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11119 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
11:39 am
Since many people make new years resolutions it might not be bad to make a new yeas resolution involving your small house plans and dreams to help motivate...
11120 S
goddessouth Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
12:17 pm
Joe, it is basically a 'sealer'. Those (boxes) come covered in very thin, raw paper from craft store. Sealing the paper keeps them durable to constant handling...
11121 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
12:56 pm
Here is my first design for converting an 8.5x20 cargo trailer into a stealth camper for year round use. view 1 ...
11122 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
1:46 pm
Someone sent me this link to a large cargo trailer toy hauler conversion. It has a very nice interior and I like the deck and chairs on the roof. ...
11123 James Shea
jbritehi Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
3:45 pm
Chock full of info for any of us that can use it, Also see the the featured "Nest" thermostat as it just may be an innovation in our Thermo control like we've...
11124 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
4:21 pm
I know there has to be more than a few people in this group that are living in small homes or have a picture of their dream home so how about sharing a picture...
11125 deepbeeps1954 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
4:30 pm
Lamar, In October 2011 we purchased a small piece of property on which to build "our little cottage". On the 7th, I set the posts for the foundaton. We have...
11126 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
4:39 pm
I made a barrel wood stove for a cabin I lived in as a young man. These Vogelzang kits have been around for many years and are still available. they can be...
11127 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
4:43 pm
Hey I really like that board and batten siding and dig the octagon windows! That is a great size and should be real comfortable. the kids will love sleeping in...
11128 J. T
alljams2001 Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
6:01 pm
Hi Lauren, Not a problem, just a thought. For a door, 3 feet swinging in is a lot of ground to cover, especially in a small house. Anything to save space, and...
11129 Camilla
cammalu Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
6:24 pm
A cargo trailer converted is nice but I'd rather have one of the aerodynamic ones with the pointed nose if I was going to be on the road at all. That big...
11130 Gregory Johnson
smallhouseso... Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
6:28 pm
This offer is good only to the first person who uses it. It's a music mixing application for the iPhone 4 or iPad 2. Here's more information: ...
11131 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
6:46 pm
All campers have some wind resistance issues regardless of design but what did you think of the interior design ? LaMar...
11132 B1200@...
b1200bus Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:01 pm
Hi Lamar Nice work, it's interesting to see what I could do with my trailer. Here is the one I have now in a 24 ft version... ...
11133 B1200@...
b1200bus Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:03 pm
While I don't have pics right now, I was for a long time looking at prefabs, and the two that really interest me are the Maxwell one bed room by cabin Fever...
11134 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
7:05 pm
Sure that is why I put this first design out there to get some feedback for improvements or design changes. LaMar...
11135 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
7:13 pm
More of a modern design. Priced at $32,500 for a 16x20 that is probably reasonable for a prefab but if you did it yourself I will bet materials cost would be...
11136 B1200@...
b1200bus Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:19 pm
OK, the front of these trailers are all rounded with very round corners, I almost wish it was not, it makes putting anything in the nose a waste of about 6...
11137 B1200@...
b1200bus Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:21 pm
Lamar I guess you are talking about the Maxwell? the thing I really like about that house is the curved ceilings, i think those beams are steel, how would one...
11138 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
7:27 pm
I can do one with the kitchen in front and a full fold up bed no problem. I designed this for the trailers that have the drop down ramp back door so that door...
11139 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
7:35 pm
Laminated OSB is plenty strong enough to hold that roof style and can be cut to the arch shape and laminated with hardwood facing to look like a hardwood beam....
11140 Lisa Calland
ptfsgirl Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:40 pm
Hi Lamar~ We bought our small home (a park model) 5 years ago in Big Bear Lake, Ca. The first pictures are here: ...
11141 Camilla
cammalu Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:44 pm
I always wondered about board and batten. I know a lot of people use it with fresh cut wood and I was wondering about shrinkage issues and how to keep drafts...
11142 Lisa F
ptfsgirl Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
7:49 pm
Hi Lamar~ We bought our small home (a park model) 5 years ago in Big Bear Lake, Ca. The first pictures are here: ...
11143 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
7:51 pm
Nice place Lisa! I like park models and they are a step up from an RV with better full size appliances, insulation and woodwork. I like your mini windows and...
11144 lamar5292 Offline Send Email Jan 1, 2012
7:56 pm
wood that is not kiln dried will shrink slightly depending on the type of wood. Board and batten walls were used a lot by old homestead cabin builders for...
11145 Lisa Calland
ptfsgirl Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
8:02 pm
Thanks, we really love it. We live in a park across from the lake so we pay space rent and utilities which average $550 per month. We are looking for property,...
11146 Camilla
cammalu Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
8:08 pm
I really, really like your home Lisa! Are you in a park or community or did you buy a lot? Camilla...
11147 Lisa Calland
ptfsgirl Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
8:10 pm
Thanks, we really love it. We live in a park across from the lake so we pay space rent and utilities which average $550 per month. We are looking for property,...
11148 Lisa Calland
ptfsgirl Offline Send Email
Jan 1, 2012
8:11 pm
Thanks, we really love it. We live in a park across from the lake so we pay space rent and utilities which average $550 per month. We are looking for property,...
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