Skinny houses

[Amanda_931]

Narrower houses use more in the way of external materials, than, say a dome or igloo, or even a square, but sometimes they're all that will fit.  

A few more pictures of this house, none of the bedroom, though, and one of a different extremely narrow house.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/the_real_skinny.php

[MountainDon]

A cube would be most efficient use of materials but oh-so boring. On the other hand I really wouldn't want to live in this place.

[glenn-k]

Try this on for size - I think it qualifies as a skinny house.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6287375.stm

[Amanda_931]

But Glenn, that's in a really desirable area!  And one of the cheapest places to live there.

Maybe not after you've forked over an extra 30,000 pounds to make it liveable.

[glenn-k]

7' x 11'   $340,000 dollars appx - a bit steep for me.

[Amanda_931]

Especially after you've forked over an extra 50K or so (in dollars) to get it semi-liveable.

But it might still be a couple of hundred grand less than anything less in that area.

(Nashville basically priced me out of it, and it's not near that bad)

[glenn-k]

You are probably much better off being out of the city.

I warned Sassy to stick to major roads at night rather than go straight through gang land to go home -- a bit farther maybe but at least she may live through it.  She has already been followed by gangs once after midnight.  

[MountainDon]

Drive carefully, be aware of your surroundings, avoid bad places, and carry a big stick.

Or in my wife's case a 9mm stick.
I lean towards a Colt .45 (Taurus titanium .45 Long Colt revolver)
Bigger bullets = bigger holes.