People have had tiny houses or shed houses for many years.
Little fella you are. I'm', 5'10" 250 lbs.....I know how you feel. I'm 6'-2" also @ 200 lbs. We are living in our 5th wheel while building our house and my wife is always getting on to me about where I leave stuff etc..
I am in the process of building my house. Because of how dry it is I have decided to go with post and beam construction. All said and done it will be just under 600 squad feet.
Now the shop will be a different story.
Smart phone is not so smart now is it?Is that a military measurement?
Smart phone is not so smart now is it?
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A basement is a expensive luxury... better to have a crawl space under most of the house and dig it deep in one corner for a storm cellar or just put the storm cellar in another part of the yard near the house- then when the house burns down you can sleep in the storm cellar while you rebuild.
Different perspectives, I have lived in a lot of houses, maybe 50+ since I was born, all but the current one and one mobile home have had basements. I hate crawl spaces, awkward to work, little in the way of storage. With a full basement you have room to work, to store stuff and can live in it as well. Technically since you don’t “need” one I guess you are correct in calling it a luxury, but it at least a high priority luxury ... link windows you can open on a vehicle are a high priority luxury. You don5 need them but they sure are handy.
I have seen that someone had a tiny house and had another one for sewing! Yes! I get that!I just love small to tiny homes. I don't need a lot to live in, but that sewing room must be massive, in a "shop". Keep photos coming along. I can drool over them.
this 16x20 2 room small house was made from pallets the only thing I View attachment 627 View attachment 628 View attachment 629 all I had to buy was the tin and screws and nails
The house was divided into two living areas, more of an open area with the kitchen and a small bedroom. The bedroom had two beds, foot to foot with a small area for walking. One bed was my grandparents, the other bed was for the 3 girls. The 4 boys slept up in the attic space. They never had running water, only a well that was outdoors.@Weedygarden Can you detail more about how your mother's family lived in a 12x24 house? What were the sleeping arrangements? Any idea how big the kitchen was? Did they have enough chairs for everyone? I have to assume they used an outhouse and a wringer washer as well- also the acreage that they lived on. I hear a lot about families that did this and always wonder about the practical considerations. Several times it's because the family externalized several things that are considered to be "in-home" necessities these days such as laundry and bathroom facilities.
The house was divided into two living areas, more of an open area with the kitchen and a small bedroom. The bedroom had two beds, foot to foot with a small area for walking. One bed was my grandparents, the other bed was for the 3 girls. The 4 boys slept up in the attic space. They never had running water, only a well that was outdoors.
This photo shows the 12 x 24 home in the background, and the house in the front of the photo was the new house that they moved in after living on the land for 20 years. We (cousins and others) still call the first home a tar paper shack. They had a basement dug out underneath for storage. This new house was 24 x 24, twice the size. The boys, mostly grown men now, had a bedroom that was wide enough for bunk beds, about 6 feet. The girls still had a bed in their parents bedroom. I suppose that was one way to keep them safe.
People have had tiny houses or shed houses for many years.
Cool story, thank you for sharing. I live in a 24x24 house and my wife is always pushing for a 2nd bedroom. I keep telling her we don't NEED nor can we AFFORD and 2nd bedroom as our taxes right now are less than 250/yr and if we had a 2nd bedroom they'll go up to 500-600 a year, same property. I could easily put in a finished attic area that wouldn't "count" as a bedroom but would get kids out of my wife's hair once we have some. No kids yet.
Many people would be thrilled if they could find an apartment for $500 to 600 a month. That is almost unheard of now.@Weedygarden Thank you... 18 people in a shack like that would hardly have room to lay down!
Not to deny that people have lived in tiny/small homes for centuries... the knowledge on how to do so has been lost to this generation. Now many people are sleeping rough because they don't know how to get from sleeping rough to even the smallest home available today- a 1 bed apartment that starts off at $500-600 a month most places.
@Weedygarden Omaha, NE Sioux City IA other cities in the midwest like that have studio/1bed apartments most places for that price. Plenty of jobs for people who want to work too. On the coasts it's far higher though. What part of the country do you hail from?
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