The Newcomb cottage or small timber frame home

Have you ever been on vacation, and stayed in a cozy cabin or cottage, and thought, "You know, this is really all you need to live in!"?

Small homes can be the most challenging to design. Working within strict parameters doesn't allow you to add an extra 2' here or there to make it work! That's why we're offering you our plans for the Newcomb. We wanted an attractive cottage, affordable, user friendly, easy to heat, and remarkably comfortable.

The Newcomb makes a great retirement home - all one one level, a heated floor, and quick to clean. It also makes a nice starter home, vacation cottage or timeshare unit.

Here are some pictures of a Newcomb cottage built by Arlington Frame Company.

Side elevation

Main floor plan

Features:

• It's bigger on the inside than it looks like from the outside - we hear this comment a lot!
• We used in-floor hot water heat. The house is small enough to heat easily with a 60-gallon hot water heater, which can be powered by gas, electricity, oil or solar power. There's no need for a boiler or furnace!
• The in-floor heating needs only one zone. Individual areas, like bedrooms, can have a different temperature by adjusting the valves on the three hot water loops.
• There are lots of windows - especially the wrap-around windows in the kitchen/dining area.
• You'll see beautiful vaulted ceilings everywhere except the bathroom and second bedroom.
• The 14th-century-style timber roof is not merely decorative. That's the roof. Timber posts, beams, and curved knee braces lend an timeless ambience, and also define "rooms" within the open concept.
• Pull-down stairs in front of the bathroom provide access to a 194 sq. ft. storage area. There's room there for an extra bed, and plenty of space for visiting kids to "camp out".

Important Purchasing Information

Shipping: Use buttons above to choose either:

• Free shipping to US and Canada by Express Post.
• Courier shipping for an additional $50.

Note that some rural areas are better served by post than by courier.

We ship within two business days, and your plans should arrive within a week after that if shipped by Express Post, faster for most places if shipped by courier.

Package contains:

• Working Prints
  Floor plans, foundation plan, roof plan, sections, elevations, window & door schedules and construction details.
• Timber Frame Plans
  Roof plan (plan view of roof framing), 2nd floor framing, timber elevations, timber bent drawings (sections) and timber sizings.

All prices are in Canadian dollars. Your credit card company will make the conversion for you, and you will see the exact amount you've been billed on your credit card statement. For up-to-date exchange rates, see xe.com's currency converter.

(Note to US customers: We Canadians are used to buying products from the US at American dollar prices and having our credit card companies bill us in Canadian dollars. It's really no hassle at all.)

Canadian customers: sales tax (GST or HST) is included in the price, and will show on the invoice you receive with your plans.

You can also pay by certified cheque or money order. Rather than filling out the online purchase form, call or e-mail us (see address at bottom of page) with your order and let us know the payment is coming so that we can have the plans ready to ship when it arrives.

If you're from outside the US or Canada, we will contact you by e-mail or phone about any additional shipping costs before we ship.