Tiny Housing, the ultimate DIY project

I'm a huge fan of Tiny Houses, & this YouTube vid shows what can be achieved through resourcefulness & commitment:

NZ$26000 in this day & age for such a charming home, is a showcase of the benefits of shying away from consumerism.

I've never seen a Tiny House vid where to owners are passe', they're proud, & beam with delight that they have a comfortable home, that is affordable, memorable through sweat equity, & the rewards of freeing themselves from the shackles of life suffocating mortgages.

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Jackson

@Andy_Mann - I like the idea in theory but I don't think this one is a great example. The downstairs area is a pretty great use of space but upstairs just looked far too cramped for my liking.

I also doubt those stairs would pass a building inspection.

Andy_Mann

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/1819#Comment_1819

@Jackson, agree about lofts, I'm not a fan, but the young don't seem to mind them.

I've seen some design savvy Tiny House builds, that have a slightly raised floor, & what looks like a sofa, but when needed, it can be slid out fully, & it becomes a full sized bed. Brilliant design & an elegant solution.

About building codes, I think they come under the mobile home/caravan category, so they aren't as strict.

They're becoming popular with the young who can't afford land, so they build on their parents' block, which seems to work well.

Andy_Mann

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/63186#Comment_63186

Small housing, an alternative approach, which is a nice balance of affordability, without the tiny house inconveniences/compromises.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o84oMGBkx1k

Kermit

Love this - https://lihi.org/tiny-houses/

Basically, Seattle has a tiny house village that homeless people can use to sleep, eat and shower. It only costs them $90 a month to cover utilities, and is having great success in helping people to get back on their feet. Love to see something like this in Australia.

Isobel

Even a 13 year old can build his own tiny home!

https://www.domain.com.au/advice/a-haven-at-home-13yearold-builds-his-own-tiny-house-20171011-gyyrnu/

Isobel

Good new story today on four different people living in four variations of tiny houses. Plenty of creative people around finding ways to avoid living with huge mortgages....

https://www.domain.com.au/living/home-is-where-the-yurt-is-four-alternatives-to-a-traditional-house-20180125-h0mo2p/

Isobel

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/3988#Comment_3988

And another interesting story today about houses that can be built in just hours - https://www.domain.com.au/news/prefabricated-italian-aframe-house-can-be-built-in-six-hours-20180130-h0gl0n/

Prof

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/64185#Comment_64185

I was once looking at building a shipping container home, but I discovered that the local council would not allow them in the area I was looking at.!!
It seems that South Australia is way behind the times when it comes to alternative accommodation..

That homeless accommodation idea is brilliant!
Pity there aren't more enlightened politicians around..

Jason

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/94686#Comment_94686

What was the reason they weren't allowed to be used @Prof?

Prof

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/113790#Comment_113790

Not recognized as a suitable dwelling for the location..
Incompatible with surrounding houses..
Bureaucratic nonsense!

Isobel

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/124536#Comment_124536

I could understand that @Prof if someone is just plonking a container on a block of land and living in it. But surely you can't rule it out if people are just using the container as a building material and building something with it. Eg:

Also, I saw in this article that increasing energy costs might drive more people to consider smaller housing - https://www.domain.com.au/living/what-australian-homes-will-soon-look-like-architecture-trends-for-2018-20180205-h0qyhw/. Interesting perspective, as previously the argument seems to have focused on rising land costs.

Prof

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/131743#Comment_131743

We have some pretty old fuddy duddy politicians over here!!
Way behind the times..

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