

Small House Project: Metal Roof & Structural Siding
Siding is complete and only the finishing touches are needed on our standing seam metal roof. Now that our roof structure is complete and...


Lighting the House!
I set myself a real chore when I started the lighting plan for our small house. It has been months and I am still dry washing my hands...


Heating and cooling our small house for under $2,000!
I caught a small part of an episode of Property brother’s today at the dentist office and as I was sitting there enjoying one of the few...


Putting a roof on it!
We are ready to begin our roof. Once the walls were up, we began prepping the ridge beam. This ridge beam will support our open ceiling...


Framing our small house
A summary tutorial of our we framed our small house. Details on the 1st floor and second floor framing and floor, tools and tips.


Small House: Joists and Flooring | RTS Historic Homes
When we left off last time, we had just finished the piers and beams (laminated 2x12’s) and were ready to start the floor. But let me...


Small House: Foundation | RTS Historic Homes
My husband, Garrett, and I are building our own small house and these blog post will share our story. Our Beekeeper’s Bungalow has been...