Some of the Free Cabin Plans from Jay Osborne include a Site/Landscape Plan page. These are just sample plans. A real Site Plan is specific to where you will be building a house. The sample landscape plan gives you an idea of how to prepare …
I was asked what I think of a cabin listed on eBay. Here are some tips to research before you buy something on-line. I was asked what I think about this cabin: 14×30 Wood Cabin/Tiny Home on eBay. It is listed by ajcabinsandequipment. The description …
Panelized Home Kits kind of split the difference between a stick-built home, a house kit, and a modular home. When you build a standard, stick-built home, your house plan will probably come with a materials list; a comprehensive inventory of what you will need to …
Someone renovating a vintage camper told me he is going to make a murphy bed using the hardware from a sofa bed. A thrift store sofa bed costs less than murphy bed hardware. Huh! That might work! He asked for some photos of what the …
Carolina Siding is pretty popular around here for rustic, cabin style houses. It might be the least expensive way to cover the outside of a house. Local lumberyards have a stack of it and will sell it pretty cheap. What is Carolina Siding and where …
No. You may not even have to have a down payment at all! You can borrow more than 80% of the price of the house you are buying. You can actually borrow a lot more. If you are buying your first home, or haven’t owned …
If your North Carolina home was affected by Hurricane Helene and PTC8 (Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, the storm we got before Helene), the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is accepting applications.* The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program is managed by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s …
Someone sent me a listing for a modular home that is only $37,545. That is really inexpensive for a modular home! But it is still an awful lot of money to spend. She wanted me to tell her what I think. I do not know …
Sometimes you can find a deal on eBay where someone has bought a house kit and then their plans changed. Right now there is a 2400 square foot Barndominium kit that will probably be a good deal for someone. The kit is sitting on a …
Murphy Door has been selling hardware and kits to create secret room doors for a while now. The doors look like shelves or other furniture, but are actually doors that smoothly swing open to reveal a doorway. Their new Hidden Panel Murphy Doors can be …
