Still Dreaming of Building Your Own Home? Here’s Why You May Have not Started—And How To Fix
First, I'm not trying to offend. Idea-aught (idiot) means to have no idea. Most often the single biggest obstacle to our dreams is just having no clear idea of what we need to do OR assumptions we make which are not based in facts.
From Dream to Done: Why You May Have Not Yet Built Your Alternative Home Yet (And How You Can Start Now)
Have you been dreaming of building your own sustainable home—maybe something off-grid, affordable, and beautiful—but it’s still just an idea in the back of your mind?
You’re not alone. We hear it all the time from people at our workshops: “I’ve had this vision for years, but I didn’t know how to start.” Or…
“I thought it would cost six figures.” Or…
“I figured you had to be an expert in construction or engineering to even try.”
Let’s be real: the biggest things holding most people back aren’t money or skills—they’re two simple blocks:
1. The “Idiot Index”: You’ve probably heard this concept from Elon Musk. It’s the difference between what something costs... and what the raw materials actually cost.
Think about it: a $200,000 custom house might only have $20–40K in actual materials. The rest? Markups. Labor. Middlemen. Assumptions and usury by the system.
AirCrete blows this out of the water. It's an affordable, lightweight, insulating building material that you can mix and pour yourself. It’s strong, it’s DIY-friendly, and it’s changing lives. ..AND here is a little secret many are not aware of.. The single biggest saving comes from the act of building your own home regardless of weather you build with AirCrete or Conventional building methods and materials. At our workshops and in video courses, The skills we teach, like wiring, foundations, plumbing, Air-conditioning, Solar power, ect, at workshops apply to all forms of building. AirCrete is just on option for the wall building.
2. Vagueness
Most people stop before they start because of unanswered questions:
How do I make a foundation? What about plumbing or wiring? How do I build walls? How do I know this is safe? How do I get permits? What if I want solar, composting toilets, or rainwater catchment
We teach all of it. Seriously. From foundations to finish work. From worm-flush composting toilets to solar systems, plumbing, casting AirCrete walls, and more.
The only thing missing is your next step.
Here’s how to get started:
Step 1:
Join our hands-on workshop or video course. You’ll walk away knowing how to build your own home—on your own land, on your own terms. No vague guesses. Just real skills and a proven process.
Step 2:
Break it down and get very clear on what you want. Start at the finished home and outline the details back to the beginning. We help you list your unknowns, assign simple solutions, and walk you through every step from dream to done. Create an exact floor plan, or borrow on off the internet and visit open house viewings and take the best ideas. Its fine if you just draw it on paper. Be as exact as you can be on every detail you can think of. Determine the materials you want to use then make a list with all the materials and their cost. We offer consulting from 30+ years of contracting and constructions. So, If you need help just schedule some time and if you need help with this we can provide an exact materials and cost estimate spreadsheet. Now, knowing for a fact what you intend to build and the cost your uncertainty disappears and you know exactly what you have to do. Having an exact design and materials list and cost you have removed all vagueness. These steps alone increase your likelihood of taking action and realizing your dreams by 80%.
Step 3: Follow the plan.
Thousands have done it. You can too. With the experience, from a workshop, of having built a tiny house and the systems that go into it you know that you can do it because you have already done it. if you choose to build with other materials the skills are applicable. Step by step, work your way forward in the process and you will complete your amazing affordable home.
Don’t let your dream stay a dream.
If you’re ready to stop thinking about it and actually do it, we’d love to help.
Visit the link below to get instant access to the video course, workshop invites, and all the details you need to start building:
Much love, -The Tiny Giant Life Team
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