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It seems with technology and trial and error there may be some newer designs.
Do people think its like living in an RV? We spent a month in an RV and though it was a nicer-rated model it did feel totally cramped at 220SQ Ft. It felt a bit flimsy.
We were off grid.
Has anyone lived in both an RV and a tiny house to compare?
We would be off grid with this in SW Washington State.
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Some of the more upscale Class A RVs for $200k and up are nicer than many houses. Travel trailers, like ours, are meant for temporary use, and to be towed often. That means lighter weight, so thin wall paneling and insulation, plastic sinks and toilets, thin mattresses, single-pane windows. I have not lived in a Tiny house but have worked with them, and it depends. The ones being used by the "tiny house villages" for the homeless are very simple and small, no plumbing and minimal electrical with shared restrooms & showers. Then there are others meant for permanent living, some custom built to specs, which have wood studs, good insulation, premium fixtures, and all the comforts, just with limited space. They can range from $20k to over $100k. This local company has examples on their website:
Well, the tiny house works great if you can park it in mommy and daddy's back yard, so you can use their laundry and shower while pretending to be radical and paradigm-shattering.\
If you actually want to live with a minimum of stuff and reduce your footprint, most older cities and towns have numerous 2 bedroom 1 bath houses of 750-900 square feet, with actual functioning kitchens, bathroooms, washer-dryer hookups, room in the back for a garden, permanently connected sewer lines, etc.
Well, the tiny house works great if you can park it in mommy and daddy's back yard, so you can use their laundry and shower while pretending to be radical and paradigm-shattering.\
If you actually want to live with a minimum of stuff and reduce your footprint, most older cities and towns have numerous 2 bedroom 1 bath houses of 750-900 square feet, with actual functioning kitchens, bathroooms, washer-dryer hookups, room in the back for a garden, permanently connected sewer lines, etc.
The tax advantages seem nice -especially because we have forest designation which we might lose with a regular house..
The limit is 400sq ft and some I see on Youtube seem almost spacious.
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The tax advantages seem nice -especially because we have forest designation which we might lose with a regular house..
The limit is 400sq ft and some I see on Youtube seem almost spacious.
400 sf is smaller than our master bedroom. Our travel trailer is 202sf and we love it, but wouldn't want to live in it. Regardless of the quality, you might try to find a VRBO or Airbnb tiny house to rent for a weekend, and see if you can live with such a small space.
400 sf is smaller than our master bedroom. Our travel trailer is 202sf and we love it, but wouldn't want to live in it. Regardless of the quality, you might try to find a VRBO or Airbnb tiny house to rent for a weekend, and see if you can live with such a small space.
Well why don't you just share a part of your master bedroom ? - 2 adults 2 dogs.
Well why don't you just share a part of your master bedroom ? - 2 adults 2 dogs.
It’s really not the same because tiny homes are actually built to be self-contained. You can’t live in a single bedroom because there is no kitchen, bathroom, etc. When I was in Japan, my 475ft apartment seemed absolutely huge, but the scale of everything was much smaller to be able to fit into that space.
Don't know where you are at, but some places still have bungalow courts like out in California where they got their start. It's a group of houses with a central walkway, and smaller homes arranged a long it. I think Bowen Court in Pasadena is still around, maybe Rathaway Court and Los Robles too. Someone in the 1920s built one in the LA area with egyptian style design. Older homes from the 1900s were small , but better than a tiny home. Many had small kitchens because they were designed more as a work space, not a hangout space as people with these big houses have now.They also had breakfast nooks to eat in if no dining room. And yes you have repairs with an older home, but you have that with even modern tiny homes too.
What if your tiny house, isn’t a “new” idea?
Or, they look the same as your neighbors?
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