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Re: Tiny Houses

Frankendrip

05-05-2006

RicodJour

Warm Worm

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Kris Krieger

Kris Krieger

Bob Morrison

Bob Morrison

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Posted by Kris Krieger on May 12, 2006, 7:22 pm

> "Kris Krieger"

>> "Ken S. Tucker"

>>>

>>> Pierre Levesque

>>>> "Tom in NH"

>>>> > Does anyone know of a good group or groups on tiny house design,

>>>> > specific perhaps to the Northeast?

>>>> >

>>>>

>>>> alt.architecture netizen Ken has a small one.

>>>

>>> Yup, based on this, we're doing the interior

>>> now...

>>>

>>> http://www.hwb.com/gruhn/3d/20x20/

>>>

>>> It's a lifestyle experiment...

>>> After a few of years of experiment we determined

>>> 400 sq' is actually what we really used 95% of the

>>> time, with cost/benefit ratio of the rest being >1,

>>> that is of course a very personal subjective decision.

>>> Check out a few RV design's, to get some ideas on

>>> compact functionality, would a 10'x40' RV type floor

>>> plan work for you. If so we folded that in 1/2 to

>>> improve efficiency.

>> My problem is that 400 sq ft *might* be large enough for my

>> office+music- room+craft-studio...maybe... =8-O ...but that's

>> assuming I still intended

>> to keep woodworking stuff out in the garage...and, if I pursue them,

>> stained glass stuf and metalworking stuff (I want to take a couple

>> classes in welding/metalwork).

> Hey cool. A man after my own (creative) heart.

Now, if only I could get to where I could make a few $$ of some of my
crackpot notions <L!>

I got this idea for making a "windvane", sort of a flat crescent-type shape
that'd be set up to have water come out the front tip, by rotating on a
silicone or plastic widget that'd also be a seal and direct the water up
through the bottom of the crescent-shape.

The question, tho' becomes where to do the concept test, where to build it,
and then, where the heck to put the thing.

I's started a notebook of all this stuff, still haven't found it after this
past move (last year). That's another problem, having to move all the
materials and stuff.

>> They won't let me live at Lowe's :(

>:.(...

> ;D

> You know, half seriously, some of us should collaborate and

> build/own/share a property/work of architecture in some nice exotic

> locale.

Sort of like an artisan colony, eh?

Of course, I'm not an architect, just a crackpot who does 3D modeling (when
I can keep Windows working =:-p ) in betweenst and betwixt the rest of my
insanity. But I'd love to see the photos. Maybe model it in 3D ;)

Posted by Kris Krieger on May 16, 2006, 5:55 pm

>>> You know, half seriously, some of us should collaborate and

>>> build/own/share a property/work of architecture in some nice exotic

>>> locale.

>> Sort of like an artisan colony, eh?

>> Of course, I'm not an architect, just a crackpot who does 3D modeling

>> (when

>> I can keep Windows working =:-p ) in betweenst and betwixt the rest

>> of my insanity. But I'd love to see the photos. Maybe model it in

>> 3D ;)

> The closest town to me, 5 miles away, is called Nashville and it has

> the history for the past 10 years or so of being an Artisan Colony.

> In fact, the best and nicest Bed & Breakfast there is called *The

> Artists Colony Inn*. http://www.artistscolonyinn.com/

> There are over 300 artists, craftsman and creators right in that

> immediate vicinity and most of them canvas their wares in the town and

> have shops/studios there.

Looks like a nice place. With that many artisans, I think you must have
dropped a Zero in your timeline <g!>

It's interesting that the inn had the local craftspeople make the
furnishings. Everything in the photos has a substantial look to it (as in,
the opposite of cheesy/cheap). I liked the glass one-piece oil lamps,
they're different (and have very few parts <g>) - I have to see whether
they sell those by mail-order ;)

> Been there a coupla times now and there is some really nice stuff

> going on. The whole place is a step back in time to the 18th and 19th

> century as far as how the whole town looks and feels.

> Only 800 people live in that town and the gov't complex is in one 2

> story building about 60'x60'.

> Pretty cool place.

It's great that it seems to appeal to you. I didn't see much of Indiana,
just drove to Bloomington for the Summer Intensive Russian course back in
1988, but Bloomington seemed to be pleasant. It smelled good there.

Posted by Bob Morrison on May 17, 2006, 8:23 pm

In a previous post Don wrote...

> BTW: Did you know that if you hang ears of corn on a 45 degree angle

> downward (nail it to the side of a tree), regardless of type, the deer will

> eat it?

> They won't touch it if its vertical or hanging down too far.

Wait long enough and the deer will eat anything. We had to hang some
Irish Spring soap to keep 'em from eating the raspberries. It worked for
awhile, then it was time to spread around the coyote urine -- the human
kind won't work. LOL

--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
bob at rlmorrisonengr dot com

Posted by Bob Morrison on May 18, 2006, 4:56 pm

In a previous post Kris Krieger wrote...

> If wolf or coyote urine would work, where on earth does one get it...?

Try a garden supply or nursery. For cats and other small creatures, you
can also try moth balls. They work great for repelling raccoons and
squirrels.

--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
bob at rlmorrisonengr dot com

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