Compact Cabins

Compact Cabins
Author: Gerald Rowan
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010-02-27
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1603422404

In the woods, on a mountaintop, or at the water’s edge, a small cabin can fulfill big dreams. With attention to efficient living and minimizing energy footprints, Gerald Rowan provides 62 designs for compact and creative buildings that are flexible enough to fit whatever your needs may be. Rowan includes detailed floor plans with plenty of modular elements that make the designs adaptable and easy to recreate with cost-effective, low-maintenance materials. Make the most of the cabin you call home, regardless of its size.

Compact Houses

Compact Houses
Author: Gerald Rowan
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1603428615

Discover the huge possibilities of a small house! Whether you’re building from scratch or retrofitting an existing structure, these 50 innovative floor plans will show you how to make the most of houses measuring 1,400 square feet or less. Gerald Rowan presents creative and efficient layouts that use every inch of space, with tips on fully maximizing closets, porches, bathrooms, attics, and basements. From reorganizing a small storage area to building a brand-new home, you’ll find a detailed design to fit your family’s needs.

Cabins

Cabins
Author: David Stiles
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2001
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781552093733

Architectural structure & design.

Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home

Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home
Author: Roger Hard
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2014-05-18
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 161212237X

If you're considering building your own log house, whether from your own logs or from a kit, this comprehensive guide has all the information you need. Roger Hard covers everything from choosing a site to planning the foundation and driveway, shaping logs, making corner joints, erecting walls, fitting joists, adding decks or porches, adding chimneys, and much more. Step-by-step illustrated instructions make the process clear and foolproof, whether you want a basic one-story structure or a more complex multi-level building.

Microshelters

Microshelters
Author: Derek Diedricksen
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-09-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1612123546

If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.

The Cabin Book

The Cabin Book
Author: Linda Leigh Paul
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2004
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Once rustic and simple, the cabin is now comfortable and chic. "The Cabin Book" offers a wonderful variety of forms and explores the most innovative designs in cabin architecture.

The Log Cabin Book

The Log Cabin Book
Author: Oliver Kemp
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-10-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 048681632X

This vintage guide from over a century ago offers timeless, practical advice on building log cabins. Simply stated, well-illustrated advice ranges from felling trees to furnishing and decorating interiors.

Cozy Cottage and Cabin Designs, Updated 2nd Edition

Cozy Cottage and Cabin Designs, Updated 2nd Edition
Author: Design America Inc.
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2022-01-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781580115681

Ever dreamed of having your own cozy cabin nestled in the woods? Recently updated with 35 new house plans, this book will help you find the perfect efficient small home! With over 200 functional floor plans for cabins, cottages, a-frames, vacation homes, and apartment garages, select and order these expertly prepared plans that also include construction blueprints and CAD packages! Also included in this updated edition are six new articles on a variety of insightful subjects, from vacation home ideas and maintenance to apartment garage décor ideas, tips before building a small shed or structure, and more.

Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts

Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts
Author: Derek Diedricksen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0762776315

This Old House meets Wayne’s World in this zany guide to designing and building tiny homes Derek Diedricksen has always had a love for small, modest houses ever since his father gave him the book Tiny Tiny Houses by Lester Walker for his tenth birthday. Combining his artistic abilities, wild imagination, and his passion for small houses, he self-published Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts, and Whatever the Heck Else we could Squeeze in Here in 2009. This book is a collection of Diedricksen’s creative/imaginative sketches for building small houses, shacks, cottages, and forts. The sketches are accompanied with hand-written commentary, both instructive and comical. Derek’s main purpose is to get your creative juices flowing and encourage you to get off the couch and use your hands. Believing that specific building plans squash creativity, he avoids too many detailed instructions, giving you the chance to put your own creative spin on your very own small abode (even if it is just in your imagination).

Cabins & Cottages, Revised & Expanded Edition

Cabins & Cottages, Revised & Expanded Edition
Author: Skills Institute Press
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2021-01-28
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1607655330

• Basic guide to building permanent shelter in out-of-the-way places. • Complete instructions for building an A-frame cabin and a rustic log cabin with a framed roof. • Sensible advice for anyone thinking of building a summer cottage in the woods, a hunting cabin getaway, or homesteading off the grid. • Covers the entire construction process from choosing and clearing a site to creating a foundation, raising the walls, and adding the amenities. • Includes a special section on designing small buildings to cope with Mother Nature, including earthquakes, heavy snow, high wind, and flooding.