The Tiny House Company

[Showtime]

http://home.aol.com/new_in_home/pho...09990001?icid=100214839x1212124768x1200747008

Jay Shafer has been living in a house smaller than some people's closets since 1997. In 1999, he created the Tumbleweed Tiny House company, which builds and sells plans for homes that range in size- from 65 to 774 square feet. Yes, that's right, I said 65 square feet! With 20 different floor plans to choose from and a variety of designs, The Tumbleweed Tiny House company has become a small housing phenomenon. According to Mr. Shafer, "As the economy becomes more worse off, the more plans I tend to sell." While the company only builds homes in California right now, anyone can buy the plans for a Tiny home and build it yourself. For those interested in making life simpler, check out the company's website!

 

[Ronny Shade]

I don't want one.

 

[Eggyman]

Too small.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I'll buy one for my woman.

 

[Eggyman]

Is your woman a doll?

 

[Ronny Shade]

no.

 

[knowsbleed]

I'll buy one for you Ronny... *looks for spare change*

 

[Showtime]

I think that it's a pretty sweet idea, not for me, but for others who want to live in a tiny house on wheels.

 

[knowsbleed]

They come on wheels?? I wonder if I could ollie a tiny house.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I'll buy one for you Ronny... *looks for spare change*

Thanks. Now my woman will have a place to sleep.

The twin bed was getting on her nerves.

 

[Erzengel]

Dude 65 SF is a f'ing jail cell that's like 8 LF by 8 LF.

 

[Dark Donnie]

LA is going to turn into shanty town.

 

[ttotheusher]

Kinda reminds me of this story:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/lithuanian_shed_shocker/

 

[Showtime]

Wow. That is kind of creepy.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

Kinda reminds me of this story:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/lithuanian_shed_shocker/

Not a Lithuanian! *shudder*

 

[Manic]

You could fit one of those in a backyard and give it to your kids as a private little club house.



Is it just me, or do almost none of the links at his official website work?

 

[tzarinna]

Apparently he can't handle the demand from all the traffic he's getting. I wanted to look at a floor plan. I need to become a minimalist, and this is just the tool to get me there. Plus, hauling an Airstream takes too much gas.

 

[Showtime]

I want one for a getaway now.

 

[Jokers_Wild]

It would be cool as a little home away from home. I couldn't imagine that being the only place I'd live though.

 

[Manic]

Okay, looks like I finally got access to some of the pages on the website...

The "Tiny Houses" (ranging from 65-140 square feet) seem to range between $37,000 and $47,000. OR you can simply buy the floor plans for $995, but you'll have to buy your own supplies and build it yourself.

There's the "Small Houses." None of these are pre-built, and you'll have to buy the floor plans and build themselves. The floor plans for these houses are cheaper at $695, but because they range from 120 sq. ft. and up (the highest seems to be 774 sq. ft.), they'd no doubt cost a lot more to build.


You know the really sad part about all of this? Buying and building two and these houses, then figuring out how to combine them into a single normal-sized house would still be cheaper than the price of a regular house in some parts of California.

 

[tzarinna]

Okay, looks like I finally got access to some of the pages on the website...

The "Tiny Houses" (ranging from 65-140 square feet) seem to range between $37,000 and $47,000. OR you can simply buy the floor plans for $995, but you'll have to buy your own supplies and build it yourself.

There's the "Small Houses." None of these are pre-built, and you'll have to buy the floor plans and build themselves. The floor plans for these houses are cheaper at $695, but because they range from 120 sq. ft. and up (the highest seems to be 774 sq. ft.), they'd no doubt cost a lot more to build.


You know the really sad part about all of this? Buying and building two and these houses, then figuring out how to combine them into a single normal-sized house would still be cheaper than the price of a regular house in some parts of California.

So it would be cheaper to buy a shed, modify it to your on specs and slap some wheels on it. I'm on it.

 

[psychocheeseman]

Firstly, who has a 65 square foot closet?
secondly, small houses are an awesome - woudl give you a heaps larger outdoor area to play with.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

Do they come with a bathroom?

 

[Manic]

Firstly, who has a 65 square foot closet?

Mariah Carey's shoe closet is the size of many studio apartments.

Do they come with a bathroom?

Yep. Here's a tour of that dude's house: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRvsWuWNUM

The bathroom is so small, the entire bathroom gets drenched when he takes a shower. On the plus side, he should be able to piss in the shower AND get it in the toilet at the same time.