(3 September 2012, 01:43)Prepaday Wrote: I'm looking at alternative homes, Large tent, Yurt, large shed, wigwam, I can't think of anything else, can you? What would you live in for 6 months and why? Can't be a brick house or caravan.
Well wiff me living oop north where its wet, windy and cold or all at once, I need for practicality more than one room, cos everything would end up wet or damp and mouldy. (I inspected a Teepee that had been up for 6 months and it was rancid). So for me its the Timber Shed, cheap, flexible, affordable, expandable, etc
Paving stone base, old railway sleepers as ground frame, Tongue and groove walls of 25 mm thickness, Inside the T & G the walls and floor are lined with 50 /25 mm relective foil covered foam panels. If feeling lavish cover that with a layer of thinsulate. Similar insulation on the roof. Double tar cloth on roof over the top of a bitumin paint job. Roof water running to barrels or soal away. Velux window or two in roof to allow for extra ventilation and light .
Inside area divided into LR / K area, Seperate wet room/ loo, Master BR / storage at back. Balcony second bedroom sleeping area for kids / guests accessed by ladder or short step stairs.
We built a 12 by 12 shed to similar spec as a play house when we live in Teesside I reckon you could build for very nicely for £10K or less if your good at salavaging.
Hey theres one thing i forget its those post earthquake disaster relief home, They are basically a chemically treated very large inflatable dome, You blow it up then wet the sides or spray it with concrete and it sets rock hard.
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