Welcome to the Small House Society online community where people can discuss issues, news, and events, or just chat about the small house movement. The online...
Hello, My name is Darla and my dh and our family would like to get ourselves a small house in the next couple of years. About 900 sf. Is that considered...
Hi Darla, Thanks for joining the Small House Society Online. In the past 24 hours, membership for our online community has increased by 50%! :o) You are smart...
Hi Darla, I was wondering if you are planning on designing and building a small house or were you looking tips on space-saving design for an existing home? I...
Kenneth, Oooo! Sounds like fun! We are planning (although it's more like hoping - we have no idea where the financing will come from) on building our own....
Below is an item from some friendly people here in the Midwest. I'm forwarding it to smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com. As a reminder, our monthly e-mail...
Hello Friends, As of today, membership to the Small House Society Online will be moderated to avoid unsolicited advertising through the list. We'll do our best...
I am very pleased to find this group. Looks like it is soon in danger of going double digits as far as members? I am a retired carpenter and homebuilder,( I...
Hi Laren, Living in Western Wa I never have seen a solar home that worked!! I have an interest in them, and whenever someone told me they were building one I...
After a little research, very little, I found this link I think will interest the group. Maybe it would be a good link for our group's links?? If so I hope...
Thanks for submitting the link to Ross Chapin Architects. I found a link off that site to The Cottage Company. I've added links and information for both of...
HI Gregory, here is the some more good links I found from the starting point of the first two. There must be more of these around the country?? How about...
Below is a construction photo of a small house that I designed in the very early 80s. It won't look small to you, because of the attached double garage with...
... Hello Kenneth; As I said in my original post, it is an 850 square foot house. That is the way it would be defined by standard methods of calculating square...
BUILD HERE NOW! 2003
A NATURAL BUILDING AND PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE
July 6 - 13, 2003
at the Lama Foundation
Taos County, New Mexico
$475
Lama?s 5th...
Hi, All. For a long time, now, though I've dreamt of a nice piece of land (both to live off of, for the most part, and to devote to the care of throw-away ...
From: "Elizabeth Cummings" <idea@...> Subject: Hi, All.i want a small abode, but . . . many questions ... Hello Elizabeth; The longer I have studied...
We just received an encouraging report about a recent event in California helping to promote the Small House Society and the small house movement. Many thanks...
I have a 1300 square foot house that is available for moving to your lot. This house has nice hardwood floors and doors. Also, beautiful murals in the living...
Hi Christopher, Thanks for writing. Last summer I had an opportunity to build a home with Jay Shafer. It is a home similar to the Rolling Gothic, but slightly...
Hi Gregory, Thanks for the reply and for forwarding my questions on to Jay Shafer! ... Yes, you're quite right. However, my "day job" is all intellectual ...
Hi Chris, We spent some long days working on the house. I think some weeks we put in about 50 to 70 hours (of combined labor). There may have been some less...
Hi Gregory, Thanks for the information. So it would be reasonable to expect to put in between 800 - 1120 hours (50 - 70 hrs / week * 16 weeks) to build one of...
