Recent Posts

Project: Kudzu to Apple Trees

Project: Kudzu to Apple Trees

When I bought the log cabin, the yard was completely full of thorns and kudzu. The first year, I started clearing it myself. It grew faster than I could cut it. I was covered in cuts and scratches. And it still looked as bad as 

Project: Adding Closets

Project: Adding Closets

When I first bought the log cabin, it had two bedrooms. One was small and the other was even smaller. The wall between them had each room’s closets. The only place you could put a bed was under a window. The other walls had doorways 

Project: Turning the Attic into a Playroom

Project: Turning the Attic into a Playroom

When I bought the log cabin, it had a completely unfinished crawlspace attic. Just insulation and stuff the previous owners had abandoned laying over the roof trusses. There was access from the ceiling in the second bedroom. Roof trusses or roof rafters are not the 

Kit Houses

Kit Houses

A modular home is built in a factory, then delivered complete or nearly complete. A kit house is delivered as materials on a truck. Advantage A big advantage of Kit Houses is; you know what your costs are up front. Depending on the company, for 

Project: Log Cabin Kitchen

Project: Log Cabin Kitchen

This is the 2017 version of the kitchen. It fits into about 8’ x 10’ of my open floor plan. There is 42” of walk space from the front of the fridge to the facing cabinets. This is plenty of room to open the fridge, 

Classic Manor New Day Cabin

Classic Manor New Day Cabin

This is the house you can see in front of many Home Depot stores. Although this looks like a little house, it is sold to meet the codes for an accessory building. That means it won’t get a Certificate of Occupancy without jumping through some 

Planning the Foundation

Planning the Foundation

The foundation you need depends a lot on what you are going to use your small house for. Before you plan your foundation, you should plan your location. If you haven’t already, Flood-proof by Planning the Location > Slab Slabs are the normal thing in 

14’ x 28’ Amish Made Cabin

14’ x 28’ Amish Made Cabin

So, here is one of the options we may use. Amish Made Cabins is a family business located in Shepherdsville, KY. They sell complete modular log cabins that are delivered by truck. They’ve been in business since the 1970s. Amish Made Cabins www.amishmadecabins.com 502-921-0002 772 

Cox Custom Mini Houses

Cox Custom Mini Houses

This could be great! These guys are about an hour from me. Cox Custom Mini Houses (864) 847-1009 980 Beaverdam Rd, Williamston, South Carolina 29697 Their ad says they build custom mini cabins and mini homes, any style. Summer cottage, cabin, any size, any features. 

How Small is Too Small?

How Small is Too Small?

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Tiny House Cost less to build Yes, but not as much less as you might think. A lot of the costs of building a house are the same, no matter what size the house is. You are going to need