He Chose a Tiny Home After His Divorce
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THE DETAILS
Home: 28 ft | 203 sq ft
Builder: Picknell's Tiny Homes on Wheels
Home cost: ~$70,000
Site work (slab, utilities): ~$10,000
Total all-in: ~$80,000
Monthly cost: None (on family business property; facility well and power)
Jake's great-grandfather started the family meat business in 1923. His father ran it, then Jake and his father ran it together starting in 1995, and Jake has run it alone since 2015. When his divorce came through, his wife took their main home. Jake kept the lake house, about 50 miles north. For a stretch after that he was living inside the business itself, in an office in a building he was remodeling. He needed somewhere that felt like home and was not a 90-minute commute from his work.
He found David Picknell about 15 minutes from his lake home in northern Wisconsin. The first question Jake asked was about insulation. Picknell answered it. Jake drove up nearly every weekend while it was going up and watched it come together from one end to the other with no blueprints. Just the two of them talking through what came next.
He wanted all wood, everywhere, a different species in every room. Black walnut on the floor, waterproof and scratchless, bought at Menards. Soft maple across the ceiling with knots through it and a lot of color. Cherry on one wall. Red and white pine on another. Alder in the bathroom. Cedar overhead in both the bathroom and the bedroom. Hickory for the open concept shelves. Black ash at the far end. He is in the meat business. The butcher block countertop was the only obvious choice.
The bar-height desk faces south through a picture window. Deer in the field in the mornings. Roosters and hens working through the grass in the weeks before filming. He eats here, works here when he wants out of the main building, and says this is the best spot in the home. On the windowsill: a clock he brought back from Big Ben, something he keeps for a friend named Larry he lost, and roses from a bouquet for his dad, who he lost this past winter. He looks at them every day.
The bathroom is bigger than most in a tiny home because that is what he wanted. Full shower, flushable toilet, on-demand hot water, heated mirror that clears the steam the moment he steps out. Cedar on the ceiling.
He still has the lake home and drives up on weekends. The tiny is his weekday base, placed on a 26-yard concrete slab on 40 acres of his own property, away from the main buildings. Water comes from the facility well. Power comes from the pole shed. No mortgage. No lot rent. He has what he needs and a view south over the land that he does not get tired of looking at.
HIS ADVICE:
"Tiny home living is something that I've probably adapted to in the last seven months but truly enjoy. It's a nice option for a single guy. I would probably struggle with having a large family in a tiny home, but for someone living by themselves this is an amazing, easy option as far as I was concerned. When you live in a tiny, you buy less at a time and buy more often."
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19 Comments
Congratulations on your Tiny Home! Looks like you have a great setup! I also went through a divorce. Mine has been over 14 years ago. I just want you to know, it does get better. Before you remarry or start dating be Ok with alone time. I used my time to work on myself and found out I love being on my own.
He Chose a Tiny Home After His Divorce
Tiny Home Tours
8,169 views
His Builder: https://bit.ly/PicknellsTinyHomes
Leave your questions in the comments!
Check out our other social media platforms! https://linktr.ee/tinyhometours
Join our newsletter for all things living tiny! https://bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
Take our quiz to find what tiny is right for you - https://bit.ly/tinyhomequiz
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THE DETAILS
Home: 28 ft | 203 sq ft
Builder: Picknell's Tiny Homes on Wheels
Home cost: ~$70,000
Site work (slab, utilities): ~$10,000
Total all-in: ~$80,000
Monthly cost: None (on family business property; facility well and power)
Jake's great-grandfather started the family meat business in 1923. His father ran it, then Jake and his father ran it together starting in 1995, and Jake has run it alone since 2015. When his divorce came through, his wife took their main home. Jake kept the lake house, about 50 miles north. For a stretch after that he was living inside the business itself, in an office in a building he was remodeling. He needed somewhere that felt like home and was not a 90-minute commute from his work.
He found David Picknell about 15 minutes from his lake home in northern Wisconsin. The first question Jake asked was about insulation. Picknell answered it. Jake drove up nearly every weekend while it was going up and watched it come together from one end to the other with no blueprints. Just the two of them talking through what came next.
He wanted all wood, everywhere, a different species in every room. Black walnut on the floor, waterproof and scratchless, bought at Menards. Soft maple across the ceiling with knots through it and a lot of color. Cherry on one wall. Red and white pine on another. Alder in the bathroom. Cedar overhead in both the bathroom and the bedroom. Hickory for the open concept shelves. Black ash at the far end. He is in the meat business. The butcher block countertop was the only obvious choice.
The bar-height desk faces south through a picture window. Deer in the field in the mornings. Roosters and hens working through the grass in the weeks before filming. He eats here, works here when he wants out of the main building, and says this is the best spot in the home. On the windowsill: a clock he brought back from Big Ben, something he keeps for a friend named Larry he lost, and roses from a bouquet for his dad, who he lost this past winter. He looks at them every day.
The bathroom is bigger than most in a tiny home because that is what he wanted. Full shower, flushable toilet, on-demand hot water, heated mirror that clears the steam the moment he steps out. Cedar on the ceiling.
He still has the lake home and drives up on weekends. The tiny is his weekday base, placed on a 26-yard concrete slab on 40 acres of his own property, away from the main buildings. Water comes from the facility well. Power comes from the pole shed. No mortgage. No lot rent. He has what he needs and a view south over the land that he does not get tired of looking at.
HIS ADVICE:
"Tiny home living is something that I've probably adapted to in the last seven months but truly enjoy. It's a nice option for a single guy. I would probably struggle with having a large family in a tiny home, but for someone living by themselves this is an amazing, easy option as far as I was concerned. When you live in a tiny, you buy less at a time and buy more often."
VIDEOGRAPHY BY: Instagram: theaveragebrad
EDITING BY: Instagram: filmbro_
TINY HOME TOURS LINKS:
Business Inquiries - tinyhometours@thestation.io
Subscribe - tinyhometours
Facebook - Facebook: Tinyhome.tours
Instagram - Instagram: tinyhometours
Newsletter : https://bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
Podcast : https://bit.ly/tinyhometourspodcast
Apply for a tour : https://bit.ly/THTTourApplication