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...
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onewomanunlimited
onewomanunli...
Sep 1, 2006 2:41 pm
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...
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cktynes
Sep 1, 2006 3:36 pm
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! ... ...
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lyanney@...
ljyanney
Sep 1, 2006 4:19 pm
... 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 ...
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Gregory Johnson
gregoryjohns...
Sep 1, 2006 6:14 pm
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...
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Jean Bellinger
jbellinger
Sep 2, 2006 3:27 am
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 ...
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Richard Ramsowr
rickthefireguy
Sep 2, 2006 9:46 am
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...
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David fernandez
dfpedros
Sep 2, 2006 11:54 am
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 2, 2006 3:43 pm
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...
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Jean Bellinger
jbellinger
Sep 2, 2006 4:22 pm
Richard, Thanks. I have experienced this too: too-big houses and too-sprawled communities unglue the connections and alienate members. Have a great weekend. ...
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hereistand1521
Sep 2, 2006 4:25 pm
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,...
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Jean Bellinger
jbellinger
Sep 2, 2006 4:33 pm
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 ...
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Jean Bellinger
jbellinger
Sep 2, 2006 4:46 pm
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 2, 2006 4:53 pm
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...
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Gregory Johnson
gregoryjohns...
Sep 2, 2006 5:12 pm
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...
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siderea
treehouse1771
Sep 2, 2006 6:02 pm
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...
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norm hansn
normideas
Sep 2, 2006 6:06 pm
If you are in a rural area, the washer/dryer could be in a separate shed/tool-shed/garage at the side of the house. No noise - no spills ...
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Jean Bellinger
jbellinger
Sep 2, 2006 6:46 pm
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...
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cktynes
Sep 2, 2006 7:23 pm
Friends of mine did a rehab of their 1919 age house and relocated the laundry room upstairs. They love it! ... places ... with ... have ... or...
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David fernandez
dfpedros
Sep 2, 2006 7:57 pm
How about a washer/dryer single unit? Take up 1/2 the space.Don't know how well they do if your doing many loads in a week. You can find them at...
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Gregory Johnson
gregoryjohns...
Sep 3, 2006 12:52 am
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 3, 2006 12:26 pm
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 3, 2006 12:28 pm
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 3, 2006 12:35 pm
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 3, 2006 12:49 pm
Hello again everyone, :) Can a minivan pull one of Jay Shafer's wonderful ready-built homes or do you need a truck? Danielle...
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hereistand1521
Sep 3, 2006 12:58 pm
Very cool! ... provided...
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Gregory Johnson
gregoryjohns...
Sep 3, 2006 2:39 pm
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...
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hereistand1521
Sep 3, 2006 7:04 pm
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 ...
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Gregory Johnson
gregoryjohns...
Sep 4, 2006 1:51 am
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...
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lyanney@...
ljyanney
Sep 4, 2006 3:34 am
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.,...
