Building a storage shed

Do you dream of spending your weekends in a lakeside cottage or cozy cabin? Building a comfortable retreat can be fun and affordable with small house plans from The House Plan Shop. Our small hou

A common problem among homeowners is the need for storage. It’s amazing at how fast stuff piles up around the house isn’t it? You have your closets, crawl spaces, and attics to store the smaller ho

To begin building these barn doors, the first thing to do is to measure the door opening, and determine if you’ll need to build a door jamb. If the raw framed opening is sufficient (since this is for

What exactly is a Pre-Cut Kit?The pre-cut lumber package has all the framing members cut and ready for assembly. It includes siding, roofing, pre-dimensioned trim, fastening hardwa

As you will be well aware of by now, the product assembly work is mainly of 3 different kinds. One where you are required to have sewing skills, another where you are req

I wanted to share a recent letter from our email bag. Bill needed some help coming up with a few creative ideas for his new cottage garden project. He is trying to pull together a litt

A small storage shed is great when you just need that little bit of extra space for storing things such as garden tools, your recycling bins, or even just bulbs you plan on planting in the springti

I just have an inexpensive metal shed. If I had it to do over again, I would build a good one. Ours has a few leaks, and the sliding doors aren’t working well (not that sliding doors don’t work – Ju

Small cabin homes

Small cabin homes are easier then ever to build today. You can find simple plans on many different web sites… You can also purchase comp

We at Jamaica Cottage Shop pride ourselves on offering a wide variety of well built, durable, Vermont made, post and beam sheds and cottages. All of our designs are constructed using n