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Seattle man downsizes his house.
My money is on Sean Reynolds....he did just move to the area and all...
Actually the guy shown in the story is the owner of a company that makes the houses. It's a growing phenom, especially here in the NW. They're pretty cool. If I were single, had no children (and grandchildren), 9 cats, and more DnD books then I could fit in the house itself, I'd be all over one.
I actually love some of the house designs. I'm tempted to buy the plans and build one in the woods near my parents home in West Tennessee. I'd use it more as a cabin than a home tho.
Fizz
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I've got to try and find a picture, but I lived in a one room cabin (modern construction with water and electricity) in Fairbanks for two years (before I was married). It had a woodstove, a sleeping loft, a sink and a hotplate for cooking my favorite-at-19-years-old meal: Kraft Cheese and Macaroni; and an outhouse--I carried an electric heater to the outhouse to conduct operations in the winter... I showered at UAF, saved a ton of money, and actually had a good time. If I were still single, I'd live in a small cabin now, but it would definitely have a bathroom and shower inside.
All-in-all, it was just about the size of the Tumbleweed house in the video, but had a green, aluminum roof.
Edit: And I picked up wood for the stove from the university, for free. The cabin cost $300 a month.
I've got to try and find a picture, but I lived in a one room cabin (modern construction with water and electricity) in Fairbanks for two years (before I was married). It had a woodstove, a sleeping loft, a sink and a hotplate for cooking my favorite-at-19-years-old meal: Kraft Cheese and Macaroni; and an outhouse--I carried an electric heater to the outhouse to conduct operations in the winter... I showered at UAF, saved a ton of money, and actually had a good time. If I were still single, I'd live in a small cabin now, but it would definitely have a bathroom and shower inside.
All-in-all, it was just about the size of the Tumbleweed house in the video, but had a green, aluminum roof.
Edit: And I picked up wood for the stove from the university, for free. The cabin cost $300 a month.
My family has hand built cabins, but they where usually very large and made in a "traditional" way ie full logs with the long metal spike drove through them, sawmill lumber floors, no electricity, water, stone fire places, wood shingle roofing etc.
They're beautiful, fun, you can take pride in the work, but I soon miss my plush bed, running water, tv, internet etc.
Fizz
I've got to try and find a picture, but I lived in a one room cabin (modern construction with water and electricity) in Fairbanks for two years (before I was married). It had a woodstove, a sleeping loft, a sink and a hotplate for cooking my favorite-at-19-years-old meal: Kraft Cheese and Macaroni; and an outhouse--I carried an electric heater to the outhouse to conduct operations in the winter... I showered at UAF, saved a ton of money, and actually had a good time. If I were still single, I'd live in a small cabin now, but it would definitely have a bathroom and shower inside.
All-in-all, it was just about the size of the Tumbleweed house in the video, but had a green, aluminum roof.
Edit: And I picked up wood for the stove from the university, for free. The cabin cost $300 a month.
Fleischman?