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I've actually never seen a cool one, not because the houses themselves aren't cool (I think many of them are) but because they all seem to be placed on wasteful amounts of acreage or jammed into what should be national parkland. Once you've determined that a lot is going to be single family, the size of the house you put it on seems mostly immaterial, as in it's a perference issue.
I think they would be cool with many of them put very close togther around a common yardspace.
Actually Newport Beach CA has something like this, but those are still a bit too far apart, as there are only a few acting as traditional cabins, with space between them for full size RVs and tons of parking.
the problem with that is most towns wont't recognize them as legal houses claiming there to small so there forced to buy land or put it in someones back yard its stupid because they have kitchens and bathrooms and bedrooms and everything in a regular house
recognize them as legal houses claiming there to small so there forced to buy land or put it in someones back yard its stupid because they have kitchens and bathrooms and bedrooms and everything in a regular house
Yeah, agree that zoning is an issue. Wierd that many of the same places approve garden apartments with exactly the same layout as I am suggesting, but garden apartments are almost always built cheaply and decline quickly, whereas a small group of single family homes would be less likely to do so.
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In cities with a homeless crisis they have become popular in homeless camps, but the design is “Home Depot Shed”and the cost is as little as $2,200. In the suburbs east of Seattle they are starting to pop up on larger lots as in-law or “accessory” units, and those can cost $80-100,000. Most are built to mimick the main house, but others have a more modern, steel boxy look.
Rancher has built one next door that is really a dandy. It's a 2 story loft. Putting the bedroom upstairs in a loft really opens up a small area for the kitchen, bath, and living area. He built this thing for his ranch foreman. The single guy loves the place. Might be a tad tight for a family though. It's built on skids and can be loaded on a trailer to be moved.
the problem with that is most towns wont't recognize them as legal houses claiming there to small so there forced to buy land or put it in someones back yard its stupid because they have kitchens and bathrooms and bedrooms and everything in a regular house
A lot of the problem comes from home financing. Homes that can be easily moved have a harder time getting financed than homes that are solidly connected to a foundation and are basically immobile.
Understandably so; if a person is taking a 20-year mortgage out for a home, the banker wants to know the house will still be standing on it's lot throughout that time span. Oftentimes, the lot is where half the money of the loan is, but the house is where all the profit margin lies.
For contractors, it's also a matter of where the profit lies as well. Building top quality into a tiny house is just as costly for a contractor as for a large home, and sometimes, the tiny home is a more difficult build when done well.
But they're harder to sell, because we have long equated size and quality. And Americans like to buy junk. Living in a tiny house is always a perpetual exercise in choosing between wants and needs. Someone who lives in a tiny house has to forgo buying a lot of stuff, because there's never any spare room to put it in.
Not everyone likes that kind of self-imposed discipline, and our toys always end up taking up lots of room.
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