Cabins

Build your own cozy little cabin with help from Mother Earth News Magazine

DIY Cabin from Mother Earth News

Builder Steve Maxewell states that “Many people dream of building a cabin or cottage in the woods, beside a lake, along a bubbling brook or on top of a mountain with sweeping views. But cabins are not just for wilderness living. They also can offer cozy space as a guest room, an artists’ retreat, a craft center or a small office”.

In a great article from a 2006 issue of Mother Earth News magazine, he shows you how to build a 14-by-20-foot cabin with a sleeping loft over a shady front porch.

The economical little house is designed for easy framing. Concrete pier footings let the cabin adapt to any terrain, including sloping, rough and rocky ground. Maxwell gives you extensive step-by-step building instructions and a complete material list. A beautiful isometric drawing and details by Len Churchill make the project easy to understand.

Read the article and see the drawings here >>>

If building a cabin from scratch seems too difficult, don’t worry. The article includes a list of similar cabins that you can order as easy-to-assemble kits.

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Are you dreaming of a new home? In this economy that dream is becoming less and less of a reality for many of us. But, you don’t have to give up hope. Just start dreaming about a smaller home.

The simplest and most effective way to slash the cost of a new house is to build less of it. For every few square feet of floor area that you don’t build, you’ll be saving hundreds or thousands of dollars now, and much more over the years in taxes, insurance cost, maintenance and the expense of heating and cooling.

Customized Kenora II Cabin

But, just how small can a home be? Well, take a look at the Kenora II Cabin, by TechArt.

It’s an attractive little getaway home. It would be perfect as a lakeside vacation home or cabana, or as a hunting or fishing camp. The 12′x14′ floor plan squeezes in a good size galley kitchen, a closet, a bunk room and a shower room. There’s a ladder to a small but bright loft for storage or extra sleeping space. A front porch extends the living space to the outdoors.

Because of the tiny size, the Kenora is one of the least expensive homes that you can build.

The inexpensive plan set that you can order includes 1/4″ scale footing plans, 1/4″ floor plan with electric notes, 1/4″ exterior elevations and a scaled building or wall section.

Read more and see a floor plan >>>

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Customized Skaskatoon Cabin

How big does a country home have to be? For a single person, a couple looking for an carefree getaway home or for a family that’s used to camping, the tiny Saskatoon Cabin might be just right.

It’s a 12′x16′ one-room design with a small kitchen and a half bath. You can hook up a camper-style shower in that same bathroom or go with an outdoor shower. There’s a ladder to a big loft for storage or sleeping space. A 6′x16′ porch spans the whole front of the cabin for outdoor living space.

The plan set by TechArt, of Dayton, Ohio, includes 1/4″ scale footing plans, 1/4″ floor plan with electric notes, 1/4″ exterior elevations and a scaled building or wall section.

Click here for more information and to see a floor plan >>>

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