Some regional maps

Teresa was kind enough to pass along some state/county mapping links for reference:

Snohomish County Permit, Planning, and Zoning Map Interactive Maps of Snohomish County

Rural loan calculator

Just as a fast back-o-th-envelope sort of thing. This.

YouTube video playlist

So as I delve into YouTube, I’m creating a list of reference videos. Thought I’d share the link here in case anyone else is interested.

Tiny House Videos

Some books relating to tiny houses

An article that Snow pinned called “My Top 7 Tiny House Books for 2013” had a link to a set of interesting books, including wiring and zoning issues: http://thetinylife.com/store/ – might be something to investigate later.

Septic tank alternatives

A pair of composting buckets and one of the bins.

So, if you don’t have a septic tank or sewage connection, WTF? Turns out there two obvious alternatives to dealing with that: 1) Incinerating toilets, 2) Composting toilets. Here’s some quick notes on each:

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It begins…

So. We seem to be getting more serious about the Tiny House Project. Recent inputs from our friends Teresa and Jim have made it clear that the cost of the land for something like this is actually quite reasonable – even parcels that include water and power hookups (which we are treating as necessity).

If […]