An owner built two story cottage, adapted from the Universal Cottage plans and shortened to 20 by 24 feet.
Initial posting 9-21-2007. Updated 3-29-2012.
Here is a recent set of progress photos from owner-builder Demian. The photo above shows the main entry porch and the window seat pop-out.Here you see the main porch as it wraps around the side and opens up to a screen porch.This is a view from the screen porch.This view is looking out from the window seat to the front porch.In this earlier photo you can see one of the superinsulation techniques shown in the booklet that comes with the Universal Cottage plans. This is sometimes referred to as “the poor man’s SIPS”.Another earlier photo shows the window seat pop-out in place. This detail can be installed almost anywhere. Some builders do this at the stair landing or off a rear bedroom. Since it is supported by the wall and doesn’t need a foundation, it can customize the floorplan and get bonus space where desired.
