It is really hard to find cabins or cottages for sale. I've been looking in the PA and NJ areas. Not easy! I'll try Craigslist as well. Good idea! Hope you...
Greetings, First time post. I've been following this small house movment for about a year now but have dreamed of living in a small place for much longer. Now...
Welcome, Scott. Your plans sound very well thought out for a couple and overnight guests. In what part of the country do you plan to build? -Jean ... ...
The main page of AOL is currently featuring the Small House Society on their front page: http://www.aol.com/ It is the third of five rotating lead stories. The...
Friends, The Small House Society is featured on page 16 in the current issue of Ready Made Magazine. This is their annual "small spaces" issue. Pick up a copy...
All this publicity is really changing the size of housing. Your house is really attractive...everyone's dream that didn't use to seem possible. Add or subtract...
From today's NY Times, more people (in mild climates) are considering tepee living. -Jean http://www.nytimes.com/pages/garden/index.html A few paragraphes from...
My husband and I are looking at houses to buy. I prefer a smaller one. He's not sold on the idea though. I have found one that is 960 square feet. Not too bad...
Is the wall between the kitchen and living room a load bearing wall? If not is it lathe and plaster? Any electrical outlets? If its not a load bearing ...
I really have no idea. I'm not familiar with those terms. I do know there is at least one electrical outlet though. How do I find out what kind of walls they...
This is one of those 'a picture is worth a thousand words' situations, but basically, a load bearing wall is a wall that supports a floor or roof above. If...
Even if it is a load bearing wall you could likely make a pass through window in it. That might be enough to open up the feel of the kitchen. Some photos would...
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To find out whether a wall is a load bearing one, you can often look inside the attic area, or remove the sheet rock etc and see if there is a beam that runs...
Hi, The term is "Header". It usually consists of 2 - 2 X 12's or 2 - 2 X 8's nailed together and placed on top of the 2 x 4's at each end of the area cut out....
Wall removal is sometimes not as easy (or cheap) to do as you might think. I decided to take out the wall separating the kitchen/dining room in our 1960's era...
Scott makes a good point. There is generally no reason why you can't make a decent-sized opening in a load bearing wall. It would be framed similarly to any...
Ooops. I meant to say 2x10's or _2_x12's of course. If you haven't already determined whether the wall is load bearing, try to get access to the rafters or...
Mel, It sounds like you don't want to get involved with the nuts and bolts of changing the kitchen. One idea you might try is to make an offe on the house...
Hi, I am Jane and I am new here. I plan to build a small house in the next few months. I have read some of your posts and I have a question. Someone had ...
The place I went to look at is in my opinion example A of a claustrophobic small place that is less than 100 sq feet in size. Rather than one large useable...
I have also looked at many over the past few years and that is why I did 95 sq footer with a complete open floor design and an entirely modular interior so it...
Jane: I checked out both sites you mentioned and see many similar designs but the one thing that struck me was they all appear to be single wall construction...
Does anyone have any good sources for furniture and accessories for a small space? Cindy ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new...
Here is one source: http://www.tinyliving.com/store/ -Jean ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a...
I live on a sailboat which is certainly a tiny living space. All my furniture is built in to the boat. I have even modified it to make it better for living...
Handy Home Products-Cabin Kit. ... Hi Jane, If you go to the Lowes web site you will see the Handy Home Products - Mackinaw buildings for sale. They do appear...
