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57. Stability shouldn't be too big a concern if built well.
Sat Dec 12, 2015, 07:52 PM
Dec 2015

If it is basically a trailer in everything but name, I agree. If you built one not designed to be mobile, you could do things like build into the side of a hill or build them up as strong as a safe room.

<tin foil hat> I still think KatyMan Dec 2015 #1
I have wondered about that too! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #4
It's certainly about diminishing expectations Warpy Dec 2015 #33
I'm quite pro-tiny house for environmental reasons laundry_queen Dec 2015 #37
I have a good wife, 2 young kids and employ ten people in my law practice. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #55
I have big trouble with the idea that people who seek to make everyone else be migrant wokers Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #71
Mine is 2300 square foot in the Florida home yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #76
Yesterday I saw them advertised as "Granny Pods" on FB. CrispyQ Dec 2015 #82
My house is 750 Sq ft. I could live in less easily. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #2
I love the tiny homes too! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #6
Mine is 850, plenty big for one. Basic LA Dec 2015 #46
Does 3 adults and one spoiled kitty in a <1000 sq ft count? TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #3
Two adults and 4 medium to large size dogs in under 950 sq. ft. here. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #7
I would say that qualifies! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #8
That's pretty good laundry_queen Dec 2015 #38
I feel your pain. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #42
Dear God, that is the funniest thing I've read in ages Trailrider1951 Dec 2015 #60
My books take up more space than those teeny houses. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #5
Yeah for you and your books! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #9
Yeah, we have thousands of books too. We could open a library. hunter Dec 2015 #61
I never have any trouble renting our 484 sq. ft studio garage apartment mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #10
Your apartment sounds lovely! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #13
I suspect the next generation will be forced to live in smaller space. mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #15
I've probably driven by your house! ladyVet Dec 2015 #80
I've had three people in the neighborhood ask me recently--when out walking my dog-- mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #84
In about 6 years I will be retiring onto a sailboat FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #11
Jealous! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #14
Are you going to sail? The Caribbean? Or just keep it in a marina? mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #16
The first destination is the Bahamas then go from there. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #17
Wow! Kaleva Dec 2015 #44
Years ago, I worked on a boat one summer - closeupready Dec 2015 #73
Many people do live in boats here in the US FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #83
Not since I moved out of the dorm in 1964. MineralMan Dec 2015 #12
I don't, though I would prefer there were more "small" houses. kentauros Dec 2015 #18
Agree 100% about the code issue. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #29
And suburban American, as well as urban neighborhoods, kentauros Dec 2015 #39
I do. herding cats Dec 2015 #19
From what I have seen and read about them fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #41
Years ago I was honored to be invited to visit the home of jwirr Dec 2015 #20
Years ago I started looking into one as a way to retire w/out Pakhet Dec 2015 #30
I don't know if I could handle the ladder to a loft fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #52
I ended up homeless and started moving in with family that jwirr Dec 2015 #66
They make good TV fodder greytdemocrat Dec 2015 #21
I too tend to think it's just a fad. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #47
i think so too shanti Dec 2015 #50
I'm thinking in a few years of building one in the backyard tammywammy Dec 2015 #22
Too many hobbies and a love of tools dumbcat Dec 2015 #23
I think it would be easier to consider if I was a foot shorter Bonx Dec 2015 #24
I lived in this for 4 years... EX500rider Dec 2015 #25
My girlfriend inherited some land on Catalina Island Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2015 #26
cool! would be stunning on Catalina Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #36
That's worth inheriting, I love Catalina particularly the little visitied interior. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #72
We will have to see what transpires Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2015 #88
I have 600sq ft and can't imagine anything bigger now. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #27
They look very attractive to me because there is so little to clean Warpy Dec 2015 #28
I have about 900 square feet SheilaT Dec 2015 #31
I don't know how people in those things make room for pets or hobbies. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #32
I went on a tour of an eco-village wickerwoman Dec 2015 #54
Yes, tool lending libraries and shared shop spaces are great. I wish my community had one. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #65
I rented a tiny bungalow type place for two years..maybe 300 _ 400 sqr feet Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #34
What I don't like about the tiny houses I've seen on TV PADemD Dec 2015 #35
Stability shouldn't be too big a concern if built well. Liberal Veteran Dec 2015 #57
and most of those tiny houses KT2000 Dec 2015 #62
Yes, it's called an apartment. ;) Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #40
Frugal living and tiny may not go well together. Kaleva Dec 2015 #43
I live in a "too large" house, but any we might want to downsize to shraby Dec 2015 #45
I hope it becomes a trend. Liberal Veteran Dec 2015 #48
Agree 100%. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #49
SO loves the idea... me not so much. HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #58
I have experience with tiny apartments. wickerwoman Dec 2015 #51
If they were in desirable locations where you can walk to things, would love one. Hoyt Dec 2015 #53
lived in a 35ft 5thwheel for 12 yrs...does that count? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #56
Just downsized from 2,500 to 950sq/ft. safeinOhio Dec 2015 #59
I did a big chunk of my life easttexaslefty Dec 2015 #63
I'm in 1100 sq ft now madville Dec 2015 #64
I think those showcases of 'tiny homes' are fantasy Matariki Dec 2015 #67
When I was single and had no kids, I lived in a little 1920's style bungalow. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2015 #68
For the past three years, I've lived in a 34 ft Class A motorhome with three slides, by choice. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #69
lived for a couple years in a converted 1 car garage...it was big enuf dembotoz Dec 2015 #70
No. Screw 'tiny houses'. Do I have to shop at Dollar Stores too? elias49 Dec 2015 #74
Alrighty then! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #75
1300 square feet, but snacker Dec 2015 #77
We just moved Runningdawg Dec 2015 #78
I went to high school with Jay mattvermont Dec 2015 #79
I've mostly lived in small houses/apartments. ladyVet Dec 2015 #81
Early 1960s 1939 Dec 2015 #85
where will our servants sleep ? olddots Dec 2015 #86
Not now, Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #87
I know someone who's building one Rocknrule Dec 2015 #89
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