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Room with a phew: How a designer converted a DUMPSTER into a house complete with kitchen, toilet and shower
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:23 PM on 30th September 2011
An eccentric designer has created a home out of a dumpster, complete with working kitchen, toilet and shower.
Gregory Kloehn spent seven months converting a street skip into a permanent residence.
He fitted a kitchen, toilet, shower, living and sleeping areas, all within the tiny confines of the typical dumpster.
Gregory Kloehn from San Francisco in the home he has made inside a dumpster
The 40-year-old's property can even host house parties, as it features a mini-bar, DJ system, outdoor barbecue grill and a roof-top deck with dance pole.
Electricity is provided by an extension cord and there is five gallon propane tank to fuel the stove and BBQ.
Water is fed to the sink, shower & garden hose via a six gallon storage system and the toilet can be hooked up to a septic tank.
The property even boasts a DJ system and dancing pole
At night, the home can be transformed to protect it from vandals by lowering the roof and windows to return its look to a giant trashcan.
San Francisco-based Gregory, a descendent of Abraham Lincoln, got the inspiration while building a home out of a shipping container.
He said: 'I would look over the fence at a dumpster on the adjacent property.'
The dumpster comes complete with kitchen, toilet and shower
'After some time I realised the dumpster, with its pitch roof, looked more like a home then the containers - it was just like a little metal tent.
'I knew from that moment I was going to transform a dumpster into a home.'
The interior boasts granite work surfaces, a stainless steel sink and back splash, commercial stove and toaster oven, finished off with a hardwood floor.
The walls are insulated, covered in plywood and carpeted.
The dumpster took seven months to convert
Benches and backrest can be converted into a bed and with additional storage.
The weird and wonderful property has been paraded around San Francisco and as as result of positive feedback Gregory has decided to offer people their own dumpster home for £5,000.
He added: 'I'm extremely happy with the final result and the reaction from the public has been really positive.
'It's funny to see the facial reactions of people who try to reconcile their notions of what a garbage can and home are 'I've had everything from being called a genius to being told I've come up with the solution to the housing crisis.'
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. View all ..The conversion took him 7 months to complete? What a slacker! Give me the same materials and I could have it finished within 7 days. - SNAFU, Across the pond, 30/9/2011 13:24 _____________________________ Did it ever occur to you that maybe it took him 7 months to acquire all of the materials, thus it took him 7 months to complete?? I highly doubt it took 7 months of constant labor to finish...come on now. I'm sure if someone had handed him all the materials up front he could have gotten it done a little quicker as well.....
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