The couple that surveyed for our foundation are currently building a Blue Ridge Log Cabin. She gave me some photos of the process to share. We considered Blue Ridge Log Cabins and I went to their offices and toured. This cabin comes in two main …
The very next day a truck backed in with a concrete pump. There was no rain in the near forecast, so we are going to have our footers* poured. I will be so relieved. Last time our footers took months and cost tens of thousands …
As soon as we got the permit, they started cutting into the bank to make a level building site. This will be the back of the house. The site seemed pretty level already, but now it is really level. He cut the top of the …
We don’t have a permit yet, but we have a job box ready for it. It should not take this long to get a permit, so Taylor went down again to try to shepherd it through. They said they had sent me an email about …
It rained all night and water was flowing over the field behind our house. Cliff went out in the rain to see what was going on with our construction area. The field behind our house was flooded and the waterway behind our house was overflowing. …
While we wait for permits, we can put in the driveway and clear and level the site. Nothing happened for a few days. While we waited for the contractor to get back the estimates from the subcontractors, it rained. And rained and rained and rained. …
Can I take my Tiny Home off on my taxes? Maybe. You may be able to deduct taxes or interest. There are also office or business use deductions you could qualify for. It is absolutely worth looking into. Talk to a QUALIFIED tax professional about …
The Cabin Planning Guide from Westwood Cabins lists three phases and we are nearly at the end of the last phase, site work to get our property ready for the home. Westwood Cabins suggested a local contractor, Taylor Fowler. He had helped with a cabin …
BBC Unexpected Elements podcast this week concluded with a brief piece about staying in an Airbnb Shipping Container and Student Shipping Container Housing. Chhavi Sachdev: I’ve experienced firsthand what a container feels like because I went to stay in an Airbnb which was a tiny …
Some round houses are actually round, but most of them are made from panels, so they are actually octagon, nine sided nonagon (or enneagon), 10-sided decagon or any other polygon shape. There are some advantages to houses with more than four sides. They stand up …
