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Post by beergut on Jul 8, 2015 8:01:10 GMT -5
College student builds 145 ft 'tiny home' to live debt-freeI think the question of how much space you really need to live in is a good one to ask. I'm sure whenever this guy graduates and decides to get married/raise a family, the tiny home will be a thing of the past. However, I love that people are asking these questions and trying to make efficient use of space.
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Post by justme on Jul 8, 2015 8:06:12 GMT -5
I like them as a better version of camping trailers.
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Post by Ryan on Jul 8, 2015 8:59:38 GMT -5
College student builds 145 ft 'tiny home' to live debt-freeI think the question of how much space you really need to live in is a good one to ask. I'm sure whenever this guy graduates and decides to get married/raise a family, the tiny home will be a thing of the past. However, I love that people are asking these questions and trying to make efficient use of space. Or you could just do what other college kids have done and live with their parents (if they are close) or get an apartment and live with 1-3 other people. What's he going to do with that tiny house? You can't just park a house anywhere and live there. Seems like people are expressing an interest in living in tiny houses and there is even a TV show, but it seems like they are more geared to people that live out in the sticks.
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Post by The Captain on Jul 8, 2015 9:11:08 GMT -5
They fascinate me.
The design, absolute efficient use of space. Ability to live off the grid more easily.
That being said I could never do one full time. My books alone wouldn't fit. I'd love to have one for a vacation home out in the middle of nowhere.
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Post by grumpyhermit on Jul 8, 2015 9:15:16 GMT -5
I've watched a few documentaries on the subject. They are interesting. I think they could make great alternatives to cabins for vacation home purposes. Basically a tricked out tent.
No way in hell could I live in one full time. I mean I COULD, but I wouldn't want to try. I like my material possessions too much. Plus the bathrooms on those things are just deal breakers for me. I don't need a gigantic palatial bath, but I need more than a tiny claustrophobic stall.
I suspect that for all but a few of the die-hards, tiny homes will be a fad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 9:24:00 GMT -5
I like the tiny homes and follow some websites. I could live in 500 sq ft easily, but that is probably the smallest I could go (so the towable homes are out). In practicality the tiny homes on trailers are extremely expensive unless you build them yourself.
I don't think tiny homes are a fad. The costs of land and housing have gotten very high. Like apodments, I think tiny homes will around for a while.
I wish builders would do developments of little bungalows, but it is all mcmansions in the new developments. They take down the little bungalow on an acre and put up 10 mcmansion. Makes me sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 9:32:02 GMT -5
I love this young man's choice. An affordable (20K) home that's big enough for his needs, allows him to be debt-free, affords him to concentrate more on his education, live independently with less stress of meeting his financial obligations....what's not great about all of that? Looks pretty happy in his video, to me..yay for him!
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Post by HoneyBBQ on Jul 8, 2015 9:55:20 GMT -5
My camping stuff wouldn't fit in there.
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Post by busymom on Jul 8, 2015 9:58:48 GMT -5
I'd LOVE one as a Summer home, or a cabin on a lake. DH & I are trying to pare down our stuff, but I doubt we could get rid of enough stuff to live in one year-round.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 8, 2015 9:59:32 GMT -5
My city is building tiny homes to try to combat homelessness in our city.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 8, 2015 10:02:38 GMT -5
I watched a House Hunters last night where they were looking at tiny homes. One had a soaking tub that you sat in with your knees up to your chin, and an outdoor shower. WTF? Yes, it was in Hawaii and all so you COULD do the outdoor shower but who the hell wants to?! That stupid tub looked like a waste of space and leg cramps waiting to happen to me. Of course, that's the one she picked.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jul 8, 2015 10:13:57 GMT -5
I lived in less than 200 sq ft in Boston for 5 years. It gets old fast.
It was impossible to have any more than one person in the place with me. Cooking was very challenging, because I simply did not have space for equipment needed, the pantry space for food supplies like flour, sugar, baking powder/soda etc. or the prep space.
Closet space was the biggest problem. I had to pay to store my out of season clothes. I had about 3' of rack space in my whole apartment, for coats and clothes. I worked in a lab, wearing the same clothes multiple days wasn't happening.
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Post by Abby Normal on Jul 8, 2015 10:31:10 GMT -5
I did a lot of things in college I wouldn't choose to do now.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 8, 2015 10:39:24 GMT -5
the claustrophobic in me is lying on the floor in the fetal position just looking at some pictures of these houses.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 8, 2015 10:41:45 GMT -5
the claustrophobic in me is lying on the floor in the fetal position just looking at some pictures of these houses. The living space might be ok, but the loft beds?? Hell no!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jul 8, 2015 10:49:10 GMT -5
I mean this is just.... sweet Jesus, NO!!! I'm actually feeling queasy looking at this!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 10:52:00 GMT -5
I watched the HGTV series one day. They aren't cheap.
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Post by resolution on Jul 8, 2015 11:07:41 GMT -5
I watched a House Hunters last night where they were looking at tiny homes. One had a soaking tub that you sat in with your knees up to your chin, and an outdoor shower. WTF? Yes, it was in Hawaii and all so you COULD do the outdoor shower but who the hell wants to?! That stupid tub looked like a waste of space and leg cramps waiting to happen to me. Of course, that's the one she picked. I would do a yurt over a tiny home if I were in Hawaii.
I have watched quite a few YouTubes where people show off their tiny homes. Some of them look great and have everything a person would need. Some of them look like they were put together from trash and the bathroom facilities consist of a chamber pot.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 8, 2015 11:09:50 GMT -5
I also hate that almost all of them have ladders up to the loft. I've seen one that had stairs, I might consider that one but I doubt it. There was still a loft.
700 square feet is tiny enough, these things? No thanks. I want a functioned stove AND oven, a good sized refrigerator and sink. And a real bathroom.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jul 8, 2015 11:11:09 GMT -5
I watched a House Hunters last night where they were looking at tiny homes. One had a soaking tub that you sat in with your knees up to your chin, and an outdoor shower. WTF? Yes, it was in Hawaii and all so you COULD do the outdoor shower but who the hell wants to?! That stupid tub looked like a waste of space and leg cramps waiting to happen to me. Of course, that's the one she picked. I would do a yurt over a tiny home if I were in Hawaii.
I have watched quite a few YouTubes where people show off their tiny homes. Some of them look great and have everything a person would need. Some of them look like they were put together from trash and the bathroom facilities consist of a chamber pot.
I saw an episode where someone did buy a yurt! She had an outdoor bathroom, enclosed a bit though. I think her kitchen was out there too.
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Post by grumpyhermit on Jul 8, 2015 11:16:26 GMT -5
The loft space is actually one of the few things I like about the tiny homes. There would need to be windows up there though, I can't stand sleeping in stuffiness or heat. The one in the video actually had a staircase that doubled as storage cubes, so no ladder.
I could do 500 (though I don't know if I would class that as a "tiny" house.) No way could I do 145, even with a loft. I'm pretty sure that is smaller than my current bedroom. I would also need to be able to cram a 50" TV in there somewhere. Though the idea of mounting that opposite the sleeping loft would be pretty cool.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jul 8, 2015 11:26:34 GMT -5
I'll admit to being fascinated by them, as well.
There is something very appealing about simplicity and efficiency and LCOL.
Our kids are heading off to college in the next year, so DH and I are talking about what's next for us. Do we want/need to stay in our VHCOL town? We already live in a comparatively small home, but it is very expensive to live here. Would we rather spend that $$$ on our next phase of life: a small retirement home in Maine? An RV? A tiny condo in a less-desirable (but still marketable) town so we can really sock money away?
A tiny house isn't for everyone and maybe not doable for an entire lifespan, but it could certainly work for certain phases of life.
I love looking at them and, if nothing else, getting ideas I can use in my home.
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Post by swamp on Jul 8, 2015 11:29:29 GMT -5
Id' give it a week before I face planted off the loft going to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jul 8, 2015 11:35:46 GMT -5
I can't stand it when DH's foot crosses over onto my side of the bed. There is no way I could live with him in 500 square feet or less. I'd end up in jail.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jul 8, 2015 11:36:24 GMT -5
I miss our 1,000 sq ft house. I would LOVE to build a house that's laid out to work for us in a small space, say under 1,000 sq ft. I like things uncluttered and minimal. Seems like I am always fighting with DH on cleaning crap out of the house. Would be so much easier if we just didn't have the space to begin with.
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Jul 8, 2015 11:55:28 GMT -5
I saw a tiny house for sale in Reno recently. It is on a trailer bed. It is cute. They are asking 69k. In Reno, there are a number of condos priced at 69k or less. I know which option I would take.
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Post by lexxy703 on Jul 8, 2015 11:59:49 GMT -5
Never! I have way more space in my house than I need & could/should downsize but no way could I live like that. I would rather have to share my space with a roommate than live like that.
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Post by grumpyhermit on Jul 8, 2015 12:01:27 GMT -5
Yeah they do not always seem to be economical. To get everything to fit in such a small space they are highly customized, and that costs money.
Plus, if its on wheels, and you can pull it with a truck...it a trailer. Call it a tiny home to make yourself feel better, but its a trailer.
I would definitely need one that was permanently in place. Which of course adds more costs in form of sewer and water hookups.
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Post by yogiii on Jul 8, 2015 12:02:36 GMT -5
No thanks
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