About FirstDay Cottages




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What is a FirstDay Cottage?

  • A house kit which a pair can build in approximately fifteen weekends.
  • A customized home design to fit the customer's specific needs.
  • A system of construction that requires almost no carpentry experience.
  • A project that can be completed for $45,000.
  • An elegant and durable home.

† Minimum estimate for a basic 960 ft2 FirstDay,
   larger homes will typically take longer.

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Why should I build a FirstDay Cottage?

  • Finally live in a house that you own.Increase your personal equity.  The day you finish your house you will be rich.  Your hard work can add over $40,000 to your personal wealth.Feel a sense of accomplishment.  Be satisfied by the successful completion of a difficult, highly rewarding project.
  • Impress your friends (and in-laws).  Build yourself a home!

Can I build a FirstDay Cottage?

  • Anyone CAN build a FirstDay.  FirstDay Cottages have been built by everyone from twenty something school teachers with children to seventy year old retirees.  If you have the determination, you can build one.  FirstDay is serious about never failing.  We encourage all our customers to contact us frequently to get advice and support throughout the project.  We want to ensure that each house gets done and that it is done right.FirstDay Cottages are designed to be built anywhere.  We have satisfied building codes everywhere we have tried.
  • We will help you get financing.  FirstDay Cottages have had little trouble being  financed by conventional means.  If needed, we will help you find a bank and work with them to get financing.

FirstDay Cottage
P.O. Box 711, Walpole, NH 03608 (603) 756-3435
info@firstdaycottage.com