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RE: Wheel Pad - The Tiny House Designed with Universal Accessibility

in #steemhunt6 years ago

I love tiny houses but just like you, I'm always puzzled about its price. These type of houses should cost lower and affordable for everyone. Maybe because of the material used to built it. Anyway, I love your hunt. Great find.

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I think the biggest element in the cost, aside from fashionable profit margin of course - is compliance with health and safety standards, as well as (First world) labor cost. The latter which requires skilled laborers to receive insurance certification.

When selfbuilding, and without needing the trailer frame, I’ve seen kits at around 1/4 of the price. Of course, they have no designed finish yet and tend to be minimum option for everything. What I like most about this one is that they offer leasing at similar price to living in a care home (since food not included in wheel pad lease).