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Title: The small house tsunami gathers momentum
Post by: considerations on April 07, 2012, 08:04:51 AM
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Title: Re: The small house tsunami gathers momentum
Post by: hpinson on April 09, 2012, 10:03:26 PM
I like the one-floor designs.  One thing that bugs me about many of the "tiny" house designs is the crammed in loft sleeping area.  As I get older I cringe at nightly trips up and down some steep ladder, to say nothing of trying to change bed linens in such a tiny space.
Title: Re: The small house tsunami gathers momentum
Post by: John Raabe on April 10, 2012, 07:45:30 PM
Most Tiny houses are not for older folks, or families. Even a couple will have to be VERY compatible. As I get older I find I really don't like ANYBODY enough that I want to bump into them every time I turn around. :P 

For a younger single person tiny homes are great - and an inexpensive way to get a place of your own.
Title: Re: The small house tsunami gathers momentum
Post by: MountainDon on April 10, 2012, 07:54:08 PM
Amen to both the above.   :)  Hence a one story, no loft cabin for us, and one that is larger than we started out thinking would work.
Title: Re: The small house tsunami gathers momentum
Post by: Danfish on April 11, 2012, 10:53:16 AM
Our family of four use to spend summers in a small cabin with a loft sleeping area.  Everyone in the family fell down the loft ladder at least once.  After a few years we took to sleeping on the porch and never used the loft.  I can recall how small that cabin got when it rained for a week!
Title: Re: The small house tsunami gathers momentum
Post by: considerations on April 11, 2012, 10:06:32 PM
I lived in a small 5th wheel for a long time.  The ritual of changing the bed linens was something I would never have wanted anyone to witness.  Even in private I dreaded it.