hi there welcome to my channel where I take you on tours of tiny and unique
homes we featured hundreds of tiny homes on this channel before and some that have found
some clever ways to really expand the space but today we're taking a tour of a truly unique tiny
Home Design offering something we've never seen before an expanding roof that actually
allows you to have two full stories so to be clear we're not talking about a lofted bedroom
that you often see in tiny Home Designs we're talking about a full two-story tiny
home that allows you to collapse the roof for travel making it still completely road legal
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hey I'm Arya I'm Lawrence and this is our tiny home built by our company Wilder wise and we're
really excited to share it with you [Music] a key inspiration for us and transitioning more into
the tiny house lifestyle actually stemmed from renting a studio apartment that was Far smaller
than this home that we're sitting in having lived together with a significant other in a
space that's a little more than half the size of this tiny home really put things into perspective
we finished this build which is our very first build it is our prototype back in 2021 and it
really is a functional prototype we actually towed this one over 6 600 miles across eight states last
year we were living in it full time for three months last summer in building this home and
living in this home we really were inspired by sharing with what is possible and showing people
that you can be joyous and comfortable it's in a space that really suits you and really
supports you in living in your values which is what living tiny and going tiny has done for us
the cost of this particular build is at a starting price point of 85
000. some of the key features of this home that make it unique compared to other builds is that
the whole roof raises by three and a half feet to double the square footage you have a full height
Second Story this home is only a 21 foot trailer but offers almost 300 square feet of living space
and which really makes it more maneuverable when the roof is lowered the dimensions of this home
allow for it to be legally taken on roads across all 50 states without special permits which makes
it easier for us to feasibly tow the home to new locations it makes it more realistic that we can
use this home for travel and then it is equally as robust for long-term living as well [Music]
first I'm going to show you the exterior of the home I think the most standout feature that you
can see here is how tall the space is our home integrates a lifting roof mechanism when it is
lifted as you see here it is 17 feet tall has two full stories all of the white posts and
beams throughout the whole exterior of the home is the aluminum Framing and then the wall panels
in between the framing also contribute to the structural integrity and durability of the space
this particular build has a vinyl siding it is the most lightweight option it's also the most
affordable option we were doing a lot in the design to keep the weight down so that was a
consideration we have our leveling jacks as well as stack Jacks to create stability if
you are expecting to have like high winds or adverse weather we recommend having as many
points touching the ground as possible to make sure that the trailer and the home is stable as
we move back on the home we have our electrical and water hookups this home is fully on grid
this is a 50 amp cord but we have found even when this is plugged into like a residential
plug that's only like 15 amp we're able to use the home like pretty extensively I mean we use
like one Appliance at a time all the lights work fans plug in your computer charge your phone like
it actually works pretty well even if you don't have like a full 50 amp hookup it does not have
solar it does have water tanks though for gray water and fresh water and in our new builds we
actually have integrated spaces in the trailer to keep the water tanks and the batteries Wilder
wise is a licensed trailer manufacturer so we build it from scratch out of aluminum which is
the foundation of the entire structure and then oh what is this thing here so this is
actually a blown out Tire one of our tires had completely shredded and we didn't know it when
we were driving it didn't affect how the home was towed comes to my next tip which is if you're ever
towing anything to bring spare tires we keep all of our spares on the tongue so we have some Tire
holders also on the tongue we have a storage box that's where we keep all of our cords our gray
water Outlet lines stack Jacks things like that stuff that is utilized on the outside of the space
I'd love to show you the inside next so come on with me and let's check it out
so welcome to our living room and dining room [Music] in the living room space we've set it up
as a lounge space to watch TV read a book whatever you please the whole house has storage in every
direction particularly here all of these couch cushions pull up for storage space underneath
this module also moves so it can be placed in whatever way is most comfortable in the dining
section we have storage underneath this table which does extend the stools have storage as well
here we also have a mini split unit which is for both Heating and Cooling this is a
110 120 volt system we're plugged into like a standard presidential outlet and it works just
fine all builds include a circulation system with ducts and 12 volt fans which will help circulate
the air from the lower level here up to the upper level it can get hot upstairs without
that added circulation the staircase is another aspect that has storage in it we've integrated
these little doors into each step and it allows for a lot more space to put your items I think
that's a big factor for people in tiny houses is like how do I downsize all of my stuff to
fit in this small space and so what we focused on is making sure that there's lots of little
nooks and crannies and drawers and cabinets and places to store your blogging so although you're
downsizing you can still feel comfortable living in the space that you're in foreign
Kitchen in this space we have all the necessary appliances to live comfortably in the house we
have an induction cooktop as well as a convection oven Lawrence and I love cooking and even in a
small space with two burners and only a small oven we have cooked some really amazing meals
together it's actually really fun to see how you can still create these extravagant meals and if
there's something even more satisfying about laying it all out and getting to enjoy it even
in the small space we have a just a standard fridge here as well as a dishwasher we really
love having it it makes it possible for us to spend more time doing the things we love instead
of washing dishes it's been really useful for us here we have our washer dryer it is a combo unit
there's lots of storage in the kitchen as well so we have cabinets here on this side we have space
for a Pantry on this side up in this area we have uh it's kind of our electrical a lot of the like
wiring connections are here the cord that connects to the actuator which lifts the roof is also here
what we've done is we've designed it to be in a space where there's no risk of operating the
system when say someone is upstairs or you haven't gone through the whole process so this is the cord
that we use and as you can see it can't be plugged in anywhere where you accidentally leave it on so
we have to have a extension cord plug it here and then you operate the roof you really could never
leave it on and accidentally bump the switch or have your kid bump the switch because you
would have a cord in the middle of your kitchen so safety feature very basic safety feature we
also have all of our light switches here and our Valves and pumps for the off-grid water system
although we do not have solar the home does have some battery storage the lights and the
fan on the composting toilet is plugged into a 12 volt system we do have batteries so all
the times we parked off grid we're just doing quick overnights we still had access to the
light the toilet still worked and all of those batteries are stored in this cabinet
at the back of the home here is our bathroom that includes an off-grid toilet in this build we have
a composting toilet which was really easy to set up really easy to maintain can be used literally
anywhere no black tank highly recommend for especially people that don't have a sewer
connection this is a really low maintenance way to manage waste and it works very well in the middle
here we have our vanity sink pretty standard storage space for all of your toiletries under
the sink we have our water heater piping and of course you know cleaning supplies and things like
that that we use regularly and then behind me here is our shower it's a decent sized shower
I mean it's it's spacious enough for us even to both stand in there and rinse off our feet we've
also added some film over the window for privacy which is great as there's a window in the shower
we also have a pocket door here it really easily just opens and closes and creates a little barrier
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all right let's go upstairs
we are in one of the two designated spaces on the Second Story this is what we set up as an office
this area for our purposes is set up with a desk and some Lounge areas so that we can relax read a
book handle work work on art projects play music you know generally just use it as a space where
we can hang out and enjoy but it can certainly be made sleepable you can fit either one double bed
or two twin beds here if you need additional sleeping space so this is a really versatile
flexible space that can really be used to any capacity that that you may need it for [Music]
the most important part of the upstairs is the bedroom you can see here we have a queen size bed
and you can fit up to a King and you can see that there's front to back storage there for suitcases
out of season clothing any recreational items that you may want to store and have available without
necessarily being out in the space the queen size we think is perfect allows you to walk around the
bed on both sides and you can see there's tons of storage space Cabinetry for all of your clothes
personal items and anything else you might need another benefit of this Cabinetry is that it
provides some sense of privacy and separation between the two spaces on the Second Story it
does feel nice and open you get the great natural lighting and the ability to easily transition out
into another area of the home so this is no Loft space this is a full second story and I'm six feet
tall and you can see at the lowest point on this upper level I'm not in any way hitting my head
I'm not actually even that close and the roof is lifted to the full exterior height of 17 feet tall
which leaves all this wonderful Headroom here but in order to take this home on the road and travel
in it you do have to lower the roof down below 13-6 so that you can take it on highways across
all 50 states and in order to do so it's a fairly simple process that I myself can take care of in
you know five to ten minutes so that includes moving all of these gray cabinets that are down
here on the lower level in order to make space for these upper cabinets to drop with the roof all the
way down to the floor and there's a space up here for every one of these cabinets you don't have to
take them out of the home or even downstairs in order to do it so everything's contained within
this area of the home foreign [Music] foreign this is a single electric actuator that does the
lifting and lowering motion to raise and lower the roof and it's supported by six gas Springs one of
which is left exposed here and it's a simple flip of a switch takes about 90 seconds for the roof
to go from fully open to fully closed and vice versa so it's a really simple process [Music]
foreign
we really advocate for freedom in a lot of different ways freedom in your finances
freedom in the way you live your life the fact that we were able to really dive into building
a business around the values of affordable housings one of The Inspirations that really
led us towards developing this business and this brand it allows you to have the freedom to move to
New locations and then also gives you that really comfortable feel of being in a permanent space
so in May 2023 we will be delivering our first two customer units these are
people that jumped in early on to purchasing a brand new product so
they really helped support the company grow now we're supporting them with a new home
thanks for watching this week's episode I hope you guys enjoyed it please make sure to
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