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Couple Builds Tiny House in Wayne County

BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP — These days, the home building trend is not going big, but instead tiny. The 10-cent tour of Adam and Karen Freedgood’s house i...
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BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP -- These days, the home building trend is not going big, but instead tiny.

The 10-cent tour of Adam and Karen Freedgood's house in the woods of northern Wayne County might be a little generous. One glance and you can see the entire place: living area, kitchen, bathroom, and loft.

The couple from New Jersey is nearly finished building the tiny home, complete with the furnishings you might see in any other home, just smaller.

“We realized for a house this size it can be completely off the grid. We can have a well pump and septic system, full lighting, and all the conveniences of home,” said Adam Freedgood.

Solar panels help power the whole house and the batteries store enough energy for three to four days.

The couple has been working at this for the past two years since starting construction during what would have been their honeymoon. They've documented each step online and were even on a cable show about tiny houses.

“We had a space heater, no kitchen, no bathroom, nothing. So having all this is nice,” said Karen Freedgood.

Adam and Karen’s tiny house near Equinunk is 280 square feet, but it has a stairway designed to save space so that it doesn’t feel too cramped.

“Adam sometimes snores, and you can’t get away from it in a tiny house with a loft,” Karen said.

Snoring aside, the tiny home is a large financial benefit to young couples including the Freedgoods.

“This is a model where young people can live affordably and own something outright and be creative,” added Adam.

When your backyard is nature, complete with a waterfall, who can argue with that?

The Freedgoods only stay in the home on weekends now, but the hope is by winter their tiny home will be up to code, and they can stay as long as they want.

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