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Cherry Valley Tiny-House Cabin

Project · Cherry Valley, New York

Tiny-House Cabin Foundation & Timber Frame

A future tiny-home project on a wooded site in Cherry Valley, New York, beginning with site clearing and a four-pier concrete foundation before moving into a hand-cut white-pine timber frame.

White-pine timber frame standing on a plank floor over concrete piers in a wooded clearing.
White-pine tiny-home frame on four concrete piers, Cherry Valley, NY.

Site, foundation and frame

Four piers, one pegged frame.

  • Site and foundation

    Cleared the building area

  • Site and foundation

    Dug four footer holes approximately 3 feet deep

  • Site and foundation

    Poured four concrete piers/pylons for the foundation

  • Site and foundation

    Established and leveled the foundation using a laser level

  • Timber-frame work

    Cut the white-pine structural timbers for the frame

  • Timber-frame work

    Helped lay out and assemble the beams using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery

  • Timber-frame work

    Worked through the frame-raising process using pegged/doweled, nail-free timber joints

  • Timber-frame work

    Assisted with roof and gable framing

Foundation + frame

Timber frame and gable framing.

  • Timber roof frame for the Cherry Valley tiny cabin.
    Roof framing, Cherry Valley, NY.
  • Timber gable frame on the small cabin project.
    Gable framing, Cherry Valley, NY.

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Standard appointments run 8 AM to 5 PM. Same-day work may be available when the schedule allows and carries the standard $100 rush fee. Work before 8 AM or after 5 PM is after-hours service at 1.5x the applicable hourly rate with a two-hour minimum.

Dom The Handyman can take on similar small-building and timber-frame projects as project-specific custom work. Design, site conditions, materials and specialty support are evaluated before pricing.

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