This week we spoke with Laura LaVoie about the tiny house movement. Owning one herself, she was able to give us a rundown on exactly what a tiny house is; the many of the advantages and disadvantages of owning one, and the unique struggle it is to downsize from a "normal" size household to life in 120 square feet. Laura also talks with us about why some cities seem to be much more opposed to tiny houses than Asheville; how Asheville might learn from tiny house friendly cities; and what the future may hold for tiny house hopefuls in both Asheville as well as all of Buncombe county.

While there is no concrete definition of a 'tiny' home, a house built to be less than 500 square feet is considered to be a tiny house. Many tiny homes are often built on trailers so that they can easily be transported. Each tiny home is built exactly like a traditional stick built home, just on a much smaller scale. Learn all of this and more in this episode of Finding Asheville. 

Visit Laura's blog, Life In 120 Square Feet: http://www.120squarefeet.com

Learn more about the Asheville Small Home Advocacy Committee: https://www.facebook.com/AshevilleSHAC/

Wishbone Tiny Homes, a tiny house builder in West Asheville: http://www.wishbonetinyhomes.com

 

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