Denis Petiteau moved to Camors three years in the past. He began constructing tiny homes, an idea born within the USA. He plans to hire the primary one within the spring.
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Denis Petiteau in entrance of the 2 tiny homes beneath building. | WEST FRANCE
“After I moved to Camors, I used to be in search of a big piece of land, to be able to set up animals, and to get pleasure from a bucolic setting”, says Denis Petiteau, who discovered the house that finest suited his want to respect the setting. And behind his thoughts, he already imagined making, then putting in, tiny homes there. “I had seen a report on TV on the primary French producer. The idea was born within the USA, after the subprime disaster, which led many Individuals to promote their properties. The tiny homes had been born from the creativeness of the American Jay Shafer “. After creating his auto-business, he first drew his tiny homes on paper, earlier than utilizing the pc, to view them in 3D.
Studying with Companions
However earlier than transferring on to the development part, he accomplished a one-year internship with the Compagnons du tour de France, earlier than finishing his coaching for six months with a journeyman. As soon as prepared, he got down to construct, from A to Z, these small homes of 20 m2, to which he gave the beautiful Breton identify of An Neizh Bouk, which suggests “cozy nest”, “A small house the place you’re feeling good. I plan to spend my outdated days in a tiny home, which may accommodate as much as four individuals. As well as, it’s economical, since the entire costs are round € 400 per 12 months (water, electrical energy, and many others.). “ All the pieces is calculated to lack nothing. “After all, it’s important to study to vary your habits. The small home, by which we’re 2 m from every little thing, makes use of dry bathrooms. No risk to place a washer there. “.
Weight should not exceed three.5 tonnes
The buildings are already assembled, and Denis Pétilleau is now engaged on the inside design, considering the constraints, “Of dimensions, weight, finances”.
Every construction should not exceed 2.50 m huge, four.10 m excessive and the burden should not exceed three.5 tonnes to be able to be transported on a small truck. Every tiny home has home windows throughout: “You need to herald pure mild, and use synthetic mild minimal. “
The Camoran producer considered its tiny homes as vacationer lodging, “That I wish to provide for hire on the weekend, by the week, to stay an expertise nearer to nature. The primary might be rented this spring ”.
650 copies already in France
Denis Petiteau will set up his two mini-houses on his land, preserving the privateness of every. He’ll add planters to take care of the setting. “And if somebody desires to purchase one among them, I’ll construct one other one. And I might be prepared to offer recommendation to individuals who want to make one by themselves. I’m prepared to assist with my recommendation. “
By creating his small homes, Denis Petiteau is “Went to the top of my goals. And, by renting them out, I wish to permit others to dream, and it’ll even be a possibility for me to fulfill lovely individuals. “
After three years, the development firms of tiny homes have multiplied, and already 650 copies have seen the sunshine of day in France.
Contact : Denis Pétilleau, tel. 07 71 70 23 64.