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 […]
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From Blueprints to Reality: Woman Constructs Double Cabin in Texas with DIY Spirit
The cabin’s design draws inspiration from modified plans for the Candy cabin, resulting in a unique setup of two identical cabins placed side by side. This mirrored layout not only enhances the elegance of the original design but also offers the perfect solution to accommodate two independent groups of people under a single roof. We […]
Building Dreams: Ember’s Journey Towards Completing the OFF-Grid Home
Welcome to the second report on the construction of the OFF-Grid home, lovingly crafted by our DIY builder, Ember. You may recall that we wrote about her daring endeavor in a previous article last year. Today, we are thrilled to present you with the continuation of her incredible journey. Ember not only builds this unique […]
Small House Ginger under the Construction- Site Report from Randy the Builder
Where are you building your cabin? (a type of building site- sloping/forest/meadow, not address, just country if you want) NY Do you plan to use this building permanently, or will it be more of a vacation property? I plan to use this building permanently You chose the Ginger cabin, did you make any major changes […]
Ongoing Construction of a Modified A-frame Cabin Alexis- part 1
This will be our home. We plan to live here year round. It’s just myself, my wife, a dog and 2 cats. Iain Nicholson For Iain, we modified the Alexis plans for a small a-frame house. He recently sent us some photos of the construction, which we were very interested in, so we bring you […]
News from DIY builder Ben
Good Morning Joshua, My water cabin project progresses slowly as working with water around is challenging…. but fun 🙂 The best part of my time goes in managing the farm, my main livelihood. The cabin is now enclosed with 12 out of 15 windows installed. Almost all Tyvek paper and strapping have been installed also. The […]
“The most challenging part was drilling the pilings,” Jessica says
Where did you build this cabin? (a type of building site- sloping/forest/meadow, not address, just country if you want) We built my house in my backyard in Middletown Rhode Island USA. The land is quite wet so we put it up on 12 pilings. For what purpose did you build this cabin? We built it to live […]
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 […]
DIY Pin-Up Cabin in a Flood Plain
One of our skilled clients, Don, bought plans to build a Marlene cabin. He adapted them a bit to his ideas and started construction with zeal. Since his land is in a flooded area, he placed his cottage on an elevated podium. Don shared valuable photos from the course of construction and was so willing […]
Pin-Up Forest Refuge from a Pandemic
“Originally I was going to use it as a weekend and vacation home, but with the global COVID-19 pandemic the work situation has changed such that I may spend more time there.“ Where are you building your cabin “Sandra”? (a type of building site- sloping/forest/meadow, not address, just country if you want) “Sandra” is being […]
“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 […]
“The most challenging thing was to conceive the water foundations! The rest was just work.” Richard says
One of our DIY builders bought our Cabin Plans Set Book, choose Marlene, and started to build in the wild. This building is special mainly because it is built on foundations in water. He was so willing that he shared with us his rich experience from construction. How difficult was it for you to create […]
Garden Cottage Shelley- an Interview with a DIY builder Patrick
One of our customers builds his own Garden Cottage Shelley. He modified plans a bit, but generally, the design remains the same. Have you been choosing between more of our designs? I haven’t chose any other designs from your website (yet) Have you been building it for yourself (DIY) or with some professional help? I […]
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 […]
We’ve heard back from Matt
Just like us, many of you are curious how is the upcoming building season developing and here are the good news – we have heard back from Matt and can give you some visual support on how is he doing building his pin-up dream house in California, US. What exactly has Matt been working on […]
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 […]