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It has to be something that goes up quick. Gets us up off the ground. Can last through a thunderstorm. And I want it to be durable enough that visitors could stay in it or we could rent it out later. No sense in letting it go to waste, right?
So....Here it is! A Platform Tent Cabin. 8ft by 12, 8ft high in the (off)center, 6ft high on the edges.
Bathroom - The shower will have a rain barrel on the ground outside of it with a solar pump to pump the water. As back up, we can have a Bivouac Buddy. (That's an 8 gallon tank that mounts above the shower and uses gravity to make it flow.) That will go down to the propane water heater. Hot showers. The toilet is a self-contained composting toilet. I've checked them out and they don't smell and are clean and easy to use. The sink, cold water only straight from the tank, is wall mounted on the only "real" wall (dividing the bedroom and the bathroom) Mirror and wall holders for bathroom stuff and towels.
Bedroom - Basically is a Queen size bed with drawers underneath for clothes and storage. The headeboard will have a shelf across the top of it to hold glasses, books, small lamp, etc. There will be shelves further up the wall that jut out more than just the 8 inches deep like the first shelf.
Cooking and dining will be done outside of the platform tent - the dining table could be in a small screen tent to keep bugs out. Could keep the food in there, too.
Estimated costs -
Canvas - $75
Canvas water proofing - $5
Mesh - $100
Posts - $48
Stand and tank for shower - $50
Sink - $10
Floor - $120
Shelves - $20
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Total - $428
* Hotwater heater - $130
* Toilet - $800
* Those two items get moved into the house after it is built so I count them against the home costs. The bed I already have - two of them. The wood one will go with me into the house, the iron frame will stay in the platform tent.
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When a work friend built her house, she and her family lived in a tiny, teeny tiny little house, where you could barely turn around. I think they were there...a bit over a year, finally moving into the house as soon as the upstairs bedrooms and bath were done. They worked on the rest of the house while they lived in it.