What's the smallest, cheapest house building codes will allow?
WEBJul 5, 2010 · This house, located near the intersection of Dufferin Street and Rogers Road is believed to be Toronto ’s smallest house. Occupying what used to be a driveway, it’s a one bedroom, one bathroom home that sits on a parcel of land 7.25 feet (2.2 metres) wide and 113.67 feet (34.6 metres) long and has an interior area of just under 300 square ...
House Builders: What Is The Cheapest Style of House to Build?
WEBFeb 16, 2004 · I am wondering if there is a simple answer to a complicated question. I would like to build a new house, but I am limited in funds…hence, I would like to get the largest area for the least money. Is a two-story house more economical in terms of $/square foot? I don’t like two story houses (I don’t like staircases), and ranch-style house appeals more. However, for a given area, will a ...
Builders: Is It Cheaper To Build a Wall From Blocks, Or Pour Cement?
WEBMar 16, 2012 · An inexperienced home builder can build a very inexpensive concrete block wall of very high quality by using a method called ‘dry stacking’ which has been around for 100 years. You stack the blocks with no mortar in between them, fill the blocks with rebar and concrete, and smear a paste made of concrete and fiber on the walls.
What happens to something built on top of ice? - Straight Dope
WEBGuest-starring_Id July 2, 2017, 6:27am 8. Ok, let’s take the house example. If you build it up really skookum and make sure it’s placed secure on top of an ice flow, and then, the ice melts, but then, the ice starts to freeze up again while the house is sort of in the middle of melting its way downwards (diagonally for some reason), then ...
How much would a car cost if you made it from parts?
WEBAug 30, 2001 · We need to learn to build housing more intelligently. ** I have relatives with modular-built houses. No, not mobile homes (well, I have relatives with those, too), but I mean factory-built houses. They look just a regular “stick-built” house, with basement, attached garage, and second storey.
Can you build a house on a natural spring? - Straight Dope
WEBMar 15, 2003 · In this area, old spring houses are fairly common; basically a stone foundation built around a spring, with a roof. Some of them have a framed second story. Most are small (twelve foot square + or -). People used the spring house to keep milk cans clean and cool until they were hauled to the creamery. In …
Why are brick houses so much more common in the South than …
WEBApr 8, 2010 · I grew up in the South in the 1960s, when “new brick (veneer) houses” were spoken of the same way as “a brand new Cadillac.” Even though it was a lumbering area, only older houses, in prewar neighborhoods, were wood. For one thing, a wood shack or shotgun house didn’t take great skill to build, but a brick house required** hiring a ...
Hey engineers -- how tall can you build with 2 x 4s? - Factual ...
WEBJan 17, 2008 · Theres a new residential housing complex under construction near me; a series of buildings containing about 250 units. They are five storeys tall, and they’re framed with freaking 2 x 4s! I can’t get close enough to check with a tape measure, but they appear to be on 12" centers, with prefab trusses for joists, and trusses in place of traditional cripple studs over the larger window ...
Why are brick houses so much more common in the South than …
WEBApr 7, 2010 · A neighbor told me his house cost $9500 new in 1955. His house has half brick on the front like mine. Other houses have half brick on the front and ends of the house. Only a handful in the neighborhood are full brick. Based on 1950’s prices. I can imagine builders offering brick on the ends of the house for $350. Oh, you want full brick? $750
How can adobe mud brick houses stand up to the rain?
WEBFeb 22, 2003 · Also remember the semi-permanent nature of adobe. These people knew that their structures were temporary at best, but they were easy to repair or re-build. Groups that were migratory, or expected seasonal changes to affect their homes, such as the flooding of the Nile weren’t really interested in making their homes sturdy and permanent.