Custom Home Ideas for Off-Grid Living

A living option that is becoming increasingly popular is to have a minimalist and off-grid lifestyle. This is especially true with custom home and new home builders who receive requests for off-grid and minimalist designs. If you are considering this type of lifestyle, you may also be considering having your home custom built to achieve your goals. Here are some options to consider with those custom designs and what you should know about each option. 

Greywater System

When you think about a greywater system in your home, you likely think of using rainwater or used water from the home in other areas. For example, have your plumbing direct the runoff from your laundry so it can be used to flush your toilets. Though this is one common way of using a greywater system, there are other ways that an off-grid home can be designed with greywater in mind. For example, you can also have greywater set up to be a hydropower resource for different areas of the home. This can be an ideal backup when solar power may not be available for various reasons. 

Indoor Garden Area

Gardens are a prime way for many off-grid homeowners to live. The issue is that some people will have a traditional outdoor garden and not be able to maintain it during colder months of the year. An option is to go with plants that can grow in containers and indoors during the colder months of the year. These containers can be placed around your home, but you can also have them placed in a custom-built room for indoor gardens. Your custom home builders can develop an indoor garden room that is ideal for this type of garden and allow you to maintain your off-grid garden throughout the year regardless of the weather. 

Solar Roofing

Solar power is one of the leading ways to maintain an off-grid lifestyle. Though many people developing a custom home plan for themselves consider solar power, they may only consider solar panels. These solar panels can now be placed as a solar roof with solar roofing tiles. Your home builder can create a plan that will allow you to use the solar roofing tiles, connect the power outlets to the home and even store the solar power for later use if you have bad weather where solar energy may be lower than other days. 

When you are ready to implement your designs and have your home built, contact your local custom home builders. They can help you with your designs and help you determine which options may be best for you and your lifestyle. They can also offer suggestions for other options that may be ideal for your lifestyle and home.