Living outdoors with kids. Possibly in Tipi?

I am considering a tipi or a fitted out van.

Basically, I moved into this house just over 5 years ago. It is causing my kids and I, loads of health problems. There's mold in the roof, mold on the inside of the walls, falling plaster off the walls because the walls are wet. Mildew grows on the windows, on clothes, in cupboards, etc.. Heating and de-humidifiers don't do much.

I went from walking for 1 hour everyday, before I moved in, to almost being house bound because everything causes me to get out of breath. I have scarring on my lungs and wonder if it's the same for my kids lungs.

"Just move out" I hear you say. I would only, because of a clause in my mothers will, the trustee (evil step father) says that I can't move out if the house is not in good repair. (The estate is not to be inherited for another 8 1/2 years).

The house was relocated here and renovated by the previous owners to sell as soon as it was completed. What none of us knew was that this house would be a mold factory. So, I'm stuck here until I can, some how, (on my own) make the house liveable or lawyers will come get me.

So, I want to live outside of the house, so I might get some of my health back, so that I can fix the house up. (Can't keep up when I am out of breath all the time) I haven't lived in a tipi before. What can others tell me about it? Do they get very smokey? How sturdy are they in an area that can get strong gale force winds? If it's a good option, I would like continue living in it, when I leave this dump for good.

I know it's the mold that's causing problems, due to our symptoms and that during the bushfires, we where evacuated to a house out of the area, our health started to improve greatly. I had more energy again.

 

I've never had any experience with tipis but with that situation I'd at the very least get a tent. That sounds horrible!

 

Yurts are easy to build and more portable than tipis. You can find instructions all over the web.

 

I lived in a tipi for a year. IT was built on a regular deck, with screen underneath to keep out bugs. It had central heat coming from a propane heater. They are very weather resistant. Stretched tight and nailed down every two feet or so.

 

Can you get a doctor to certify that the house is causing health problems for you and your children? I find it inconceivable that the law requires you to continue to endanger the health of young children.

If it's as bad as you say, then you need to get those children out of there asap. It doesn't matter what the "evil step-father" says, your children's welfare is far more important than some inheritance. You need to get those kids out of there.

 

yea you can have serious health problems form certain types of mold i would get out asap

 

burn your house down and collect the insurance money.

geodesic domes and yurts are good options as well as tipis. i would go with a yurt. they can be insulated and made into semi permanent homes.

 

get out of their the state took my kids away partly due to mold as for living outdoors the state left us alone living in a camper it's better to be homeless then have a bad home

 

I live in a 16ft tent with my wife a cat a dog and a "house"-bunny. I think kids would be a lot easier to live with than my unruly bunch haha.

 

you might want to consider a demountable

don't go back into the house if its infested with mould.

try tosalvage what you can from the house but don't bring it into your new living quarters.

what ever you choose to live in should be at least dry inside and slightly elevated from the ground.

it should be located away from the house, try and seal up the windows and doors to the house and don't go inside anymore. anything being taken out needs to be treated in some way to stop fungus spreading to your new quaters.

your new quarters should have air conditioning (buy a new one don't use anything from the house).

if entering the house you'll need something like a p2 mask to wear and throwaway paper overalls that should be thrown into a plastic bag and disposed of straight away.

you could have a go at constructing a deck to put your new quarters on

go round to somewhere like bunnings to get some idea of what you need to do

the main thing is to stay out of the house.

 

the only of salvaging the house might to get advice on how to kill the fungus, this will probably mean removing everything thats presently in the house.