3 more inexpensive cabin designs

[survivalpro]

There are many people losing homes and jobs at this time and these designs may be helpful to people needing an inexpensive home for homesteading.

I am always happy to answer questions about homestead design, off grid and alternative energy!

These are inexpensive cabin designs for people needing a home fast without a lot of money or building skills:

Pallet and shingle cabin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLHnOWY9Lt0

Straw bale and shipping container home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cc1QyUNt-A

A frame 20x20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WNhT0ypsAM

My own solar cabin is 14x14 and cost under $2000 to build.

[meanwhile]

Very nice. I like the porch! What state is it in?

[survivalpro]

Thanks Nel!

I live in Utah at the foot of the high Uintah mountains. 4 seasons and the cabin is lived in year round.

LaMar

[gardenlily]

Really very nice.

Dianna

[DAVID In Wisconsin]

When do we get to see pictures of the inside?

[Win07_351]

That is really nice.

[newfieannie]

Gosh. that would be perfect for me. i'm thinking of getting something like that on my land out in the country. i'd like to see pic. of the inside too. ~Georgia.

[meanwhile]

You can see the inside pictures if you go to his web site. Just click on his user name here, go to his information and then see the link for the web site. Those are good pictures too. It is a great cabin and looks comfortable too.

[Freeholder]

I'd like to know what software was used by the person who made those youtube videos. Any ideas? (I mean the program he used to make the drawings.)

Kathleen

[Wags]

Originally Posted by BlueJuniperFarm

I'd like to know what software was used by the person who made those youtube videos. Any ideas? (I mean the program he used to make the drawings.)

Kathleen

Looks like Google Sketch which is a free 3D design program.

[DAVID In Wisconsin]

Really nice place. I like the inside as well as the outside. Thanks for the tip meanwhile!

[Aggrodad]

Awesome cabin! What kind of foundation does it have? Does it have plumbing?

[MushCreek]

I love the idea of small, affordable housing, using alternate/green/sustainable/used materials. Unfortunately, there are building codes almost every where now that make a lot of this stuff difficult, expensive, and in some cases, downright impossible. If you live in an area where you have freedoms on what you build, consider your self very lucky! I frequent a few home building forums, and it's shocking what some people go through to build a house. I've heard of people in California paying $20,000 just in permit fees! On my rural property in SC, I have to follow IBC 2006, which will soon be IBC 2009. There's also talk of mandatory sprinkler systems in new builds! Sounds like a good idea, except for that once this becomes mandatory, the system MUST be installed by a licensed sprinkler system installer. Not just a plumber; they have to be specially licensed. I'm thinking that will be expensive.

I'm not trying to rain on your parade, survivalpro. In fact, I admire what you've built, and the spirit in which it was done. I'm just trying to warn like-minded folks that time's awastin', and make sure when you buy your land that you can actually use it for what you plan to do. It would be nice to see some of these heavy-handed regulations rolled back to help us homesteaders, but don't count on it.

[6e]

In the county we're in we have no building codes whatsoever and I know there's a lot of places like that still in MO also. And yes, I do consider us very lucky. Permits and inspections can rack up expenses in a hurry!

Survivalpro: Very cute little house!! Adorable!

[dcpac]

I really like the shipping container home idea. I have just started lloking into it. I want to be able to do it with a pitched roof so snow will slide off and I also what to keep the exterior bare I think for fire protection and minimal upkeep.

[snoozy]

I lived in a 20ft shipping container while I built my strawbale house. You've got a big flaw in the design -- you must have minimum 18 inch raftertail overhangs. And you must get the bales off the ground.