Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 I'm following up my ridiculous post about a hamburger using two Krispy Kreme doughnuts as the buns with a more serious but really cool sort of thing. A guy for the Tibet Connection has been working on this idea through housingrevolution.org, and I thought it was too cool not to share: http://housingrevolution.org/2011/09/300-dollar-house/ Two visions of what a $300 House could look like. Left: Harvey Lacey's entry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Finally- a house I can afford! When are they going to build one of those in Jackson, MS? Already collecting beatle dung to burn for heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 This will be an interesting project to follow. And maybe we can all benefit from it, poor or not, no matter where we live. Making better, more affordable, more sustainable, more energy-efficient housing benefits all of us, so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Its not the cost of the house, its the taxes on the land the homeowner has to pay after you build it that kills you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators BATCAT Posted September 20, 2011 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2011 [video=youtube;qxQ-aJWzwsU] Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 Its not the cost of the house, its the taxes on the land the homeowner has to pay after you build it that kills you. I guess it depends on where you live. My area code is not too bad with taxes...$5000-$6000... its the housing prices that`ll give you a small heart attack... I look at my house and think of that SSL Duality SE I gave up... Seriously, the $300 house is not a reality. The powers that be will never allow it, they can`t stay filthy rich if they can`t lend you their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 But remember, it's not just in this country, and $300 is just for the structure, not for land, fees, or anything else. The project is primarily aimed at homeless/poor in other countries. If someone is living in a shack, they'd do a lot better with a $300 house. The people also realize that they may not be able to build a $300 in more expensive, more developed countries. It may be $3000. Or more. But $300 is their target for many countries. They have some amazing ideas already, and have opened it up to architects. Although affordable housing from sustainable, energy-efficient materials has been made before, they're really throwing down a challenge to see if they can make this ultra-affordable, using materials that can be found easily in the countries that they build this rather than relying on people to import materials, which obviously makes great horse sense. So consequently, a cheap-ass house in one country may look wildly different from another country. And just like we might be able to benefit from anything that's innovative, we as a society may be able to eventually benefit from projects such as this one in simply how we approach building houses, rethinking the old model. Let's face it, building a house in the U.S. is often silly expensive, so if we can get something that's better, it's great for all of us. And if not, then...well, we're not any worse off than we were before, I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smart Alec Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 God bless 'em, that's all I can say. Wonder what it goes for without the tablet PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted September 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 A tablet PC is maybe $300 at cost, so the house is free? Truly, I have no idea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted September 20, 2011 Members Share Posted September 20, 2011 You can build a house in the country around here using pole-barn techniques - - there are no building codes! (My first apartment, in town, when I moved to the area had water pipes running up the heating duct, with romex (110V power lines) duct taped to the pipes. All the making of an exciting night: The pipe leaks, floods the gas furnace, the gas seeps everywhere in the house, and the water eventually causes a short, blowing up the house... good times!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkfloydcramer61 Posted September 21, 2011 Members Share Posted September 21, 2011 To sweeten the pot even further, I am prepared to place a free kitten in every one of those $300 houses. EDITED: No delusions of hip internet wittiness. I just seem to be in the middle of a cat population explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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