We quit our jobs to build a cabin

Re:We quit our jobs to build a cabin by nekochanwork on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:07PM (#24052745)

I built a tiny house on wheels. My house totaled about $55K, due to my preference for premium materials and contracting out work that I did not feel comfortable doing myself (e.g. wiring a 50amp power box).

My house was built to be on grid and could be parked in any trailer park. I could connect to city power, water, natural gas, and sewage.

Off-grid homes are more expensive due to the need to install solar panels, drill wells, bury a giant propane tank, and purchase land.

$50K is honestly one of the cheapest builds I've seen for an off-grid cabin. Their house looks amazing.

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Re:We quit our jobs to build a cabin by petargyurov on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:10PM (#24052779)

> I could connect to city power, water, natural gas, and sewage

How?

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Re:We quit our jobs to build a cabin by nekochanwork on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:49PM (#24053227)

I planned to park my house in a trailer park, and purposefully built my house to have the same kind of hookups as an RV or manufactured home.

For power, I installed a 50amp RV-style power inlet to my house. I ran a 50-amp cable from from the power pole to my house.

For water, I was able to connect a standard drinking-water hose from the water line to the inlet into my house.

For natural gas, I ran copper flex tubing from the gas meter to the gas inlet in my house. I ensured that all of my gas appliances had the correct orifices.

For sewer, I drained all of my water fixtures (two sinks, shower, and toilet) through the floor, connected them to a common drain line, and through a sewer hookup below the house.

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Re:We quit our jobs to build a cabin by dencodev on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @03:50PM (#24053799)

I thought a lot of trailer parks wouldn't allow something that wasn't built by a certified builder?

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Re:We quit our jobs to build a cabin by R0b0t1 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:40AM (#24061276)

How are they going to know? Are you one of those people that thinks people shouldn't be allowed to work on their own car?

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Re:We quit our jobs to build a cabin by crooked-v on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @02:23PM (#24052948)

Through hookups built into the side of the tiny house.

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