Our journey begins...
So here we are, in the middle of winter and I can't stop thinking about this cabin. My wife and I have ben planning this for years....ever since we bought this place in 1997!
We have decided on an 18 x 32 footprint (at least for today). This spring we will finalize our foundation plans and get things started. Our plan would be to have that portion of the cabin contracted out and then, with the help of some loyal family and friends, get as much done as we can over the summer. Our goal would be to have it weathered in by the end of the summer and then as time and money allows, finish the interior.
I have a fair amount of construction background. My family has always done things on their own, rarely hiring someone else to get the job done. Through these experiences, especially those with my father I have learned a great deal.
I have also worked over the past couple of summers with a couple of teachers on various construction projects. This has also taught me well.
The cabin itself will have a very open floor plan. We hope to have several small rooms upstairs for sleeping and lots of room downstairs for "entertaining". A covered proch will run the entire 32' along the northwestern side of the cabin, looking out to the front field of our property.
It seems like everyday I am doing something to help prepare for the construction process. I have already figured out a tentative floor plan. I have drawn out framing diagrams and and window locations. I know how I want to install the 4 x 10 rough cut beams across the ceiling and attach to them the 2 x 8 tongue and groove flooring. Stairways are built, sidng is attached, electrical lines are run....all in my mind. I just can't wait to begin!!
We have decided on an 18 x 32 footprint (at least for today). This spring we will finalize our foundation plans and get things started. Our plan would be to have that portion of the cabin contracted out and then, with the help of some loyal family and friends, get as much done as we can over the summer. Our goal would be to have it weathered in by the end of the summer and then as time and money allows, finish the interior.
I have a fair amount of construction background. My family has always done things on their own, rarely hiring someone else to get the job done. Through these experiences, especially those with my father I have learned a great deal.
I have also worked over the past couple of summers with a couple of teachers on various construction projects. This has also taught me well.
The cabin itself will have a very open floor plan. We hope to have several small rooms upstairs for sleeping and lots of room downstairs for "entertaining". A covered proch will run the entire 32' along the northwestern side of the cabin, looking out to the front field of our property.
It seems like everyday I am doing something to help prepare for the construction process. I have already figured out a tentative floor plan. I have drawn out framing diagrams and and window locations. I know how I want to install the 4 x 10 rough cut beams across the ceiling and attach to them the 2 x 8 tongue and groove flooring. Stairways are built, sidng is attached, electrical lines are run....all in my mind. I just can't wait to begin!!
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