Comments on: The Trailer Informs The Floor Plan http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/ Searching for the true value of a home... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:45:32 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Michael Janzen Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:20:33 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-576 Hi Kim... Actually this house will have a bench/bed to the left as you walk in the door. It's a bench that flips open to be a bench. So the house should sleep three snugly :-) Hi Kim… Actually this house will have a bench/bed to the left as you walk in the door. It’s a bench that flips open to be a bench. So the house should sleep three snugly :-)

]]> By: Kim http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Kim Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:35:56 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-575 How do you get up to the bedroom loft? not everyone can climb a rope How do you get up to the bedroom loft? not everyone can climb a rope

]]> By: krodgers http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-208 krodgers Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:23:38 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-208 Don't worry about me hon. I lived in a 40-year-old 800 sq. foot built-for-summer shack all last winter, and it was a very bad winter. Going small up here is actually easier in a lot of ways ... Especially when it comes time to pay for heating. But I will have hydro, and an electric heater on hand just in case. Propane doesn't work so good when it gets to be 25 below. Still, you'd be amazed how much a tiny dog and a duvet can warm up a place. I expect this winter to be another adventure in um... 'lowered expectations', but I'm learning that it's not so bad to dream small. One person's garden shed is another's mcmansion after all. Don’t worry about me hon. I lived in a 40-year-old 800 sq. foot built-for-summer shack all last winter, and it was a very bad winter. Going small up here is actually easier in a lot of ways … Especially when it comes time to pay for heating.

But I will have hydro, and an electric heater on hand just in case. Propane doesn’t work so good when it gets to be 25 below. Still, you’d be amazed how much a tiny dog and a duvet can warm up a place.

I expect this winter to be another adventure in um… ‘lowered expectations’, but I’m learning that it’s not so bad to dream small.

One person’s garden shed is another’s mcmansion after all.

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Michael Janzen Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:03:59 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-207 krodgers... Yeah I have to agree... Ontario definitely has California beat in the winter department, good luck with the heater and have something for backup! :-) krodgers… Yeah I have to agree… Ontario definitely has California beat in the winter department, good luck with the heater and have something for backup! :-)

]]> By: krodgers http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-206 krodgers Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:56:59 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-206 The wheel wells almost make this like a 'ledge', a vardo type wagon. I think you'll be very happy with the results of all this planning, and as another small home builder, I appreciate you posting all your design thoughts. Your musings and ground plans have informed my own design process, and I think my house will be all the better for it. I'm also going for the 3/4 loft, but with a gambrel roof for a bit more headroom. p.s. I've only been to California in the fall once, but I think I've got you beat for 'cold' here in Ontario. Hope that boat heater is all it's cracked up to be. The wheel wells almost make this like a ‘ledge’, a vardo type wagon. I think you’ll be very happy with the results of all this planning, and as another small home builder, I appreciate you posting all your design thoughts. Your musings and ground plans have informed my own design process, and I think my house will be all the better for it.

I’m also going for the 3/4 loft, but with a gambrel roof for a bit more headroom.

p.s. I’ve only been to California in the fall once, but I think I’ve got you beat for ‘cold’ here in Ontario. Hope that boat heater is all it’s cracked up to be.

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Michael Janzen Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:04:23 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-63 Johnny... yes. This tiny house will be extremely heavy. The trailer I picked should be able to hold the weight. The axles are really heavy duty and the wheels and tires are from an old pickup. If I were going to build a trailer out of something other than pallets I would seriously consider steel studs and plywood. Check this out http://tinyhouseblog.com/galapagos.html Johnny… yes. This tiny house will be extremely heavy. The trailer I picked should be able to hold the weight. The axles are really heavy duty and the wheels and tires are from an old pickup. If I were going to build a trailer out of something other than pallets I would seriously consider steel studs and plywood. Check this out http://tinyhouseblog.com/galapagos.html

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Michael Janzen Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:47:39 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-62 I did check out the hammock idea. The flip out bed seems like it would accommodate a wider range of people since not everyone can sleep in a hammock. But thanks for the out of the box thinking. Love it. I did check out the hammock idea. The flip out bed seems like it would accommodate a wider range of people since not everyone can sleep in a hammock. But thanks for the out of the box thinking. Love it.

]]> By: Dave Gray http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Dave Gray Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:56:02 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-61 Had another thought. Are convinced about your bed paradigm? You are committing a lot of space to it. Have you considered a Mayan hammock, which takes up no space during awake hours, and sleeps better than any bed? Had another thought. Are convinced about your bed paradigm? You are committing a lot of space to it. Have you considered a Mayan hammock, which takes up no space during awake hours, and sleeps better than any bed?

]]> By: Johnny Johnson http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/2008/08/13/the-trailer-informs-the-floor-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Johnny Johnson Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:39:30 +0000 http://www.tinyfreehouse.com/?p=82#comment-60 Hi, Looks like a very interesting project... I might try and build one like this as a guest house in the back yard. One thing I noticed have you thought of how heavy this could get using hardwood pallet material? Johnny Hi,

Looks like a very interesting project… I might try and build one like this as a guest house in the back yard. One thing I noticed have you thought of how heavy this could get using hardwood pallet material?

Johnny

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