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25 Oct ’14 - 9:24 pm

been thinking more and more about this thread

http://thehomesteadi.....iny-homes/

that cabin costs more than my house

and it really bothers me that people are taking advantage of others that way, we have been thinking of building a guest cabin out on the land for our daughter so she has a separate space when she visits and a space for friends , I think this would be a great project to start off with and we can move it out there while we build the cabin and then designate it as the guest cabin when the main cabin is done

so this thread is for thoughts, ideas, feedback and arguments to hammer out a solid layout and plan

to be continued

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25 Oct ’14 - 9:27 pm

what a great use of space *sarcasm*

come at me bro

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25 Oct ’14 - 10:23 pm

Oddly enough my father and I are thinking about building a 12x10 or so cabin on my parents land as a spot for me to chill when I come down.

I really like the though of a gabled roof with a loft sleeping area in the back of the cabin that would be over the toilet/kitchen area. Something like this, but with way less wood.

Must have a wood stove! Maybe a green roof?

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25 Oct ’14 - 10:28 pm

Maybe useful?

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25 Oct ’14 - 11:05 pm

Kamikaze-Emu said
Oddly enough my father and I are thinking about building a 12x10 or so cabin on my parents land as a spot for me to chill when I come down.

I really like the though of a gabled roof with a loft sleeping area in the back of the cabin that would be over the toilet/kitchen area. Something like this, but with way less wood.

Must have a wood stove! Maybe a green roof?

I like it!

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26 Oct ’14 - 10:09 am

I guess step one would be to find a useful trailer frame on Craigslist, did a quick search this morning and found nothing

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26 Oct ’14 - 2:25 pm

found a couple trailers

this one might be a little small, but the price is right

https://maine.craigslist.org/for/4725508533.html

brand new and bigger

https://maine.craigslist.org/for/4731393720.html

wat do?

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27 Oct ’14 - 5:36 pm

In order to put us in line with those pricey bastards I think we should try to come to the table with the same key selling points, and then point out that it costs less than 25% of what they are asking.

I really liked the utilitarian stairs here:

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(I tried to paste it but messed up the aspect ratio)

Based on DOT standards we should stay inside the 102" Maximum width, 45' length, and 13'6" height. This allows us to tow it around like a 5th wheel (no permitting or oversized load required).

A single roof line (no changes in pitch or anything) maintains a cheap cost and easy framing. While shed/skillion/monopitch is the cheapest, gable definitely provides the best head room for lofting.

I think the best first step is to get rid of the fugly columns on the front porch. That should shave a few thousand.