House for $5000

[jstoesz]

The link I’ve been sitting on for a while. It makes my imagination run wild.

http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm

I thought you all might enjoy it.

edit: Additional link added

http://ciracar.com/build-a-house-for-less-than-5000

[svelte]

i’ve often had a fantasy about living in a house built into a hillside. probably due to growing up in the 70s when it was fashionable, but the quietness and even temps appeal to me.

Of course, the lack of light does not.

[UCGal]

Very cool. It’s a hobbit house.

[NotCranky]

If I were you, I wouldn’t let my imagination run too wild about building anything like that for less than 300k in California.

[jstoesz]

That is why you would need a grass roof…although in SD is should probably be rock. You have to hide it from the aerial building inspectors. I hear they have CCTV on all building sites.

[NotCranky]

So far, they haven’t found the palace I built under my cargo container(which is permitted).

[briansd1]

[quote=jstoesz]That is why you would need a grass roof…although in SD is should probably be rock. You have to hide it from the aerial building inspectors. I hear they have CCTV on all building sites.[/quote]

No they do not.

I know a contractor who build a whole guest house on his secluded property without any permits at all. It’s his “forever” property.

After decades it will be grandfathered.

[NotCranky]

[quote=briansd1][quote=jstoesz]That is why you would need a grass roof…although in SD is should probably be rock. You have to hide it from the aerial building inspectors. I hear they have CCTV on all building sites.[/quote]

No they do not.

I know a contractor who build a whole guest house on his secluded property without any permits at all. It’s his “forever” property.

After decades it will be grandfathered.[/quote]
“They” do have google earth.

[briansd1]

[quote=Jacarandoso]
“They” do have google earth.[/quote]

But there is a lag; and “they” have to find the time to look.

I personally don’t have a problem with building without permit as long as you do it right and professionally.

A lot of times, the zoning/permitting thing is more of a racket by local government for money than about public safety.

In the past, people put up Sears catalog house and they are still standing today.

[jstoesz]

Yet another instance of the dying need for a sarcasm font.

[scaredyclassic]

I have a hillside I could stick a shipping container into. Can I legally do that?

[NotCranky]

I think you would probably have to get an engineer to design it because of the size of the cut or the fill or both. That would require review. The container does have to be permitted just to be on your property.

[briansd1]

This is more money, but more my idea of a sustainable and liveable house in Scotland, which as far as a San Diegan is concerned is the same as Wales.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/12/07/greathomesanddestinations/07gh-location.html?ref=greathomesanddestinations#1

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