Chapter 2 – Choosing Your Off grid Home Structure

 

When you have decided that you want to live off the grid there are many option you have in choosing the perfect home for yourself and your family. Some options already include a pre-existing functional off the grid home built. The most popular option amongst individuals choosing to live off the grid is obtaining land and constructing your own home built to your personal preferences. This chapter will cover the variety of home styles you can choose from that could be a match for your ideal off the grid home.  

 

METHOD 8 - Tiny Home-

 

Tiny home can be acquired pre-built or by purchasing a tiny home kit and constructing it on your own. These tiny homes are usually only at most four hundred square feet and sometimes even smaller. Choosing to live in a tiny home requires you to think outside the box in terms of you average home functions. Living in a tiny home you will need to get creative with how you store, operate and live your daily life in a compact space. These are great off the grid homes and can easily be built for easy transport if you do not want to settle in one area.

 

METHOD 9 - Log Cabin-

 

Log cabins are a quaint idea for off the grid housing. Many log cabin homes are available and you can easily build one of your own. When constructed properly and carefully these log cabin homes are effective heat and cooling dwelling that can be constructed to fit your own preferences. If you choose to construct your own log cabin home you will want to make sure you obtain enough supply of wood and do some research on clay or mud mixture that will best suit your home's functionality. Building your own log cabin home is not as challenging as one may think but be sure to have plenty of insulation that will keep your energy usages down.

 

METHOD 10 - BUILD YOUR OWN:

When deciding to build your own off the grid home there are many factors that should be considered from things like the land, climate and size of home you wish to build. Here we will list some of the methods you can easily incorporate and use when planning the construction f you off the grid home.