Welp



I was talking to my friend today and the subject of tiny houses came up (no idea how) and he said he was planning on building one sometime this year/next. BUT he doesn't know the building codes for his county. I myself have no idea the codes that's why I'm here



Does anyone know the building codes for tiny houses in Lycoming county? Also is it even legal for tiny houses in PA



As stated I have no knowledge about these things and I'm looking to (somewhat) help my friend out.



What do the people say

I'm interested as well. I'd like to purchase some land and than build on it a few years later.

It's not going to matter what the county thinks.
Your township is going to have final say.


Personally I think they are a huge waste of money. For the same money, you can build a 24x24 small home.

Foundation or trailer type? I and my b-law have had some pretty heated talks about tiny home( giant waste ) anyways. He ended up buying a huge airstream and building a huge garage. Codes are codes no matter the size the home. Plus where do you put your guns reloading room?

lol good point I think he was saying trailer I have no idea any more info?



 

Gotta look at municipality regarding building codes. For my money, if I were looking to do something like this on the cheap, I'd get a trailer and drop it on a big ass tract of land.

Greetings,

I'm not 100% on this, but believe that most of the townships and other municipalities have either gone to or will be going to the IBC (International Building Code) for residential construction.  When we built 5 years ago, there was a scattering of UBC, IBC, BOCCA, etc., but at the State level was a movement toward using a unified building code everywhere. Not sure where in that process it is now. As mentioned, check with your local code enforcement dept and they will know for sure. Good luck with your project!


Regards, Jim