Bungalows
North Idaho & Eastern Washington · Year TBC
Bungalows & Tiny Homes
Small-footprint homes from 198 to 800 square feet — guest houses, ADUs and right-sized living.
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Backyard Offices & Sheds
A commuteof thirty feet.
Insulated, wired backyard offices, studios and storage buildings — built to the same standard as the house they sit behind.
- Free site visit
- Insulated & wired
- Matched to your home
Get a backyard build estimate
No obligation. We reply within one business day.
Family & employee owned · Licensed, bonded & insured · NIBCA member
Idaho RCE RCE-46239Washington BUGLENI75704
The short version
A shed you can work in through January.
The gap between a kit shed and a building you can actually work in year-round is insulation, a proper floor, real wiring and a door that seals. None of it is exotic; all of it gets skipped.
We build them as small buildings rather than large boxes — footings to suit the ground, an envelope that holds heat, and siding and trim matched to the main house so it looks intentional from the kitchen window.
Free site visit, no obligation
The first walk-through is how we both decide whether we are the right fit. You get straight answers either way.
What's included
What youactually get.
01
Proper foundation
Footings or a slab suited to your ground rather than blocks on grade.
02
Insulated envelope
Walls, roof and floor insulated so the building is usable in winter without costing a fortune to heat.
03
Power and data
Permitted circuits, enough outlets, lighting designed for the work, and a data run where you need it.
04
Heating and cooling
Mini-split or equivalent so the space is comfortable at both ends of the year.
05
Matched exterior
Siding, roof pitch and trim matched to the main residence.
06
Storage and workshop options
Uninsulated storage and garden buildings where that is all that is needed — priced accordingly.
Why Bugle
Why hire usfor this.
Built like a building
Real footings, a real envelope and permitted wiring. The difference shows up the first cold week.
Permitting handled
Thresholds vary by size and jurisdiction. We confirm whether yours needs a permit and submit it if so.
It matches the house
Same detailing as the main residence, so it adds to the property instead of cluttering it.
What customers say
Real reviews,not marketing copy.
“Highly recommend Bugle Construction! We had a portion of our large asphalt driveway replaced with exposed aggregate concrete. Tyler D. met with us, understood our goals and design ideas and provided us with an estimate. He was also a very responsive point pe…”
“I recently worked with Bugle on a covered deck addition to my property. Everyone is stunned by the craftsmanship of the finished product. Pictures truly don't do it justice. Michael set up all the moving pieces for any subcontractors and was transparent and f…”
“Bugle Construction did a beautiful job with our timber wrap around covered porch, and window eyebrows. We couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out! They started the job in the middle of the winter months and had some zero degree days to deal with. They…”
Reviews are for Bugle Construction as a whole, not backyard offices & sheds specifically. See the work itself.
The money question
What decideswhat it costs.
We do not publish prices, because a number without your site behind it is a guess — and the ones you see advertised usually are. Here is what actually moves it, so you can judge any quote you get, ours included.
The site
Access, slope, soil and how far services have to run. Two identical builds on different lots are not the same price, and the difference is decided before anything is drawn.
Size and structure
Span, storeys and roof geometry drive the frame. A simple shape built well is almost always better value than a complicated one built to a budget.
Materials
The same deck in cedar, composite or full PVC covers a wide range. We price the options side by side so the trade-off is yours to make, not ours to assume.
Finish level
Where the money goes once the structure is done. This is the part you can move most, and the part we can phase if it helps.
Free site visit
We walk it before anything is priced.
Open-book estimate
Line items, not one number.
No obligation
The estimate is yours either way.
Licensed, bonded, insured
In Idaho and Washington.
You do not have to pay cash
Bugle is a builder, not a lender — but Jared Teel and Jason Kuettel are the two local loan officers our clients most often work with, and both are used to construction draws. Their details are published in full.
Ready for a real number on backyard offices & sheds? Send us the details and we will come out and look.
What happens next
Four steps. No surprises.
- 01
Site visit
We walk the property and listen.
- 02
Open-book estimate
Line items, not one number.
- 03
Build
Our crews, weekly written updates.
- 04
Handover
Punch list closed before we leave.
Backyard Offices & Sheds FAQs
Questionsworth asking.
It depends on size, use and jurisdiction — adding power or plumbing usually triggers one. We confirm for your address during the site visit.
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Where we build
North Idaho &Eastern Washington.
We work across the Inland Northwest from our office in Post Falls. If your property sits outside these communities, call us anyway — we will tell you honestly whether we are the right builder for it.
Idaho
- Post Falls
- Coeur d'Alene
- Hayden
- Rathdrum
- Sandpoint
- Priest River
- Athol
- Spirit Lake
- Kellogg
- Bonners Ferry
Washington
- Spokane
- Spokane Valley
- Liberty Lake
- Cheney
- Deer Park
- Newport
- Colbert
- Mead
Ready to startbackyard offices & sheds?
Tell us where the property is and what you have in mind. We will walk the site and come back with a real scope and a real number.