Old School (1845) Reclaimed and self-constructed by H. D. Thoreau:Size: 10' x 15'
Materials: Shanty boards, refuse shingles, two second hand windows and glass, a thousand old bricks, two casks of lime, hair, mantle tree iron, nails, hinges, screws.
Total Materials Cost: $26.72 1/2
Transportation: $1.40 - "I carried a good part on my back"
Total Cost delivered: $28.12 1/2
Furnishings: "My furniture, part of which I made myself, and the rest cost me nothing of which I have not rendered an account, consisted of a bed, a table, a desk, three chairs, a looking-glass three inches in diameter, a pair of tongs and andirons, a kettle, a skillet, and a frying-pan, a dipper, a wash-bowl, two knives and forks, three plates, one cup, one spoon, a jug for oil, a jug for molasses, and a japanned lamp.
New School (2007) Factory Built by Tumbleweed Tiny Homes:
Size: 7' x 13', plus loft.
Materials: studs, metal or cedar siding, metal or cedar roof, wood stoop, up to ten windows.
Features: retractile table and vanity, a desk, 100 cubic feet of storage, a cathedral ceiling, a tankless water heater, a shower, toilet, stainless steel counter, refrigerator, sink, a Dickinson stainless steel fireplace, a double burner, and a vented sleeping loft for two. Other features include knotty pine interior wall finish, fir flooring, 15Rs wall and floor insulation, and 8’ x 12&rsquo.
Transportation: $4.00 per miles from Sebastopol, CA to New Concord, OH (2607 mi.)-- $10,428
Price: $34,980
Total cost with delivery: $45,408
Furniture: Whatever you want to buy and can fit in. Ikea would be a good place to start.
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