Amazon housing on the cheap for bug out cabin......

There is nothing cheap about tiny houses if you look at it by square foot. The savings I don’t think really comes until you’ve been in it a few years as your living expenses would be considerably less.


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spittinfire said:
There is nothing cheap about tiny houses if you look at it by square foot. The savings I don’t think really comes until you’ve been in it a few years as your living expenses would be considerably less.


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I agree. DIY is the only way to go if you want to go inexpensive. That involves , frankly, learning what are "blue collar" trades skills. Some people like myself are so hopelessly behind on this (and I am not nearly as impoverished there as many) that they are willing to simply shell out the moneys to get ahead of the curve a bit. Most folks who are aware in general can "smell" something big and bad coming.

FWIW, I am overwhelmed by all the things I need to learn: basic welding skills, hvac or similar, animal husbandry, gardening ... and the list goes on and on. I can understand wanting to just say "I will just pass on learning carpentry/building skills and pay the moneys to get it done"

You are certainly correct, though.
 
I'd just build a structure and leave Amazon out of my life for that much money. In fact, that's exactly what is planned. Home Depot sells outbuildings
 
The 1100 sqft model is more of a deal at only $42/sqft but still doesn’t include plumbing, electrical, appliances, labor, foundation, and of course land.

They need a sub-$60/sqft finished price to begin to make this attractive IMO.
 
Ikarus1 said:
I'd just build a structure and leave Amazon out of my life for that much money. In fact, that's exactly what is planned. Home Depot sells outbuildings
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Few tools and some know how you can build one half the price of Home Depot
 
Those of you that have seen The Gun Room here will attest to it's structural integrity. It is 460 sf and completely livable. As @Burt Gummer says it's amazing how little stuff can be built for. My little building is 3 thickness T111, plus armor, electrical, appliances, air con, and a porch for about $35 a sf. We just finished a Quilt Cottage for RS at 400 sf for less than $30 a sf all inclusive. This includes a really nice 20 x 8 front porch. Shop around and talk to the right people. It's amazing what can be done.
 
Burt Gummer said:
Few tools and some know how you can build one half the price of Home Depot
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sure sure. I was just saying Amazon ain't doing anything that HD or Lowes or about a million other local people aren't doing. Or that hasn't been done by Jim Walters circa 1960s-1990s
 
BatteryOaksBilly said:
Those of you that have seen The Gun Room here will attest to it's structural integrity. It is 460 sf and completely livable. As @Burt Gummer says it's amazing how little stuff can be built for. My little building is 3 thickness T111, plus armor, electrical, appliances, air con, and a porch for about $35 a sf. We just finished a Quilt Cottage for RS at 400 sf for less than $30 a sf all inclusive. This includes a really nice 20 x 8 front porch. Shop around and talk to the right people. It's amazing what can be done.
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You can go stupid cheap too. My 64 sq ft log cabin shack for robin sage was built for around $500 with AC and three bunks.

No room for appliance but the same concept could be easily upsized to just about any dimension. Cheap appliances wouldn’t add much.
 
Chdamn said:
You can go stupid cheap too. My 64 sq ft log cabin shack for robin sage was built for around $500 with AC and three bunks.

No room for appliance but the same concept could be easily upsized to just about any dimension. Cheap appliances wouldn’t add much.
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Does that count the Free Candy sign on the door?
 
Is that you Bubbles?

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