Maybe you have acquired some land and are planning to build a house on it? So then you are probably facing the prospect of spending an additional and at the very least £100,000 through an architect and builder before you can live on that land.
Imagine as an alternative taking delivery of a beautiful SMALL house which is light-filled and cosy and has everything you need to survive the world for less than £50,000! Welcome to your Nesthouse from Tiny House Scotland! It will be ready for delivery within 4-6 months and can be the start of a whole new way of life. Small Living is the art of living in a compact, carefully designed space with minimal impact on the environment. It is ‘light’ on the land and doesn’t require tons of concrete for a foundation - it can be moved without leaving a trace!
The Nesthouse has 250mm thick walls with insulation levels which exceed the U values of the new stringent Scottish Building Standards and are light years beyond BS3632:2005 construction standards for Residential Park Homes. It comes to you fully built (subject to site access) and can be plug and play to services or self sufficient with off-grid systems. It offers that quintessential ‘cabin in the woods’ experience - Pioneering for the Modern Age!
This is true building sustainability and is ideal as part of a holistic approach to living on a smallholding or small farm with varying degrees of self sufficiency or of course just taking a conscious decision to live more simply and closer to nature whilst working from home. Depending on your circumstances it may mean you could live debt-free or without a mortgage.
The planning advantages are that is moveable and classified as a caravan and also within Householder Permitted Development parameters although of course these factors will depend ultimately on the land use of your site and the presence of any existing buildings.
The Nesthouse is built with many Passivhaus principles and being small – allows thorough attention to detail during the construction process. But this is definitely NOT a caravan, hut or shed!!! - this is a proper SMALL HOUSE and weighs between 4 and 10 tons depending on size and specification!
The advantages of ‘living small’.
Our Smallholding
We have planted 3500 trees on our own smallholding to create a sustainable woodland and fuel source as well as of course being a beautiful wildlife haven. We try to live frugally and sustainably and just be happy with TODAY - not always striving for a tomorrow that may never happen - live life in the moment! Our wood was created with the help of the Woodland Trust: Woodland Trust help wth planting trees.
The start of a birch wood at Shangri La Farm - now at 5m!