How To Build A Mortgage-Free Small House For $5,900

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This article will show you how one couple built their very own mortgage-free small house for $5,900 and how you might be able to do the same using reclaimed materials that are inexpensive and many times completely free.

All it takes is your dedication and labor…

My wife and I decided to build a small house as cheaply as we could as a weekend getaway.

We had a relative who worked at a lumber supply house and would call us whenever they had seconds on sale.

We purchased anything they had figuring we would need it eventually.

We worked every weekend I had off and it took us a little over a year to finish.

Here it is about four weekends into the project.

deputy genes small cabin 4 weeks in   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Below is a shot when we were putting up the roof.

roofing small cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

working on roof of tiny cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

We put up blackboard to keep some of the rain out in our absence. We also treated the floors.

The French doors were a return so they were on sale for just 50 bucks.

french doors on tiny cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

We insulated well as you can see below.

insulation in tiny cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

After that we used 1×6 pine for the interior walls.

1x6 pine for interior walls of tiny cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

The cabin was planned for two rooms from the start, but we built one room at a time.

addition for small cabin second room   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

The main room is 14?x16?, the bedroom/bathroom is 12?x20? and the porch is 6? wide.

addition for small cabin second room 2   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

The second room going up.

second room for our small house   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

second room for our small house 2   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

 

second room for our small house 3   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

The metal roofing was one of the most expensive building materials.

metal roofing for small house   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Under roof in the cold months we worked inside a lot. I built the kitchen cabinets one weekend out of the 1×6 pine.

1x6 pine for building kitchen in small cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

The sink and countertop came off of craigslist. The countertop was very long, I would find many uses for the leftover countertops.

kitchen in small cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

We used a local mill to rough saw pine logs we brought from the coast.

deputy genes small cabin coming together   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

We found this old porcelain sink, literally in a yard and used it for the bathroom.

free recycled corner sink for bathroom found in a yard   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

I put the water heater in the bathroom and built a cabinet around it. Remember the left over counter tops?

left over countertops for water heater enclosure in bathroom   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

water heater enclosure completed   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Shower was also a junk item that was cracked and broken. I used bondo to fix it.

free junk shower reclaimed for cabin bathroom   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

I’ll show you the finished bathroom after I used Bondo on it and cleaned it up later.

All my trim work was done on this ancient table saw.

table saw for cabin project   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

The propane stove was free off of craigslist and so was the flooring.

free propane stove acquired from craigslist   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Below you can see one side of the bathroom after I created a door for the water heater enclosure and installed the toilet.

bathroom with toilet door added for water heater enclosure   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Below is the repaired shower.

free junk shower repaired with bondo   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Mostly completed bedroom, later I’ll add a nightstand which I’ll show you.

bedroom in small home almost completed   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Kitchen/living room below with some furniture.

living room and kitchen area in small cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Another piece of kitchen counter top becomes a nightstand.

custom built nightstand using recycled kitchen countertop   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

Pretty much done now…

deputy genes small cabin almost done   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

We spent the weekend putting on some fake rock underpinning.

fake rock underpinning on small cabin   How to Build a Mortgage free Small House for $5,900

That was also a CL find.

We enjoy our little getaway. With careful shopping, re-purposing many items, and the use of seconds, we were able to build this small house mortgage-free for less than $6,000.

Source: The post How to Build a Mortgage-free Small House for $5,900 first appeared on Tiny House Talk.


Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...


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