Swamphunter Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Well guys, here is what I have been up to this summer... my son and I decided to build a hunting cabin and we enlisted the help of a buddy who is a general contractor. He knows WAY more than I do and although I've built structures before.... it was too much to try and do in my off time and be ready for this season.... as it is, Im running shy on time... but here we go. The cabin design is one we saw and liked and the actual interior is 16x24' with a 6' porch on the front. The cabin has 10' walls with a loft in the rear. I wanted to use rough sawn material wherever wood would be seen, for the cabin-like feeling and we used conventional lumber and pressure treated everywhere else. I decided to use rough sawn cedar for the decking on the porch too....The building is built to code and I actually did get a building permit as I want the structure insured in case a have a tree land on it or a break in. Oh, and we are totally off the grid.... we will eventually have generator and solar power, but will never have running water... The area in the gravel with the squares spray painted will be dug out and made deeper for footers. The forms in place Pad poured Placing the piers and delivery of material.... thats my brother taking a break, and yes he is a HUGE man... 6'5" 295lbs..... I squeaked out 5'10".. Framing started - thats me in the white t-shirt Lumberyard shorted me materials was lacking the materials to build the center beam but didnt want to stop work... beam was built up later and slipped in place with the aid of a floor jack..... Walls up My son Blade (forum member here also) nailing down the flooring in the loft View of the loft from the front gable... loft was framed with rough sawn 2x12x16's Roof going on.. I guess I failed to get pics of the gable end walls and windows framed in... dang it... Sheathed for the most part.. Metal roofing on Door being painted to match roof Framing the porch Siding going on End of the day always looks so relaxing Some siding in place... amish sawmill broke down, waited to get part and now waiting on materials that are supposed to be ready tomorrow morning... We bought this wood stove used and I tore it down, replaced the gaskets, cleaned it and then had it inspected. It is a Vermont Castings ASPEN model, which is my daughter's name by the way... she loved that! Very nice little stove..... Edited August 12, 2013 by Swamphunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Looks GREAT Ken .. lots of hard work paying off ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 That's great Ken! Looks like something you and the family will enjoy for years! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Hard work, yes... have taken a little time off to play this summer though too.... bought this 2013 2500HD GMC Sierra... spoiled myself and then we went to the Bassmaster's tournament they are holding in our area this weekend and met several of the fishing pro's.. they are fishing the river in front of my house so we have been watching them daily... Dennis Tietje actually turned around in my driveway while we were outside the other day... and then we attended the Bassmasters tourney yesterday and found him and got pics and autographs... these are from yesterday.. beautiful day on the St.Lawrence river Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I just received a called from my buddy who said that he is picking up the rest of the materials tomorrow including the rest of the cabin siding (board and batten).... we have the whole day tuesday to work.. should get a lot done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Looks real good Ken. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Our 16 x 24' northern NY cabin That is a hellava job, looks great!!! I'm interested in seeing more pics. My pops and I are building a new camp as we go through this season. We cannot agree on a size for the life of us. Where did you find the layout for your camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 That is a hellava job, looks great!!! I'm interested in seeing more pics. My pops and I are building a new camp as we go through this season. We cannot agree on a size for the life of us. Where did you find the layout for your camp. I found a picture of one I liked on the internet and just changed the size to fit my needs... I will post more pics as I go.. especially when I start the interior... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 That looks awesome, i'm sure you'll have a tough time leaving it on those cold early mornings! I'm sure you'll definitely get plenty of use out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Our 16 x 24' northern NY cabin Yep that will be awesome to have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Man, would be tough to go home after season started....that just says.."crash here for 3 months"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Very nice Ken, coming along very well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Very nice. Lots of good times coming in that cabin I bet. Wondering why it is on a slab and then raised above it? I've not seen that before. You in or near flood plain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Very nice. Lots of good times coming in that cabin I bet. Wondering why it is on a slab and then raised above it? I've not seen that before. You in or near flood plain? No to flooding area... the reason it is lifted is because I wanted to build it on a floating slab due to the amount of rocks and boulders that were just too costly to remove in the ground... we put down a total of 14" of gravel (6" bank run gravel and 8" of 3/4 minus crusher run). Then poured the floating pad to minimize individual concrete pier settling or frost heaving. The reason for the space between the pad and the floor framing is for 4 reasons.. 1) the 18" promotes air flow which helps to prevent musty smell in the cabin 2) less critter friendly for animals burrowing up under there and I can get to them if they do... 3) gives me storage area for small things and access should I ever add utilities... 4) local building code says that there must be a minimum of 18" between the slab and any building materials that are NOT pressure treated.... because I did not want to put down a PT subfloor, elevating the cabin just made sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Cool. Good reasons, just don't see it like that here in Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Looks like you've been busy....the place looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 looks good Ken! nice Adirondack retreat/hunting camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Went out to put up some insulation and check the trail camera cards and found this guy on the one trail that runs within 50 yards of the cabin site!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireStation46 Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Looks great! Just add deer pole and slit trench for the guts and you are good to go! Enjoy and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Wow Ken , that is awesome, you guys will surely enjoy time spent there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 That looks really good Ken! Nice work on the cabin. Congrats on the new wheels. Nothing like the look of a black GM truck with lots of chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytshooter09 Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Good lookin cabin hope to replace our small camper with a decent cabin like that one in our hunting camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Our 16 x 24' northern NY cabin Sweet cabin! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Here's an update from the weekend We got up some more boards... added the batten and did some soffit work... also cased in the window and doors and added the doorknob and deadbolt! Actually above the porch roof on the front gable has the boards on it also.... just this pic was taken ealr in the day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Our 16 x 24' northern NY cabin Man that thing is awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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