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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (30 children)

I know this isn't a great thing to say due to housing costs, but I think you really need to find a different place to live than a boat because hurricanes are only going to get worse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (10 children)

I was recently looking at printed tiny houses. Some are pretty sturdy, and 0 carbon. They are pricier than tiny prefab but with no energy bills to speak of and sturdier construction, I'm wondering how they will fare in our area.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (9 children)

People who end up moving into tiny houses often regret it because they don't really consider what 'tiny' means (things like not being able to cook a really nice meal because your kitchen is so small or just the inconvenience of having to go up and down a ladder at night if you need to use the bathroom).

The online real estate resource polled more than 2,264 U.S. adults about what they wish they had done differently with their current housing. A whopping 44 percent of participants had housing regrets, and the biggest regret among homeowners had to do with size. One in three homeowners said they wish they had chosen a larger home, compared to only nine percent who wished they had downsized.

https://www.countryliving.com/real-estate/news/a44021/tiny-house-regret/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks for your reply. Meals wouldn't be an issue. I'd be cooking dinner for my child and their partner at their place, so they wouldn't have to worry about dinner and washing up, after work, and the model I'm looking at is single floor. I was more wondering about sturdiness in bad weather.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would have to be better attached to its foundations than your average trailer park trailer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I was thinking about that. 3/8x10 rebar?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is more than I would be able to tell you, sorry. I know a little about a lot of things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

No worries. I've was construction-adjacent as a youngster, maybe I need to locate and converse with some general contractors I worked with. Thanks anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Use all-thread set in drilled holes with epoxy if you didn’t plan for that with a slab

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Thanks so much! I'm just in the bright idea stages, looking for a plan, but you gave me a great idea, maybe for lift.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Steel frame construction with tstud sub structure and full insulation envelope clad in brick.

Or do a monolithic dome tiny house.

Both would be sturdy as hell and very energy efficient, which addresses climate change better than insulating a Home Depot shed.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Tiny dome home looks great, but I'm not sure how doing it right would work with my realistic budget within a realistic time frame, since we're in a weather race. For that cost, I could just move and get small place in a more climate-friendly area. The issue is my elderly parent is about 45 minutes away with good traffic flow and my child, partner and their business about an hour, and their partner's parents, siblings and children. My child has been settled for about eight years with their significant other so I don't look for it to be realistic to expect the whole family and family business to uproot and move, unless the realities of climate change become untenable, and that's certainly a possibility. But if that timeline is shorter than we imagine, that may well occur. Thank you so much for a great idea, and for reminding me to have a plan B and C.

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