How to Sustainably Heat Your Cabin or Tiny Home
Wood stoves, pellet stoves, propane heaters, and heat pumps. What is the best heating solution for your post and beam home?
What is a Post and Beam Building?
If you have looked at any of our sheds and cottages and tiny houses, or flipped through a set of our DIY building plans, you
Landscaping Ideas to Start This Autumn
With fall quickly approaching, it is time to prepare for the season with these autumn inspired landscaping tips.
Building Budgeting 101: 10 Tips for Financing Your Project
Maybe you don't want to take out a loan to pay for your next project. Here are some ideas to save your hard-earned cash and meet your goals.
The Benefits of Dormers
Dormers are a fantastic way to add architectural interest to your cabin. Learn about all of the benefits of dormers.
Four Sugar Shack Building Essentials
Learn about the four Sugar Shack building essentials and components that you will want to consider before construction.
Why Natural Wood is Better
Why is natural wood a better choice for your post and beam storage shed or home? Learn why we use hemlock, pine and cedar in our buildings, as a default.
How to Decide on Land
Knowing what to expect will help manage your expectations and avoid hiccups throughout the process of deciding on land.
Crafty Ideas for Using Up Your EL (Extra Lumber)
Repurpose the extra lumber, pallet and temporary bracing that comes with your project into these crafty ideas.
Convert Your Shed into a Backyard Office
With remote working opportunities on the rise, it’s an ideal time to get set up with a home office. Create a separation from your work and household by converting your shed into a backyard office.
Introducing the Barnyard Bundle: Post and Beam Livestock Shelters
Some of our favorite post and beam livestock shelters were designed with our furry and feathered friends in mind. Newbie urban farmers and experienced homesteaders
The Vermont Cottage as a Beach House
Waterfront property, as everyone knows, is highly sought after. Having a place by an ocean, lake, pond, or river to live and relax is invaluable.
How to Prepare for Building Permits
Understand what is required to obtain a permit before buying a post and beam building.
Tackle Fishing Gear Storage
Keeping your fishing supplies accessible and tidy means more time for enjoying your favorite pastime.
Building Site Preparation for your Cottage, Barn, or Shed
We at Jamaica Cottage Shop know that a successful build starts with a good foundation. Whether you are adding a small shed or cottage to
Batten Down the Hatches: Boat Storage Ideas
Summer is a fun time for sailing, paddling, and zooming through the water. Even though winter may be a long way off it is a good
Rustic Glamping With Cabins
Summer is here and undoubtedly is the best time get outdoors and go camping. Setting up a perfect site for cabin camping can enhance the overall outdoors experience.
All About Outhouses & Off-Grid Toilets
Perhaps you are escaping the big city for rural life, setting up a farming homestead, or building a tiny vacation home on the side of a mountain. In all of these instances, an off-grid toilet could be an ideal solution.
Made in the USA: Vermont Grown Sheds and Cottages
We at Jamaica Cottage Shop are proud that all of our operations and manufacturing happen right here in the USA. Every one of our beautiful post and beam products is made at our Vermont factory by a dedicated team of skilled craftsmen.
Fun in the Sun: Nifty Summer Builds
Creating an inviting, beautiful space on your property can help you feel like you are on vacation without going anywhere. Here are some ways that our post and beam backyard buildings can help you achieve an outdoor zone for relaxing, parties, and fun!
Termite Terror! Tips for Avoiding Infestation
No household pest causes more alarm than termites. These insects have an insatiable appetite for wood, which can lead to costly property damage. Learn how to detect and prevent a termite infestation!
Featured Build: Garden Shed
Our post and beam Garden Shed is a tidy little build that is ideal for a variety of uses, almost too many to count! First,
Top Tips for Ongoing Roof Maintenance
Like a strong foundation, the roof is an integral to the lifespan of your tiny home. When problems arise your cabin roof can be expensive to repair and replace. Since the roof is such a necessary component in your home’s structure, it’s unsurprising that they are designed to last for many years.
Build of the Month: The Vermont Cabin
Our timber frame cabin kit is probably our most popular housing choice amongst our customers. This small home design comes with a full loft making it spacious enough for a family to have room to stretch and to avoid being on top of each other. The simplicity of the design is attractive with its shiplap pine siding, metal roof and the mortise and tenon framing makes this cabin kit very strong once the construction has been completed.
How to Finance a Tiny Home or Cabin
One of the necessary things you should consider before getting financing for your micro house kit is your budget. Why? Of course, your budget will determine your amenities and location. Knowing at least a ballpark will help you stay within your means or think of creative ways to afford everything you want in your dream home.Â
Featured Interview with Domenic: On Dynamic Entrepreneurship
One of the necessary things you should consider before getting financing for your micro house kit is your budget. Why? Of course, your budget will determine your amenities and location. Knowing at least a ballpark will help you stay within your means or think of creative ways to afford everything you want in your dream home.Â
Planning, Time Frame and Costs: Preparing for a Cabin Build
Here are a few very important points you will want to cover before you begin your post and beam home build.Â
Rustic Charm: 5 Wooden Storage Shed Ideas for a Small Yard
Are you looking for ideas to upgrade your small yard with a rustic flair? Check out 5 ideas with wooden storage sheds to achieve this.
Creative Storage With Wooden Furnishings
The Jamaica Cottage Shop has some native wood products sourced in the USA from Eastern White Pine, spruce, and cedar that can be fun and practical additions to your home. All these products mentioned here are not only great additions to your home but make lovely gifts. The natural, untouched finish can be embellished with a little paint and a bow, or a wood engraving tool to add a picture or a name and give as thoughtful gifts to your friends and family.
How To: Turn a Shed Into a Workshop
With our smart and easy ways to turn your shed into a workshop, you will undoubtedly create a space where you can enjoy yourself even when working. Of course, your workshop should be well-organized and functional.
