Luke Thiull, 13, was not your usual adolescent for his age; most kids have other things on their minds besides building houses, but Luke from Iowa is not like any other school-aged boy you have ever seen!

This talented child aggressively crafted his own little heaven in his own house, which is located in his parent’s backyard; the small project cost him roughly $1,500 USD but is his ideal tiny house, so come have a look!

It’s astonishing that this fearless adolescent is accomplishing what he’s doing, especially in this age of smartphones, iPads, and revolutionary gaming machines and systems. He chose to bust himself in a more traditional manner.

He explains everything on his YouTube channel about his ambition to build himself a little house and how boredom motivated him to do so.

After a lot of thought and much consideration and quite a bit of research, Luke had a pretty good idea of how his plan he visualized would come to fruition!

It took him nearly a year to gather enough money and materials to do the work on the house; he mowed lawns, did online fundraisers, did chores for anyone he could, and generally did anything he could to get money.

Luke was friends with someone who understood about electrics, and he helped him install all of the electrics in exchange for Luke clearing out all of his garage for him, so to speak.

During his renovation, Luke employed over 75% recycled materials, including several items left over from his grandmother’s home, and the front door was a gift from an uncle’s acquaintance!

The little house is about 89 square foot and a whole 10 feet in length at around 5 ½ feet wide, it has electricity but no plumbing, so no toilet sink or shower yet!

Luke said:

“I liked the minimalism”

“And I wanted to have a house without a huge mortgage.”

Luke has made many short videos to post on YouTube, he tells us about his project, and there are many people curious about it and his motivation to do it.

Luke recieved quite a lot of help from his parents both with the building and with the finances, but dad Greg ensured that it was Luke that would pay for most everything himself.

Greg said:

“It was a chance for a kid to do something more than play video games or sports”

“It teaches life lessons.”

The house is a complete dream house for a teenager, a little sanctuary for him to relax and have his own space, It has a microwave, TV, and a loft with a bed, there is even a BBQ out back!

Luke diligently does his homework after school time in his little house then in the nighttime, at least some of the time, he gets to sleep there too!

Luke already has ideas and dreams of building another house, but this time a little bigger for the time when he wants to start college, he also wants to inspire others too!

He said:

“I want to show kids it’s possible to build at this age”

Have a look at this project below:

Luke’s storey is an inspiration what a kid can do that has a clear goal and a determined work ethic, and of course a little support from his parents too!