Cottage Shell Packages

Starlet Cottage Shell

Historic Shed is pleased to offer our 14’x16′ Starlet Cottage as a building shell-only package for people who want a legal Tiny House on a Foundation (THOF), but don’t want to start from scratch. Historic Shed will provide a finished exterior shell and the home owner will be responsible for completing the interiors to create a livable home, either DIY or by subcontracting out. Historic Shed will provide the following:

• Engineered architectural drawings for Owner-Builder permitting including:
  • Floor plan
  • Foundation plan
  • Roof plan
  • Elevations
  • Wall sections
  • Electrical plan
  • Plumbing riser diagram
  • HVAC energy calcs for a Mini-Split AC system with heat
  • Florida Product Approvals list
• Florida Residential Building Code compliant 14’x16′ Starlet Cottage Shell (exterior only)
  • Concrete block pier foundation on concrete pads with  reinforced concrete cores and embedded uplift straps
  • Wood deck framed at 16″ oc with Advantech subfloor
  • #2 Southern Yellow Pine wall framing at 16″ oc with double top plate, strapped
  • LP Smartside lap siding (smooth finish) with cypress trim boards
  • Conventional framed roof for a cathedral ceiling

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    6:12 roof slope

  • 4′ porch roof extension with decorative truss
  • Dimensional asphalt shingles (standard) over approved underlayment
    • Metal roof upgrade is available
  • JeldWen wood 4500 series windows with cypress exterior traditional trim
  • Single light wood French door with traditional cypress trim
  • Interior framing for bath and flat ceiling over bath/ kitchenette
  • Framing for 2′ shelf on front gable end
  • Exterior primed and painted 2 coats, up to 3 colors
• Guidance along the way with permitting, finishing, etc.

Shell Package Cost $22,986.00

Extras/ upgrades available:

• Custom Site Plan for permitting (Owner to provide a survey)
• 5-V Crimp Galvalume metal roof
• Foundation lattice
• Full width front porch deck and stairs
• Hurricane fabric for areas that need to meet Wind Borne Debris requirements

Not included:

• Verification that the project meets zoning requirements (call you local Zoning Office if you have questions)
• Site Preparation/ Clearing
• Insulation
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• HVAC (although you may purchase a DIY Mini-Split unit from us to install yourself)
• Interior finishes (no drywall, no ceiling finish, no interior finish trim, no flooring, no appliances, etc.)
• No interior painting
• Front porch deck and entry stairs (unless upgrade chosen)
• Site improvements/ landscaping

Historic Shed will not submit for the Building Permit as the entire job will not be done under our supervision; therefore you will be required to pull an Owner-Builder permit, with the shell portion of the build sub-contracted to Historic Shed. We will help you along the permitting process.