it's still going strong (even after going through 2 hurricanes).
Great info, thank you. MHs are a great housing option!
@jimgilbert9984,
For clarity, there IS difference between a 'mobile home' and 'manufactured home'. A mobile home is not permanently fixed on a foundation, so that it may be moved to another location, hence "mobile"__and is usually only allowed to be in a mobile home 'park'. Whereas, a manufactured home is one that has each component of the building(walls, ceiling, roof, etc.)manufactured separately in a plant, thereafter, delivered to, and constructing them on, a foundation at the home site. And, yes__manufactured homes are much more durable than mobile homes.
At the same time, the ADUs this 'guy' is building use the same high-quality construction materials you would use to build a quality-consructed 'regular' home__the other 2 types generally do not. And I, for one, would prefer having 'real' wood floors than the newer alternatives. 😺
Many, many, places don't allow MH within the city limits unless you are in a trailer park. If you want to see a hostile town council meeting just bring up that subject. People still have the vision of the older MHs, in their heads, and are very defensive of their property values.
My own town doesn't allow them. You can put in a manufactured home, but it has to be assembled on site. i.e. modular homes. That eliminates anything that ever had wheels, no matter how well you disguise it after it's in place.
@@debracisneroshhp2827 The industry has decided that "mobile home" is a dirty name. They are now calling them "manufactured homes" as well. It has really muddied the waters. To me anything that is built on a frame and has had wheels is a mobile home and a manufactured home is how you describe.
my take is that MHs will be classified as dwellings, no diff than a standard house. That is would our state did.
Looks amazing! 60k is very doable, especially when one does the majority of the labor.
We really like this house. We like the openness of it. Thank you Matt and Danielle for sharing this story. We hope both of you are doing well. ❤
Our pleasure! Thank you! :) :)
THIS is the kind of radical solution focused content I've been missing. For the last 5 years it's been a lot of custom, one-off, often very expensive projects that are from builders who disproportionately cater to folks who have the cash for traditional homes. I want revolutionary housing ideas. No, this isn't viable in my area but in time I think it may be. I love how the resources are made available and how PRACTICAL and lovely the resulting dwelling is.
THANK YOU so much for introducing me to this creator.
So glad this story resonated with you! The housing crisis is so complex, it's gonna take a lot of different initiatives to fix it :)
Here's a link to Derek's channel: www.youtube.com/@ThatADUGuy
So well planned out, giving the home a light and airy feel to it! This is perfect! ❤
In a way, your home is my dream home. You are living a life of great integrity. Hats off to you.
@ThatADUGuy
For the loft that is a bedroom/living space instead of just storage, an optional pull-down staircase with hand rails and loft guard rails to prevent drunk and/or still sleepy people from falling to the ground floor would seem prudent.
Good points, thank you.
"Collaboration, not competition" ❤❤
Tiny house !!! Its probably as big as my house here in the UK which I consider plenty big with 2 bedrooms living room and kitchen .
Seriously? I have a 3,600 square foot house and feel it’s not big enough. I can’t imagine living in anything smaller. Is the size of your home a standard size in the UK? Are all/most homes that small there?
Homes in the United States are larger than those in many other parts of the world. The average single-family home in the U.S. is around 2,500 square feet.
@@vanessahornsby1811 ,
If you don't have a large family there's really no 'great' reason for so much sq. footage__speaking from experience, as I used to have a 7bdrm., 3fl. plus full, finished basement with 2nd. kitchen, and 3 1/2 bthrms., plus attic space, on a 151' x 50' lot, with detatched garage. Just so much more to clean and maintain. 😛 Sure, it was nice to have a sewing room, a playroom and separate train room for my 2 sons, an office for my (ex)husband...but "I" was the only one doing the housework, many times, the yard work, too! 💩
I used to like the idea of a large home with a room for each person and for hobbies/pets/storage, however, over the years, discovering and learning more about smaller houses, like cottages/bungalos, I'm pretty sure somewhere between 500 and 800sq. ft. is the perfect size for 1 - 3bdrm. home for 1 - 3 persons__with outdoor spaces for gardening, and other activities as a bonus! 💖🙌😺
I’m blown away. Derek, you are a smart, hardworking, passionate and generous man on a mission. As a fellow carpenter/ builder, I truly appreciate and admire just how fantastic the work and the price point on this build is. Thank you for open sourcing this. You are a gem 💎
Hi Henry! It is a team effort, not just me. Thank you!!
Love that the loft is 7 feet; it's amazing to be able to stand up in there! The only con I can see is that ladder to go the the loft. As I get older... this is starting to look more like an issue. But if there's some way to add a proper staircase and keeping most of the design & finishes: this is a bang up ADU!!!
🎉🎉 stair plan in the works
THANK YOU That ADU Guy, your generosity is a glory.
We need more towns/cities to embrace ADU's
Yes! 🎉🎉🎉 It starts a local meetings and town halls. When the people show up and make public comment, zoning laws change. AARP has a great national model ADU code cities can start with.
They would complain about the poor people
@@Dirt-FermerThat is a bummer
@@ThatADUGuy it is but that’s what suburban people think like half the time.
truth
in Portland 60k would be just the building permits and feasibility study..
Ouch! At one point Portland had a program that eliminated fees. It would be great if they continued that program. 🎉
@@ThatADUGuy Portland still does have that Adu program that eliminates those dees!
@@EMSpdx❤
What an awesome guy and build as well. That ADU is very spacious and laid out very well.
This is a awesome idea. As long as some things can change. I love that you're not in business just to make money
You are such a kind and compassionate person for sharing this! Most builders are all about the money and cheaply built homes. I admire your honesty has so many builders discourage anyone from buying there own homes. Now, if we can get the financial institutions to help cut out builders and eliminate the high cost of building to make it more obtainable for young families and older people that don’t have the financial means to acquire a home of there own. Bravo to you.!
A long hard fight to bring prices down. Thanks for your thoughtful responce.
Beautiful. I am grateful that someone is sharing their plans as the need to duplicate this is greatly needed. Hats off to you.
I like this guy’s non competition attitude. The sleeping loft is fine for people who are fit and healthy. Then move downstairs if you start feeling wobbly…
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As many have said, stairs a needed option. Not just pull down stairs, a genuine, accessible staircase. So many options with what to put under staircase-storage, bookshelves etc.. Hope you design one! Would love to see it. Thanks
I have been trying to downsize in Texas for YEARS. Zoning laws have prevented me from moving forward. This is so encouraging!
Thank you sir ❤
It’s STUNNING!!
After leaving a very abusive 15 year relationship with our daughter 6 years ago, who is now a 17 year old teen amazing daughter ❤ we can no longer afford a home (I’ve always owned homes, but with one income it’s no longer possible to even afford a one bedroom older apartment). I love my gardening landscaping. So does my daughter But I fear I’ll never have that again. I actually wonder now if I did the right thing leaving I can’t believe I’m saying this but housing is so devastating right now.
To see people like you doing what you are gives me HOPE!!
THANK YOU
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So hard to hear shares like this. Housing is so key to healthy living. Sending you good housing vibes.
Just a suggestion...I live in a Christian farming community where we built our own houses on shared land...no one owns anything...quite a change, and the freedom and simplicity within the community make it really worthwhile...
The two most important rooms the kitchen and the bathroom! For me the bathroom is number one, hell I can sleep in a small corner but take a crap in a small space is unheard of! Your bathroom theory is bogus and shows you have a lot to learn! The majority of Americans are big boned! Always make sure the bathroom is big and spacious! 😊
I love that you can stand in the loft
Ladder is a barrier to accessibility but a fold out staircase would solve that and save space
Good feedback. Many people have said this. I need to change it on some of the builds.
I wish they could do this in every state. I'm single and would love a small home like this. I will be looking to build one myself in the future. Thank you for the video.
Thank you for watching! I hope ADUs are allowed in your state eventually :)
This is such a steal for what it is, I have a mrs and a kid and we could easily live there.
People will complain about ladders then after that complain about stairs so theres no winning when it comes to lofts or even 2 storey buildings.
Love this. Beautiful and so affordable - what's not to love?
I mean, it's not really for people with physical disabilities, who need to use the bathroom while under sleep inertia (seriously, a fucking ladder? I'm surprised that's even legal), who have families.
It's a really nice garage taking up space where a house should be, meaning fixing the horrible shortsighted use of space will require tearing it down and putting in a higher density dwelling. May have well as fallen for the horrible shipping container home meme. At least those are easier to pick up and move.
This isn't a fix for our housing crisis, it's a symptom.
The collaboration mind set is amazing! Way to make positive changes!
It’s nice when the bathroom feels like a spa. You can put the, washer and dryer, in the bathroom, to create, the spa feel of a larger bathroom.
Great input, thank you. We are always learning based on what others want.
This is needed in so many areas! Thanks for sharing all this! I have been looking for land for quite some time to downsize and this is a great layout!
This little ADU is super cool.
@6:27 - Same logic I used for my van build. When you're trying to maximize efficiency of a living space, it's worth considering how much time in the day you spend in each area. For the bathroom, I spend probably 20-30 minutes a day at most, between the daily shower and toilet use.
For this reason, in my van build the shower pan was in the floor, and hidden when not in use. With a shower curtain that wraps fully around when it's needed. Otherwise, that space shares real-estate as the entry way to the van, with a foldable countertop where the 3-burner cook top goes when I need to cook meals.
Love it!
What a great man you are!!!
You are making a change for so many!!!
Thank you for all of your ideas….and sharing them.
May our Lord bless you🙏
This is exactly the type of thing I am looking for. My current home is about 800 sf too large (too many unused rooms and the living room is huge). Add a staircase and replace the tub with a ada friendly shower and its perfect!
Beautiful little house. Reminds me of affordable workforce housing from the 30s and 40s, which used to be little cottages just like this one. For anyone who owns their own detached house with a little-used backyard, building an affordable ADU and selling it off is one of the most impactful things you can do to help someone else, and you might make some money off of your underutilized land in the process. Find out if your municipality supports these options, and if not, push for them to be made legal.
🎉🎉🎉🎉 Great share, awesome to hear this take on housing.
May I make some suggestions? Make the ladder going to The loft a little wider and have it stretch out a little further so the angle isn't quite so steep and then if you put one of those beds that folds flat against the wall in your office it becomes a functioning bedroom also
Great feedback, thank you ❤
@@ThatADUGuy I built a few houses from the ground up when was the 1200 sq ft that only cost the owner$30 a month for gas
that sounds affordable
Awesome video, I LOVE it! Your price is better than the "tiny houses" that are the rave now! Thanks for sharing 🙏
Wow, best construction, what an unselfish approach, you are amazingly blessed. Thank you!
Derek is a hero!
🎉🎉🎉
We downsized into an RV a year ago, and if the RV park is ever bought, this design would be great for us!
I really like that space. Nice and open, despite the low square footage, light and airy. Exactly the sort of space I'd like for myself.
Same! Thanks for watching :)
Beautiful home!!! I cant do ladders so id sleep downstairs, perfect home!!
I love the whole concept ❤❤❤good luck 🎉
I absolutely love this home!!
Thank you Derek! I love that you are collaborating rather than competing. Excellent! And very inspiring.
We are wanting something about 1000sf. All one level. Beautiful love the covered patio too!
This is a way nicer alternative than infilling with a huge condo complex which is happening in Southern California sadly. Too many people in a small area creates chaos but it's really good for the developers. $$$
What a well thought out, and lovely, plan. Thank you!
It would be easy to customize too. I'd definitely need a back door.
Yes, the floorplan can be changed to fit many needs.
This is a really great idea and wonderful that someone like you is doing this! Definitely benefiting so many people with this
Thank you so much for watching :) :)
Derek's channel is here if you want to take a peek:
www.youtube.com/@ThatADUGuy
I'm obsessed with that house and that man. WOW.
A friend of housing is a friend of ours 😊
I could live in this. Just not in somebody’s yard. $60,000 to build is actually darn good. However, If you got rid of the hardwood, stone counters and high end appliances and went for affordable alternatives you’d cut like $10,000 off the cost.
Yeah buy some land and just build it on there. Still way more affordable than a traditional sfh. I've seen several ppl do that where I live.
You are right on with your pricing. We have found that tenants want those finishes in our market.
It looks so much bigger than it is! They did a wonderful job!
Thank you. Team effort for sure.
This is better for the environment because it reduces human sprawling - using land that doesn’t require more deforestation etc
This house is awesome. I sure wish he had this in Northern Virginia. Thanks for sharing and praying that you will have much success.
I really want to build my own place. I cannot afford it. And I suck at building myself. However you have given me a lot of hope. I will definitely keep watching. Maybe I will learn a thing or two.
I love the pay up front for quality. So often, ADUs are either luxuroius or cheaply built. A balance can be met for lower cost of ownership. Headed over to give a follow.
Great to hear this feedback, thank you!
The house is gorgeous!
Lovely generous man. Thank you!
Long walk to bathroom if bedroom is downstairs (even upstairs, but thats definitely not for older folks). I would move washer and dryer to barhroom.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, that is how we improve our design.
@@ThatADUGuy Thanks. You could consider designing and offering a senior, resp. disabled, version.
Thank you for all you do. This work is so important. Thank you for providing the information and help you provide.
Our pleasure, thankful that EA is sharing with such a great audience.🎉
⭐⭐⭐⭐ If I only could find a small property at a decent price, I would purchase your kit and build us a house like yours. Thank you for sharing this video.
Superb! we need more people like him!!!
Kudos to Derek!
Agreed! Thanks so much for watching!!
Inspirational for those looking at co-housing arrangements ✨️ thank you
I’ve seen some prefab homes listed for sale on Zillow or Redfin for mighty fine prices (like 160K or lower). But the problem is, they are always built within a community of other similarly styled prefabs where they end up charging you like five hundred to over a thousand extra for just the land rent alone. So superficially, you will end up paying a lot more than the listed price because of that. It’s as if nobody wants you to get away with buying a good, cheap, and affordable new house.
I like it but; a ladder is not a proper way to access a living space. The upper space needs a railing, that will never pass inspection in Canada
Yes, this is permitted storage
I love everything about this house except the washer dryer in the bedroom /office. We lived in a 2 bedroom home with the washer dryer in one of the bedrooms and found out there was mold in the floor below the washer as well as the 2 walls next to the washer. It cost a small fortune to get rid of the mold and rebuilding the walls. I will never go through that again not only was it expensive to fix and rebuild it we got so sick because of the black mold medical bills were ridiculous.
Wow Derek! Fantastiic! That's the sensible way of thinking.You do a lot of good
I'm age 73. This is what I need when I can no longer stay in my condo and need to downsize yet again. When my IRA savings is used up I will have to sell my condo and live on that income for the rest of my life. A $60,000 EDU is the perfect option. The only snag is I will be too old to climb that ladder so would need another kind of access to the loft.
Thank you, this was really helpful. Love your passion and dedication. Well done.
amazing work, what a guy
I feel the shower in the bathtub is a hassle. Once you get to advanced years, getting in and out of bathtub is a problem. The loft is very high, but the ladder is a nightmare.
Should consider moving the washer dryer to the kitchen or stacked in the bathroom. You want appliances that will eventually leak and let do let off fumes to be in a place that is suited for it. I would swap out heating pumps for underfloor heating. They should also look into proper tiny home stair designs, where usually people use stairs/draw/closets to get to their loft area. Still great work!
This is wonderful! Bravo 👏 Are ADUs restricted in height and footprint? If expanded a bit to two bedrooms, this could be a great model for small families!
Many cities cap size at 800-1000sqft or 75% of the primary dwelling.
Really like that kitchen! I couldn't use the loft for storage since I'm clutzy but that pocket room would be great. So pretty.
Perfection. Sign me up!
Good for college students. 😊
love that you mention firewire landscaping
Fire is a real issue in so many areas. ❤
Love this! Ideal size for 1 person! Good layout
This is brilliant and also kind. The house is just lovely -- very livable. The only thing I could see changing is the ladder to the loft. For many older people (like myself), ladders just don't work, even if the loft is just for storage. Perhaps you could come up with a stair option. It would intrude on the openness but it might be worth it.
Great advice, thank you.
Absolutely love this especially the kitchen.You need to bring this to Memphis TN ? Exclude the loft for me because my joints dont all me to climb like many seniors.
love everything about this, keep up the good work!
This is great! Thank you for your talent and kindness. 🙏