Comments on: The P-POD http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/ Living Simply in Small Spaces Thu, 24 May 2012 02:43:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: geoff http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-208077 geoff Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:36:29 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-208077 It sounds like naiche and www.envisionglobal.us (who knows the actual company name), is having more problems than the ppod house in Africa. The link provided does not work and all of the the other envision global companies on google seem to be large companies that are prospering and wouldn't make any comment here, but simply move forward. It sounds like naiche and http://www.envisionglobal.us (who knows the actual company name), is having more problems than the ppod house in Africa. The link provided does not work and all of the the other envision global companies on google seem to be large companies that are prospering and wouldn’t make any comment here, but simply move forward.

]]> By: scape http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-119496 scape Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:24:57 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-119496 I'm still waiting to hear back from him about my inquiry. On a materials standpoint, the pricing seems accurate, but it is disheartening to not see very many constructed polehouses from his plans are on the internet in any form: pictures, blogs, articles... the pictures above are of the first real world construction I've seen of the p-pod kit, and yet they look entirely different than the plans or 3D renders I have seen. For those who have been 'had', have you filed lawsuits against his company? Perhaps we can find some people who have had success with buying and constructing the homes. I’m still waiting to hear back from him about my inquiry. On a materials standpoint, the pricing seems accurate, but it is disheartening to not see very many constructed polehouses from his plans are on the internet in any form: pictures, blogs, articles… the pictures above are of the first real world construction I’ve seen of the p-pod kit, and yet they look entirely different than the plans or 3D renders I have seen.
For those who have been ‘had’, have you filed lawsuits against his company? Perhaps we can find some people who have had success with buying and constructing the homes.

]]> By: Sam http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-112707 Sam Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:03:36 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-112707 Tim and Naiche should both be in jail! Tim and Naiche should both be in jail!

]]> By: Joseph http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-112645 Joseph Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:35:45 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-112645 Polehouses.com has existed for many years. There has been many good news articles about them for over 10 years. My friends purchased plans from them and another friend of mine even built one of their pod houses in North Carolina 2 years ago. They sell plans and kits of their designs and have copyrights. They are good guys with real products of nice green designs. The TinyHouseBlog article is the same as what is on the polehouses.com website. No one else has pole house designs like these. Looks ligit to me. The claim of $25k for panels seems exaggerated or contrived or odd since the Africa houses were being sold for $8k according to Sams article link and the ppods on their website show $16.9K: http://www.polehouses.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=11 Smacks of libel or slander or something worse to me. Polehouses.com has existed for many years. There has been many good news articles about them for over 10 years. My friends purchased plans from them and another friend of mine even built one of their pod houses in North Carolina 2 years ago. They sell plans and kits of their designs and have copyrights. They are good guys with real products of nice green designs. The TinyHouseBlog article is the same as what is on the polehouses.com website. No one else has pole house designs like these. Looks ligit to me.

The claim of $25k for panels seems exaggerated or contrived or odd since the Africa houses were being sold for $8k according to Sams article link and the ppods on their website show $16.9K: http://www.polehouses.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=11

Smacks of libel or slander or something worse to me.

]]> By: Sam http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-111927 Sam Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:05:23 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-111927 Naiche, Sounds like you got burned. It does seem to me that $25,000 for walls and roof of a 16 x 16 structure doesnt fall under economic housing. Naiche,
Sounds like you got burned. It does seem to me that $25,000 for walls and roof of a 16 x 16 structure doesnt fall under economic housing.

]]> By: Naiche http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-111194 Naiche Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:34:29 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-111194 Sam, I was supposed to do a huge project with Tim in Africa and because of this unauthorized press release (one of several agreements he broke during the process) and the foam panels you see, they were provided by my company www.envisionglobal.us to fit with the components he was providing. Come to find out the license agreement Tim Cornell signed, he didn't own any of the patents or technology (another reason the contract was broken). He still owes my company over $25k for the roof, floor and wall panels we delivered to his warehouse in Hillsboro, Or. He was the sole reason for thousands of South African's losing out at an opportunity to have affordable housing that would have increased their level of lively hood ten fold. We are still trying to find Tim as he put his house up for sale and has left town. Lesley isn't the only one that has been taken by this guy...He is a major manipulator! Sam,

I was supposed to do a huge project with Tim in Africa and because of this unauthorized press release (one of several agreements he broke during the process) and the foam panels you see, they were provided by my company http://www.envisionglobal.us to fit with the components he was providing. Come to find out the license agreement Tim Cornell signed, he didn’t own any of the patents or technology (another reason the contract was broken). He still owes my company over $25k for the roof, floor and wall panels we delivered to his warehouse in Hillsboro, Or. He was the sole reason for thousands of South African’s losing out at an opportunity to have affordable housing that would have increased their level of lively hood ten fold. We are still trying to find Tim as he put his house up for sale and has left town. Lesley isn’t the only one that has been taken by this guy…He is a major manipulator!

]]> By: Sam http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-110231 Sam Mon, 24 May 2010 06:41:00 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-110231 Lesley, Thanks for the info, and I think I have an understanding of your relationship with Tim. But I do have a question, how do you explain the photo in this article: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/hillsboro_builder_plans_40000.html ??? Lesley,

Thanks for the info, and I think I have an understanding of your relationship with Tim. But I do have a question, how do you explain the photo in this article: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/hillsboro_builder_plans_40000.html ???

]]> By: Lesley http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-109560 Lesley Tue, 11 May 2010 20:33:55 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-109560 There is no such company as Polehouses.com Just Tim scamming people for deposits and claiming glory for himself from ideas he has used from others. He has no staff at all, no one to answer phone calls or e-mails. He has ripped us for 60,000. BEWARE!!!! There is no such company as Polehouses.com
Just Tim scamming people for deposits and claiming glory for himself from ideas he has used from others. He has no staff at all, no one to answer phone calls or e-mails.
He has ripped us for 60,000. BEWARE!!!!

]]> By: Deena Larsen http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/the-p-pod/comment-page-1/#comment-102679 Deena Larsen Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:13:02 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=9654#comment-102679 Just remember folks, this is the KIT. The actual cost of the house includes land, labor, etc. We are figuring this out--but were lucky enough to buy a stnading house we can convert to be an accessible tiny home. Just remember folks, this is the KIT. The actual cost of the house includes land, labor, etc. We are figuring this out–but were lucky enough to buy a stnading house we can convert to be an accessible tiny home.

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