Robert59
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Would you live in a Tiny house instead of a house?
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Would you live in a Tiny house?
- Thread starter Robert59
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I'd be grateful 
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Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
Tiny, but not too tiny.
Most tiny houses are so carefully staged you don’t really get a good idea of what daily life would be like.
I think that I could be content in a two car garage sized unit if it had indoor plumbing, laundry equipment, and full sized kitchen appliances.
Most tiny houses are so carefully staged you don’t really get a good idea of what daily life would be like.
I think that I could be content in a two car garage sized unit if it had indoor plumbing, laundry equipment, and full sized kitchen appliances.
dseag2
Dallas, TX
- Location
- Dallas, TX
No way. I've seen many on HGTV, and although they are efficient we are both very independent and need our space.
No, the cabin was bad enough.
Those tiny houses are hugely impractical due to the designer cramming too many amenities into a too tiny space.
There's hardly room to walk around.
And I'd never buy one, as they're waaaay over priced.
terry123
Well-known Member
- Location
- Houston, Tx.
No and double No!
Aunt Bea
SF VIP
- Location
- Near Mount Pilot
I agree!
IMO a small used trailer would be better engineered and a better value than most custom built tiny homes.
old medic
Senior Member
- Location
- Western NC
We have been living in 224 SQ FT of a camper 4 and a half years... does that count?
WheatenLover
Well-known Member
- Location
- Georgia
I wouldn't live in a tiny house, if there were other options. I'd feel caged. I feel the same way about apartments. I think it's because I lived in the country for so long. I have gotten used to living in a house on a street with other houses. Before that, I couldn't see other houses from my house. If I wanted to take the dog exploring in the woods, I just went outside and did it.
Geezer Garage
Senior Member
- Location
- Steamboat Springs CO
I have a good friend who has one that I did some of the work on. She loves it. It is different than most in that it is made of logs, and is on a good sized lot in the country. It would be too small for me, but like Aunt Bea said, garage size would work. Now my shop is 2700 sf, and it is already too small. Mike
oldpop
Member
- Location
- Inner Space
I would if circumstances deemed it necessary but if I had a choice I would rather live in a camping trailer.
Paco Dennis
SF VIP
- Location
- Mid-Missouri
I have live in a tiny house. A single wide trailer ( with a new born)!
Also a camping trailer in the summers, and a very small cabin year round...in both cases there was no running water, or built in cooking device ( except the top of a wood stove ). I enjoyed them, and they were cheap. 
jujube
SF VIP
For 10 years, we lived in an RV for 4-5 months at a time, so I've sort of had the experience.
I loved it, but was always glad to return to a normal-sized house. I don't think I could do it on a permanent basis..
It would be interesting to see the statistics of how many tiny house dwellers go back to "regular" living and how quickly the "novelty" wears off.
I loved it, but was always glad to return to a normal-sized house. I don't think I could do it on a permanent basis..
It would be interesting to see the statistics of how many tiny house dwellers go back to "regular" living and how quickly the "novelty" wears off.
JaniceM
Well-known Member
- Location
- still lost between two shores..
yes, what she ^ said.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I don't mind month-long RV trips in our 32' 5th wheel, but would sorely miss our full-sized house after a few months.
RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Every time I see one of these tiny houses I think about it but never could decide.
After it was "we" (when my husband died) and became just "me", I noticed I started living in a condensed area of a large home.
I closed off rooms and I just felt more secure in a smaller space.
By the time I sold our home, and moved to an apartment, I was overjoyed with a 796 sq. ft. apartment. Perfect for me.
My kids noticed and mentioned how relieved I seemed to be.
I'm not sure I would want to go really tiny though .... would have to go outside to stretch ..
Remy
Well-known Member
- Location
- California, USA
Yes. I believe "tiny" is anything 500 sq feet and under. That's totally livable. A 120 sq foot place with a ladder sleeping loft, no way.
I think they should start building basic small houses in communities to make home ownership affordable. I watched a YouTube video about tiny houses, I think in Reno Nevada. They had back splashes, stupid upgrades, totally over priced. Give me dry wall. I can make a place my own myself.
I think they should start building basic small houses in communities to make home ownership affordable. I watched a YouTube video about tiny houses, I think in Reno Nevada. They had back splashes, stupid upgrades, totally over priced. Give me dry wall. I can make a place my own myself.
David777
Well-known Member
- Location
- Silicon Valley
Currently in a 900 square foot two-story 2 bdrm condo and for years have been running out of space to put things. So regularly tossing items. But yeah I could probably prune away enough to fit in something under 500 sq ft and would not have much an issue. As an outdoors person that has never been a home body, have spent much time inside small tents so a small house is hardly different.
Trila
Well-known Member
- Location
- North Central Arkansas
I wouldn't want to, for all of the same reasons that you mentioned. And yet......
Sometimes I think about it. I have a lifetime of accumulating junk, in my house now. And I'm having real issues with not being able to get rid of stuff. If I lived in a Tiny house, I would be forced to minimize. Sometimes I fantasize about it might be like to live that simpler lifestyle.