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liseman

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About liseman

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    i made this free app to help me hold my breath longer for spearfishing; just hit 5:20 static! feedback welcome.

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    I am actively working on SAI. If you'd like to help, please reach out.

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    Thanks; great suggestions. 1kW is more than enough to run all of that, with the heater being the only questionable element. In Oakland, we're fine with 1kW to keep ambient in-conta…

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    +insulation, electrical, window, door, flooring, walls, etc.

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    Yes: toilet, shower, water heater, kitchen sink.

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    This is great; I'll reach out to both of them today. Thanks!

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    Comment #13926354

    I will be absolutely stunned if you can get a tiny home custom-built with a solar system half this size for less than 80k.

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    Comment #13925750

    Whether parked on the street (my preferred version) or as units in a yard, law is ambiguous in Oakland. If you're in the area, you're welcome to come visit!

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    We live in ours in Oakland. Legality is a complicated topic in our case, but variants will qualify as Accessory Dwelling Units under state-level rules

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    Great ideas, thanks! We've been through 4 different attempts at photos, and results are obviously lacking... do any of you have sources you really like for outlet covers, light cas…

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    Comment #13925530

    for permanent installs, I really like the idea of containers as side supports to a quonset hut. like this, but with 3-4 containers: http://alarconbohm.com/

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    Both, balancing the capex needs for the latter via sales as I scale:)

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    The interior environment gets entirely sealed under closed-cell foam insulation applied directly to the metal, leaving no interior space for condensation on the metal. Literally al…

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    We're going to do this selectively: getting the first ADU design fully licensed in a given MSA is going to be important for us. We'll want to see a year+ commitment to justify the …

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    Hi Andrew! Initial focus is the Bay Area, where rents are particularly absurd. Unlike other tiny homes, we can stack these to scale existing locations to meet demand (with some zon…

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    Yes. Depending on the location and length of time the boxouse will be there, we can do off-grid (tanks monitored and filled/pumped as need, RV-style) or grid-connected (linked to e…

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    thanks for the feedback. what are the most compelling prefabs you've found that are actually shipping, and how much do they cost?

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    We'll make it clearer on the website, but the 49k version includes a 1.5kw solar array, ~15kwh of battery storage, all water systems, full smart home functionality (ie 'alexa, trig…

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    This was firmly a hobby until a few months ago, at which point I quit my job to focus on boxouse full-time.

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    At thousands of units per month, we're probably off of shipping containers and onto something lighter and cheaper:)