Inside My $15,000 Off-Grid Tiny Home (Full Interior Build) 

Woohoo, it's done! Sorry for the wait! 2023 is the year that I go Goblin Mode on RU-vid, no more waiting 6 months between videos. Thanks to everyone who has shown support, I can't wait to further grow this amazing community :)

Man, his dad must be really proud to have a son like him. Doing all this stuff on his own with no training is inspiring for us folks sitting on the couch thinking we can’t do it.

Another reason to collect "rain water" is if you end up getting your own washer / dryer for your tiny home, it will save you money in the long run.

Man as a Millennial, it makes me proud AF to see this generation going hard on these projects.

I found the chapters in ru-vid.comUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU to be very relevant to my project as I embarked on building my first ever structure from the ground up. I especially found this Ryan’s Shed Plans to be of great use when it came to building the roof. I was able to do all the cuts and installation by myself, with a little reference to this Ryan’s Shed Plans.

I love the way that he says “I’ll learn about that next week” cuz it’s totally and completely possible to do it.. no limits, nothing is holding him back! 😊

Watching this project was truly inspiring! Looks so cool!

We all gotta love that David installed the fiberglass by bare hand...

This guy is absolutely adorable. I'm old enough to be his mother but I love watching his building videos; it makes me feel like I could do this too. I don't have any personal experience with/\ building big things, but I've always liked putting things together and I'm obsessed with miniature things. Because of this, the Tiny Living movement really spoke to me, and I need to hear things like "Even if you don't know what you're doing, the best thing to do is just START". I've felt so overwhelmed by all the things I"ll have to do/learn and it paralyzes me; so I've got a 35 ft bus and a 30 ft RV that are both bare, Demo is easy but the rebuilding is where I'm stuck.

This is type of content that 2M subs RU-vidr would do, the editing, the effort is amazing! You'll be big in no time..

give yourself some more credit! what you achieved is absolutely insane, it’s amazing. i’m in awe at this.

Both his mom and his dad are the cutest🥺

Young dude is a genius. Can't imagine doing 1/10 of the work here. Tons of patience and creativity.

You''re work ethic is off the scale! What an incredible achievement. Such an inspiration! Congratulations.

I have construction experience and let me tell you, you have far exceeded my experience by yourself your first time. The layout for the tiny home was very well thought out. Absolutely great use of space and the solar power is 100% what anyone should do when building a tiny home whether it is mobile or not. Fantastic job 👌🏻 I am now a subscriber. I wish I had the money to build my double loft, french door tiny home because I'd contact you to come help me out if possible lol. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

The interior of an off-grid tiny home reflects a balance between practicality, sustainability, and comfort, providing a cozy and functional living environment for those embracing a minimalist and self-sufficient lifestyle.

Those heaters have a HUGE history of catching on fire. 😲

I absolutely loved this video! It’s so well done and I can tell you put a lot of work into making it! Way to go David! 11:14am

Your parents must be happy to have such a fun, gifted, and talented son! Wish I could do this but I really enjoyed that you were able to do such a great job. All the best.

Wow, this suburban vacation cottage video is truly a masterpiece! 🏡💡 Every little corner of the house reflects special care and creativity. I am especially impressed with how you have utilized every small space to create a comfortable and convenient living space. From the furniture to the kitchen and bathroom corners, everything is designed with intelligence and space saving in mind.

Bro when he said 3,2,1 I got an ad and I didn’t know if it was on purpose or not😂 9:24

Bro I don’t normally laugh at videos but you had me dying with some of your jokes 🤣 aside from the comedy, the video was super informational and inspiring! So impressive you learned all those skills to build your tiny home!

Great work and video David.. Got a safety suggestion for your solar system.. Install a breaker on input to solar controller from solar planels.. match the capacity of the breaker to max output of solar panels.. Also put one on input to inverter from the battery matching the capacity to max current draw of inverter.. This will enable you to isolate the panels and the inverter if when working on your system.

What an impressive build! Your parents must be so proud of you! So smart and accomplished at such a young age! You are going to have(already have) such an amazing life! Thanks for sharing with us. Jane in SC ❤🙏

I’m doing my tiny house a little differently- converting an old shed I bought into a house- and both of your videos are super helpful! I love how you simply explain things, especially mentioning names and processes

Stumbled upon your tiny house build two weeks ago, and wow it was awesome... seeing it done today it's mind boggling! It looks fantastic and I'm really happy for you. You should definitely drive it around for a year before you Airbnb it and post videos from your journey! :D

You are so smart, talented, and hysterical. I don't know when I have enjoyed a build more (maybe because I haven't). Live long and prosper, my friend.

No way this was your first time building. You did amazing!

It’s so nice to watch a young man work so hard to have something nice. Also your humor is amazing.

This is such a gorgeous build! Also, this is undoubtedly the most entertaining build video ever made! What a great personality and sense of humor! I also love the way he earned the money to pay for his tiny home. Well done!

I'm proud of you, some of us didn't get good parents. But, awesome to see everything you do. ❤️

usually videos are full of negative videos but this dude did a great job and not cringe at all

Love that you wired it like a real house to gain the experience. Like, however life goes, you may end up in a large stationary house, and either building or heavily renovating it And if you do, this Tiny home can easily still serve as a guesthouse, or RV, or rental, or even house a friend for a bit while they get their feet back under them, without having to have someone stay in your home

How do you have only 90k subscribers. You are so talented. I can’t believe you did electrical, plumbing, and heat and air all in. THIS IS AMAZING ❤

My guy single handedly beat the housing market crisis

I'm a 13 yr old girl and I love watching your videos!

You did a great job; you should be really proud. I don't know how many square feet your tiny home is but I do know a number of people just make a wet room for their bathroom to save space. The one thing you might want to invest in is a dehumidifier. If you don't keep the inside dry, the wood you used everywhere else in the house (with the exception of the wood in the shower) will mold, mildew and possibly warp from showering or even boiling water for tea or cooking. I've watched dozens of videos of people who built their own tiny homes and they all highly recommend you run a dehumidifier. Otherwise, your work is excellent and I'm sure you'll enjoy living and working in it.

David - What an amazing role model for not being daunted by what you don't know how to do. Motivation and persistance got it done. And what a jewel!!

This is a beautiful tiny home. You are a very intelligent, witty, and hard working young man. God bless you David. You can build these for a living, or consult with people to help them design theirs!

David , this small home is beautiful ! You did an awesome job ! I love your personality !

9:21 I had another surprise for you... the surprise: an ad

Bro, this was by far the best tiny home build video ever. Your personality shined and being honest about not knowing how to do anything and literally learning it all from youtube is inspiring.

The world needs more people like you

That's amazing how you did all that at your young age. Kids today have so much opportunities that I never had growing up learning all these different things.

I don't usually watch a video without skipping (or fast forward it), let alone leave a comment, but it was just really enjoyable from start to finish. This is only my second video of yours that i have watched, so keep it up! I really hope there will be updates of the tiny house in the near future.

"It's kind of like the government" lolol. This is great. You did a magnificent job!!!

Awesome effort. You must be so proud. Congratulations 🎊 on your first home. 👏

Oh my GAWSH I love this kid . I don’t know how the water will work I’ll learn about it next week . Kid you’re a smart guy! Keep making videos !! We all love you !

I've been waiting months for this! Looks great!

Good to see that FR3D is still posting on youtube... making tiny houses!! Looks amazing, I love it!!!

Holy smokes!!!! This is ammmmmazing and so are you! What a fantastic job you've done of the build annnnd the way you've put this video together in such an educational yet entertaining way. You have an incredible future ahead of you. Your parents must be sooo proud of you. Way to go! All the best from the east coast of Canada to you and yours. Happy travels. 🇨🇦👍🇨🇦

Bro how does this legend only have 100k. He deserves millions for all the work he but into this ❤️

The moment you painted the exterior with black and matched it with wood, there is only one thing I have in mind, it's so cool! It made it look like a high-end tiny house!

Amazing! This tiny house looks amazing! David deserves 10 million views on this video.

I love the ending how it turned out, and you just put so much effort into it

It's done YAY 👍

It's good to see someone doing so much with next to no construction experience! I'm aspiring to build out my own van/box truck in the future into a mobile home but the big thing that has concerned me is whether or not I'd struggle with all the construction. Seeing you succeed gives me confidence, thank you for sharing your journey with us!

This is the future for people who want freedom. A tiny house and an electric bicycle. That is all that is needed. PS. I am also deep into Ryobi tools. Great selection used at my off the grid 15 acre nature retreat in Northern MN. Love it. $15,000? You pay for it the first two years you live there saving on rent.

Awesome job! One thing, if you’re going to move around a lot, please check the wheel bearings on the trailer. These are often overlooked and can be a disaster if they fail.

Your dad must be extremely proud of you, I wouldn't be able to do all of that by my self. Awesome vid

love that you didn't add one of those useless sofas area but a proper desktop area to get some work done, one could probably live in one of these for a long time, the shower near the kicthen sink is also a nice touch

This is a beautiful tiny home! You are also hilarious! I was not expecting to laugh my butt off during these 2 videos but your humor from the first one brought me to this one. And.. I didn't even fast forward once like I normally would in these videos lol. Cheers!

I love everything about this. I am also the son of an engineer (mechanical, not electrical though) and did a box truck build a few years back. I also went into it with no skills, learning as I went. It ended up far, far worse than what I see here lol but it was tons of fun. You taught me a few things I hadn't learned yet, in a style that suits my garbage attention span. The cabinets especially. Thanks bro! Just to add to the collective data for anyone reading this considering their own build: -if insulation is needed in areas where space is at premium, aerogel insulation is the highest R factor by volume that exists, but it is pretty expensive. Might be worth it around the wheel well area to save space, would not be worth it on the main walls/ceiling. For car or cargo van dwellers, it's ideal in the window recesses. -pex curve brackets instead of right angle connectors reduce friction and possible failure points. I learned this the hard way. -battery banks on these builds are typically 12v or 24v... converting to 110v will come at some costs of efficiency. Appliances and stuff that are 12v and pull right from the battery bank will save just a smidge of energy. You can even build a tiny gaming pc with a ryzen APU and a 12v pico psu power supply, to avoid the 12v->110v conversion efficiency loss of the inverter and the 110v->12v/5v/3.3v efficiency loss that a PC psu typically has. Similar story with LED lighting, there's a ton of lighting options that natively take 12v input, which both save efficiency loss and eliminates another part that could fail (110v->12v LED driver) -many RV's come with 'cassette style' toilet and blackwater tank. With these, you can remove the blackwater tank from the outside through an easy hatch, no carrying it through the house. Can be dumped in a toilet at a rest stop if needed. Composting toilet is a valid option, but for those who'd rather go the typical tank way... look for a cassette toilet on fb marketplace or ebay or something. You'll only find used ones that are being parted out from RV's though. -tile is heavy af and generally not used, but for anyone who wants to use a small amount for a kitchen backsplash, like the glass mosaic tiles, use silicone as the grout, and either the double sided tape style backing to adhere, or silicone. No cement based thinset or grout... it would crack out the first time you move anywhere. -anywhere there is going to be hot metal near wood, use metal backed fiberglass pipe insulation. It's used on exhaust pipes for on demand heaters. Preventing the wood from reaching ignition temps can make the difference between waking up in the morning or a painful frightening death the night before. I love this build so much. Well done, man. Well done.

when he sayed and i have a suprise for you at 9:14 i got 2 ads

Amazing job! Its hard to believe this is your first build! You have an awesome personality too, your channel will grow! ❤️

Amazing honestly amazing. I can't believe you built it and have never done anything like before it. I mean twice the size and you would have an actual home I'd live in but if you're happy then live it.

Hey David, thank you so much for taking us along and sharing this experience with you. Your jokes and your editing made this a pleasant video, or let's say movie, to watch. I'm so glad that the first video did so well, so you are already making profit. God bless!

Turned out awesome, so cozy and warm-feeling. I could never pull off something like this. Just Wow, definitely worth the months long waiting.

This is such an amazing project! Great job!

IT IS REALLY AWESOME WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO YOUR LITTLE HOUSE ON WHEELS…I ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR VIDEO …JOB WELL DONE…GREETINGS FROM THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

Probably one of the best videos I've watched in a long time congratulations you've got a great future in whatever you do

This is amazing! Im in construction and to see someone with no experience do this makes me really happy cause truthfully anyone who puts there mind to it can also this this. Keep up the great work!

This and the building process and design process video’s, I just found my new favorite smaller RU-vid creator

Are the other people who live in Wyoming as hilarious as you are? Your home is gorgeous! Happy trails to you!!

Your sense of humor is almost as good as the tiny house. Congrats on the build! Cheers from Croatia :)

My Goblin, you freaking killed it. I am so unbelievably proud of you and all your awesome-ness. Keep being the coolest goblin around ❤️

I feel satisfied when its done. I lile what you did inside. congrats

Wonderful job. Looks very functional and goog looking too. Surely you have inspired thousands! Congratulations!

Hey dude! I am from Bangladesh. I saw your previous video about this Tiny home. You was making the frame and others stuffs. Believe me or not , I was waiting for this to be done. Today you have done it. Yeah you have made it. You have completed your dream. I, myself also dream for having this kind of life. But as being an ordinary Asian kid, it won't be possible here. Mass population, peoples mentality, ability to afford, lands for camping etc.. are the main obstacles. But seeing you doing this is another level of satisfaction. Best of luck.

I first watched the original build video right after it came out and was immediately obsessed with tiny home and vanlife videos and now 7 months later I have a plan to make my dreams a reality! Thanks man

you'd be a great teacher...such smarts, energy, communication skills and humor.

Finally an honest person.. when talking about the real cost!!

From musician to RU-vidr, this is amazing! I've stayed in a tiny house with my fam before, so seeing one actually being created is awesome! Can't wait to see your channel grow!

Mannn!! Loved everything about it. You have a unique way to make your videos fun, entertaining and connect with people at the same time. This video was also educational, it teaches how to be autonomous and realize that you have so much more creative power than you believe you have.

Brilliant build. Fantastic work.

"It might sound stupid to do all this electrical work on my own with no experience, but it also IS stupid" classic XD your bants are underrated.

This is entertaining, informative and motivating. You probably could host a series about ppl who build their own homes all over...but for real this is incredible

Gosh is there anything that David can't do! So he can build a tiny home, fit it out, film & edit amazing RU-vid videos, he's articulate, humorous and is so entertaining to watch. New subscriber here who's going to binge watch all his previous videos 😀🙃😉

You are so underrated - only 200k - more like 1mil , keep going you’ll make it there !

Was looking at one video. Now I'm hooked. So cool how you did all this dude! Mad respect

the more I watch this guy the more i like him! he's got such "himbo but actually really smart" energy, it's super cute. also it's really inspiring to watch him figure things out one by one even though i have no intention of doing anything with this sense of inspiration

Congrats to your dad man he definitely showed you support and allowed you to to do trail and error keep it up and make sure you tell your dad thanks for just being there

Fun watching you create. You're going places

Glad your back. Your 'can do' attitude and trail blazing into learning new skills, without fuss is bloody impressive. Loving this one. Congrats.

The black looks amazing

Bro for someone with no building experience you absolutely killed this! Big respects 👍🏽

This is what I'm talking about! Tiny homes run up to 200,000. They started out @15,000. Thank you so much! We'll never have a tiny home but hopefully others will see this & realize you don't have to spend 50,000.

David this is absolutely 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. I love your work and i love how you explain everything. I absolutely love how this turned out.

This is legit the best tiny home build I have ever watched! You are hilarious and actually very helpful!

Bud, you are living my DREAM LIFE right here!!! This journey from start to finish was a blast to watch; Thank you for sharing it with us.