Custom Tiny Houses Made In Traverse City, MI

Welcome to Schrock Custom Design LLC, where your dreams of living big in a custom tiny house can come to life! Custom designed and built for a Northern Michigan climate.

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The Story of Schrock Custom Design

Schrock Custom Design is a family business that involves our whole family in some form or another. From those with supporting roles to the ones designing and building, each one of our family contributes to the effort. We are blessed to be able to function together and spend time creating amazing tiny homes as a team. Read all about our history and how we work together to create amazing tiny homes right here in Traverse City, Michigan. 
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We design and build custom tiny houses with top quality materials and specs to keep you comfortable in a Northern Michigan Climate.

Our latest tiny houses for sale

Check out all the tiny houses we have built and for sale right here in Northern Michigan and get ideas for your custom tiny house. We would love to custom design the perfect tiny house for you.
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Modern Tiny House

This Farmhouse Tiny Home has LP Smartside siding, Steel wood grain...
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Farmhouse Tiny House

This Farmhouse has LP Smartside Board N' Batten siding, wooden shiplap...
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Skillion Tiny House

This project pushed us to conserve space and be as cost-effective...
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Farmhouse Tiny House

This Beige Farmhouse was built to be handicap accessible and has...
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Farmhouse Tiny House

This Farmhouse Tiny Home features a wooden themed porch and has...
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Studio Office

This cute little building was built as a comfortable backyard office...
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Why Our tiny houses are better

At Schrock Design Custom LLC, we specialize in crafting tiny houses that work with how you live by blending thoughtful design and quality craftsmanship to make living in your tiny house a wonderful experience. Here’s why our tiny houses are better.
Why Us?

Custom Designed for You

We design each of our Tiny Houses to work best with where it will be located and how you live. Want space to have friends over? We can make that happen. Like more counter space? Sure thing. From bespoke interior layouts to personalized storage solutions, we ensure your home is designed to suit your needs.
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Trailers Made for Tiny Houses

The trailer underneath your tiny house makes a huge difference in how solid sturdy your tiny house is. The trailers we use are custom made for this application and include a number of features you won’t get from an off-the-shelf flatbed trailer that are quite important.
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Thoughtful Use of Space

When space is limited you want to use every little bit of it as efficiently as possible. That’s what we love! We draw up the interior in a CAD drawing program so we can visualize the space and squeeze every bit of space out of the interior that we can.
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Superior Craftsmanship

Nothing against Henry Ford but we don’t operate like an assembly line. We pay attention to details and love nothing better than the perfect fit and finish. From the materials we use to the gaps between your cabinet doors... We care about the little stuff because it matters.
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Designed for Living in the North

It’s actually pretty rare to see a tiny house that was designed for cold weather climates. Believe us, if you’re planning to have your tiny house in Northern Michigan or anywhere with cold winters you’ll want it to be insulated and sealed accordingly. That’s exactly what we design and build for.
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Cost-Effective Living

Our tiny houses are designed to be economical without compromising on style or functionality. By choosing a tiny house, you’re investing in a lifestyle that reduces living expenses and promotes a clutter-free, simplified way of life while costing so much less to heat and cool.
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What Our Clients have to Say About Us

See what our clients have to say about their experience with Schrock Custom Design

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  • Avatar Handsome Dan Bodamer ★★★★★ 2 weeks ago
    The Schrock family are incredible craftsmen, and the most honest hardworking people you will ever meet.
  • Avatar Dustin Pellegrini ★★★★★ 5 months ago
    My wife and I met with Korwin and toured one of his tiny home designs recently. We were very impressed with his designs and his approach to working with customers. He took … More plenty of time to talk through what we were looking for, design elements we’d need to keep in mind and timelines for the project. Once we finalize our home plans, we’re definitely hoping we can work with him.
  • Avatar karen soloman ★★★★★ 7 months ago
    Schrock Custom Designs builds the most beautiful and amazing tiny homes that I have ever seen! I love their work
  • Avatar John Prokes ★★★★★ 8 months ago
    Korwin took a tremendous amount of time to meet with us, recommend design alternatives, and then custom build a tiny home to accommodate my 70-year old brother who has cerebral … More palsy and needed to move next to our house. During the tiny home delivery he went above and beyond by ensuring the home was completely functional and then building a ramp to provide wheelchair access. The quality of the home construction was exceptional. Korwin’s dedication to our needs was so appreciated.
  • Avatar Deanna Prokes ★★★★★ 9 months ago
    Korwin and his design team are knowledgeable, personable and very passionate about their product. They were Very easy to communicate with and responsive to us while we were … More having the tiny house for my disabled brother in law!
    They were more than happy to make adjustments/customizations for his needs and the quality of the foundation and finishes were amazing. The whole experience couldn’t have gone better.
  • Avatar E. McMillan ★★★★★ 9 months ago
    Schrock custom design Is focused on excellence in a way that isn’t common in tiny house manufacturers. The attention to detail in design and construction is sturdy, stylish … More and yet still spacious! I love the work they do.

The Tiny House Process Step by Step

As with any building project there is quite a lot of planning that needs to be done before construction can start. We want to help you understand what is involved in this process so you can be prepared before we discuss the design process.
  • Find A Good Location

    Do you have a good place to put a tiny house? This is the first question you’ll need to answer to decide if a tiny house is right for you. Each state and township or city will have their own ordinances and you’ll need to make sure the location you’re thinking of will actually work.

    Step 1

  • Determine Budget & Timeframe

    The next step is to determine a budget and a timeframe for the project. Generally a tiny house can run from $60,000 – $90,000 depending on the size and materials. If financing is necessary we ask that you have at least a pre-approval before we move ahead with a consultation to discuss designs.

    Step 2

  • Design Consultation

    Assuming steps 2 and 3 are completed we can move into the design and planning stage. This includes listing all the important features and details that you will want to see in your tiny home and determining what will best fit your lifestyle and the location where the tiny house will be. We’ll look at pictures of comparable houses we’ve built or you have seen elsewhere and discuss how this can fit with the budget we’ll have to work with. We’ll discuss materials and sketch a layout for your tiny house.

    Step 3

  • Downpayment & Trailer Ordering

    An initial downpayment of $14,000 is used to order the trailer for the tiny house. These trailers are custom-made to fit the design from step 3 and come with features you won’t find on a typical trailer to accommodate your tiny house including two or three 7,000 lb. axles, heavy-duty trailer brakes, clearance lights, corner jacks, steel belly pan to keep out rodents and protect the floor, bump-out options and more. Lead times for the trailer are approximately three months but are subject to change.

    Step 4

  • Order Materials

    While we are waiting on the trailer to be built we order the rest of the materials we’ll need for the construction. This makes the construction process much more efficient than ordering materials while we are in the construction process. We store the materials in our climate controlled shop so everything stays nice and dry.

    Step 5

  • Construction

    Once we receive the trailer we can start on construction! We usually plan on 2 1/2 – 3 1/2 months once we begin but this can vary based on the details and materials. We start by insulating the floor with XPS foam or spray foam around the in-floor plumbing. We then apply 3/4″ OSB on the floor and screw that onto the trailer. Walls are framed with 2X4 construction and each wall has steel T-bracing running both directions ensuring stability. Windows are always a northern rated home quality window. The roof structure is composed of rafters made our of double southern yellow pine 2X4s every 16″. 1/2″ foam is typically used for the thermal break above the rafters. We then use OSB across the foam and cover that with ice and water shield before a standing seam steel roof. Interior and exterior finish options are many, although we use a lot of LP smartside board-n-batten on the exteriors and shiplap on the interior walls. Cabinets are custom-made in our shops with a special focus on maximizing space and making your home look like a masterpiece. Appliances are typically included but can be provided by the client as an option.

    Step 6

  • Delivery

    Once construction is complete it’s time to deliver your tiny house! We title every tiny home with a trailer title and VIN number. This will have your information which will need to be taken to the Secretary of State to complete.

    Step 7

    Frequently asked questions

    Here are the questions we get the most often. Of course, if you have more questions please contact us.

    • How much does a tiny home cost?

      Most of our wheeled tiny homes range from $50,000 to $100,000. As in conventional home builds prices fluctuate significantly based on size, appliances, cabinetry, countertops, windows, insulation, materials, and finishes.

    • Why are tiny homes so expensive?

      A tiny home has many of the same components as a conventional home including a kitchen, appliances, laundry center, and full bathroom. All cabinetry is built custom in order to maximize space as ideally as possible. Our tiny homes are mostly built on trailers which cost roughly $12-16,000 before even starting the building process.

    • What is the timeframe expected when building a tiny home?

      We plan on 3-4 months of time for a full-sized tiny home build. This time starts after we are in the shop with the trailer on site. Lead time for starting a build is variable.

    • Can I have a NOAH certification with my custom home?

      NOAH certification is an option, but this process will add to the total cost of a building due to the time added for the phases of inspection.

    • What utilities does a tiny home require?

      In order to build your tiny home to accommodate your needs, we need to know what utilities you have available and what your goal is for energy usage. Do you have electric, and if so, how big is the electrical service? What is the water availability? Do you want gas or propane appliances? Is there a septic option or do you want to consider a composting or incinerating toilet?