The Small House Book (15 page)

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No vehicles in combination shall measure more than 65’ in length.

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No vehicle may be wider than 102” without a special permit.

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Mirrors, lights, etc., may extend beyond 102”, but not in excess of 10” on

each side.

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No vehicle or load may exceed 13’-6” from pavement to top (14’, some

areas).

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If you are making a corridor that is 20’ wide, you

can make it out out of concrete; if it is 10’ wide,

you should use stone; if it is 6’ wide, use fine

wood; but if it is is 2’ wide, you should make it out

of solid gold. - Carlo Scarpa

POPOMO

The Popomo is different than my

other portable homes in that it

does not have a pronounced ga-

bled roof or a loft. It does have a

stainless steel boat fireplace, sink

and stovetop, a refrigerator, wet

Square feet: 172

bath, a full-sized bed, and a clos-

House width: 8’-6”

et. The large glass wall is intend-

House length: 20’

ed to face south during winter for

Road Height: 12’-3”

excellent solar gain. The house is

Dry Weight: 7000 lbs

shown at right with hot rolled cor-

Great Room: 9¼‘ x 5¼’

rosion resistant steel siding and at

Kitchen:

5¼’ x 4¾’

left with the same siding and the

Bedroom: 7½’ x 4¾’

wheels removed.

Bathroom: 2’ x 7¾’

Ceiling height: 7’ 6”

-sizes are approximate

2

4

1

3

1. Kitchen 2.Bedroom 3.Bath

4.Great Room

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XS-HOUSE

With a couch, a stainless steel

desk, sink and fireplace, a wet

bath, two closets and lots of shelv-

ing, plus a sleeping loft above, this

portable structure was designed

to house one full-time resident

comfortably. A small refrigerator

below the counter and a hot-plate

are also included. If you were to

count the loft, this house would

Square feet: 65

actually be about 130 square feet.

House width: 7’

House length: 11’

Road Height: 12’-9”

Dry Weight: 3000 lbs

Porch: 2’x 1½’

3

2

Great Room: 4½’ x 5½’

Kitchen:

4’ x 4’

Bathroom: 3½’ x 2’

1

4

Ceiling height: 6’ 2”

Loft height: 3’ 2”

-sizes are approximate

1. Great Room 2. Kitchen 3. Wet

Bath 4. Loft.

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