The Politics of Tiny Houses (interview, rating, problems, thought)
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This is an outstanding interview with Jay Shafer, one of the big names in the tiny house trend.
Many interesting anecdotes throughout to ponder upon. Perhaps the most illuminating was Jay's suggestion that the housing crash was partly caused by building codes - promoted by the housing industry - that force people into larger and more expensive houses than they need and can afford.
I've never thought of it that way before but it makes quite a lot of sense.
This is an outstanding interview with Jay Shafer, one of the big names in the tiny house trend.
Many interesting anecdotes throughout to ponder upon. Perhaps the most illuminating was Jay's suggestion that the housing crash was partly caused by building codes - promoted by the housing industry - that force people into larger and more expensive houses than they need and can afford.
I've never thought of it that way before but it makes quite a lot of sense.
Duly noted. Many of us don't need a guv guide book to get through our day.
One more time, they are called H-o-m-e I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r-s
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Originally Posted by urbanlife78
Home inspectors exist because of building codes.
Because if you were to ever buy a home and there were no building codes, you wouldn't know to have a trained professional to check it out? Let me guess, without building codes there would be no professionals either lol
@urbanlife78-Exactly! Otherwise, why would an inspection be needed?
Some communities have a minimum # of square feet allowed for rentals anyway, and it's not huge, it's like 250 per person. So a "tiny house" for a couple would have to have at least 500 sf. That's not much. And yeah, shockingly, most homes have to have at least two access/egress points in case of a fire, adequate wiring for the structure, hot and cold running water, flush toilets, etc.
Last edited by Katarina Witt; 01-13-2015 at 06:27 PM..
Duly noted. Many of us don't need a guv guide book to get through our day.
One more time, they are called H-o-m-e I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r-s
That enforce building codes.
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