My wife and I are nearing retirement and we both have always dreamed of building a home. However, she wants something a bit large (over 2000 sq ft) while I prefer something much smaller. This home in the clip would not be ideal for us, but I think it could work quite well for a couple or single person starting out. However, each time I see one of these videos on this channel it reminds me of the possibilities, and that it really isn't necessary to build a large house. Currently, in my neighborhood, a new build 2500 sq ft home might cost anywhere between 800k to over a million dollars on a "tiny" lot. Just five years ago, you could build a house of this size for about 450-500k. I worry about young families starting out because the cost of housing is ever increasing, so I am glad this channel is providing content that gives people hope for getting into the housing market.
Americans are fixated at large houses. When u build large all your expenses are large. Build smaller and your expenses are smaller. I am a poor man I was once middle class but lost job house etc. I am now in an apartment. Rent and hi utilities driving me crazy. I am looking at in expensive small.....not iny houses. I have looked at kits.......log cabin, domes etc. The one I am leaning towards is the arched cabin out of Texas. They make a steel ribbed structure that can be erected in one day over a pre built floor. U sheath the house in metal sheeting. This goes up the side to include the roof!!!!....U need to build the two end caps, then finish the house. Kits cost about $20,000 for up to a 50x40 cabin!!!!!.....Personally I think 30x30 is big enough.....Add a loft and u can have a 1200 sf house!!!!!.....If u do some work diy then act as your own gen contractor u should be able to finish this for under $100,000........check it out...... barbuto@optonline.net.....
For an Alabama, it is almost impossible to find a lot in an area within driving distance to a city with hospitals, etc that allows less than 1000 sq feet. Most areas that aren’t really rural you can’t find anywhere to build less than 1600 sq ft.
I love the earth ship designs except tires and berm. Instead you can use poured walls or cmu block walls and insulation. Here I think you need at least 20x24 for a "residence'. And at least one 14 foot wall for a cabin. Because of air quality for sleeping. Yes you can make it triangular. Buying insulation today is better than paying higher utility cost later or insulation at higher cost later. I recommend thermal breaks, spray foam or mineral wool insulation, around windows and doors and stud bays next to them. Seal up corners well. Buy good windows if using passive solar to help heat.
Interesting video, but I'm a little confused. This design is a 1 bedroom on the second floor, and 1 full bath on the first floor? Aside from being less expensive to build, who are the buyers/renters for this, (IMO) limiting design?
Land lord here. In my state there is a dramatic shortage of 1 bedroom units. They service singles and couples. ( So the demand for this unit is basically anyone without kids.) Big time developers don't make small individual houses. They make giant apartments. (So supply is limited. Even if there were a abundant supply of high quality 1bed apartments, this house would have demand because it's not a apartment. It's your own seperate house. You have more privacy, (no hearing neighbors) easier access to your house.( no long walks from parking to the apartment carrying shopping etc.. )and pets become more realistic to own.)
I may toy around with this on AutoCad. I love the footprint/floorplan for a tiny home. But I would (being in my 50's now) incorporate a FULL bath on the 2nd floor so if people need to get up in the middle of the night to tinkle, they don't have to go downstairs. The first floor will also have a half bath off the kitchen with a pantry squeezed in next to it. The floorplan will probably need to be a 3 feet wider to take care of this. The bathrooms would be right above and below each other to ease the cost in plumbing. This is basically a large garage footprint and honestly, can probably be built for 2/3 of the cost mentioned here. We are in Ohio. Nice overall plan and practical.
I'm way ahead of you ............ jatablue. Being 61, retired and handicapped now. A black timberline textured shingled roof, white vinyl siding, black frame double pain windows and a 18,000 btu Mr. Cool mini split w/ one blower up and one down (eliminating all duct work) and this gets built in Missouri for 80K *EASILY!!!* (turnkey). Now measure 20 feet over. Pour another 20x20 pad and build a reverse exact duplicate. Now we got 2 for 160K ................... If that. Connect those 2 with a 20 x 20 pad in the middle. Two 10 x 20 garages on the bottom w/ 8 ft garage doors. Build a 10x10 master bath above the rear 10 feet of each garage. Extending the master bedroom by connecting a 100 sq ft master bath above the back 10 ft of each garage. Water heater goes in garage (dirrectly below master bath plumbing and 6" away from kitchen plumbing) All-in-one front load w&d goes in master bath ($995 @ Home Depot) opening up wide access from bedroom to bath. Only building above rear half of each garage. The roof line gets another 10 wide notch up on each side. The front 10 ft of each garage has a water-proof flat roof. Patio doors in each master bath walk out to a 10 x 10 flat roof elevated balcony on each side with wrought iron across the front. 100 sq ft front balcony replaces the need for rear patio or elevated rear deck. So $80k + $80K + $40K for 2 garages & 2 bathrooms = Brand new 2 bed 4 bath 1400+ sq ft duplex with open floor plan (eliminate kitchen island) Vaulted ceilings. Upstairs overlooking banister loft. Elevated front outdoor balconies and 2 garages for $200K on a 20 x 60 1200 sq ft pad. With 400 sq ft (middle 20 x 20) of that dedicated to garages. A unique contemporary eye-catching duplex that oozes curb appeal. And a *KICK ASS* unique contemporary symmetrical roof line (left to right) 10 ft wide long run, notch up 10' wide medium run, notch up 10 ft wide narrow run over upstairs bath. Then 10 ft narrow on right side, notch back down, notch back down to right side covered porch. Narrow roof gutter across the middle 20 ft. Conveys water to middle roof section on each side. That conveys water to long roof section that covers porch. Larger volume 10 ft porch gutter with 2 down spouts straight down the 2 railroad tie front porch supports. I got the cash. I'm going to downsize and do this. Invite an old flame (who's seeing it hard) to live rent free next door. At least we will be there for each other. Eat dinner and watch a movie together if we want. Or ..... stay home and masturbate alone works too.
Fun info? How about irrelevant info? Considering Indonesia has the world's 4th largest population (just behind USA @ 3rd largest pop.) Inhabiting 8844 scattered islands (that frankly looks like one big mowing headache) that never recovered from the Indian Ocean tsunami. Indonesia luxury = Upper White Trash in the United States.
That is way overpriced, especially if you have to buy the lot. Why is that any better than a condo? Nobody has really figured out a way to build cheap housing after 100 plus years. How come walls cost so much?
From what I know, counties usually don’t place those restrictions. They usually have zoning restrictions. It is usually the HOA that places the restrictions on the square footage etc. to keep the neighborhood value reasonable.
