How does $4000 $6,000 sound like as budget for raising a home? Even if you imagine a small crammed place, the cabin you see here fits into that price range, from start to amazing finish. The basic A-frame old cabin is 14 feet by 20 feet and may seem like ordinary from the outside, the inside can be spacious and brightly attractive. Surely, the interior design is a task left to each owner in part, but the construction phase is something you can take advice from someone who has did the exact same thing. You will have to take it slowly, following the steps from a normal building, starting with the foundation, placing the rough floor and then raising the walls and so forth and so on. Find the full list of materials on this next website, detailed with every cost involved, as well as the entire construction story.
Anyone with basic carpentry skills can construct this classic one-room cabin for $4000 $6000. Ok, with all utilities included and depending on your preference the price will be higher. Steve show us the prices that includes the frame, rough floors and shingled roof, but not windows, doors and exterior siding.
PHOTO CREDIT: Mountain King Log Cabin
BUILD THIS CABIN FOR $4000! Not in 2015!
“There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding a $4000 cabin plan on the internet lately. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the author of this ambitious plan was none other than myself! This update corrects some information for a more accurate build.” says Steve Maxwell.
Cabin Building Guide
To download a pdf copy of Steve’s Guide, simply click on the image below. It’s free!
This article first appeared at Mother Earth News
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Everything is very open with a clear clarification of the challenges. It was really informative. Your site is extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing!
Good post. I learn something new and challenging on sites I stumbleupon every day. It will always be useful to read through articles from other writers and use something from other sites.
Send me information please
Could you send me information on it thank you
Hi,
I was wondering if you had any interesting ideas for container cabins ?
6×3 and 9×3 for a getaway spot
Thanx
Regards,
Matt
Please send me more designs and costs of these cabins.
i want more info how do I get it
Call me 740 391 2763
You really put your phone number on the interwebs?
Love the cabins plan on building one this summer.
Do you have any more: info or brochures you could send tome tthrough the mail? And also do you have any floor plans for bigger ones. ..like 30×40.? I would also like a basement. Also pricing on bigger ones? Thank you!
love it
i want to build one 20×20. My husband ani live in our livingroom. If we had a bath and a kitchenette in it we would be comfortable all day and night!
Are there any photos of interiors of any of them? Would love to see some options/choices…..
Can you send me more information and plans for your cabins thank you
I would love the off of this artical.
can you guys send me the link to this I mean for this
please send more cabin plans/prices. A little larger in size 2,500 sq. ft-3,900 sq. ft. Would be good size plans. Thank you, Tina Gibson
I love your consept but I’m wheelchair bound need one to work for me send me speks please I love it
Interesting. Includes rough floors, but not windows, doors or exterior siding.
Also looks like it doesn’t include electrical or plumbing. Looks like it does not include interior finishing (walls). Not to mention paint.
Needless to say, does not include appliances or light fixtures.
Oh – and land.
Add on those little “extras”, and pretty soon, you’ll have a $30K house for about $35K – just like any other very small house!!!
I believe this article is in the assumption you already have land, and these are mostly building cost. Most people would expect to spend extra on appliances, unless they cook on a campfire and sleep on rag blankets.
Need pricing
Do you have plans for larger cabins.
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Would like more info
How about a double – the other one to contain a kitchen, bathroom and storage. The original would have the living/sleeping area with a great Murphy bed for space saving and storage.
Please send more information, I am very interested.
I would like to know more about this. Please
Always love the “bare bones”
Want one, send me more info…
Awesome, I am planning a 400 sq foot mobile home, with loft. It will have the best quality, but small and mobile if need be. We all waste so much space, to heat, to clean, etc. I feel we can still have the best features, cathedral ceiling, trapaziod windows, copper sinks, hardwood floors, granite counter tops, etc within 400 sq feet. Hot Tub outside, sceened in deck outside. Let’s share some plans.
Hello
As anyone compared this to arched cabins . com or ulrich log cabins . com? Anyone want one of these in colorado?
I would love more information please. In a few years my goal is to buy a nit of land and build something quite like this! I am excited! And you plan here is very similar to what I envision!
Please send me info thanks
i would like to get more info
I wonder how much after proper installation,plumbing,electrical ……im sure it is only $4000 for a basic wood shell…..This is post is very misleading…alot more money for a small cabin thats ready to move in…
Would love to see the inside finished!
I would like to see more. Designs please
Please email me the pdf
Hi Folks.
I’ve updated the pricing for this guide at my website http://ow.ly/KKaYO – The $4000 figure is almost a decade old and is going to be difficult to hit without getting most of your materials for free, or using substandard materials – neither of these is a good option.
Matt at Danforth Lumber in Toronto helped me to pull together the current price sheet to go with this sturdy little shell which I’ve attached at the link below.
Check out my article on this whole story at http://ow.ly/KKaYO
Bye for now,
Steve Maxwell
Can you send me somemore info on these as well.
Please send me some info. Cant get the link to work… want to build one for sure.
will you please send me plans for 1000 sf
I would Like to get some plans for a 24-36 cabin and the blue prints for one that has two bedrooms
i would love some plans or a book or mag,so i can build my home in a month or so
lke to look a book that u build it.thanks
Love to see inside of one
Would you please send me more info on this cabin. Seeing downsizing in my future. Can a bedroom be made in the upstairs of this cabin? Would love more info, please. Thank you
The revision says appx 6 thousand. Tou need to read more caredully.
I do wonder, if someone wanted it bigger, could they build a design like 2 side by side, connected, for around $16000?
Would love to know more maybe something like a magazine
Would like more info.
Would like more info
the only problem with this size is there is not much room to put in a bathroom or laundry so i would like to see one about 10 feet longer to have a bathroom, laundry, and furnice room all combined.
I tried to download the specs and it didn’t work. Could you please tell me how to download them? Thanks!
Sorry Autumn, the original documents are hosted at my website and over the last week my web host has taken off for the holidays it seems! You should be able to get it now!
Love it! Want to know more about tiny cabin with a good price. Can you send me a brochure or your website?
Happy Holidays!
Need a 3 bedroom 2 bath cabin.
Love more information.
I would love this built. R u in canada
Would love to hear back from u
I really liked, I’m going to build one like this one but little bit bigger 20′ wide x 25′ length
Is there a plan on maybe a two bedroom size of 16X60 ?
Love to build
Hi are you in Canada do you have a full site
How many people would it take to build it would yhey have to be skilled
How cool of you to share your building ideas! No guess work – awesome! Thanx kindly!
If you could build that for $6000 I’ll take 20 of them I’ve been a carpenter for 40 years you’re not even close to being in the ballpark
Just wondering what the costs would be today. Have you kept up?
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Im wanting to build a cabin that is roughly 20’x 30’ with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. Do you have any plans for something similar? Im willing to pay for the plans. Thanks
I am now not certain the place you are getting your info, however great topic.
I must spend some time finding out much more or working out more.
Thank you for wonderful information I was looking for this info for my mission.