If you decide to use thermal mass below your house I'd love to hear how it went. Next spring , we are starting on our High Thermal mass house, built using...
I would very much like to see some discussion maybe using the state as the first word in the subject line regarding codes and other stumbling blocks to...
Your is a great suggestion...but most of the time, they are set by the community and/or development. So, before you buy a lot, check for those convenents! ... ...
... Okay, but the tornado itself missed your neighborhood. For a sense of what my neighborhood looked like, see Greg's photo # DSC04948 for a view of the ...
Hi Linda, Thanks for posting and clarifying my comments earlier. Very true. I think only a poured cement version of my home with "rebar" might survive a direct...
Recently, a few miles from where I live, there was an electrical fire in self-storage units. Family albums and much were destroyed in many units. I would have ...
Jean In a world where many believe larger is better - I have found over and over again that a ÒhouseÓ does not make a home but that a ÒhomeÓ is sometimes...
Rich, I have to agree with you 100%. A small home/house "forces" us,because of the closer proximity,to practice some of those virtues we would otherwise not...
Has anyone ever done this/seen this? Is there any problem building-code wise? This idea came to me based on some of the older colonial homes around here where...
Richard, Thanks. I have experienced this too: too-big houses and too-sprawled communities unglue the connections and alienate members. Have a great weekend. ...
Ya' know, as I'm typing this, I'm realizing there shouldn't be a problem with this because apartments have washers and dryers in places other than basements,...
All, interesting how one goes to a party in a big house and everyone wants to be in a small space in the kitchen! Then everyone goes to sit down to eat in ...
I'm no architect but think it would be more economical and simpler to put the washer in the kitchen in this house. Europeans (who have much smaller but 2-story...
Can you help me understand how this would be more economical? At the moment I'm planning to move the kitchen and dining area down to the basement. That would...
In my experience, clothes washing/drying on a 2nd or third floor can result in noise going throughout the entire house, and in some cases the severe shaking...
We have the apartment advantage of two each washers and dryers downstairs, coin operated. The days I want to get stuff done and out of the way, I pay for the...
Typical kitchen location for washer is more economical as water doesn't have to travel so far (less pipe,better access, maybe less labor, less water heating if...
Voice of America made mention of the Small House Society and provided a link in this report: http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-30-voa39.cfm Thanks to...
Thanks for the great info. Of course, this is the response I like best. LOL However the noise thing and major plumbing with the kitchen make sense. We will...
How much of the house has to be complete for the loan/insurance to go from construction to standard mortgage? We are hoping to have the contractors do as...
This is so true. I think well insulated houses do the same thing. Our windows in base housing are so good that we can't hear a thing going on outside. If it...
Hello Danielle, I have one of Jay's homes. What makes tiny homes different than RV Camper-like homes is that the tiny homes are built with residential (or...
That helps a great deal. I too like the idea of a "real" house made of wood ~ especially if it is to be tiny. Part of the purpose of littleness is charm, and ...
Dear Danielle, I wanted to make another point about homes on wheels. In addition to the mobility benefits, one gains flexibility with regard to design. Where I...
Gregory, According to the Iowa DMV book, you can license and tow a trailer that's 8'6" wide by 13'6" high without it being considered an oversized load, i.e.,...
