• Frank Berry
  October 15, 2022, 1:39 pm

  Great. Young kids….learning how to really LIVE.

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• Marsha Cowan
  October 15, 2022, 7:47 pm

  This is really nicely designed and really pretty. I love it. I like the cook stove and seating area. The kitchen is great, too. Wonderful job!

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• Joyce Rader
  October 16, 2022, 1:26 am

  I agree the home is cute and made for your needs. I do question the safety of the little wood stove as it is so close to the seating area. Another question is simple. Are you using public bathing and toilets? If not, you did not indicate how you address those needs. Perhaps you have a hidden port-a-potty. It appears you have a sliding canopy resting over the solar panels. How do you get it lowered for the shade awning?

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  • James D.
    October 16, 2022, 5:10 am

    Their Instagram shows they have a Nature’s Head composting toilet…

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• Lyn Ayre
  October 16, 2022, 3:19 am

  It’s lovely. Would like to have seen more.
  I always feel a bit worried when the fireplace is so close to the sofa or curtains etc. When the fireplace was installed in my home, it had to be at least three feet from any combustibles. What’s the deal with tiny houses?
  Love Lyn

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  • James D.
    October 16, 2022, 4:48 am

    Clearance requirements vary as the amount of heat generated and how much of it will radiate from the stove varies by the stove and how it’s designed to operate.

    Since, it’s much easier to heat or cool a smaller space. Tiny houses tend to use smaller stoves that generate less heat. The one shown is a Cubic Mini, the larger Grizzly unit is rated to be able to heat a 400 Sq Ft space and the smaller Cub unit, which appears to be the one they have, is rated for 200 Sq Ft. So you can compare to how much space your stove is rated to be able to heat for an idea of the difference in how much heat is generated and thus the difference in clearance requirement.

    Clearance requirement can also vary by design as combustion heaters can range from open radiant heaters to furnaces that channel the heat to a different location. Along with other variables like whether the stove is vented, whether the pipe is single to triple wall insulated, the shape of the stove, etc. will effect how the heat is transmitted and distributed.

    For the furnace type, the clearance can even be effectively zero and can be an in-wall installation, or, in the case of a cooking stove, placed right among the rest of the kitchen cabinets.

    Some, like a pellet stove, can even be run by a thermostat and regulated. While there’s other examples where the heat is channeled into thermal mass, which safely absorbs the heat and slowly radiates it over time.

    People also don’t always use the stove all year and may configure it differently when they do. So it may appear more exposed when not in use than it will be when it is in use. Alternatively, it’s not always a real stove and may only be show/ambiance.

    The cooking stove they have is also known to get hot and radiate a fair amount of heat, which is probably why they tiled around it as well but also means they probably don’t need to run the Cubic Mini very often… It does look like the side of the sofa/bench is tiled and there is also the possibility the materials of the sofa are fire resistant…

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• Lyn Ayre
  October 16, 2022, 3:24 am

  I was just looking at the photos again. Even if they brought the tiled wall up beside the sofa to the level of the other one, it would be much safer for them. Just a thought.
  Love Lyn

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