South Side High School students think big while constructing tiny house

Welding, automotive & carpentry students contribute to build from scratch

Carpentry students from South Side High School are putting their industry contributions to premium use.

Powered by a grant from the Department of Innovation, Bob Gordon’s students are in the final months of a project to build self-efficient, solar-powered tiny house.

Automotive students assisted with wiring the trailer brakes and putting on the wheels.

The carpentry students built the Tiny House from their own original design.

Serious bids could climb to $40,000 or higher. This is work-based learning that multiples opportunities.

Tiny homes are generally designated as being under 600 square feet, but the average size of a tiny house for sale in the U.S. is actually just 225 square feet, or roughly eight times smaller than a typical home.