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Holiday home in the garden: what you need to consider when it comes to the costs of a tiny house

2023-02-02T09:54:11.060Z


Do you have a small plot of land and want to build a holiday home on it? Maybe a tiny house is just the right thing. What costs you can incur.


Do you have a small plot of land and want to build a holiday home on it?

Maybe a tiny house is just the right thing.

What costs you can incur.

If you can't afford your own holiday home, then maybe at least a tiny house.

The small houses are available in a wide variety of designs and looks, they have everything a small family needs to live.

In the best case, you already have a small plot of land for your holiday home, or you can use the garden of your relatives.

Then the costs for a Tiny House are much easier to bear.

What other costs do you have to expect?

What you need to consider when considering the cost of a tiny house

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When it gets warmer again, the garden becomes a place of longing - nice if you can also use a small holiday home on the property for yourself.

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Even if many manufacturers advertise cheap Tiny Houses from 5,000 euros, there is a catch, because this price cannot correspond to reality, says Peter Pedersen, President of the Federal Association of Micro Houses to the portal

augsburger-allgemeine.de

.

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According to the portal, the expert said it was a "misconception that tiny houses are something for people who are short on cash".

Land is only part of the cost.

With a tiny house, you also have to think about the connection fees, supply technology, interior design, outdoor facilities and ancillary construction costs, according to the report.

Emergency self-sufficiency garden: Ten fruits and vegetables you should be growing

Radishes have the advantage that they are ready to harvest just a few weeks after sowing.

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Potatoes, of course: Depending on the variety, they provide nutrients from spring to autumn.

Easy to grow.

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The main harvest of carrots is from June to November, and they can also be stored for a long time.

What more do you want?

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The perennial Jerusalem artichoke grows like weeds, fills well and is in season from October to March in winter.

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A large green musk squash in the gardenThe musk squash can be stored for up to a year.

Depending on the variety, pumpkins are in season from August until frost.

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A man hangs bunches of onions in a shed. Seed onions are considered to have a longer shelf life than onion sets.

The main harvest is from June to September.

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Close-up of a white cabbage headA jack of all trades among vegetables: white cabbage can be stored and preserved for a long time.

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A single apple hangs on a branchAnyone who chooses apple varieties that can be stored, such as Topaz or Ontario, will be supplied with vitamins for many months.

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A columnar fruit pear tree on a house wallPears can bring a high yield from July to winter, even with little space.

Winter varieties store well.

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A woman picks raspberriesBerries like raspberries, strawberries or blackberries may not have the longest season, but they are perfect for canning.

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In addition, as of this year, all new buildings must meet the new EH55 efficiency house standard, as

augsburger-allgemeine.de

further reports.

“Today, a legal EH55 micro house is not available for less than 90,000 to 100,000 euros.

All of the offers below are in fact not legally approvable as a residential building," the portal quotes the specialist as saying.

For building application documents such as structural analysis, building drawings, building specifications and proof of thermal insulation, around 20,000 euros would come together.

Use Tiny House as a holiday apartment

Even a mini house is subject to the building regulations.

You should find out beforehand which building measures and types of use are permitted in the area.

If you only want to use the tiny house occasionally, for example at the weekend or during the holidays, it can be easier, as the German Press Agency (dpa) described on the subject.

According to the Tiny House Association, you need a parking space or building site in a special area for recreation or in an area for residential development.

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When it comes to costs, you should always make a good comparison.

“Each square meter of space costs money.

And the smaller, the lower the construction costs," a spokeswoman for the Central Association of the German Construction Industry quoted dpa as saying.

"That makes a Tiny House interesting for one or the other."  

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Source: merkur

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