Opulent And Efficient

There is a home show going on where builders of new homes open them up to the public and allow us to walk through them and oh and ah. I live in a tiny house but I really like my little house. It could stand to be more efficient in many ways and there are a lot of improvements that we could throw into it if we ever save up the money.  Going to a show like this, for me, satisfies curiosity and may give me ideas to improve my home some. Others may dream about one day owning a huge home like the ones shown. Personally, I don’t think I’ll ever get rich and I don’t worry about it. If you get there great but I don’t think it should be a lifelong goal.

The belle of the ball this year was a massive 15,000 square foot home that was built down the road from me. No one knows who owns it but everybody is dying to find out. After waiting to get inside I’ll have to say I wasn’t overly impressed. Sure it had big rooms, a bar, a pool, and lots of cool decorations. If I were a person who loved to through parties it would be a house to have. But as far as living in it, no thanks. I’ll keep my little crap shack.

The neatest part for me was learning that this cyclopean house was heated and cooled using a geothermal set-up. And the walls were filled with spray foam! So not only is it huge, a testament to those who own it and built it, but it doesn’t waste energy. Yet another good sign of the direction of future construction.