Comments on: Sawtooth Saltbox http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/ Less is More Sustainable Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:52:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Lesley http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-6074 Lesley Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:09:52 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-6074 This is great, and perfect for rural Oz. I love the layout. I am assuming 6 containers in total? The roof looks odd, however. As the containers are waterproof on top, we would use this sort of floor plan and do a large skillion 'fly over' of the whole construction. Airflow between tops of containers and roof, huge water catchment, good $en$e and useful storage for surfboards up top in safety. This is great, and perfect for rural Oz. I love the layout. I am assuming 6 containers in total? The roof looks odd, however. As the containers are waterproof on top, we would use this sort of floor plan and do a large skillion ‘fly over’ of the whole construction. Airflow between tops of containers and roof, huge water catchment, good $en$e and useful storage for surfboards up top in safety.

]]> By: Greg Whitten http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-6010 Greg Whitten Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:02:49 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-6010 Just wondering where you get the "R. value close to 3 per inch" for scoria. I am interested in using scoria for underfloor insulation for a rammed earth floor, and need an authoritative R-value for scoria in order to convince local building regulators it would achieve satisfactory insulation. Greg Just wondering where you get the “R. value close to 3 per inch” for scoria. I am interested in using scoria for underfloor insulation for a rammed earth floor, and need an authoritative R-value for scoria in order to convince local building regulators it would achieve satisfactory insulation.

Greg

]]> By: Sawtooth Saltbox « You and your wacky Sketch-up projects that don't go anywhere http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-5219 Sawtooth Saltbox « You and your wacky Sketch-up projects that don't go anywhere Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:26:36 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-5219 [...] When I finished this design I sent it to Michael Janzen who has the “Tiny House Design” blog.  The Sawtooth Saltbox isn’t exactly small but like the my Sketch-up work that I did it and liked the passive solar design and …..well, shipping container homes are pretty darn cool.   http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/ [...] [...] When I finished this design I sent it to Michael Janzen who has the “Tiny House Design” blog.  The Sawtooth Saltbox isn’t exactly small but like the my Sketch-up work that I did it and liked the passive solar design and …..well, shipping container homes are pretty darn cool.   http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/ [...]

]]> By: Stacey Mayer http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-5166 Stacey Mayer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:33:21 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-5166 Oh, this is a great design. My favorite so far, in fact. Best little detail? The Bernese Mountain Dog! Yes, it's got to be large enough to have the dogs, or why live there? We loved our Berners so much. Our lives won't be complete until we have them again. We had three. They would follow the kids everywhere... I think the container homes have an amazing amount of potential. Like wooden puzzle toys; such an attractive assortment of shapes! I love how you worked this one out. It's wonderful. Especially with room for the dogs.:) Oh, this is a great design. My favorite so far, in fact. Best little detail? The Bernese Mountain Dog!

Yes, it’s got to be large enough to have the dogs, or why live there? We loved our Berners so much. Our lives won’t be complete until we have them again. We had three. They would follow the kids everywhere…

I think the container homes have an amazing amount of potential. Like wooden puzzle toys; such an attractive assortment of shapes! I love how you worked this one out. It’s wonderful.

Especially with room for the dogs.:)

]]> By: Craig Moorhouse http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-3786 Craig Moorhouse Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:01:45 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-3786 Hello all I am happy to see the replies to this design concept. I've been under the weather lately so I apologize for taking so long getting back to you. I would agree with you Anne - framing this roof would be a big challenge. Building three conjoined, traditional saltbox style roofs would be much easier to build and I would be happy with such house but for this concept I was thinking of a design that would visually bring the house together as an artistic whole. I also wanted an overhang on the south-west end of the house to give a visual cue to where the main entrance is. I am planning to bring these drawings to the engineers at work to see if we can come up with a steel truss system that could be cut and punched on the C.N.C. machines. I have worked building sets for film and theater years ago - I like working with wood, it's a more "forgiving" material than steel to work with but I am more comfortable working with the preciseness of steel. I do have a small mech. / broom closet room on the north west end of the house - I don't have a close up of it but if you look really closely you can see the "tank-less" water heater and the breaker box. What you can't see is the washer drier in the main washroom . I can see that 1000 sq. ft. would be small for a family - not everyone is going to fit there lives into a 200 sq. ft. house - what I like about tiny houses is the idea of doing with less - it's the idea of "if you are living in a 2000 sq.ft. home could you make changes to your life to live in a 1000sq.ft? Would you be happier in a smaller home and less debt? Thank you Kelly for posting the link to your site like Tiny House Design, it is a great wealth of alternative home building ideas - it is the source of my idea of insulating the shipping container from the outside and I hope other people can use this idea with other design concepts. Craig Hello all
I am happy to see the replies to this design concept. I’ve been under the weather lately so I apologize for taking so long getting back to you.
I would agree with you Anne – framing this roof would be a big challenge. Building three conjoined, traditional saltbox style roofs would be much easier to build and I would be happy with such house but for this concept I was thinking of a design that would visually bring the house together as an artistic whole. I also wanted an overhang on the south-west end of the house to give a visual cue to where the main entrance is. I am planning to bring these drawings to the engineers at work to see if we can come up with a steel truss system that could be cut and punched on the C.N.C. machines. I have worked building sets for film and theater years ago – I like working with wood, it’s a more “forgiving” material than steel to work with but I am more comfortable working with the preciseness of steel.
I do have a small mech. / broom closet room on the north west end of the house – I don’t have a close up of it but if you look really closely you can see the “tank-less” water heater and the breaker box. What you can’t see is the washer drier in the main washroom .
I can see that 1000 sq. ft. would be small for a family – not everyone is going to fit there lives into a 200 sq. ft. house – what I like about tiny houses is the idea of doing with less – it’s the idea of “if you are living in a 2000 sq.ft. home could you make changes to your life to live in a 1000sq.ft? Would you be happier in a smaller home and less debt?
Thank you Kelly for posting the link to your site like Tiny House Design, it is a great wealth of alternative home building ideas – it is the source of my idea of insulating the shipping container from the outside and I hope other people can use this idea with other design concepts.
Craig

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-3783 Michael Janzen Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:42:10 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-3783 Thanks Kelly! Thanks Kelly!

]]> By: Kelly Hart http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-3782 Kelly Hart Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:42:41 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-3782 I noticed that Craig referenced the fact that I had used earthbags filled with scoria to build a house, which is true, but the bags were misprinted polypropylene rice bags and the plaster is called papercrete, just for the sake of acuracy. You can see photos and a description of this house at http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthbag.htm#ourhouse I noticed that Craig referenced the fact that I had used earthbags filled with scoria to build a house, which is true, but the bags were misprinted polypropylene rice bags and the plaster is called papercrete, just for the sake of acuracy. You can see photos and a description of this house at http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthbag.htm#ourhouse

]]> By: Anne http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/12/23/sawtooth-saltbox/comment-page-1/#comment-3781 Anne Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:38:34 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3486#comment-3781 VERY cool Craig!! Looks like the roof structure was a bit tricky to work out. I can envision a framing contractor having fun building that. This is a really innovative design using shipping containers. Kudos! I would argue, though, that 1000 sf IS small. But, that's great thing, not a detractor. I think small house folks are in the mindset of thinking anything over 500sf is big. For most families 1000sf would be quite tight. Also, I'm probably missing it, but I'm not seeing a place for "mechanicals" (water heater, furnace, etc.). Or is it in the space directly opposite the front entrance? Very inspiring design! VERY cool Craig!! Looks like the roof structure was a bit tricky to work out. I can envision a framing contractor having fun building that. This is a really innovative design using shipping containers. Kudos!

I would argue, though, that 1000 sf IS small. But, that’s great thing, not a detractor. I think small house folks are in the mindset of thinking anything over 500sf is big. For most families 1000sf would be quite tight.

Also, I’m probably missing it, but I’m not seeing a place for “mechanicals” (water heater, furnace, etc.). Or is it in the space directly opposite the front entrance?

Very inspiring design!

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