I recently came across these two companies who design and build small, whimsical backyard and garden

cottages for a very affordable price. EcoScape Outdoors in San Diego, Calif. and Zoe Outdoors in Salem, Ore. are both run by different members of the same family and offer a wide array of unique customizable garden cottage studios and outdoor living products. Their tiny cottages are made with prefabricated wall panels, a roof truss system and floor system that a certified installer can complete in about three or four days.

Both EcoScape Outdoors and Zoe Outdoors are factory direct manufacturing companies which can save the buyer about 50 percent of the construction cost of one of these homes. They offer three sizes: a 10 x 12 cottage for $7,450, a 10 x 16 cottage for $8,450 and a 10 x 20 cottage for $9,450. These tiny homes also offer the following:

• High quality northwest building materials
• Insulated vinyl windows
• Low E glass insulated windows
• Steel insulated entrance door
• Natural, oiled cedar finish
• Architectural roof shingles with a 25-year warranty
• One year manufacturer’s warranty

Neither company provides wiring or plumbing, but a heavy duty commercial grade extension cord for electrical power is provided with each cottage. Having a contractor or electrician wire your cottage is an option after the cottage is built.

Zoe Outdoors also works with churches, shelters and other community organizations to provide cottages for the homeless and families who need emergency shelter. Zoe Outdoors will soon be offering a cottage on wheels.

They also offer distributorship opportunities for someone who would like their own tiny cottage business. They have showrooms in several areas of the country including Seattle, Boise, Tulsa and Las Vegas.

By Christina Nellemann

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