When tiny homes first came out, we calculated how much it would cost to build one ourselves. It came to more than we expected! And lumber and everything else has gone up a lot since then. This tiny house is finished, on a frame with …
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 …
This 14×40 Lofted Barn has been finished inside to be a home with downstairs bedroom, a full kitchen with lots of counter space, washer and dryer, bath with high end features and an upstairs loft. From the outside you might not guess, but this shed …
Two of the new Modular Homes near us I talked about earlier were delivered. A crane moved them onto the foundation and they are in the process of completion. So if you want to be my neighbor, this is your opportunity. The two sections of …
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 …
This practical tiny house is for sale in Mills River, Western North Carolina. It is already set up with steps and a deck on the front and a storage building that matches the tiny house. The house is towable, but it is set up and …
They are putting in three new modular homes right next to us. We noticed some work being done on the land behind the Westwood Cabin. The land was owned by the guy who has the rentals on the other side of our land. He has …
This modular home is on Facebook Marketplace. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with an unfinished upstairs. It was delivered, but has not been put together on a foundation. The man who bought it had a change in circumstances and is asking $199,000 …
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 …
