The old shipping containers turn out to be an ideal start for the tiny homes because they are extremely durable, help speed up construction and can also be mobile. Reed said the business is like a smaller “grassroots” version of indieDwell in Pueblo where shipping containers are being turned into housing. Shipping containers speed up construction time Local permaculture designer Kaila Kobow of Vitalscape Design will create plans for an on-site native pollinator garden to regenerate the landscape and riverbank and it will even feature edible plants. It’s a peaceful setting for outdoor barbecues.Įven the old sandstone blocks from Industrial Hotel site, which once was home to a boarding house 50 years ago, will be incorporated into the Permaculture landscape garden that will reuse the site’s leach field water. The Industrial Hotel features the bubbling Coal Creek winding its way past the back of the tiny home units. Unit 2 will be fully Americans with Disabilities Act compliant with a larger bathroom designed to accommodate a wheelchair. The shipping containers usually take less than 30 days to convert and even the simplest of design changes can save as much as $1,000 on lumber costs. For those who need a bit more space, the two-story tiny home features a shipping container on the bottom that doubles as a storage garage, gym or ETSY business space with the living quarters on top. Reed is proud, “we are taking plastic from the trash and turning it into a finished product that looks damn cool.” More: Buying a house in Pueblo? Your guide to the real estate market in southern Colorado
They get them from Swink Clean Valley Recycling in trade for other recyclable plastic. The tile is made by Reed and Kasa themselves, manufactured out of old plastic plant containers from a nursery. It has a living room, coffee bar area, bathroom and a bedroom big enough for a king-sized bed. The doors came from the upstairs floor at Florence Brewing Company, which is undergoing a remodel. Take Unit 1 at the hotel as an example - it has second-hand cabinets and old lockers from Canon City Middle School and Washington Elementary in Canon City that are great compact storage units.
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