An Interview with Dianna Greetan, a Proud Owner of one of our Sustainable...
We are so happy to have Dianna for this interview. Many thanks for her time, and mainly, for her positive comments! If you are considering buying one of our house plans, here are ideas from one of...
View ArticleSmall A-Frame House in Romanian Carpathia – Part 1
How to Build an A-Frame Small House Dan Baban bought floor plans for Alexis, a small wooden A-frame house, from the website pinuphouses.com. Thanks to the detailed documentation of the process made by...
View ArticleHow to Build an A-Frame Small House – Part 2
As mentioned in the previous article, Dan Baban was progressing with building the little wooden A-frame house in the lovely area in Romania. He was proceeding according to the set of plans Alexis. In...
View ArticleHail & the Damage it Does to Your Roof
Hail is one of the most dangerous types of precipitation. According to the National Storm Damage Center, it causes approximately $1 billion in damages every year. While hail can be as small as a pea,...
View ArticleHow to Build an A-Frame Small House – Part 3
If you’re curious about how is Dan Baban, the Pin-Up Houses customer, getting on in the beautiful Carpathia, Romania building his little house, this is the right spot to read about it. He bought the...
View ArticleHow to Prepare the Timber
As timber is by far the most common material to use while building a tiny house, we are here to post an overview about how to get your precious material ready. How to treat it and other useful tips on...
View ArticleTypes of Beams
Welcome to the far ahead from the “before you build” section phase. As we have learned which type of timber to buy and then how to store and prepare the timber, it is time to move on to the beams. Here...
View ArticleThermal Insulation in Building Construction
Let’s get down to the hard facts concerning the building of a tiny house itself. This time we are closely introducing the types and use of thermal insulation. Scroll down to bring some more light onto...
View ArticleGreen Roof Construction Details
It is an overwhelming hit among the roofs and it symbolizes the eco-friendly dream but how to hack it? Building a green roof is not exactly a piece of cake but the outcome is definitely worth it. In...
View ArticleSiding 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...
View Article“I’m not building a piano!” – Interview with Builder Jim
Jim, you have chosen Gazebo Plans Clara from our Pin-Up Houses Family. How did you find the website with our plans? I have been looking at different plans for gazebos and teahouses but most of what was...
View ArticleForest Cabin Marlene under the Construction – interview with a skilled DIY...
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...
View Article“The cabin was constructed primarily of recycled materials leftover from...
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...
View ArticleBuilding 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...
View ArticleCrafting the Dream: Ron’s DIY Cabin House Build in Alberta
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...
View ArticleHow Matt’s DIY Journey Continues: Building a Small Wooden Structure
A few years back, we introduced you to Matt and his incredible DIY project in an article. Well, guess what? We caught up with him again this year, and Matt generously supplied us with a treasure trove...
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