house you can carry home in your truck

[Ozarkquilter46]

I came across this on yahoo news and thought you might get a kick out of it. its a dome home you can bring home in the back of your truck and put together yourself! Cool 7 to 14 thousand depending on the size and its been tested in Ak for the last 6 years. Stand up to big snow loads and mega wind.
intershelter.com

[Ken Scharabok]

Very interesting concept.

Seems in me in one West Coast city they have a homeless community living in structures similar to this.

I'm guessing prices are just for the basic structure. Wouldn't include foundation, wiring, plumbing, insulation (if it doesn't come with kit), appliances, furniture and such. I would expect those to at least double the cost.

One of those 110v combination heat and a/c wall units should work nicely for this application.

[ronbre]

a community near us used to sell geodesic dome homes..they put several up around this area..they are fairly sun and wind resistant..but most of them have problems with roof leaks

[Ken Scharabok]

Yep, roof leaks seem to be the bane of geodesic dome homes. Also, from what I understand, they are somewhat of a bear to heat as it rises to the upper levels, leaving the lower ones cold.

This model seems to come in sections which are bolted (or somehow secured) together.

Note a 14' diameter model, if my math is correct, would only have about 154 square feet of floor space. About the equivalent of five sheets of 4' x 8' plywood.

[MoonRiver]

I wonder if there is any easy way to connect 2 or 3 together?

Where did you find the prices?

[Ken Scharabok]

From their concept it may be able to custom order additional units with two doors so they can be connected together by a short walk-through.

Prices can be obtained off of their website by request.

I get the impression these are designed for remote locations where basically only a shelter is required - not where utilities or comfort, as such, is required.

At least locally a number of places sell prefabricated wood storage buildings which can be delivered and put up on blocks. At least one is designed as a long, narrow cottage with a small porch in front of it.

[firegirl969]

DH and I bought one of the portable storage buildings, had two extra added windows and a back door. It is 12 X 36. We made an apartment out if it for the teenagers when they all moved in with us at one time. We plan to take it to our place at the river after it serves its purpose here on the homestead. We could buy this and get around zoning restrictions as it is under the 400 sq foot requirements and it is portable in that it is build on skids. If DH had tried to build something similar, we would have been in a fight when we decided to move it to another county. I think that is stupid gov't meddling, but we were told by our local zoning inspector (DH's friend) that with the label from the company over the door, that is where the loophole in the law lies. It doesn't make it fair, but makes it work. We could have built the same thing for 1/2 price, but the difference was not worth the hassle down the road. Also, there is a loophole in the restrictive covenants of my river property that exempt these portable storage buildings. As a side note, I could go to court over these covenants, as I have had my property for over 20 years, and the powers that want to be down there make them up as they go along. I don't get into their politics as it is not really legal anyway. But for less than $2000, it was easier to just make the county and the locals happy.

[Earthbound]

We looked into these at one point and almost bought one to live in. we decided on a yurt instead and the yurt kit fit into the back of our 3/4 tonne as well. Picked it up in vancouver and drove it home....
Took about a week done and told to build, and the platfom, plumbing, fixtures were ontop of the kit cost. Still very affordable and we are very happy with our decision.
corry