Teri Reed

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After 7 years, 5 states finally found my little piece of heaven!
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I have a pair of Danner snake boots. They are lightweight, 360 protection and waterproof. I absolutely love them - they are made in the PNW
4 years ago
Howdy there!

Have 11 acres with a 2 acre pond and about 7 in hay - the rest is woods. Planted a rather large garden using Ruth Stout method and added apple, peach, plum and cherry trees to the new build. While the house was being built I lived in a tiny house for 9 months on the property, quite happily! I have a barn that currently has 8 ducks and 8 geese roaming the 1/2 acre paddocks. Lots for just 1 person! Plus the tiny is constantly booked on AIRBNB. I live very close to the VA BRP in Franklin County VA. Not sure you would be still be interested given it is a tiny home
Regardless, best to you and your family
Teri
4 years ago
Holy cow!! Free tools, I will definitely not turn those down
5 years ago
Hi Thomas,

Always had great danes and learned alot about feeding them as puppies and adults. Do not give them any puppy chow/puppy food. They grow so quickly and the puppy foods have too much protein, this causes already rapid growth and leads to problems as adults. I always used a good adult dog food with minimal protein, especially for large breed. Another thing I learned the hard way, don't spay/neuter until at least a yr old. This gives the hormones time to do their job in a healthy fashion. Doing this too early, and you usually wind up with a much larger dog.
Beautiful dog!
Teri
5 years ago
You have to do your homework. The county I built in, the regs stated that a structure 255sq ft or over must be anchored and needed all sorts of additional permits. As a result, we only did 250 sq ft on the tiny house. The shell for the tiny house was approx. 11k - not including fixtures/hot water heater/sink/frig/hookups etc. Still under 17k for everything. I think the silver lining was the rural community and super friendly building inspector who could see the structures were solidly built and not thrown together. Got all lumber for the finishing touches from a local mill, stayed away from big box stores as much as possible. For the house, craigslist was my friend - got a beautiful 1930s concrete laundry sink for the kitchen, etsy has some great finds too.
Many builders turned me down because they only build Mcmansions. To keep my cost down, I purchased all fixtures - the mark-up from the contractors is eye-popping and would have put me over budget. I found awesome artistic, unique sinks, faucets, lights on etsy (my chandeliers in the kitchen are handmade stained glass from Turkey) so much cheaper than Home depot/Lowes.
Attached greenhouse is not that more expensive - when the foundation is poured, have them pour that as well with a slope wherever you want the floor drain. I bought the windows/sliding glass door and the roofing material for the greenhouse that was seperate (approx 2k)
Without a very lengthy note, it can be done with research. I went 8k over budget on the house and incorporated alot of expenses from the tiny house into the house construction loan (running septic/electric lines etc)
6 years ago
Hi Kristina,

Just finished my barn home in central VA on 11 acres, 2 of which is a stocked spring fed pond, 7 acres hay pasture and the rest trees. My landlord raised my rent during the build so my builder built me a tiny house (250 sq ft) to live in during the build. It is hooked up to the house power and septic. Complete blast to live there during the build! And had the bonus to 'get to know' the property. Moved in April and now I rent the tiny house on Airbnb. The house is small (around 1300sq ft) but has an attached, insulated greenhouse which offers heat and natural filtration - in addition to fresh fruits/veggies year round! Also adds another almost 200 sq feet to the house. Because I designed the house, I wanted the attached greenhouse and an outdoor shower added in the build.
Huge savings on kitchen and bath, all cabinets/shelves are made of left over lumber from the build - stained or cut a different pattern.
I believe you can do it, don't ever give up on your dream. Do your research. I interviewed all subcontractors and was responsible to hire them as well as my contractor. I brought the builder in from out of state because I did not want a cookie cutter home.
Beware, nothing can prepare you for the psychological/financial/emotional roll coaster ride due to a variety of reasons (weather, equipment failure etc) but it is definitely worth it.
Have fun and best of builds to you!
6 years ago