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The Bolt-Together HouseA prefabricated tiny vacation home from the 1970’s

What follows is an article from Family Circle magazine (March, 1972) about a tiny cabin that couldbe built (then!) for $2,500. Much of the work could be done in a home workshop and then assem-bled on site.

While such an old design would no longer meet energy codes nor the structural requirements formost localities, it is still an informative historical exercise that provides many ideas that can beadapted to a current design.

You can haul the panelsand materials to the sitewith your Pinto!

This model shows the ba-sic sequence of construc-tion: Four pier footings with

brackets are poured. Structural frames are

tilted into position andlocked.

Panels for walls, floorsand roof are attached tothe frame.

Interior work proceedsin a weather-tight shell.

The Family Circle articlefollows.

This article is assumed to be free fromcopyright. Contact John Raabe if this isnot the case.

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The plans for this house (5 blueprint sheets of 24”x 36”) can be downloaded here:Bolt Together House Download. This download requires a membership to the PlanHelp site($29 for three months). You may wish to see the other downloads that also come with yourmembership. When you join the site you are agreeing to hold other members harmless for youruse of their plans and information. This allows designers and architects such as Jeff to be ableto share their work.