The big dream of owning a home: For Thorsten Thane (48) it will soon become reality.
The Waldramer is building a tiny house out of an old circus wagon on 25 square meters.
Now all he needs is a parking space.
Waldramer Thorsten Thane has built a tiny house out of an old circus wagon.
He built almost everything in his future home himself.
Now Thorsten Thane is just missing one parking space.
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When you step into Thorsten Thane's restored circus wagon, the first thing you can smell is the unmistakable smell of freshly processed wood.
The Waldramer is currently fulfilling his dream of owning a home on the 25 square meters.
Two years ago he bought the eleven-meter-long aluminum car.
Except for the chassis, the 48-year-old tore off everything - and restored it.
Waldramer builds a tiny house out of an old circus wagon
A look inside the car shows: With the exception of the missing furnishings, almost everything is now ready.
Thane stands in the middle of the light-flooded room and looks around proudly.
“I still have to paint or paper the walls.
Insulation and external facade are also missing.
Then it's ready. ”He points his finger to the right, into the future living area.
He knows exactly what everything should look like: next to the entrance door there is a pellet wood stove, in the corner a sofa bed and a fold-down television on the wooden beams.
Thane has been campaigning for the small houses for a long time.
But the American cult film "Harold and Maude" inspired the Waldramer to create his extraordinary tiny house.
The protagonist Maude lives there in a railroad car.
“I really liked that.
I really wanted something like that. ”Since the wagons are rather unwieldy, the self-employed decided on the circus wagon.
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The future living area: The connection for the pellet stove can be seen on the right in the picture.
© Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss
Now he points with his head to the left, towards the kitchen area.
“I built the kitchenette out of a workbench.
And the stove comes from the shipbuilding industry and runs on bioethanol, ”he reveals with satisfaction.
“So that's super sustainable.” Thane is neither a trained carpenter nor a carpenter.
"But 96 percent of everything I built myself."
What he didn't know, he watched on YouTube videos - and just tried it out.
A major challenge awaited him right from the start: erecting the roof and walls.
“This step had to be done in one go, as long as it wasn't raining.” He toiled with a few helpers for three days - then it was done.
I like when objects tell stories.
Thorsten Thane
A narrow corridor leads to the sleeping area.
In front of it a sliding door leads into the bathroom: an outhouse with a Route 66 toilet lid on one side, opposite the shower and sink.
Incidentally, the said sliding door is popular: it is a discarded film prop from the film studio of the crime series "Hubert ohne Staller".
“The door was completely shattered, but I liked it so much that I restored it,” says Thane, who works in the film industry.
"I like it when objects tell a story."
It has been around three months since the 48-year-old cut the first bar for his tiny house.
But doing it yourself also has advantages: “I know exactly which part is installed where.” Thane's commitment also pays off financially: “When I move in, the tiny house cost me around 20,000 euros.”
Now Thane is just missing one parking space
Speaking of moving in, he still lacks the key to happiness: a parking space.
“In theory, I could move in at the end of September.
But getting a permit is incredibly complicated, ”admits Thane.
On Facebook he started a search for a building plot to lease or a larger garden.
“Maybe someone has a big garden and can no longer do it alone.
I can help with that. "
Initial reactions: “Some wrote to me that they didn't have anything suitable, but that they think it's great and wish me good luck.” There was also very promising news.
“Who knows, maybe I'll find my location soon.” But that's all he wants to reveal yet.
Thorsten Thane has been committed to tiny houses for a long time. Last summer he fought for a tiny house village in the Geltinger brickworks. But the Geretsrieder city council rejected it.
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