There may be many reasons for wanting to build your own cabin. I’ll give you two that I think are fairly universal: You probably feel sure that you can save money by doing the work yourself. And there is a great deal of satisfaction in doing the work.

Saving money is important to all of us. If you plan your work carefully, have a clear conception of what you are doing, and aren’t going to give up halfway through, I’m sure that you can save at least a third of the contractor price for any of the cottages shown in this book.

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