miniHome Walk-Through with David Suzuki

[alternativepnk]

what the hell is that woman wearing?

[BadassCeino]

How can a single man like me get to live like this?

[joenlaw]

i love that bathroom

[BadassCeino]

I love this.

[BadassCeino]

Cant stop saying it, I LOVE IT.

[smg02lu3]

If I could afford this house right now I'd buy it in a heartbeat, this IS my dream home. I must find a way of making this dream a reality.

[angetodac]

it looks great.but what was the price at delivery?

[ohweloveeverton]

i took a walk thru at the toronto home show and wasnt impressed. on the way out i asked the price. $150000 insulated.

[angetodac]

thank you very much for sharing this information with me.I do appreciate! this price is not affordable at all!crazy!With this money you can buy a gorgeous deltec home or else...

[InvisiMan2006]

According to the manufacturers website: $139,999 (CDN). I'd consider one if it was $39,999, but for $140K, you could buy a decent sized house outside of the city.

Also, you still need to purchase land to set this house down onto. So your total cost may actually be more than a 1600 sq' home is!

[angetodac]

thats a crazy price indead!thank you for your kind replay!think I'll buy only the engine!

[pandaSmore]

@InvisiMan2006

You have to remember that greener materials are more expensive however and the power consumption in this house is considerably less, and will add up overtime.

[BadassCeino]

@InvisiMan2006

You can buy a shipping contianer for about $1500-$2000 & do all the work yourself,

Just buy some how to books at your local hardware store.

If you shop wise you may only spend about $5000-$6000 when finished.

[christinepeace]

@InvisiMan2006 you save in the long run with energy cost. A modest house in toronto will run you 420k so take the cost of the new home with land will probably cost 150k less.

[BillyJoe1305]

@christinepeace Yes, but house trailers are often actually quite nice, & they grow better almost yearly. They just get a bad rap. Many of them have the same space saving ideas in their design. It seems like it would be much cheaper to buy one of those & have it retrofitted for self sufficient use. However, some cities have legislation that doesn't allow them, because of the negativity associated with them. So this may be an option in those places.

[christinepeace]

@BillyJoe1305 No I think the house trailers are great and will most likely buy one in the next couple years it was the cost of living in Toronto I was upset with.

Cheers Christine

[fub4now]

i am curious about the stirling engine too.......

[gaiagale]

So how do I purchase a personal power plant; a stirling engine?

[alzathoth]

god idea. however, with the rising costs of land, it makes this kind of home improbable considering the mini home probably costs over $100g.

[ebmirador]

This mini home is cool...I like the green concept and reducing energy use...