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pop goes the weasel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-15-07 04:09 AM
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21. small is good
I am considering building a small guest cabin in my backyard, mostly so I can have somewhere to live while repairs are done on my already small, but very old, house. The Little House plans from http://www.countryplans.com / seem to offer everything I could want: small footprint, inexpensive plans, inexpensive to build.
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  -Woman Lives Contently In Her 84 Sq.Ft. Home Made From Recycled Products DeSwiss  Jul-15-07 01:47 AM   #0 
  - she might be on to something there  Blue_Tires   Jul-15-07 01:49 AM   #1 
  - I'm pretty sure she is....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 03:13 AM   #15 
  - Tiny houses, and the plans to make them, the pics are great!  AZDemDist6   Jul-15-07 01:56 AM   #2 
  - Thank you for that link!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 02:09 AM   #4 
  - Also must-see: Hobbit home...  BlooInBloo   Jul-15-07 06:16 PM   #49 
     - Wow! I want a Hobbit House!  Terri S   Jul-15-07 06:54 PM   #56 
     - You shouldn't have waited- a house that awesome needs -NO- excuse to be posted!  dicksteele   Jul-15-07 07:35 PM   #61 
     - lol! Noted.  BlooInBloo   Jul-15-07 10:49 PM   #89 
     - Whoa Bloo....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:43 PM   #75 
     - That structure looks similar to a Yurt  blogslut   Jul-16-07 02:03 AM   #97 
  - This woman is brilliant! This is the CONCEPT every American........  Double T   Jul-15-07 02:07 AM   #3 
  - So much of our lives are lived in redundant space  melody   Jul-15-07 02:17 AM   #5 
  - She's camping in her friend's back yard.  Veganistan   Jul-15-07 02:20 AM   #6 
  - I admire her too!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 03:15 AM   #16 
     - And where does she crap?  Toots   Jul-15-07 05:57 PM   # 
     - Toilet is shown in video  AnotherDreamWeaver   Jul-15-07 07:30 PM   #60 
     - And where does she crap?  Toots   Jul-15-07 05:57 PM   #46 
        - Like a bear in the woods ?? :-)  Greenboy   Jul-15-07 06:31 PM   #52 
  - Thanks DeSwiss for your great thread, one of the very best for our times!!  Double T   Jul-15-07 02:27 AM   #7 
  - I second that "thank you"  melody   Jul-15-07 02:32 AM   #8 
  - You're welcome!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 03:12 AM   #14 
  - I've been working in affordable housing development....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 02:59 AM   #11 
  - Ditto  malaise   Jul-15-07 06:13 PM   #48 
  - that shack doesn't appear to be hooked up to any utilities,  policypunk   Jul-15-07 02:34 AM   #9 
  - You could always collect rain water or melt snow then store it.........  Double T   Jul-15-07 02:51 AM   #10 
  - uhh no -- try to live through a hard winter with an outhouse  Donnachaidh   Jul-15-07 03:04 AM   #12 
     - Certainly gives us an appreciation for our ancestor's way of life.  Double T   Jul-15-07 03:20 AM   #18 
     - Here ya go: Envirolet composting toilet....  in_cog_ni_to   Jul-15-07 02:05 PM   #41 
     - Thanks for the info in_cog_ni_to. Looks like a great system.......  Double T   Jul-15-07 07:17 PM   #59 
     - no kidding! But there HAS to be some updating  Donnachaidh   Jul-15-07 05:52 PM   #44 
        - Agreed. These are times when I believe the more self sufficient you can be the better off.........  Double T   Jul-15-07 07:13 PM   #58 
     - I grew up that way.  EST   Jul-15-07 03:31 AM   #19 
     - Wow.  senseandsensibility   Jul-15-07 06:30 PM   #51 
        - I'm not sure of the sturdy stuff part.  EST   Jul-15-07 11:07 PM   #91 
     - Thiis is how my wife grew up (in Maine also)  Chico Man   Jul-15-07 07:42 PM   #62 
  - Not all small homes are like hers....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 03:11 AM   #13 
  - I had to chuckle at the Enesti -- it's the size of my house now lol  melody   Jul-15-07 03:18 AM   #17 
  - Enesti is my second fav...  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 03:33 AM   #20 
  - $35,000 for a 75 SQFT house?  B2G   Jul-15-07 02:15 PM   #43 
     - Agree, that's too expensive  OzarkDem   Jul-15-07 05:54 PM   #45 
        - While not all the costs for construction are the same...  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:53 PM   #76 
  - Watch the video at the link - she has a gas stove for cooking -  IndyOp   Jul-15-07 07:53 AM   #35 
  - small is good  pop goes the weasel   Jul-15-07 04:09 AM   #21 
  - I've thought about building one in the back yard, too -  lynne   Jul-15-07 04:54 AM   #23 
  - I've got a 22 year-old living with me....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 06:03 AM   #30 
  - Those homes all look very interesting.  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 06:00 AM   #29 
     - like one you have or one you want? n/t  pop goes the weasel   Jul-15-07 01:15 PM   #37 
        - One I'd want....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:55 PM   #77 
  - here's some more resources about small houses . . .  OneBlueSky   Jul-15-07 04:43 AM   #22 
  - Love these link!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 05:06 AM   #24 
     - you're quite welcome . . . the small house movement has interested me for some time . . .  OneBlueSky   Jul-15-07 05:19 AM   #26 
  - here's a link to a small house library at amazon.com  OneBlueSky   Jul-15-07 05:15 AM   #25 
  - Thanks again.  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 05:55 AM   #28 
  - very cool !  marions ghost   Jul-15-07 05:53 AM   #27 
  - I was thinking the same thing...  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 06:08 AM   #31 
     - looking into my crystal ball...  marions ghost   Jul-15-07 06:56 AM   #33 
  - I wanted a better look at her house, so I  tblue37   Jul-15-07 06:23 AM   #32 
  - Looking at the clip it seemed very roomie...  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 07:15 AM   #34 
  - I've got a little house like that.  Th1onein   Jul-15-07 09:53 AM   #36 
  - That's my dream...  Buns_of_Fire   Jul-15-07 02:13 PM   #42 
  - Ever since I watched Trapper John MD when I was a kid  ikojo   Jul-15-07 07:58 PM   #64 
  - The "Titanic". Of course.  Buns_of_Fire   Jul-15-07 09:32 PM   #78 
  - In looking at these homes...  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:18 PM   #67 
  - Gee. I wish I had THIRTY -TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS to avoid hotel rooms  Veganistan   Jul-16-07 02:13 AM   #98 
     - I bought it for several reasons....  Th1onein   Jul-16-07 08:58 AM   #99 
  - Here's a fun site too.. Housing, clothing, etc.  SoCalDem   Jul-15-07 01:28 PM   #38 
  - Warning: site may crash some browsers. nt  eppur_se_muova   Jul-15-07 09:40 PM   #79 
  - My heart's set on buying one of these some day. They're so cute and I could easily live in any one  in_cog_ni_to   Jul-15-07 01:31 PM   #39 
  - I've been looking at these myself  RamboLiberal   Jul-15-07 06:00 PM   #47 
  - I LOVE her house! It's very cute! It's so cool that she built it entirely from recycled materials!  in_cog_ni_to   Jul-15-07 01:41 PM   #40 
  - You know we have thousands of these homes  malaise   Jul-15-07 06:45 PM   #53 
  - I like it  goodgd_yall   Jul-15-07 06:23 PM   #50 
  - Three words...  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:22 PM   #68 
  - HUGE problem.  yella_dawg   Jul-15-07 06:51 PM   #54 
  - She's American. Not a problem.  BlooInBloo   Jul-15-07 07:09 PM   #57 
  - Based on some of the responses to my comment.  yella_dawg   Jul-16-07 02:25 PM   #101 
  - That's the only thing I'm concerned about....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:27 PM   #69 
  - Be creative, already. Put books in plastic lidded tubs and store them under the house....  chaska   Jul-15-07 09:57 PM   #81 
     - Of course!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 10:42 PM   #86 
     - You miss my point  yella_dawg   Jul-16-07 02:13 PM   #100 
  - An Eastern European once told me:  Nevernose   Jul-15-07 10:04 PM   #84 
  - At the library?  Lorien   Jul-15-07 11:43 PM   #92 
  - Good idea  goodgd_yall   Jul-16-07 12:16 AM   #93 
  - I only have two small shelves of books.  XemaSab   Jul-16-07 11:45 PM   #102 
  - Great idea.  bmbmd   Jul-15-07 06:52 PM   #55 
  - Considering where we seem to be headed....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:29 PM   #70 
  - Great Discussion  Summer93   Jul-15-07 07:51 PM   #63 
  - Exactly!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:34 PM   #71 
  - Back in the early 70's  AnotherDreamWeaver   Jul-15-07 08:09 PM   #65 
  - You're welcome!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:37 PM   #72 
  - ive got a 500 square foot trailer  Cobalt-60   Jul-15-07 08:17 PM   #66 
  - ROFL!!!  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 08:40 PM   #73 
  - its ok, I can't afford a cat  Cobalt-60   Jul-15-07 10:28 PM   #85 
  - Our garage is so filled with "non-cars" you could barely fit a sheet of paper, SIDEWAYS  SoCalDem   Jul-15-07 09:40 PM   #80 
     - I won't EVEN go there....  DeSwiss   Jul-15-07 10:47 PM   #88 
        - shoes take up less space than TABLESAWS and bin of tools  SoCalDem   Jul-15-07 10:54 PM   #90 
  - Neat post-K&R.nt  nam78_two   Jul-15-07 08:42 PM   #74 
  - Okay, I've seen too many posts about throwing your stuff away. PLEASE take it to a thrift store...  chaska   Jul-15-07 10:00 PM   #82 
  - Yea, my wife will go buy the stuff and then when she is not looking I throw it away  NNN0LHI   Jul-15-07 10:45 PM   #87 
  - I've seen some pretty amazing gypsy caravans too. Link below.  chaska   Jul-15-07 10:04 PM   #83 
  - Cute! n/t  goodgd_yall   Jul-16-07 12:18 AM   #94 
  - I think you mean plenty of windows and curtains...  DeSwiss   Jul-16-07 01:19 AM   #95 
  - The Unabomber's shack looked just like that  cat_girl25   Jul-16-07 01:37 AM   #96 
  - Cool!  Bryn   Jul-17-07 12:17 AM   #103 
 

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