Tiny Homes (Shipping Containers, etc)?

[Greenman]

What kind of money are we talking about?

A quick google search say's they start at $40k.

I just read an article about a high rise the city of LA built for homeless people, the cost works out to $600k per unit. Seems like they should have looked at these things.

 

[Fenixgoon]

What kind of money are we talking about?

100k from this 2021 article. I imagine a more kitted out one might be 120k (solar panels)

A popular Singaporean prefab luxury tiny home maker has unveiled its latest futuristic $98,000 smart home — see inside the Cube Two X

Nestron called the new C2X a "zero-carbon self-supplying vacation." The Cube series is the company's most popular lineup of smart tiny homes.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[sdifox]

100k from this 2021 article. I imagine a more kitted out one might be 120k (solar panels)

A popular Singaporean prefab luxury tiny home maker has unveiled its latest futuristic $98,000 smart home — see inside the Cube Two X

Nestron called the new C2X a "zero-carbon self-supplying vacation." The Cube series is the company's most popular lineup of smart tiny homes.

www.businessinsider.com

lol the shipping is going to be expensive.

 

[Greenman]

They look to be boutique cabins to me. They also don't mention that you still need electricity, water, and sewer. Those are a big deal.

 

[sdifox]

They look to be boutique cabins to me. They also don't mention that you still need electricity, water, and sewer. Those are a big deal.

it's kind of obvious no?

 

[Greenman]

it's kind of obvious no?

You would think, and you'd be surprised by how many people never think about it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

For the kind of money they ask for these things I don't think you'd save much over building yourself.

Need to set money aside for septic, potable water, and solar as well. I'd focus on getting at least a basic shelter done though so you have a place to store stuff. I'm at that stage now, just had my land cleared so next stage is to build a basic shelter for tools, firewood etc. Will be nice to have a place to store stuff so it stays dry.

 

[Greenman]

For the kind of money they ask for these things I don't think you'd save much over building yourself.

Need to set money aside for septic, potable water, and solar as well. I'd focus on getting at least a basic shelter done though so you have a place to store stuff. I'm at that stage now, just had my land cleared so next stage is to build a basic shelter for tools, firewood etc. Will be nice to have a place to store stuff so it stays dry.

That's not the market they're looking for. They're for people looking for instant house with a lot of cool.

 

[balloonshark]

You don't need septic if you use a composting toilet. Some buy pre-made versions while others make their own composting toilets.

 

[sdifox]

You don't need septic if you use a composting toilet. Some buy pre-made versions while others make their own composting toilets.

Or just pipe it to your neighbour's lot. No biggie.

 

[Greenman]

Or just pipe it to your neighbour's lot. No biggie.

That used to happen a lot in the poorest parts of Mississippi. People would put a mobile home on their property and just let the sewage run on the ground. Rain would wash it into the local creeks and eventually into the river.

 

[BoomerD]

We used conex boxes (shipping containers) from as small as 8x10 to 8x40 on construction sites and on barges. They're fine for tool and equipment storage, but such when used as offices/bunk rooms. They work, but require a lot of work to make them habitable beyond just a storage shed. I'd consider a well-made "tiny house" before I'd consider a container-build abode.

 

[IronWing]

That used to happen a lot in the poorest parts of Mississippi. People would put a mobile home on their property and just let the sewage run on the ground. Rain would wash it into the local creeks and eventually into the river.

In Kentucky, they referred to this setup as a "straight pipe" and they were found on fine Victorian homes. They would straight pipe into the nearest ravine or cave.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

We have a lot of roadside parking lot type places selling pre-built sheds. Some are metal sided, but most are wood. Most are in the 10' x 15' or 20' range. Some are more decorative on the outside than others. Highest price I've personally seen was $17K.

None of them have electric or plumbing. Interior walls are unfinished, open studs, so they'd be easy to wire, plumb and insulate to taste, then drywall or panel.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

The shipping containers are fairly stout steel and corrugated/wavy sides Not easy to cut without proper tools if you want to add a window. Hard to heat and cool too.

Manufactured homes? I never really like the overly long 80 footers. Zillions of them around here, both single and double wide. There are a few triple wides available now too, but pricey.

One style that caught my eye is a 32' x 54'. Shorter, more like a house, but still pre-fabbed, trucked in and assembled on site.

Back to the sheds ... neighbor down the road had one brought in after his wife died. Moved out of the family house since he didn't want to be bothered keeping it up. Lived in it for several years before he died. Don't really know what he did for water and sewer.