Instant Alert: This $10,000 tiny home can be built with a single tool in less than a day

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   This $10,000 tiny home can be built with a single tool in less than a day by Leanna Garfield on Mar 1, 2017, 2:23 PM Advertisement Homes can be expensive in Beijing, so a woman known as Mrs. Fan ended up living  in a small and dilapidated house in the courtyard of her parent's residence outside the city. She still wanted to live near her family, but also desired a modern home at an affordable price. After the People's Architecture Office (PAO), a local firm, heard about her story, it designed her a Plug-in House in December 2016. With just $10,000 worth of materials and a hex wrench, a construction team can build the Plug-in House in less than 24 hours, PAO's principal, James Shen, tells Business Insider. The pre-fab home features a proprietary design that's similar to a renovation system the firm designed in early 2016. Check it out below. SEE ALSO: This ready-made retrofit system can renovate old homes in just a few hours with a wrench The home is located in Changchun Jie, a small town outside Beijing, China. Mrs. Fan lives there with her son. They used to live in a one-story house on the site, but it was falling apart. That home was demolished before the Plug-in House's construction. Here's a before and after. The Plug-in House is much more modern. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011