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Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« on: May 26, 2008, 04:12:22 PM »
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!, nuff said.  :rotf:

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Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq ft)
 Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says

SEBASTOPOL, CA - Between hybrid cars, full-scale recycling and conservation directed at nearly everything in our environment, it seems like everyone is going green these days. But for those truly willing to sacrifice, none of those measures may be enough.

So how about living in a home that measures only 100 square feet?

Jay Shafer of Sonoma County's Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is doing just that -- and he's encouraging others to get on board one of the greenest of green trends.

"I wanted a house for myself that wouldn't require a lot of maintenance and that wouldn't be spewing a lot of extra greenhouse gases, consuming a lot of resources," Shafer said.

A tour of the tiny A-frame home doesn't take long. From the loft sleeping area to the tiny refrigerator and gas stove to the combination composting toilet and shower, it's the ultimate in efficient living. The whole house even comes on wheels for easy moving.
 
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2008, 04:20:13 PM »
I was just looking at this thread at DU.  I thought I'd check out the website...



http://www.tinyhousecompany.com/THouse-examples.html
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2008, 04:27:21 PM »
Quote from: bijou on May 26, 2008, 04:20:13 PM
I was just looking at this thread at DU.  I thought I'd check out the website...



http://www.tinyhousecompany.com/THouse-examples.html

awesome color of the trees in the backyard, but the house is like a play house for kids
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2008, 04:30:21 PM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on May 26, 2008, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: bijou on May 26, 2008, 04:20:13 PM
I was just looking at this thread at DU.  I thought I'd check out the website...



http://www.tinyhousecompany.com/THouse-examples.html

awesome color of the trees in the backyard, but the house is like a play house for kids

It is in a gorgeous location and would make a lovely weekend retreat (except for the strange angle it is built at) even I, and I say that as someone used to living in small homes, would go mad after a week.
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2008, 04:31:25 PM »


http://www.tinyhousecompany.com/THouse-examples.html

This 10-foot x 14-foot tiny cabin is a home previously built by Tiny House Company.
Equipped with kitchenette with sink, undercounter refrigerator, microwave, toilet and shower in bath, and small loft for additional sleeping for a child or for storage.
Interior is finished with knotty pine on walls and floors are hardwood in living area with vinyl in bath.
Insulated to R-13 for year 'round use, easy heating and cooling.

Fully plumbed and ready to connect to water and sewer. Fully wired, ready to connect to house power.

Cabin was manufactured to remain on the trailer frame or be removed and set on a permanent foundation.


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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2008, 05:14:00 PM »
It's a garden shed. :rofl:  I could buy one of those at Home Depot and finish out the inside.

They don't any prices listed.  Bummer.   :-)
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2008, 05:14:38 PM »
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For that child that won’t leave the nest...or keeps coming back.
Life situations change, sometimes family members need a place to land — a separate place to land

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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2008, 05:25:32 PM »
If I had beachfront property (thankfully a family member does, so I don't need to) I would drop one of these cute little things on it in a heartbeat.

As for year round living - Hell no. Id be stir crazy in a month.
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2008, 05:28:22 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 26, 2008, 05:14:00 PM
It's a garden shed. :rofl:  I could buy one of those at Home Depot and finish out the inside.

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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2008, 05:30:13 PM »
Quote from: miskie on May 26, 2008, 05:25:32 PM
If I had beachfront property (thankfully a family member does, so I don't need to) I would drop one of these cute little things on it in a heartbeat.

As for year round living - Hell no. Id be stir crazy in a month.

I suppose it would come in handy if you're building on a site and need somewhere to stay while the main house is being finished.  It is kinda neat.

Still wish they would post some prices.
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2008, 05:30:53 PM »
True to form all the DUmmies hate the idea...sacrifice is only something that they talk of and for everyone else to do. :rotf:
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« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2008, 05:39:09 PM »
« Last Edit: May 26, 2008, 05:41:09 PM by Chris »
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (10
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2008, 05:39:42 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 26, 2008, 05:30:13 PM
Quote from: miskie on May 26, 2008, 05:25:32 PM
If I had beachfront property (thankfully a family member does, so I don't need to) I would drop one of these cute little things on it in a heartbeat.

As for year round living - Hell no. Id be stir crazy in a month.

I suppose it would come in handy if you're building on a site and need somewhere to stay while the main house is being finished.  It is kinda neat.

Still wish they would post some prices.

Good point Chris...

yeah prices would be good......one of them looks like a pretty open floor plan...in the right location it would beat the hell out of an apartment.....
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2008, 05:45:40 PM »


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Tiny House Companyâ„¢ built a single story tiny house for Terri Bsullak, measuring 20-feet x 30-feet. The 600-square foot house cost around $35,000 to build at the time of construction. (This home would now cost, in 2006, $75,000 to $85,000 to build.)  As a single woman and social services worker, a tiny home is affordable and is all Terri wanted.

Terri’s house has a large living room/dining area/kitchen measuring 20-feet x 20-feet, and the bedroom and bath area measuring 20-feet x 10-feet.



I grew up in a house that measures 30' x 30'...we had 3 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and a kitchen.  There was a small walk-in pantry, a large walk-in closet and a second smaller closet.  My mother raised 3 kids in that house.  Somehow, I find myself less than impressed with the "sacrifices" made by a single woman living in a house this size.   ::)
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« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2008, 05:46:27 PM »
The DUmmies are saying they're $300 per sq foot.  Sounds like somebody's getting hosed.
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« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2008, 05:50:37 PM »
$75,000?  Where are they building?  California?
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Re: Tiny Homes Could be Giant Helping Hand for the Environment, Creator Says (100sq
« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2008, 07:20:46 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 26, 2008, 05:50:37 PM
$75,000?  Where are they building?  California?

Sounds like it.  Anywhere else they'd be considered "Ted Kacizynski" houses.  **** that.
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« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2008, 08:12:12 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 26, 2008, 05:46:27 PM
The DUmmies are saying they're $300 per sq foot.  Sounds like somebody's getting hosed.

Business as usual for the environmentalism scam.  Be sure to buy your carbon offsets to cover the building of and living in these homes, too.
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« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2008, 09:09:13 PM »
They would work okay as a guest house in the back yard or something. 
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« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2008, 09:13:35 PM »
But the DUmmies were all indignant over FEMA trailers?
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« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2008, 09:15:16 PM »
The gov't is auctioning those trailers off now.  They're going for $10k and more.
A cheap place to live would be great.  They keep raising my rent here, but I'm not signing a mortgate for a 100 sq foot house.  :lmao:
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« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2008, 09:17:20 PM »
LOL! You'd have to make sure you never defaulted. They would just come take your little house and cart it off.
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« Reply #22 on: May 26, 2008, 09:20:37 PM »
Land is cheap out here.  You can get an acre 20 minutes from downtown for $5000.  Building a house on it is the expensive part.
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« Reply #23 on: May 26, 2008, 09:37:45 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on May 26, 2008, 09:09:13 PM
They would work okay as a guest house in the back yard or something. 

A good way for a DUmmy to get out of the basement and into the back yard!
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« Reply #24 on: May 26, 2008, 09:39:54 PM »
Quote from: Chris on May 26, 2008, 09:15:16 PM
The gov't is auctioning those trailers off now.  They're going for $10k and more.
A cheap place to live would be great.  They keep raising my rent here, but I'm not signing a mortgate for a 100 sq foot house.  :lmao:

Once during my parents RV travels they were staying at an RV park in TN...and my dad said most of the people trashed the FEMA trailers...they did not know how to use the water/sewer was one of the first problems....plus when there is 9 people living in one trailer, that causes a little wear and tear as well!

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