Can you build a shed and then decide to turn it into a house?

Can you build a shed and then decide to turn it into a house?

Have you thought about turning a backyard shed into a small cottage to rent out? Or have you considered turning a shed into a tiny house and renting out your own house? Can you turn a shed into a house legally? I was told that 

Ravenna Small House Kit from Lindal Cedar Homes

Ravenna Small House Kit from Lindal Cedar Homes

Pinterest just showed me this small house kit, Ravenna Small House Kit from Lindal Cedar Homes Lindal Cedar Homes makes house kits with pre-cut, premium, kiln-dried Western red cedar. Quick Ship Cedar Home Kits are ready for fast delivery to your site. Or you can 

Granny Flat Zoning Temporary Use Permit

Granny Flat Zoning Temporary Use Permit

Someone I know thought she was going to have to sell their small home and move, so they would have enough space to care for her mother-in-law. Momma was no longer able to care for herself, but their house was too small to move her 

Building a Kit Pavilion

Building a Kit Pavilion

Yardistry recommends finding out your local building and city codes, ordinances, neighborhood covenants and height restrictions before you start. The instructions call for basic tools that we already have. I compared the instructions for the different sizes and they are all pretty similar. You will 

Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration Day 1

Meadowbrook Terrace Streambank Restoration Day 1

We had pretty much given up on their ever showing up to work on the Streambank Restoration by our log cabin. We figured with everything going on, our brook was not going be a priority. And we were no longer looking forward to it after 

Flood-proof Tiny House: Planning the Location

Flood-proof Tiny House: Planning the Location

Whether you are building a tiny house, play house, workshop or shed on your land, you need to prepare the spot. The first, VERY first step is to make sure your building is not going to flood. Even before you plan the foundation, you need 

Lillevilla Getaway Cabin Kit

Lillevilla Getaway Cabin Kit

This cabin kit, sold on Amazon, makes this little cabin with a wide front porch. The kit includes nearly everything; the pre-hung and glazed door and windows, pre- assembled gables and all the nails, screws and other fixings. It even includes the handles and door 

Research: Can I put a tiny house on my land?

Research: Can I put a tiny house on my land?

Whether you are going to put in a tiny house, small modular, log cabin, container home, granny flat or a little guest house, the first step is to see what your zoning is. We are zoned R-10. These are our rules. Your rules could be 

The Little House: Weaner Cabins

The Little House: Weaner Cabins

Some of the older homes around me here in Western North Carolina have a Little House on their land. When people first bought the land, they built a Little House to live in while they built their house. Later, when their kids get married, they