2-Story Hideaway Cabin Kit from Jamaica Cottage Shop

The Hideaway Cabin from Jamaica Cottage Shop has two levels and a wrap-around porch, an open floor plan and windows on every side. Three dormers add more usable space to the second floor.

Come home to happiness in your own Hideaway Cabin! The 180 degrees of wrap-around porch invite you to relax and take in the scenery. This solid wood frame cottage has two full stories with an open floor plan, for you to transform into the getaway of your dreams.

Nature lovers will enjoy lounging on the Hideaway’s most stunning feature: it’s 180 degrees of wrap-around porch. This two-story cabin has dormers on both the front and rear facades, illuminating the interior with ample natural light. With heavy-duty 8×8 timber framing that ensures strength and longevity, you and your loved ones can make memories in this cabin year after year.

Jamaica Cottage Shop Handcrafted Cabins, Cottages, and Tiny Homes

Hideaway Cabin from Jamaica Cottage Shop
Two levels and a wrap-around porch

32×38
Footprint 1216 square feet
Ground Floor: 720 square feet
2nd Floor Loft: 720 square feet
Total: 1440 square feet
Porch 8-feet deep, 496 square feet
Total with porch 34’3” wide x 40’2”long x 20’10” high

Hideaway Cabin Kit Packages

Pre-Cut Kit available as Frame Only, Shell, 3-Season and 4-Season

The Pre-Cut lumber package has all the framing members cut and ready for assembly. It includes siding, roofing, pre-dimensioned trim, and fastening hardware. Many designs also include windows and doors. The floor system, walls and rafters have all been cut, color-coded and part numbered. The detailed cut list coincides with the color-coded exploded view. The head scratching has been removed, the headaches of finding the correct angles and the aggravation of starting from scratch has all been simplified. The kit is geared to a do-it-yourself homeowner with beginner-to-beginner knowledge of carpentry.

Complete Shell Hideaway Cabin Kits

Frame Only Kit 24’W x 30’L x 20’H
Structural Frame, comes without siding or roofing

Complete Shell Hideaway Cabin Kits include everything to assemble the building.

Complete Shell Hideaway Cabin Kits include hardware, precut framing, siding and roofing, doors and windows, hardware, millwork sheathing and DIY plans have been enclosed.

Each piece is color coded and part numbered.

Complete Cabin Shell Kit  26’4″W x 32’4″L x 20’H
Un-Insulated Building with siding & roofing

3-Season Cabin Shell Kit 26’4″W x 32’4″L x 20’H
Partially Insulated: Insulated Floor* +
Complete Vapor Barrier on Walls & Roof

3-Season Kit and 4-Season buildings seals the structure from humidity and moisture protecting from the environment, insects and rodents.

4-Season Cabin Shell Kit 26’10″W x 32’10″L x 20’H
Fully Insulated

4-Season buildings also include insulated thermal pane millwork, wall and roof insulation and pine interior sheathing.

Exterior

Foundation: Compacted 12″ Crushed Gravel

Base: 2×10″ Treated Sill Plate
Floor system option available

Siding

Siding: Dried Pine Shiplap
Options available

Enhance the beauty of your cabin by customizing with our numerous siding styles.

Trim

1” Pine Door and Window Trim, Fascia and Shadow Boards, Pine Trim Detail and 1” Soffit Backing

Roof

Gable roof with 8/12 pitch

2×10″ SPF Rafters 16″ on center
Options and upgrades available

2×6″ SPF Exposed Collar Ties

3-Season Cabin Shell Kit also includes Vapor Barrier

4-Season Cabin Shell Kit also includes Vapor Barrier and 9½″ R30 Fiberglass Insulation, and Industrial Pine Roof Sheathing
Options and upgrades available

Choose your color of corrugated metal roofing, or upgrade to asphalt or cedar shingles.

Metal Roof Colors

• Ash Gray
• Autumn Red
• Beige
• Brandywine
• Charcoal Gray
• Clay
• Copper Penny
• Evergreen
• Galvanized
• Hartford Green
• Ivory
• Light Stone
• Matte Black
• Patina Green
• Patrician Bronze
• Regal White
• Roman Blue
• Terratone
• Tudor Brown

Floor

The Hideaway comes standard without a floor system, allowing you to install it directly on a concrete slab or full foundation. You can customize it by adding a floor system, which includes SPF joists and decking options.

Insulation

Make your Hideaway a cozy place to come home to! For seasonal use in milder climates, choose the 3-Season Cabin Shell Kit package. For year-round use, opt for the 4-Season Cabin Shell Kit package. For no insulation, choose the shell package.

Foundation

Build this sturdy cabin on a concrete pad, or build yourself a full foundation to add a basement for extra storage space.

Wrap-Around Porch

Porch 8-feet deep, 496 square feet

8-foot deep porch with 8 supporting posts. 180 degree wrap

Doors and Windows

Front: Two Doghouse Dormers
Rear: One Shed Dormer

First Floor Doors and Windows
(1) Set 15-Lite Insulated Double Doors
(1) 9-Lite Insulated Door- Left Hand Inswing
(5) 4×4’ Insulated Double Hung Windows
(2) 4×5’ Insulated Double Hung Windows

Second Floor Doors and Windows
(5) 2×3’ Insulated Double Hung Windows (Shed Dormer)
(6) 3×4.75’ Insulated Double Hung Windows (Doghouse Dormers and gable ends)

2nd Floor Loft

2nd Floor Loft: 720 square feet

Loft Joists 4×6″ rough sawn Hemlock Loft Joists 24″ on center

Loft Decking 1″ rough sawn Pine Board Loft Decking
Upgrades available

Walls

Mortise & Tenon Wall Framing

Wall Framing 8×8″ Hemlock Post and Beam Wall Framing
3-S and 4-S: With 2×6″ KD (kiln-dried) Studs
Planed frame option available

Wall Height: 12-feet

4-Season kit includes Shiplap Pine Interior Sheathing
Additional options are available

Insulation

Wall Insulation

Frame only and Shell, no insulation included
3-Season: Vapor Barrier
4-Season: Vapor Barrier, 5½” R21 Fiberglass Insulation

You can add insulation as you build the cottage.

Interior Features

Choose stairs or a ladder to access the loft.

Three dormers make the upstairs more usable.

Made in Vermont