Comments on: Elizabeth Turnbull’s Tiny House

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:52:33 +0000

To see the official denial see:

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

Elizabeth is a self-admitted optimist. I was, too, until I applied for a Variance to build an oversized backyard shed to store my Patio Furniture over the Winter.

One neighbor complained. So now my furniture stays outside all year long, to be thrown by the wind against his fence; dirty and scrambled. Instead of being neatly stored away. I guess he “won” LOL.

By: SalemCat

SalemCat — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:46:11 +0000

As best as I can determine, her tiny house is empty.

Her Zoning Variance to occupy this non-conforming structure was denied by the Town of Hamden.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:45:36 +0000

I wonder how young Elizabeth is doing in her tiny house while at school.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:10:34 +0000

I was wondering how long it took Elizabeth and the help she had to make the Tiny House?
I’m a Junior at the Blue Hill Harbor School in Maine and it’s a project based learning school so I can study what I want to learn about. I had been thinking about building a small house for a while now and looking at Elizabeth’s website has enspired me even more. When did Elizabeth start to build her house?
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall?
If someone could get back to me on my question, that would be great. Thanks so much,

-Fish (16)

By: Elizabeth Turnbull Update

Elizabeth Turnbull Update — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:24:37 +0000

[...] to see if she found a place to park her home and if she completed it. Visit the original post Elizabeth Turnbulls Tiny House here. I wrote to her and here is Elizabeth’s [...]

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:43:40 +0000

Good question, I’ll check with Elizabeth and find out.

By: Eli

Eli — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:37:50 +0000

What happened to this Tiny House? Did Elizabeth Turnbull find some land in New Haven, on which to park the house?

By: joan

joan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:57:59 +0000

let’s see pictures of the inside!

By: Kent

Kent — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:47:19 +0000

That’s interesting. It also was in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat here in California today in the Home and Garden section. I’m glad to see Elizabeth and her house getting such great publicity! It should make more people aware of the tiny house and green movements.

By: Michael McGee

Michael McGee — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:16:37 +0000

Elizabeth, your ingenuity is amazing. The story, reprinted from the Hartford Courant, was reprinted today in the local paper where I live in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Here is the Courant version from August 12:

http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-tinyhouse.artaug12,0,6447168.story?page=1

There is a lot of things happening the right way. One of the really bold things is the thinking behind the project. First, figuring out the cost of renting and then using that to build a budget for doing things better. The more I learn about global warming and the continuing rise of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the clearer it is for me that we really do need to get our energy and power our economy in safe ways that do not add carbon to the atmosphere. I know that, and yet I need to figure out how to heat my home without the oil furnace that does the job now. How does my family travel long distances without the Mazda van that we drive. The starting cost to make these two needed changes could easily start at $40,000. It’s not that solutions aren’t available, or close to available, this type of expenditure is a significant investment that can save money within one or two decades. For most people, it means that financing can be a big part of the solution. Elizabeth’s approach on the money end illustrates how a little novel thinking can yield a completely differnt and better result.