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Cheerios4606 · Guru

Tiny Homes

Tinydancer · Guru

I would love a tiny house but my husband has the same attitude about it as yours. I watch all of those tiny house shows and I already have a plan in my head.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I love watching those programs, too! smile

But, with six cats and a dog, I couldn't see living in less than 2000 square feet. (We have about 2800 now.)

Once the animals are gone, I could see down sizing to about 1500.

I couldn't go smaller than that, I don't think.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Oh good then it isnt just me! hahah! I can see why a guy would be against it. I mean lets face it, it is a tiny space and men are... big. But not all of the tiny homes I have seen are claustrophobic. Especially the ones that are NOT on wheels. (although my favs ARE on wheels)

chef · Guru

I would not want to live in a tiny home but I do think they're cute.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We plan on buying my son one at some point.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The micro homes are too small.

Tiny homes, I don't know.

But I do like the smaller square footage homes.

I grew up in one.

I could totally do it.

cadiver · Senior Member

600 sq ft here.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I think they are adorable, but the realities of living in one with another person makes me almost break out into hives just thinking about it. It would be fun as a vacation house.

FNW · Guru

The apartment I stayed in with my friend in Paris was small. It was one room. The shower and sink was off to the side. The toilet was shared with other apartment owners down the hall. You had to bring your own toilet paper when you needed to use it. I never had a problem with it being available. The stove/oven and refrigerator were on another wall. It was fine temporarily, but I don't think I would spend years and years in it.

I had to downsize once in my life. I went from a two bedroom 1 1/2 bath to a one bedroom 1 bath. I had to get rid of a lot of stuff. I didn't mind. I always thought I had too much stuff. Particularly, dishes. But I won't get rid of any until my parents are gone. I inherited a lot of it and they would be crushed. And I'd probably give it to family, probably someone just starting out who would appreciate it.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I think you can have a smaller home without a "tiny home". Personally less is often more. And, the less you have, the more you value what you do have in my opinion. However, you want to be able to a have a little space. Let's face it, we all have a lot more stuff than our parents did. YOu have to have somewhere to put that stuff. And, a tiny house is cute and all until you have winter coats, boots, etc and all your stuff.

cadiver · Senior Member

I knew going in I would be keeping a storage unit, but weighing the cost of the house for the neighborhood iy made sense. The house is less than what would go for rent on an apartment.

weltschmerz · Guru

My little cottage is about 750 sq. ft.

karl271 · Guru

Our house is tiny by US standards. The trick to living in it is that you cannot be a hoarder or afraid to throw things away. If you don't stop "stocking up" on sale items and do not ever throw anything away because you might use it again, lose weight, etc. it becomes a nightmare....

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lawyerlady wrote:
I think they are adorable, but the realities of living in one with another person makes me almost break out into hives just thinking about it. It would be fun as a vacation house.

This is how I feel. For a vacation house it would be perfect. I couldn't do it everyday.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

If i lived alone a small apt would be fine. With a family we need a bit more space.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The house I grew up in was 900 square feet.

There was 4 of us.

It was a craftsman 4 square house.

Walk in the front door, you're in the living room, French doors opened into a dining room, that connected to the kitchen, that had a door to the bedroom, that had a door back into the living room.

Dad closed in the back porch in and added a bathroom. Yup. Added a bathroom.

Closing the porch in created a washroom and the small tool shed attached to the house became my bedroom many years later.

Before that, we lived in a shotgun duplex.

My great aunt was in the other one.

WYSIWYG · Guru

I could do one of those tiny homes, if I didn't want to have any social life and was single.

I'm sorry I just can't see two people living in something like that. A week or two as a vacation, maybe. Not year round as their primary residence.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mom wants an rv. Dad wants a 5th wheel.

I tease that the tiny house is the answer.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

WYSIWYG wrote:
I could do one of those tiny homes, if I didn't want to have any social life and was single.

I'm sorry I just can't see two people living in something like that. A week or two as a vacation, maybe. Not year round as their primary residence.

When we eventually buy a house we're going to get a tiny home for our son with Asperbers. He can live on his own as far as taking care of his daily needs. He just can't go unsupervised. He needs someone nearby to make sure he's okay. This gives us and him some semblance of privacy and autonomy while making sure he's safe.

Tangerine · Guru

Tiny houses seem great if you are single and able bodied. Most of the ones I have seen involved ladders and really tiny bathrooms.
Not much serious cooking going in those, either.
Our house is 1700, which is a lot smaller than most houses in our area. I like that it forces us to keep the amount of stuff we have in check.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We actually saw a studio type log cabin that this couple in our area let their two teenage sons live in. It was a studio type arrangement. One big room. But it had a small kitchen complete with everything you'd find in an apartment. The bathroom was separate but small. It only had a shower stall. But it would have been perfect for our son. We just weren't ready to buy at that point. I would go insane in a tiny house. But I really think they have their place. I think they're taking off because there IS a niche for them.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Down here in South Texas, there are all sorts of tiny houses available. They were originally constructed to house the oil field workers. Bathroom, kitchenette, and combo living/bed room. Usually 10-12 of them in a group. They'll be empty soon, and will probably be used for section 8 housing for singles or couples - not big enough for children.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

They are cute ideas but not practical for most people. Great idea for the younger crowd if they can find a piece of land to keep it on.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

You know those cute storage buildings you see these days?

Those are being turned into tiny homes.

And cargo containers, too.

All kinds of things becoming homes.

I've seen old train cars used, too.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Like I said, I would go crazy living in one. But I can easily see their place. They'd make a great MIL house or a place for a college student who wants some independence. I see a lot of good uses for them.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Like I said, I would go crazy living in one. But I can easily see their place. They'd make a great MIL house or a place for a college student who wants some independence. I see a lot of good uses for them.

I can too. Just don't ask me to live in one full time. As a vacation home I think they would be perfect!!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

LOL, we're watching one of those programs on DYI network, even as I speak. (Tiny House, Big Living)

This must be the first time Wayne has seen this show.

And, his opinion of tiny homes?

Hahahaha!

Let's just say, I'll never have to worry about living in one! biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

lilyofcourse wrote:
You know those cute storage buildings you see these days?

Those are being turned into tiny homes.

And cargo containers, too.

All kinds of things becoming homes.

I've seen old train cars used, too.

Train cars I can see, so nostalgic! Cargo containers remind me of Dexter. LOL Still the issue of where you can put them remains. A double wide new is only about 40K and much more space than the train car, or tiny home.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Yeah, but really, a train car is mobile home with a different exoskeleton.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Double wides here go for way more than 40k. You could probably get a single one for that. Here you can get a tiny home for about 15k.

burns07 · Guru

don't like the size of them but the simplicity appeals to us--am more interested in domes than tiny houses--lots of benefits to dome design homes--really depends on WHERE you are as well--like their small footprint and ease of construction--sort of the thoreau appeal--might work for us but main thing we're concerned about is how much LAND is tiny house sitting on

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

burns07 wrote:

don't like the size of them but the simplicity appeals to us--am more interested in domes than tiny houses--lots of benefits to dome design homes--really depends on WHERE you are as well--like their small footprint and ease of construction--sort of the thoreau appeal--might work for us but main thing we're concerned about is how much LAND is tiny house sitting on

Like these?

I really like them, too.

They are extremely sound when it comes to stability.

Can withstand sustained 200mph winds, rains and f5 tornados.

And can be completely fireproof.

Plus they are really cool looking.

FNW · Guru

I guess if you're an Eskimo. I'm not really into the contemporary look, personally.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Those are amazingly sound.

You prepare the foundation, then a balloon is inflated to the desired size.

Then, rebar and concrete are used to make the structure.

Once that is set, the inside can be as rustic or as "city" as you want.

I think it I had a place on the coast or in the desert they would be perfect.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

And it's a house in which you can take out the soft stuff and hose it down.
Like old beach front hotels.

-- Edited by lilyofcourse on Sunday 17th of January 2016 12:20:24 PM