Comments on: Small House Society

By: Marcelo

Marcelo — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:18:14 +0000

Olá Carla,

É difícil comprar tiny house no Brasil. O que podes fazer é comprar as plantas e construir uma.

Sobre a resposta em português. Foi um pedido exagerado, já que o blog é em inglês.

Um abraço

By: Jim Marple

Jim Marple — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:59:12 +0000

I really love this trend toward small homes. I designed and built my own 530 sq.ft. home for under $20,000. Because the home is small, I was able to build the home entirely by myself and pay cash for all the supplies. Today, I have no mortgage and never will make another house payment. I am now passionate about the subject of small homes and have designed more small homes that I would like to build in the future. jmarple

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good things come in small packages. « green is sexy — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:54:13 +0000

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By: Shane_T

Shane_T — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:00:26 +0000

This is not as new a movement as some would like to believe. We had family that lived in homes they made and pulled around back in the late 20′s and most of the 30′s. I found a YouTube video you all may like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rCZY5zR6zU&feature=related My family and I still have a Motor Home (26′ Class A) that we use as our home on wheels, but I think a 5th wheel is in our future. I do however want to build a tiny house or 2 on some land in New Mexico! Love the site!

By: Paul & Nae

Paul & Nae — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:49:46 +0000

Jay, Shay, Nigel, Greg & company,

Good day. Like many who have posted messages, I’ve been intrigued by the tumbleweed houses in particular for some time.

Reasons being your product is of good quality. A rarity in this cookie cutter neighborhoods whereas the wiring, foundation and a myriad of other reasons are VERY suspect.

My wife and I are frugal as it is. Due to our location we don’t possess a car, ride the trains, buses, bikes and unicycles weather permitting. This bohemian-like lifestyle enables us to vacation twice a year to any locale we please with ‘skies the limit’ type of amenities.

The 1 house in particular we have most interest in is the Sebastarosa model.

I notice tumbleweed owner’s testimonials, as well as Jay Schafer’s hone in on the EPU, Weebee and such models.

Is there any way you can describe or a poster who has such a model or know of someone put me in touch with said owner(s)?

Suffice to say, thank you for your time and wonderful ingenuity.

Take care and Merry Christmas to all.

Kind regards,

Paul

By: leo britt

leo britt — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:09:23 +0000

investigate steel stud framing. it will be lighter than wood and fire resistant. the materials are used in commercial construction.

By: Rory & Pete

Rory & Pete — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:30:25 +0000

So thankful others are going for “just enough” like we did five years ago when my husband retired after 31 years with the USPS;
went from 6 bedroom/2 bath with mother-in-love apartment in Sitka, Alaska, to 900 sq. ft. hand-built, one-room cabin 90 miles north (Hoonah near Glacier Bay) and haven’t looked back. Took us a year to design and a year to build along with our adult children coming along for the “ride.”
Smaller fotprint and simplicity is what we sensed and what we did.
Come on up and see, if you like fishing, kayaking, sailing and quiet;
living with about 800 Tlingit natives and approx. 3500 grizzly (brown bear) and loving our reFirement!
You guys rock!

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La fin du rêve américain Big Size ? | Alice Magic World — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:32:33 +0000

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By: susanb516

susanb516 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:00:12 +0000

I’m a school teacher and I bring up your site when I talk about Thoreau and his life on Waldon Pond. I’m not sure I’m ready for such a move myself, but it serves as a good lesson in conservation and necessity!

By: Nicole D. Lopez

Nicole D. Lopez — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:29:18 +0000

Awesome!

I’ve always wanted a tiny house because I love the idea of not having to clean much or having loads of materials that I don’t really need. I’m 21 and I’ve been living in apartments for the past 3 years because I’m in college, but once I get a house, I want it to be tiny and cute (or masculine ) just like these! I’ve always been one for living simple and I often get laughed at because of it. For example: I own only one towel, one pair of tennis shoes, one pillow, one blanket, and so on. Who needs more, really?

Anyway, awesome job on promoting goodness!