The Hobbit House (2012)

Very cool. It looks so easy from the article but I doubt it actually is. (I notice this was the authors second attempt). Side note... the father-in-law in the picture actually looks like a Hobbit in the picture. Coincidence?

Re: The Hobbit House (2012)

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Post by saalweachter » Fri, May 23, 2014, 1:28 PM UTC

jqm wrote: post #4

Very cool. It looks so easy from the article but I doubt it actually is. (I notice this was the authors second attempt). Side note... the father-in-law in the picture actually looks like a Hobbit in the picture. Coincidence?

Dress for the job you want.

Re: The Hobbit House (2012)

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Post by _mulder_ » Fri, May 23, 2014, 1:28 PM UTC

One of the big problems, at least in the overcrowded UK, is getting your hands on a suitable parcel of land in an area sympathetic to this sort of development.

Re: The Hobbit House (2012)

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Post by tootie » Fri, May 23, 2014, 1:31 PM UTC

Does it, um have a toilet? Or electricity?

Re: The Hobbit House (2012)

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Post by jarito » Fri, May 23, 2014, 1:38 PM UTC

tootie wrote: post #7

Does it, um have a toilet? Or electricity?

Read the article. It has a composting toilet, uses skylights for daylight illumination and has solar panels for electrical needs. Doesn't seem to use it for refrigeration though, which seems limiting.

Re: The Hobbit House (2012)

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Post by kcbanner » Fri, May 23, 2014, 1:44 PM UTC

The only thing that concerns me here is the structural soundness, very cool project though.

Re: The Hobbit House (2012)

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Post by Shivetya » Fri, May 23, 2014, 1:53 PM UTC

jarito wrote: post #8

tootie wrote: post #7

Does it, um have a toilet? Or electricity?

Read the article. It has a composting toilet, uses skylights for daylight illumination and has solar panels for electrical needs. Doesn't seem to use it for refrigeration though, which seems limiting.

vacation home, many cabins in the woods I grew up visiting were very basic, you were lucky to have a well let alone electricity.