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“ONE TINY HOUSE THAT WE JUST FINISHED HAS A SOUND SYSTEM AND A TWO-PERSON JACUZZI.”
—Greenwood Tiny Homes’ Dan Weaver
Dan Weaver shows off his new house
as it’s being outfitted inside a large construction shed at the Greenwood Tiny Homes headquarters. At 12 by
34 feet, his is wider than most tiny homes— important measurements, as it will have to
be transported by truck to his building site near Allentown. Its 13.6-foot height allows for clearance under most highway overpasses. It also leaves plenty of room for sleeping and storage lofts at either end of the home. The kitchen is near the entryway, with the sleeping area positioned just overhead.
As Weaver notes, typical tiny homes are heavily insulated, with no exterior plumbing to freeze. His heating and cooling will be done with mini-splits, and the unit has a smaller European-style refrigerator. That will mean more frequent food shopping for the Weaver family.
Depending on demand, it normally takes from six to 10 weeks for Greenwood to build a tiny home. When Weaver’s customers want to customize, he provides 3D modeling to give them a better idea of where things will fit. “One tiny house we just finished was for an Airbnb,” he says. “It has a sound system and a two-person Jacuzzi.”
The Lancaster area is a regional hub for tiny-home production and sales. Not far from Greenwood is TinyLuxHomes, located along Route 30 east of Paradise. “We sell all types of small homes, and we represent several manufacturers,” says owner Dan Allgyer. “I send potential clients descriptive designs with the specs, and then we customize from there.”
Karen Eckard is a TinyLuxHomes customer. “Since I didn’t want lofts at my age, I had cathedral ceilings installed,” says the retiree.
48 THE HUNT MAGAZINE summer 2021