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At just 22 and 23 years old, Alex and Harrison designed and built a beautifully refined DIY tiny house on wheels in Australia — learning resilience, problem solving, and perseverance along the way.

In this episode of Candid Tiny House, they share the full story behind their lightweight tiny house build, including planning their trailer size, building outdoors on a nature strip, managing strong winds during construction, transport costs, insurance, budgeting, finding land in the Blue Mountains NSW, and adapting to tiny house living.

They also discuss material choices including charred cedar shou sugi ban cladding, timber framing, grey water management, composting toilets, and the emotional realities of burnout and maintaining momentum through a long DIY build.

This episode is packed with practical advice for anyone interested in:
• DIY tiny house builds in Australia
• Tiny house trailers and lightweight design
• Tiny house budgeting and transport costs
• Tiny house parking and renting land
• Composting toilets and grey water systems
• Minimalist living and alternative housing
• First-time owner builders and resilience

Alex shares:
“Rest when you need it — rest is really productive.”

And Harrison reflects on how the build strengthened his mindset:
“You realise everything has a solution and it doesn’t have to ruin the whole day.”

Whether you're dreaming of building a tiny house, already deep in your build, or simply curious about alternative housing in Australia, this episode offers honest insight into the challenges and rewards of creating a tiny home from scratch.

👉 Online Course Alex & Harrison found very helpful: https://www.tinyhouseuniversity.com.au/courses/how-to-build-a-tiny-house

👉 See Alex and Harrion's Tiny House Trailer: https://fredstinyhouses.com.au/trailer/8-meter-flat-top-trailer-hot-dip-galvanized-triaxle-2-4m-wide-4500kg-rated/

👉 Architect: Lucy Hayward [email protected]

👉 Composting Toilet: https://ecoflo.com.au/product/nature-loo-alectura-premium/

👉 Tiny House Towing Service: https: //www.recoveryrescue.com.au/

👉 RV Lite Hardwood Ply: https://forest.one/rv-lite-hardwood-ply

Music by Scott Buckley.