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IrishAyes

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7. Might take me a few days because I'm old and slow,
Sun Aug 3, 2014, 02:46 PM
Aug 2014

but I'll get there. I had allowed my favorites list to become a tangled rat's nest from too often forgetting to be sure a bookmark went to the right folder. So I had a ton of sorting to do and I'm still not entirely done. I did notice a couple places that offered free plans for the true DIY-ers. If you have the time and manpower, a basic concrete dome home is not that hard to accomplish. Lots of rebar, chicken wire and then troweled on slurry in several well-cured layers. That is, if you don't have too many regs to worry about. Some people blow up a huge bladder like a balloon and spray/trowel crete over that. I've also read arguments in favor of fly ash over portland cement, too.

If I had all the $ in the world, I'd go for a Dome King with 2 or 3 interconnected bubbles around a semi-enclosed courtyard. They can be designed for the convenience of elders as well, with sloped foundations, wide doors, and even built-in flowerbeds all around. That really appeals to me.

Anyway, look for a third OP within the week more or less. It should be titled 'Even More Tiny House Urls' although of course most are not technically the Tiny House brand, just the general style.

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I encourage you to post any links you have that contain free, complete, plans for tiny homes. PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #1
Might take me a few days because I'm old and slow, IrishAyes Aug 2014 #7
Always a fan of tiny houses, I just bought a tiny condo... NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2
I think you will love your small space. cbayer Aug 2014 #4
This all started, actually, with my looking at boats and slips. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #5
Half Moon Bay is a great harbor and very friendly towards liveaboards. cbayer Aug 2014 #6
Nowhere on earth lovelier than Monterrey. IrishAyes Aug 2014 #9
Same difference, just about. Tiny is tiny. I still love my rambling old Vic and will never IrishAyes Aug 2014 #8
I'm familiar with both apartmenttherapy.com and tinyhouseblog.com! NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #11
Don't you absolutely love how some cities are starting to set up Tiny House villages IrishAyes Aug 2014 #13
Any one of Romney's homes could house several dozen homeless in tiny houses. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #14
It's a great idea...The only one I know of, though, is Madison, Wisconsin.. whathehell Aug 2014 #15
Sorry I can'r relate specifics to something I read months ago. Seems like it was at least IrishAyes Aug 2014 #16
That's fine, I'll just google it. n/t whathehell Aug 2014 #17
What part of California do you live in? whathehell Aug 2014 #20
Between Santa Cruz and Monterey. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #22
Well, aren't you a lucky #!!@ ? whathehell Aug 2014 #27
This is great. Thanks so much. cbayer Aug 2014 #3
Lots of the tiny places that show up on my FB news feed have huge amounts of window space. IrishAyes Aug 2014 #10
Thanks! Little Star Aug 2014 #12
Daily Mail article on the tiny house movement... PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #18
Thanks! IrishAyes Aug 2014 #19
Hi..I went onto the "Arched cabins" link...So cute, but I have a question whathehell Aug 2014 #21
I have several friends who have compost toilets Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #23
Why do they "love" them? whathehell Aug 2014 #24
Why do they love them? Lots of reasons. Starboard Tack Aug 2014 #25
Thanks for this information.. whathehell Aug 2014 #26
They're not like old-fashioned outhouses at all. IrishAyes Aug 2014 #28
Funny you should mention that -- When I was a very little kid, we lived whathehell Aug 2014 #31
The old outhouses had to be dug out periodically. People also sprinkled wood ash to IrishAyes Aug 2014 #33
I can assure you that ours wasn't used enough to necessitate that, lol. whathehell Aug 2014 #34
Almost forgot about the arched cabins. IrishAyes Aug 2014 #29
They are uber-cute! whathehell Aug 2014 #30
Especially for prefab, they certainly do seem less expensive than the others, while IrishAyes Aug 2014 #32
About how much do they cost? whathehell Aug 2014 #35
As to cost, any exact info relayed by me at this hour after a short night and no nap IrishAyes Aug 2014 #36
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