I'd be curious how easy foundations for these things are. That seems to be the hard part of a lot of prefab structures. Maybe something this small doesn't need much of a foundation?
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96 sats \ 1 reply \ @satgoob 10 Aug
I believe a lot of tiny homes don’t - I think that’s a factor in mortgages, because at some point I was wondering if I could finance one of these with a mortgage. Minimum size is a factor and I believe a permanent foundation
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84 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 10 Aug
Getting a tiny mortgage on a tiny home is a fun idea!
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 10 Aug
They look pretty cozy. Especially that one in the snow.
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46 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b OP 10 Aug
Looks like cinder block foundations might be good enough depending on the soil/climate.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 10 Aug
Ehhh I never took a course in foundations but I’m skeptical of these makeshift foundations. Can they withstand the loads of a standard windstorm? Or what about a 100 year flood?
We must remember homes have to be engineered to provide shelter in certain circumstances.
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160 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 10 Aug
Foundations are amazing and confusing to me - it's kind of like a land anchor, earth and wood and concrete and rebar joinery.
With no construction background, I assumed slab foundations were the way to go but my landlord is an architect and bemoaned some of the new construction in our area built on slab foundations. We are near a river and the soil is very sooty so the ground inevitably shifts a lot ... he said the best you can do is pier and beam foundations, and re-level the entire house every decade or so.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 10 Aug
I think concrete slabs are far more economical then other types of foundations.
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