Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by 50CNT on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:43AM
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We're currently going for "tiny shithole". Trying to set up a full kitchen in <4sqm of space. Our current BOM for that is
We've spent about 4500RMB (650USD) on it, which includes some non-kitchen stuff (Wardrobes, Bedding, Lamps, extra shelving), and there's still some bits and bobs we'll need to get, but all in all, it's a compact, cheap, and versatile kitchen stack.
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Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by guard-of-terra on Monday November 21, 2016 @10:48AM
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4sqm kitchen is basically how everybody lives in ex-USSR, and I presume China too, and probably Japan and Korea.
It's quite some space if you know how to use it.
Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by thesmok on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @07:31AM
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Ukrainian here. I've only seen 4m kitchen once in my life, and it was in apartment in 120 y.o. building. In all the USSR-era apartments the kitchen was at least 8sqm.
Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by guard-of-terra on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @04:05PM
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Obviously you were lucky: Soviet standards were pretty diverse (non-russian republics getting the best housing and wares, then Ukrainian and Belorussian SSRs, and finally the worst ones for RSFSR).
Here you have a typical plan of block khruscheba: http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/volgodim/14339505/26623/26623... I've seen quite a few of those. 5.8 m^2 kitchen. All over Russia.
How do you wash stuff? This list seems to include everything except ... the kitchen sink.
3 dish bins in the bathroom, one with warm water with detergent, one with hot water, one with water with bleach for disinfecting. Didn't get around to figuring that out by the time I did that list, we're going to order those things soon.
Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by internaut on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:33PM
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That sounds good.
Here is an idea for you to save space, it's popular in Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish_draining_closet
Saves time and space.
The main thing is that we don't actually have a sink, and we're using the bathroom for washing dishes. We did get a dishrack with a tray, and that's going up on one of the shelves.
Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by internaut on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @03:11AM
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I now imagine you drying them with the hair dryer! ;-)
Just in case of blockage I'd keep a bleach bottle (and no other cleaner in case of a bleach/ammonia reaction) and a sink strainer around.
Re:A Better Alternative to Small Houses
by 50CNT on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @09:36AM
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Hrmmmm...could do. No, the dishrack has drip trays, and I've got kitchen towels for drying.
You have 8 x Stackable Chairs at 4sqm?