Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 21Dec 09, 2014 2:51 pm My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 25Dec 15, 2014 8:33 am My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 26Dec 16, 2014 8:40 pm Actually after looking at that awesome barn door recently posted. I went a hunting and found....tada! The exact kind of building I want for a home. Yes folks it is a traditional barn. This little one would be perfect. Soaring gable, useful space, the right size. Could be dressed up however I like. The cupola is a detailing bonus. http://www.barnsbarnsbarns.com/cndlwood.html I think this hits all the right notes. Simplicity, small scale, open plan. Sometimes the answers really are staring you in the face. It also has a traditional look without looking like bog standard Aussie pioneer homes. I would actually even keep the barn doors because they look cool and you could seat some nice french ones behind them. Added bonus no-ones breaking into your house while you are out, once you close and padlock that thing... Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 28Dec 16, 2014 9:37 pm Lorri I would love a stone cottage but I think that's out of budget. Cheers Lorri Meh they're over-rated. I live in one now and the amount of subsidence and subsequent cost to my landlord is going to require a mortgage just about. It's so bad several of the sandstone blocks have split clean through. I actually wonder if the place is still structurally sound but my lease is up soon and back to NSW I go. Yay! Stone keystones though, maybe possible. You can pretty much use a stone tile to create the effect. Relatively cheap way to go. Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 29Dec 16, 2014 9:56 pm Oh just as well I wont get one then. I think rbv is the way to go but the big builder wont do it for me, am still looking at others so might end up with one yet. Cheers Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 30Dec 17, 2014 6:59 am And here is this barn built from scratch, after seeing it in the flesh. I'm loving it even more. http://thinmac.wordpress.com/building-my-small-barn/ I think it's time to contact this guy and ask about this plan. It's an awesome little building that seems fairly straight forward to build. A bit of research and this particular plan has the required ceiling height on the lower floor, the loft would qualify as non-habitable space only. But really who cares? If I am building it to live in, if I ever sell it, it can still be sold as a small studio with storage space. The lean-to though has a lower ceiling height. The other similar plan which is a slightly larger version of this has a more usuable loft and higher ceilings on the ground floor. Still very compact at less than 60sqm total. So what's the go with wanting to use an American plan? Should I buy this (nominal price) and just take it to a local draftie to get it done up complying with BCA with a few tweaks here and there? The framing (as seen in that blog) seems really compatible with light earth infill and I can put it on a proper slab. It doesn't bother me if the loft is considered attic space according to BCA and non-habitable. Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 31Dec 18, 2014 7:43 am Question answered. The architect got back to me today. Because it's spec'd in American lumber I can't make use of those plans here. We have different lumber sizes so I will need to go to a draftie and have the whole thing done from scratch. No biggie. Doing up elevations and floorplan based on something similar to this. Looks good so far. Perfect shape for what I want. Makes all the decisions about roofline, verandah etc a snap. Gives it the look I'm after. I've just added a decorative bargeboard and it's looking sweet. Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 32Jan 14, 2015 10:45 am Hi I love your vision of living small, I think more people should do it! Our family of 5 has recently downsized from a 5x3 to a 3x1 and have found it perfectly sufficient, and a lot easier to keep clean! Your plan looks really good - one thing caught my eye though. That is that the bedroom door opens straight into the bed. If you furnish the bed against the left hand side wall it will work a lot better, and you can fit bedsides in more easily. You might just need to reconfigure your window location. Good luck with your build, I look forward to following this one! Re: Tiny home on foundation, strawbale 55sqm. Floorplan. 33Feb 24, 2015 9:16 am I had dreams about building out of cob on our acreage just because we could. Never have gotten around to it but it was going to be a tiny house with a half turf roof Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Details are from here: http://www.dreamgreenhomes.com/plans/solaroval1.htm Definitely following this thread and seeing where it takes you. @Johnson how did I miss your thread. That's so amazing! LOVE it. EDIT - tacking this PS on just in case! PS if anyone is looking for acreage in Hunter Valley area with a relatively small 1 bed loft house built on it we are selling (this is where I was going to build the cob house) http://www.realestate.com.au/property-a ... -116710391 2 6428 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. 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