hello there, welcome back to my channel, i'm nessa and today i'll talk about my tiny house project again. after having spent lots of time on planning stuff over the last couple of weeks, which i will do a whole video on where i'm going to explain what i did, the next reasonable step seemed to be to to actually have a look at a tiny house in real life. so far i had only looked at them online in videos and photos but it's a wholly different thing to
actually be there and to find out how the sensation of the room is, how i like it or whether it's maybe a bit too small. which is why i made an appointment for a viewing this weekend and went to see a company which builds tiny houses in germany. i also filmed a bit since the manufacturer didn't mind me filming and taking pictures so i can show you guys some bits and pieces and explain from the background
how i liked it, what my impressions were and what i learned from that day for the future. the company is called 'tiny house rheinau' and they are located in southern baden. i went there today, on saturday. they have an open day every month on a saturday where you can stop by and have a look. they usually have several tiny houses on display on that day in various states of building.
(workshop ft. object of desire) today there was only one house to look at because the others which had been finished previously had already been taken by the new owners. the manufacturer was very sorry but i think one still had a good idea about stuff from that one which was there. little sidenote here: this house is almost finished from the inside, on the outside
it's not done yet so don't worry if there's some timber sticking out and stuff. this is not the final version of it. you can see how it's composed - sleeping loft, bathroom and living area, i will show you the video clips here. so, yeah, it's in a pretty, let's say semi-finished state.
a kitchen will be installed and the bathroom is not yet finished, a sink is still missing. furniture will follow. table, chairs, the whole living area. and up in the sleeping loft a mattress will be added, cupboards will be built in and the facility in the back of the house with gas and water tank will be finished as well. as for the sleeping loft, i'm afraid you can't see it
from any perspective i've filmed from, the broad board it not solid so the loft is actually higher than it looks from this perspective. so you actually have more room. still, i'd prefer to put the loft a bit lower since i don't need as much space above my head so i could detract a bit there and add some space to the loft, which is good
because, especially with this gable roof, you're still able to sit straight and move left or right. personally, i prefer shed roofs. the benefit being in this case that i had the most head space on the side on which the ladder was going to be, so either left or right. and there might even be room for one or two small drawers upstairs. the downside is that shed roofs are heavier since the ceiling is a bit higher, so
with houses longer than seven meters that wouldn't work out, only if you're willing to exceed the 3,5 t which i don't plan on doing. in terms of space i noticed right away that i had actually had a pretty realistic concept of it before, judging from all the videos i had watched before which, mark you, had been from tiny houses in the us so they had all been a bit larger and longer
than those in germany, sometimes even higher. so i 'downsized' it a bit in my head while i was watching those videos and now that i was actually standing in one with german measurements the sensation of space was pretty much as i had imagined it to be. the house you can see here was seven meters, so the maximum length you usually build in germany when staying below 3,5 t. the manufacturer promised, though, to have a go at a nine meter house
because he's found ways to save on weight. i'm excited for that since nine meters is a whole different thing. strictly speaking it won't be a nine meter house but eight to eight and a half but the trailer is made for nine meters. what the manufacturer cares about and what i care about too is building with natural materials. the insulation is rock wool, which is fairly acceptable, ecologically speaking. other materials just don't have the necessary thermal resistance
and everything that is made from plastic he doesn't want to use. he uses regional timber which, again, is a good concept. the manufacturer already has a few years of experience and the viewing today really left a positive impression every question i had was answered to my satisfaction. we also talked about the option of self-construction since i plan on building a large part of my tiny house by myself
to save money. he is open to the idea and offers this to self-constructers, that he sees them through, and you can agree on how much help is going to be necessary, how much it's going to cost and how much he's going to contribute. i love the idea and will keep in touch, so let's see how things turn out.
it was a very positive experience today, it was great to be on-site and talk to people with experience in tiny house building and ask them questions and to walk into a tiny house and see the inside. like, do i still want it? and the answer is definitely: yes. so the next step is going to be to plan a bit ahead. i will probably have to do a floor plan and think about what's necessary, what do i want to have,
and this is going to decide about the cost and how much i can do by myself. how long is it going to take to have enough money, since, like i said, i don't have that much, those are the things i have to think about in the nearer future. the manufacturer also promised me to have a look at my floor plan and give some advice if the way i plan it is
alright in his opinion or if i need to change some things, and how we might work together to make this dream come true. this is no ad but i still want to encourage everyone who's thinking about building a tiny house to go and see a manufacturer. my experience was really positive, the company is very friendly and the area
is great so the trip is worth it. they have an open day every month, so plenty of opportunities to go there and have a look. and it really was interesting to see how many people came and had very detailled plans, and very diverse as well. some plan to take it abroad to use it for rent, some want to change everything about their life and move somewhere else and use the tiny house as a starting point.
and it's a great feeling to see that you're part of a movement that's only beginning to grow in germany. i definitely agree with the manufacturer: there's a lot more to come over the next years and it's nice to be there from the beginning and to plan my own project. the next steps are obvious: i'll tend to floor plans and decide what i need and want and i will, end of june, attend another viewing
i had talked about earlier. i will have a look at an upgraded circus wagon, as you call it. that's the other option for me, and then i will decide after that which of the two concepts i like more, and if i stick with a tiny house i will start planning in detail. i will film all of this, so how do i make my floor plans, what was the idea behind it,
what does my house need to offer for me. i'll see you in the next video, i hope you liked it. if you have any questions concerning tiny houses which i might be able to answer just leave a comment. i'd love to hear from you! see you in the next one, ciao!