Choose from more than 200 plans of unique cabins, sheds, and small houses designed to be intuitive and easy to use. Our plans contain a step-by-step construction process and material list. To prove it, we’ve created a collection of the most popular designs, each with a comprehensive material list inside. Whether you need a cabin for a […]
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How Matt’s DIY Journey Continues: Building a Small Wooden Structure
A few years back, we introduced you to Matt and his incredible DIY project in an article. Well, guess what? We caught up with him again this year, and Matt generously supplied us with a treasure trove of captivating images to show you. Not only that, but he also took the time to address some […]
Crafting the Dream: Ron’s DIY Cabin House Build in Alberta
What made you choose the Pin-Up Houses? How did you find us? We chose pin up houses while searching for small home plans, we knew what we were looking for and Helen immediately fit our vision for the property. I believe it was via google. Where are you building your cabin? (a type of building […]
Building Off-Grid House out of 20’ Shipping Container
Laying out a foundation with concrete bricks and gravel & stone backfill First, I outlined the location of the raised foundations using a spirit level and a string. The corners must be at right angles. Subsequently, I dug holes in the places of the future foundations and filled them with stones and sand. I stacked […]
“The cabin was constructed primarily of recycled materials leftover from other jobs,” John says
Where are you building your cabin? The property is a vineyard located in upstate Pennsylvania (www.seconddistrictvineyard.com) on the New York Border. (Milanville, PA) The Tiny House Virginia was built on a slope behind a pond on the property looking down onto a stream and a beaver dam. Do you have a special tool for removing nails or […]
Forest Cabin Marlene under the Construction – interview with a skilled DIY builder
Where are you building your Cabin Marlene? (a type of building site- sloping/forest/meadow, not address, just country if you want)In the forest! We had to chop down trees, Make firewood out of them. It was on top of a mountain on my dad’s land. It was the land of our grandparents who used to have all […]
“I’m not building a piano!” – Interview with Builder Jim
Jim, you have chosen Gazebo Plans Clara from our Pin-Up Houses Family. How did you find the website with our plans? I have been looking at different plans for gazebos and teahouses but most of what was available looked like it was for larger projects. This plan came up through Pinterest and Google searches and […]
Siding Using Small Natural Materials
Siding makes a vast majority of your small house not only by the visual side but also from the functional point of view. We are introducing the common types of them step by step here for you. In this category of siding materials, we will have a closer look at the ones that include various […]
Green Roof Construction Details
It is an overwhelming hit among the roofs and it symbolizes the eco-friendly dream but how to hack it? Building a green roof is not exactly a piece of cake but the outcome is definitely worth it. In this article, you will find a general introduction and explanation of the layers that the green roof […]
Thermal Insulation in Building Construction
Let’s get down to the hard facts concerning the building of a tiny house itself. This time we are closely introducing the types and use of thermal insulation. Scroll down to bring some more light onto the insulation issue. Why shall we have it? Thermal insulation is used to maintain a pleasant climate within the […]
Types of Beams
Welcome to the far ahead from the “before you build” section phase. As we have learned which type of timber to buy and then how to store and prepare the timber, it is time to move on to the beams. Here comes a short introduction on the types of the beams with an overview of […]
How to Prepare the Timber
As timber is by far the most common material to use while building a tiny house, we are here to post an overview about how to get your precious material ready. How to treat it and other useful tips on “before you build” are summed up for you below. Preparing the timber In order to […]
How to Build an A-Frame Small House – Part 3
If you’re curious about how is Dan Baban, the Pin-Up Houses customer, getting on in the beautiful Carpathia, Romania building his little house, this is the right spot to read about it. He bought the plans of Alexis, the wooden A-frame tiny house, on the website about a year ago and we presented 2 parts […]
Hail & the Damage it Does to Your Roof
Hail is one of the most dangerous types of precipitation. According to the National Storm Damage Center, it causes approximately $1 billion in damages every year. While hail can be as small as a pea, it has been known to grow to the size of softballs or even larger in extreme cases. When hail is […]
How to Build an A-Frame Small House – Part 2
As mentioned in the previous article, Dan Baban was progressing with building the little wooden A-frame house in the lovely area in Romania. He was proceeding according to the set of plans Alexis. In the next episode, we’d like to proudly present how Dan has moved on with the construction and the technical equipment of […]
Small A-Frame House in Romanian Carpathia – Part 1
How to Build an A-Frame Small House Dan Baban bought floor plans for Alexis, a small wooden A-frame house, from the website pinuphouses.com. Thanks to the detailed documentation of the process made by Dan, you can now see what it takes to build your own tiny wooden house. Since we have a substantial number of […]
