Tiny Homes for Sale in California

Placement depends on your jurisdiction, which is why we check your exact address before you order. In California, a KYRAX tiny home is typically classified as follows: Movable: park trailer or travel trailer (DMV-registered vehicle). Permanent: foundation-built ADU or HCD Factory-Built Housing unit.. The tiny-house construction appendix (Appendix AQ in the 2022 CRC, renumbered Appendix BB in the 2025 CRC) was adopted by HCD as mandatory statewide effective January 1, 2020, so its construction provisions apply across all local jurisdictions; what varies locally is zoning for where a tiny house may be placed and occupied. Local zoning, setbacks, and utility rules still apply — run your site through the zoning lookup and we'll tell you plainly what works.

The median home price in California is ~US$780K. Our flagship model, the Vale, starts at $119,900 CAD — a fraction of a conventional build (US pricing confirmed at your consultation). On a foundation, our modular models follow the US mortgage path (IBC/IRC); movable models use chattel or RV lending. Common uses here are Backyard ADUs, wildfire rebuilds, and rural or agricultural placements, and we quote your specific situation on request.

We ship from Surrey, British Columbia via the I-5 south from the British Columbia border through Washington and Oregon into California. Estimated 3-6 days from Surrey, BC to most California metros, depending on customs clearance and permits — this is a cross-border estimate; customs clearance and oversize-load permits affect timing, so we confirm it per site. Foundation models travel as pre-finished panels; trailer (THOW) models arrive road-ready for on-site leveling.

California-bound KYRAX builds are engineered to real local conditions: Shallow in coastal and valley lowlands (~12 in, near 0 at the coast); about 18-24 in at higher mountain elevations frost depth, ~0 psf across the coast, valleys and Southern CA lowlands; roughly 100-300+ psf in the Sierra Nevada. Site-specific per ASCE 7 ground snow load, ~95-110 mph basic design speed (Risk Category II, ASCE 7-22); no hurricane exposure. Wildfire/WUI is the dominant related hazard basic design wind speed, and Seismic Design Category High. Typically Seismic Design Category D across developed areas, up to E near major active faults; seismic governs lateral design statewide. We size insulation, framing, and anchorage to the actual ASCE 7 / IBC values for your site — not a generic climate package.

California builds to California Building Standards Code (Title 24); 2025 edition (2025 CBC/CRC based on 2024 IBC/IRC) mandatory since January 1, 2026, administered locally. Every KYRAX home is built to its US certification pathway — RVIA or NOAH inspection for tiny homes on wheels, ANSI A119.5 for park models, IBC/IRC for modular — with third-party certification for your destination market written into the build contract and confirmed before delivery. We can walk you through the engineering documentation your local authority may require.

Usually not on its own. A THOW registered as a park or travel trailer is a DMV vehicle, not real property, and most jurisdictions only allow it as a permanent dwelling where a specific local movable-tiny-house ordinance exists, such as Fresno's Backyard Cottages program or ordinances in San Diego and Los Angeles. For permanent housing statewide, a foundation-built ADU or an HCD Factory-Built Housing unit is the reliable path. Confirm with your city or county.

For construction, yes. HCD adopted the tiny-house appendix as mandatory statewide effective January 1, 2020 (Appendix AQ in the 2022 code, renumbered Appendix BB in the 2025 code), so its construction provisions apply in all local jurisdictions. What still varies city by city is zoning, meaning whether and where a tiny house may be placed and occupied.