Sheets 01–06
Foundation & floor
Support blocks, beam and joist layout, plywood decking, and staggered OSB seams.
A house is built one decision at a time.
Practical experience.
Drawn from real life.
Books and cottage framing drawings from S. L. Frank—sharing what he built, why he built it, and what he learned along the way.
The first book
How to Live In The Backyard
When The Kids Move Home!
A Practical Guide to Planning, Framing, and Finishing a Backyard Cottage
This is not a one-size-fits-all construction manual. It is the personal account of a 640-square-foot retirement cottage: what worked, what did not, and the practical choices behind it.
Drawing on more than thirty years in construction, S. L. Frank walks readers from the first site decision through the finished interior—with photographs, drawings, family stories, and hard-earned lessons.
Paperback and Kindle eBook available now on AmazonThe companion drawing set
From the ground
up to the roof.
Fifteen detailed 11 × 17-inch landscape sheets arranged in construction order. The packet follows the cottage foundation, floor system, wall framing, and roof framing used for the build described in the book.
Sheets 07–11
Wall framing
Plate layout, material schedule, and individual wall elevations for openings and partitions.
Sheets 12–15
Roof framing
Rafter layout, end and side views, materials, and full-size framing component dimensions.
Digital PDF drawing packet
15 printable sheets · 11 × 17 landscape
One digital PDF packet licensed for one personal cottage project. After secure payment through Stripe, the printable drawings are delivered from this website.
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