Comments on: Elizabeth Turnbull Update

By: Big Tomatoes

Big Tomatoes — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:41:11 +0000

Did Elizabeth ever get her composting toilet? I have been composting for about 5 years in Massachusetts and the vegitables are great! I feel great that I am not spoiling Mother Earth and am actually making enough money from selling them that I can buy anything that I can’t grow!

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:16:47 +0000

The story seems to indicate all the Labor was freely donated.

That said, I sure can’t see how this Tiny House cost $14,000.

Can anyone explain how that much was spent on so little ?

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:14:43 +0000

The Hamden Zoning Commission denied her request for a variance. In most locales you can apply for a Zoning Variance only once every two years.

So unless Elizabeth has been successful in getting the Town Council, or Mayor, to pass special legislation for her, she’s out of luck.

Or maybe Yale is her new host. Often Universities and Churchs have Zoning loopholes.

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:09:31 +0000

If you look closely at the “Ladder”, Elizabeth used ever smaller sticks for the rungs as you progress from the bottom to top. Apaprently for aesthetics. Sadly, that makes the top rungs the most likely to fail. Which actually maximizes the likelihood of injury.

If the weakest rungs were at the bottom, at least when the weakest rungs began to snap you’d fall the least distance.

Can you imagine the lawsuits if roofers and painters began to build their own Ladders from sticks and twigs instead of buying engineered and safe solutions from their local Hardware Store ?

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:32:44 +0000

I hope she is using a real ladder these days.

I wouldn’t send my five-year-old up that rickety thing she built.

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:29:50 +0000

I’m trying to determine the present status of Elizabeth’s shed.

Apparently the Hamden Zoning Commission denied her request for a variance.

http://www.hamden.com/filestorage/43/5071/zba_minutes_11-20-08.pdf

By: mark

mark — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:33:05 +0000

I like your little house. Small homes magazine a few hears ago had a small story on these types of homes. New England winter evenings are pretty cold. How do you heat it?

By: Donna F

Donna F — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:28:06 +0000

Nice job! I especially LOVE the ladder. This was mostly free, no doubt, just the cost of the fasteners. What did you use to hold the pieces together? You’re so very clever and this ladder proves it!

I would love to see how your kitchen turned out, and your bathroom, too!

Thanks! And happy studying!

By: Lauren Neher

Lauren Neher — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:27:12 +0000

Nice place, great job. Looks like they simplified things greatly using a shed roof, giving the loft much more usable space than the standard peaked roof. Is there more interior photos and a floor plan posted anywhere ?

By: Ekistic

Ekistic — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:37:01 +0000

Looks neat as a pin and love the blue curtains. Looks like home!