TC College Student Builds Tiny House To Live In At U of M

A college student decided to build his own home after finding student housing to be too expensive.

Chris Cerk of Traverse City has been working on his tiny house since last summer.

As he moves back to Ann Arbor for his junior year at University of Michigan, he is taking it with him.

Cerk found rent to be too pricey around Ann Arbor, and decided he would build a tiny house to save money.

His home sits at about 150-square-feet and will be powered by two solar panels. Cerk is able to place the house in an area he says is "off grid" and where other tiny houses sit.

Cerk says even with the cost of tools and supplies, he’ll be saving big time in the long run.

“Rents pretty expense in Ann Arbor. It’s like 800 a month, even on north campus, and so this is saving a lot of money and I’ll be able to keep it after and live in it after college as well,” says Chris Cerk.

Cerk started the house last June and the grand total cost to make the house was about $13,000.