Where is this house…and how much would you pay the movers to haul your stuff into it?
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I’d go for inflatable and/or foldable furniture.
I have to wonder if the snow comes up that high.
It doesn’t look to be too big, so it’s not like you are moving an entire 4 bedroom house into it.
You can probably get a lift to bring stuff up to the house, if you need to put in anything large or bulky.
As to your first question, it is apparently in Norway.
Assuming the walkway is about 5 feet / ~1.5 meters wide (judging by the door, doors are usually 3 feet / ~1 meter wide), I’d say it’s about 35’ x 15’ (10.5m x 4.5m).
~Max
I have seen this picture before with a notation that it is in Norway, so I assume snow is something to consider.
I agree that it looks damn small… not much bigger (square footage-wise) than your average American 5th wheel. So it likely has some built-ins and thus the need for additional furniture won’t be as great as it would be in a traditional house.
As for what I’d pay movers to haul my stuff into it, I’d pay whatever their bid is because I’m sure as hell not going to carry anything heavier than a small box up those stairs.
What surprises me is there appears to be no deck outside other than that walkway. I’d have to have something
I’m not seeing anything that looks like piping, as in water up, and sewage down. Men can stand on the walkway and pee. Women have to make other arrangements.
I see a stove chimney on the roof. That means hauling fuel.
I don’t see wires or satellite dishes, so the renters have to truly want to “get away from it all.”
Obtaining movers probably would not be as difficult as you might think. When we last lived in Germany, our apartment was on the third floor, no elevator. The movers were part draft horse. They used big straps to haul stuff upstairs. It was amazing to see one guy with the straps over a shoulder and a big heavy bulky something on his back, an item you would expect two people to carry.
One of the movers expressed true gratitude when I said we didn’t have a washing machine.
I have no idea what Uncle Sam paid. All I was asked to do is put their beer in the freezer.
~VOW
I see a conduit for utilities of some sort, in addition to the 4 legs and bracing of the support structure. It’s not super clear in the picture in the OP, but one of the posts upthread has an article with several other pictures of the house.
The last picture in the article is the best for seeing this, because it’s angled so you can see the underside of the floor of the house - you can see where the bracing connects and you can see the pipe coming in.
And there are no windows on either of the long sides, so your only views are through the end triangles. What a bizarre design.
I looked through all the pictures, and I do see what appears to be the stack.
Then I get all inquisitive again: is there a well? How is it powered? A septic system? The article states the cabin foundation is anchored to rock, where does the septic drain? Wood or oil heat? If it is oil, where are the tank and pump? If it is wood heat, does the owner provide an axe or chainsaw? Are the renters limited to harvesting deadfall only?
I’m a party pooper.
~VOW
I lived in a much, much bigger aframe for a few months. It did at least have a deck and had a full basement. But no windows in the sides. In that situation you should at least do some sky/wall/roof light windows.
Looks like there is a door out of one of the ends. But again no deck.
Watch that first step.
I am quite convinced that this thing would sway and rattle in any wind. Those spindly legs may keep it from tipping over and rolling away, but they won’t keep it from moving about.
Looking at the video, it is a door, a sliding one, and there is a rail/fence to keep you from killing yourself right outside of it.
Found a similarly shaped house but dayum, this one gets a huuuuuge NOPE from me. Waking up in this place would be a guaranteed cure for constipation though.
I could think of a hundred (ok, maybe a dozen) solid reasons I wouldn’t be interested in living or staying in this house, many already listed in this thread.
Its uniqueness is the only thing it has going for it, in my opinion.
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That’s just silly.
Looks awesome. Where is it?
It does look as though the photo was taken during a toilet flush.
Looks like this one is in California, google “suspended house” for more. But these seem to be concept images, it has not been built yet.