With my sons 21st birthday fast approaching he was desperate to have his own house but he couldn’t afford the costly bills that come with having a house of his own. My husband and I had looked into building a small house for him in our garden but we just couldn’t get the planning permission. Our neighbour had a son a few years older than ours and had come across the same problem (its so uncool to live with mum and dad still!). They suggested to us that we put a static caravan in our garden for him to live in.

Searching the internet we found many sites selling lovely static caravans that would be perfect for him. After long discussions we found the perfect caravan with 2 bedrooms and double glazing and central heating, it was a lovely modern caravan that suited him down to the ground. This way he could still have his own place but was close enough if he needed anything. When we went to view the caravan the staff couldn’t have been more helpful, we chose the caravan we wanted and we also had a member of the company come to view our garden so we could arrange the best place for the static caravan to be placed and the easiest access for the lorry to drop the caravan off.

We then planned the day before my son’s birthday to surprise him. We had the site levelled and the electric and water connected; this was all done within two days, a lot less than if we had built a house for him! On the morning of his birthday he was so excited to see the caravan in our garden he loved the fact we had brought the static caravan for him, it was his own place to live but he could still afford to go out with his friends. Read the rest of this entry »