Candid Tiny House Podcast

Season 3

DIY Tiny House Builds Season 3

Real People. Real Builds. Real Stories. 

What’s it really like to build and live in a tiny house in Australia?

In Season 3 of the Candid Tiny House Podcast, host Shannon from Fred’s Tiny Houses sits down with past clients who have taken the leap — buying a trailer, attending the How to Build a Tiny House in Australia workshop, or completing the online course — and then going on to build their own tiny houses on wheels.

These are honest, warts-and-all conversations with real people who have designed, built, and lived in their tiny homes. They share the challenges, the unexpected obstacles, the problem-solving, and the lessons they learned along the way.

In this season you’ll hear stories from:

  • A first-time builder who had only made a coffee table before building his entire tiny house;
  • A family who lived with two children in their tiny house and even experienced a home birth during lockdown;
  • An architect student who built a tiny house to gain hands-on building experience;
  • Couples who designed and built their tiny house as their lives evolved;
  • Tiny house dwellers who dramatically reduced their housing costs and achieved financial freedom.

Each episode dives into the real process of designing, building, and living in a tiny house on wheels in Australia — including the hard parts as well as the rewards.

If you’re thinking about building your own tiny house, planning a DIY tiny house build, or simply curious about tiny house living, these candid interviews will give you the insights you won’t find in polished social media posts.

Candid Tiny House – Real people. Real builds. Real stories.

Hosted by Shannon from Fred’s Tiny Houses, supporting people across Australia to build their own tiny houses through trailers, workshops, and online education.

Season 1

The DIY Season

Season 1: DIY Tiny House Builders. You can do this too!

In our first season of Candid Tiny House, we share the powerful journeys of five couples and one solo builder who set out to build their own tiny house on wheels — with no previous experience. United by a dream for a simpler, more sustainable life, each of them began by attending our How To Build A Tiny House Weekend Workshop and purchasing a Fred’s Tiny House trailer. What followed was nothing short of extraordinary.

From design to completion, these DIY builders learned on the job — navigating the steep learning curve of weight-aware design, legal compliance, material selection, moisture management and off-grid systems. Along the way, they faced injuries, budget blowouts, weather disasters, failed materials, council hurdles, and major personal setbacks. But through it all, they persisted.

This podcast season is a moving, honest, and deeply inspiring showcase of what’s possible when people empower themselves with the right tools, education and support. It also stands as powerful social proof of the Fred’s Tiny Houses ecosystem — a model that helps everyday Australians go from total novice to proud, competent tiny house owners.

Their stories are proof: with the right guidance, ordinary people can achieve something truly remarkable.

Season 2

The Advocacy Season

This Season: Advocacy. Changing the local laws for tiny house living.

In our second season, we’re diving into something extraordinary that happened right here in Central Victoria. Last June, the Mount Alexander Shire made a groundbreaking decision to allow people to live in tiny houses on wheels on private property without a permit or time limit. This change removed the biggest barrier to tiny house living: council regulations. This significant development attracted national media attention and opened up a new avenue for affordable housing in our region.

Inside Local Government: How Mount Alexander Shire Legalised Tiny Houses

Insights from Inside Local Council Join us as Councillor Annear shares how the council navigated the complexities of the planning scheme, e ...

Inside Local Government: How Mount Alexander Shire Legalised Tiny Houses

Insights from Inside Local Council Join us as Councillor Annear shares how the council navigated the complexities of the planning scheme, e ...