Ask the Builder: Why Tiny Houses Are Big, Bad Ideas

Living in a tiny house on your own might be doable but add in another person and you could have trouble.
Ask the Builder: Why Tiny Houses Are Big, Bad Ideas
This is a tiny house built on a trailer frame. It’s nearly identical in size to any common travel camper. Would you like to live out your life in a home this small? Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS
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I live in central New Hampshire on the west shore of Lake Winnisquam. This is the third-largest lake in the state. I kayak on the crystal-clear water as often as possible. The state owns the 7.2 square miles of water, but citizens own any islands that dot the lake.

Due east of my boat dock is a very small island that is less than 2,000 square feet in size. It’s about 50 feet in diameter. On this island is a tiny house. Several years ago, I was kayaking on a glorious summer day and saw the owners outside eating lunch sitting at a picnic table near their dock.

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