One-of-a-Kind, Craftsman-built, Arched-Roof Tiny Home

Willy Wonka's house is for sale!

It's also been described as a gypsy caravan, a caboose, candy land and a spaceship.

It’s 36-feet long from stem to stern, 10-feet 6-inches wide (with the overhangs) and 13-feet 4-inches tall. With the loft over the kitchen that's 366 square feet of living space.

It’s built on a triple-axel, 21,000 GVWR “low boy” gooseneck trailer, manufactured specifically for this tiny house. I never had it weighed, but the guy who pulled it from Oklahoma to New Mexico had a duelly flatbed Ford F-350 and said it was easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.

Outside, the shingles are cedar with a semi-translucent stain, so you can still see the grain. The siding is Hardi-board with a stucco effect; in fact, many people think I actually put stucco on the tiny, which is a ridiculous notion. It would be like making a pogo-stick out of peanut brittle. The roof is curved (as you can see), with heavy-duty, 24-gauge industrial corrugated metal roofing. It was machined by Atas, Inc., the only company in the country that can curve corrugated roofing to such a small radius and apothem (Ms. Mackiewicz, my junior high math teacher, would be so proud).

There are 14 operable wood and metal-clad Jeld-Wen awning windows, which are nice because even when they’re open they don’t let the rain in. They all have light-grey honeycomb shades, which supply a moderate insulation factor. There are 10, custom-made, curved dormer windows in the downstairs area made of cherry wood, with double-paned glass that would look sweet with stained-glass insets (let’s talk; I also do stained glass). There are 5 round windows with insulated glass, and the frames are made from maple wood drum shells. In all, there are 32 pieces of glass in this tiny house. They’re mostly small, but still…that’s a lot of glass!

The outside window trim is cherry, as are the arched-topped, custom-made, solid-wood entry door and bathroom door. All the custom cabinetry is cherry. The long living room counter is cherry, as are the stairs. It has all been finished with boiled linseed oil, which gives it a nice luster. The kitchen counter and the lavatory counter are hard maple, finished with four coats of food-grade polyurethane. It’s an august title to put on a 360 sq. ft. place, but Cherrywood Manor might be appropriate.

All the cabinet insets are a stamped clover leaf pattern on anodized steel from McNichols, Inc.

The floor is engineered maple, not a laminate.

There’s a ton of storage, including 13 drawers with soft-close drawer slides, including two under the stairs and four under the couch. The couch is 8-feet long and has super-comfortable cushions made by Linda, legendary Taos upholsterist. Is that even a word? Upholsterist? Anyway, the couch could easily work as another bed.

The sconce light fixtures in the living room and kitchen are hand-made of cherry and stained glass. They’re on a dimmer and look quite nice under low illumination after the sun sets.

The loft over the kitchen is as big as the main bedroom, about 8 by 8-feet, only without the headroom. You can easily sit up in it, however. It’s big enough to accommodate a queen size bed and a couple of end tables. It’s accessible by a custom built cherry and maple-wood ladder. It’s very cozy!

I am (almost) 6-feet-tall and can easily stand up in the main bedroom and walk around the bed, and there is a ton of storage over the bathroom.

There is a four-burner Magic Chef stove (never used). It can be converted to propane or natural gas. The sink is made of some incredibly dense granite composite material from Germany, and if the literature is correct, you could ignite an atom bomb in it and simply wipe up the residue with a sponge.

There is a top-of-the-line, 8,000 btu Rennai propane heater, vented to the outside, which is important if you don’t want to die from carbon monoxide poisoning, and who does these days? It was made in Japan by totally sweet ninjas. It’ll keep you warm on the coldest of nights.

There is also a top-of-the-line, 180,000 btu Rheem tankless, freeze-proof, outside water heater. I got this one because it has an internal heater and is freeze-proof down to minus 30 degrees, which is 110 degrees colder than anywhere I ever want to live for the rest of my life. It never gets below about minus 4 in New Mexico, but it does in Siberia and Montana, and who’s to say this thing won’t wind up in Siberia or Montana?! It’s the smallest water heater that is freeze-proof, but it can also supply hot water to a 3-bath house. So there’s that. Use it as your main water heater!

There’s R-19 (6-inch) insulation in the floors, R-13 (4-inch) insulation in the walls and R-26 (8 inch) insulation in the roof. This place is tight! Right now (in August), I open the windows at night. The temperature drops to 60 or so. I close the windows the next morning at 10 a.m. and the place stays cool all day, even when the temperature gets into the upper 90s.

There is a tiled shower built on a custom-made shower pan. The bathroom lavatory is right outside the bathroom, which includes a hand-hammered copper sink and a custom made, cherry wood (of course) medicine cabinet for all your hair goop and tooth shiner.

You can put in a washer or a washer/dryer combo in the space provided. It’s all plumbed up!

Included with this tiny is the brand new, $400 soft-gel mattress and bed frame, carpet ($170), salt and pepper shakers ($6), a spoon ($1.50), and I might even throw in some paper towels ($2.69 a roll).

I have yet to put in the toilet, I need to put 10 sq. ft. of floor tile in the bathroom, and I have some bits and pieces of trim to do, but basically the place is finished. I can finish the punch-list items in a week. I also haven’t bought a washer/dryer or a refrigerator, but I’ll happily give credit to the buyer.

I’ve spent a few nights in it “glamping,” and it’s a really nice place to wake up.

I am also willing to go wherever the tiny house goes and help set it up. This is not a self-contained unit. There are no storage tanks. It’s made to be plumbed and wired to water, sewer, electric and gas.

I have roughly $60,000 worth of materials in this tiny house and about a year and a half of labor. If you look at the nicest tiny homes for sale on this site and elsewhere, they’re in the $150,000 range (I don’t know if they’re SELLING for that, but that’s what they’re asking). There’s a guy in Oregon who makes fantastical tiny homes that go up into that range (zylvardos.com). He's a genius, by the way.

I would be willing to owner finance with at least half down and a 5-year term on the balance.

Thanks for checking out my dealio. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me!