[lowbridge]

Pics at link

[Beowulf9]

This woman is amazing.

If I ever turned my garage into a home it would be condemned immediately;)

[rarestia]

Monica didn’t even hire contractors to help her complete this project

And that will be her undoing. We are very far removed from the days of self-sufficiency. The government MUST have their pound of flesh to allow you to live on your property.

God speed to this woman.

[Lets Roll NOW]

The Obama economy at work.

We will all be there soon.

[Jeff Chandler]

Where is she going to put all that crap grandmas collect in their houses?

[max americana]

“Monica didn’t even hire contractors to help her complete this project. She did all of the work herself,”

a lost American trait nowadays. If gramma’ were around the late 1900’s, she would have built a city of her own

[lula]

Careful, my anti virus software (Vipre) alerted as a known bad site.

[Traveler59]

Look up “Katrina Cottage” and you’ll see there are a number of small ( under 1100 sq. ft.) house plans that don’t look too bad.

[central_va]

I didn’t see the porcelain convenience.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Where’s the bathroom?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Now that the local authorities know about it the code enforcers will arrive and make her tear it down.

The only right you have when you own property is the right to pay taxes on it.

[Enten]

There will be more to this story..... and not good news as soon as the local building commissars check it out. Hope someone local follows up on this.

[PAR35]

No toilet/bathroom?

And granny has to climb that ladder to her bedroom?

Too bad she doesn’t seem to have a son-in-law.

[diverteach]

Alotta folks mentioning the lack of a building permit but most places don’t require one for an out building less than 100 square feet.

[joethedrummer]

This is awesome!

But I worry about the government ‘officials’ who will no doubt come snooping for ANYTHING not ‘up to code’ and start milking the woman’s finances with “fines” until she is forced to make them stop living in the shed.

I hate that I think this way but I’m SO bummed that we can no longer do things like this on our OWN property anymore.

[bigbob]

Love these little houses. I assume the porcelain room in the house is shared.

[Yaelle]

Um... A bathroom??

[bgill]

Never ever tell anyone anything you do on your own property. Is the wiring and plumbing done to code? Fire code? Did she obtain the proper permits? Does her home insurance cover the structure and anyone who is within 100 ft? To be sure, the tax man cometh to take his unfair share. Did she get HOA approval? Does the second floor block the neighbor's sunshine? While self built “tiny houses” are all the rage, those are on wheels and this is a permanent structure which falls under a whole other set of government rules.

[DannyTN]

How long will Grandma be able to climb those stairs to her bedroom?

[Rebelbase]

The shed is a 10 x 12, not 8 x 10 as stated in the article.

[lavaroise]

They also all laughed at Noah when he built his Ark... or when Jews sang Next Year in Jerusalem.