Comments on: Home Front Homes

By: John Boulden

John Boulden — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:48:58 +0000

This is what I love about this site. Between Blake and Sandra, I learned two more things I didn’t know before. Thanks to Mr. Janzen, and thanks to all the readers and outside contributors. My Tiny house education has been a satisfying and fruitful journey so far, and I’m sure it will continue to be in the future.

By: Michael Janzen

Michael Janzen — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:17:36 +0000

Good catch Blake… and good points. Thanks.

By: Blake Voss

Blake Voss — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:13:21 +0000

The hallway between the bedrooms could be extended to the closet of Bedroom 1. Then the door to the bathroom could face Bedroom 1.
But this house has other flaws too. I would switch the front door and the front window so that entry traffic flow went through the dinning area next to the kitchen instead of going through the sitting area on the left. This is another reason to move the bathroom door.
The “Areas” box says that this house has 768 square feet but the plan shows 480 sq.ft. The loft cannot be counted in the square footage where the ceiling is less than 6 ft. high. There is a 3 ft. wide space in the loft that has 6 ft. ceilings. So the loft adds only 72 sq.ft.

By: Sandra Walker

Sandra Walker — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:10:36 +0000

From what I’ve read as long as it’s on a trailer then you can build the interior however you want. But once it is set on a foundation then I don’t know what the rules would be.

By: Michael Janzen

Michael Janzen — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:49:59 +0000

Thanks Sandra. I wonder how those building codes apply to park model RVs?

By: Sandra Walker

Sandra Walker — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:56:48 +0000

Per IBC bathrooms can’t open directly into a kitchen/food preparation area. Planning departments won’t permit this floorplan.