Ugh, flat roof. These walls cost about $50 a running foot, but they're fast and strong and well insulated: http://www.homedepot.com/p/SmartBlock-6-in-Concrete-Core-84-lb-60-in-H-x-13-3-ft-L-x-10-in-W-Insulated-Concrete-Forms-Bundle-of-20-12VWF6/203012853 > On August 10, 2017 at 5:40 AM MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > This isn't on a trailer but it is about a little house. If that > could be scaled up to do larger houses then it might be really a > nice way to build a new house real quick. I wonder how they do > the insulation and how good that is. Looks like they might put it > in afterwards in the spaces left in the walls, or that space may > be used to fill with more concrete for greater strength. > > http://inhabitat.com/a-10k-tiny-house-3d-printed-in-24-hours/ > > MG > > Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: > > I have been sorta intrigued by these tiny houses that are becoming > > popular. Most of them seem to be built on like a 16ft utility trailer > > so they can be moved around to a semi-permanent location. While some of > > them are pretty nice, it kinda makes me wonder why not just buy a travel > > trailer or something for cheap and live in that. But whatever, I kinda > > like them as they look more like a real house. > > > > I got to thinking about the size issue and it seemed that building one > > on a larger trailer, like a 3-car hauler or something, would work > > better. I see these things that will haul 19k lb, they sit kinda low, 3 > > axles, gooseneck, so that seems like a better kind of deal, instead of a > > 8X16ft house you could have say a 8X32ft house on a trailer, pretty much > > like a narrower single-wide. > > > > This morning I saw this big bus motor home RV thing, it was HUGE! I'm > > guessing 12ft tall anyway, probably has 8ft headroom inside and storage > > bins underneath, big pusher dizzel engine. But those are quite spendy, > > even used ones are like $100k or more. I'm guessing those things are > > like 40ft long, so a lot of room. I rode in one once that bands used > > for touring, it was really nice, granite kitchen and marble bathroom etc. > > > > So then I was driving home and was sitting next to a semi with a trailer > > that said "53ft" on the side, that is pretty big. I'm guessing the > > trailer is 8ft wide, and maybe 8ft headroom inside, which is kinda like > > a shipping container, and people use containers to build houses now. > > Containers I think are up to 40ft for a double? So either a trailer or > > a container would make a nice "tiny" house too. So then I was thinking > > one of those low-floor moving van trailers would be even better, more > > headroom, loft space. Either buy an old trailer and fix it up, or buy a > > low-frame (or an equipment hauler low trailer) with the axles and tars > > and breaks and what not already in place, then build a "tiny" house on > > that -- more size, more headroom, etc. And even if you had to buy an > > old tractor to pull it around, or hire that job out, you could have a > > larger, nicer "tiny" house than a single-wide. And some of those > > equipment trailers have wings that fold out to give maybe 12ft wide for > > a wide load, so that would allow a larger "tiny" house, I guess moving > > it would require some permit or something but still... > > > > So that got me thinking about how tall a trailer can be, I'm thinking > > maybe 12ft max to clear bridges and stuff on the road, or can they go a > > bit higher? I see those big trailers driving with a pace car with a > > pole to hit something before the truck would, and warn it off the bridge > > or whatever. I guess if you weren't hauling a taller "tiny" house too > > far you could get by with something taller? > > > > My lunch-time musings, but ideas accepted. I'm wondering if there would > > be a market for larger "tiny" houses built to a spec that was much > > better than your average single-wide. Make a good lake house, or cabin > > in the woods, or even a starter home that would be less than buying from > > a developer or used, esp if someone had a lot? They could even be > > designed to gang up to get a bigger house, like a double-wide or even > > with wings that went off the sides. > > > > --R > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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