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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:42 PM Original message |
Introducing The I-House - a new pre-fab, affordable green home. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. But... Can they withstand a tornado? |
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daggahead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Earth berm one side of it ... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. pre-FABulous. nt |
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obliviously (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thats real nice |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Uh it's a trailer. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. And you're what..... |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. (great zinger) |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. or a roll-away with windows |
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Vektor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. A beautiful, mid-century mod looking trailer... |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. But it's a "high brow trailer" |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. Sweet! I want one. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. I hate to be a pain, but this house is expensive. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Agreed. There are better solutions to the problem. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I still believe in innovation though. New tech costs more at first. |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Some thoughts on your comments |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. America's taste for the center hall colonial doesn't seem to fade |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Concrete block??? |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. It was in one of the links |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 10:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. The OP article states 992ft^2 for $100,000. |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-27-09 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. It will be interesting to see what kind of communities these prefabs might inspire. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Most neighborhood probably won't allow them without legislation. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. It was just pointed out on another thread |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
11. Looks all kinda Jetson-y and stuff, but it's still a mobile home. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Being a little bit provencial there, aren't you? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. quite the opposite. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I'm sure your personal experience was persuasive |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. A roof designed for weather in Tennesee is not suitable for the weather in WA. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Exactly, He's comparing a $40,000 mobile to a $100,000 pre-fab, but it needs to be tweeked |
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cpompilo (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. I wonder if it will have formaldehyde problems like we heard |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
30. Oh yes, urbanization will solve our problems. |
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