Backyard cottage
Guest-ready ADUs
Private, quiet, and efficient homes for guests, rentals, or multi-generational living.
Custom carpentry for compact living
Custom Small Wood Homes
We design and build warm, efficient wooden houses, backyard cottages, guest cabins, and retreat studios with the fit and finish of fine furniture.
320-900
square-foot builds
12-20
week build windows
100%
wood-first detailing
Built small, lived in fully
Purpose-built houses for land, guests, work, and retreat.
Every plan starts with how the space will be used: morning light, storage habits, heating needs, guests, mudrooms, decks, and the view from the kitchen sink.
Cabin shell
Weekend retreats
Weather-tight wooden envelopes ready for remote land, quiet lots, and seasonal escape.
Studio home
Live-work spaces
Calm, insulated studios with built-ins, sleeping lofts, compact kitchens, and craft-grade storage.
How we build
A clear path from rough sketch to keys.
The work stays practical: site fit, structure, weather, budget, and the details people touch every day.
01
Site walk and scope
We inspect access, utilities, orientation, setbacks, and the must-have rooms before design starts.
02
Plan, materials, and fixed estimate
You get a clean plan, wood package, finish direction, and a build range before we schedule the crew.
03
Framing through finish
Our carpenters handle the shell, siding, built-ins, trim, decks, and final punch list with one accountable team.
Craft details
Woodwork that makes small spaces feel generous.
Tight envelope
Durable siding, deep roof overhangs, smart flashing, and insulation choices matched to the site.
Furniture-grade storage
Benches, sleeping platforms, kitchen rails, loft ladders, and wall systems built into the plan.
Honest materials
Cedar, fir, oak, birch ply, limewash, stone, steel, and finishes that age cleanly.
Budget signal
Shape an early build range.
This is a planning estimate for conversation, not a bid. The real number depends on access, utilities, permits, engineering, finish schedule, and site work.
Planning range starts near
Site prep, utility extensions, jurisdictional fees, appliances, and unusual access are priced separately.
What clients notice
"It feels like a real home, not a tiny compromise."
The difference is in the proportions: a proper entry, a kitchen that works, windows placed for daylight, and millwork that turns every wall into useful space.
7 year
craftsmanship warranty
Local
wood suppliers when possible
Questions
Before we pick up the pencil.
Yes. We can start from a clean-sheet concept or refine an existing sketch into a buildable small-home plan.
Often, yes. Access, water, power, road conditions, and local permitting decide the right build method.
Our focus is permanent or semi-permanent small wooden structures. We can discuss trailer-based projects case by case.
Start the conversation
Tell us where the house will live.
Share the site, intended use, rough size, and the feeling you want when someone walks in.