Why
Tiny houses are _____, because people may need to move from place to place.
portable
Paying the _____ for an apartment can be expensive, so many young people just starting out decide to live in a tiny house.
rent
The first thing they do when building a tiny house is ________________.
build a wooden floor frame
People do not feel closed in with tiny houses because they have many _______________ to let the light in.
windows
a material used to stop heat, electricity, or sound from passing through
insulation
Tiny houses do not make much waste, which means they are ________.
efficient
People who have lived in travel _______ decide to live in a tiny house because they are less expensive to buy.
trailers
The second thing when building a tiny house is to ___________________.
put up outside walls
People need to give up extra items that they don't need. A good target number of things for each person is ______ items.
100
what waste material is called that is removed from houses
sewage
The _____ home size has changed from wanting larger homes to wanting smaller homes.
average
During a _______, tiny houses have proved to be quite safe and strong. Many people feel safe in them.
storm, tornado, hurricane
The third thing to do when building a tiny house is _____________________.
build the roof
One way to save room is to have a couch that turns into a __________.
bed
This means uncomfortably crowded, feeling trapped
claustrophobic
Tiny houses are easier to heat and _____, so they are comfortable throughout the year.
cool
Living a simple life is important to many people, so they live in a tiny home to lower costs and have more time to _____ to different places.
travel
The fourth thing to do when building a tiny house is _____________.
inside walls, pipes, electric
To save room a bathtub may need to be a small ________ instead.
shower
a drawing that shows how rooms will be arranged
floor plan
People are familiar with tiny houses, eskimos live in ____ which are a kind of tiny house.
igloos
Some people like the challenge of deciding just what makes them happy and doing away with the rest. They design their tiny house by _______, which means to take away what they do not need.
subtraction
The last thing to do when building a tiny house is _____________.
windows, doors, cabinets, built-in furniture
They may even save room by purchasing a washer that also turns into a __________.
dryer
length times width