Buying the correct timber (Beams, Boards, Planks, Joists…) In previous entries to our blog, we discussed what to be careful with when building foundations, floors supporting walls and many other things. In this entry, we want to focus on types of timber. Believe us, there’s much more to building houses than just a few wooden […]
On top of it all… There are diverse types of roofs. We have already discussed the roof types and so we know that there are gable roofs, like the one Diana has, there are shed roofs, like the one our most favourite, Marlene, has or gambrel roofs, like Sofia has, as well as many more… […]
Building without a permit for building Back in the days of our grandfathers, getting planning permission wasn’t part of the routine. You could build anything you wanted (at your own risk), as long as it was on your own property. Building without a permit was widespread. It was certainly in your interest to build in […]
Floorspan In previous articles on our blog, we discussed making a proper floor for your tiny houses. We already know that a good floor must be insulated (see the chapter on floors here). We also know that the floor provides a stable ground for the rest of the building structure, so it needs to be […]
About a girl… This is a love story about a working shed plan that met a creative builder, and turned into a tiny one-bedroom wooden house. The builder’s name was Julie and it all happened in Rakaia, New Zealand. With a little help from our friend, Joshua’s guide, Julie took her tools and got to […]
Camping Cabin Plans in action! Remember Marion, the camping cabin? Well, she is out there, enjoying herself in the woods, experiencing the fresh air! We’ve received the news from David S. from New Zealand. All that David needed was our step-by-step builder’s guide, a little bit of time and effort and… there we go! There […]
Gambrel roof Gambrel roof framing is another of simple timber roof trusses types, which we are going to examine. Together with the traditional gable roof and often seen shed roof, gambrel roof is also a common type of roof both for small house plans as well as bigger houses, barns and other buildings. Gambrel roof […]
Download press release & pictures of the How to build a tiny house book guide: pictures & press release How to build a tiny house We are proud to present to you our first tiny house construction book guide on DIY tiny house construction How to Build a Tiny House. Step by step guidance, illustrations, photographs and more, […]
We have not presented any of the products built based on our micro homes plans in a while, have we? Well we are going to fix that now. Today we have another crooked playhouse plans, except this time the playhouse was turned into a crooked shed. Why not, looks pretty cool! We are very grateful […]
Timber floor structure When you’re building your wooden tiny house, the floor framing structure is an important part. We already covered the theme of floor in article about different layers and elements of floor frame or various types of flooring, and today we are going to look at cabin floor framing and how to build […]
Building entrance doors Today, we will look at another part of DIY timber construction of a small house, tiny cabin, shed, or pretty much any small wooden structure – exterior door construction. Being the first thing you encounter when entering a house or cabin, the entrance door has a quite strong influence on the building’s […]
External wall cladding When you are constructing your wooden tiny house or small cabin and are finished with the wall framework, wall siding is another step. It is a non-load bearing external level of the building. It acts primarily as a weather-proof barrier of your small house, further it can improve the sound or thermal […]
Eco-friendly micro homes The tiny house movement has become more and more popular in recent years for a few main reasons: cost efficiency, whereby you can get rid of mortgage and lower your debts; the trend of minimalistic living, and a desire to live a more simple life without the burden of unnecessary things and […]
Today we would like to introduce to you another of our products built in Pennsylvania. It seems like we are popular in Pennsylvania, as we already looked at cabin Ann or cabin Virginia from there as well. This time our story comes from Pittsburgh and it goes smaller on scale. We would like to present […]
Small house timber connectors A highly important item when it comes to DIY house plans construction are the small house framing connectors: components that attach different elements of the house to each other. They need to be effective in order to provide a proper structural support and stability and their strength and stiffness become crucial […]
Free cabin plans available to download HERE. We are architects who are big supporters of tiny house movements and concentrate on designing easy to build micro house plans off all kinds. You have probably noticed that, if you have been following us alreadt, but maybe you just stumbled upon our small house blog for the very […]
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