Cabin life
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Also requesting that one anon who made his own tiny cabin and posted pics a year aho
Assuming I wanted to make a cabin that had wooden beams in every corner, would I need foundations? Did cabins or other historic wooden buildings have foundations? Wouldn't the posts just rot out in 100 years?
maybe the iron age farm guy who posts on here can answer.
>>647094
Planning on a dirt floor?
If not I would pour cement posts. Then do wood. From 18 inches above the ground up to help with rotting
My new project...Tiny camper home...
>>646960
Only cabin i need
>>647131
I'm lovin' it!
>>647159
Looks like Safeway...
>>647172
What's it look like now?
>>647175
good times ! nice unit !!!.. might want to get a get a 4" drop hitch and you will notice a big difference when towing ;)
>>647192
Not mine, just a single anonette's little house I admired... in front of a Safeway...
>>647094
If possible i would pour a concrete foundation well below thr frost line.
If not, then still pour some concrete for your posts, and lift them above ground like >>647105 said.
My grandpas cabin was on posts and had a concrete/rock wall around the base to hide it (with a few access doors for dealing with plumbing/storage/pests/ect)
Im a big fan of concrete foindations though. Not as much work, but the plumbing could be a pain in the ass to maintain.
>>647239
Piers/posts are the cheapest and best way, good luck laying a good slab in the middle of nowhere. Posts should always be sealed with roofing tar.
Cabins work best on secluded islands.
Big windows also help.
>>647275
Not gonna lie, If i plan and build a cabin Im going to make an office with my desk in a corner of the room where two huge ass windows meet. Preferably facing out into wilderness downhill.
My kitchen will probably be right next to my garden and I'll have my morning coffee and breakfast right next to a few floor to ceiling windows. (Like two 7"x3" panels right next to eachother.)
Im aware of how much extra it will cost, i believe its worth it, as I need open feeling spaces.
>>647253
If I had my own mixer, wouldnt a concrete foundation be better assuming I made it the right thickness?
>>647290
You have to get below the frost line
Piers. Not only use less material. They're easier to do IMHO
They also lift your cabin off the ground. Helping prevent rot. Etc
>>647291
Not to mention a shit ton of dry storage
>>647291
Makes your cabin really energy-inefficient though, which is bad for several reasons
>>647094
well old houses do rot, they just need constant maintenance like any house.
but they had methods to slow down the process,
like old roman ships you can soak them in pitch / tar.
burn the outer layer of the wood to make charcoal its to some extent a biological dead zone.
select a type/part of the wood that is rot resistant. [ for example red mulberry, osage orange, and Pacific yew , Honey locust and Black Locust have natural fungicides ]
place them in a bed of rocks or clay to keep them dry.
gravel trench to lead away incoming water
common alternative solution was to build it on top of small boulders
>>647291
Sorry, but just to clarify, If I have all the concrete, my own mixer, built it below the frost line, and am not concerned about the price, Concrete foundation would be the better option....Right?
>>647392
Yes. Especially in regions where it gets pretty cold.
>>647132
This is fucking beautiful
>tfw my dream is to live in a secluded area with a wife and some kids
how doable is it? Most often I see single men doing it, I'm worried about how it would impact the education of my future children.
>>647568
Maybe move to a ruralish town? that way your kids could actually go to school/have some sense of community.
>>647581
at that point though it's just regular life really, going to the supermarket for food, oil or gas central heating, hooked up to the grid for electricity etc.
>>647582
Better than big city life though. Plus your kids wouldn't grow up fucked up introverts with no social skills
>>647582
A monthly trip to the supermarket and not having any immediate neighbors is not like suburban living. Plus you can and should still hunt and grow your own food. But unlike living in the woods you might actually convince a women to join you.
>>647593
Biggest thing is going to be jobs. Jobs are what is the problem with Rural living.
OP, why don't you look around for some housing right now? You can buy housing in a lot of small towns for literally 5000 USD.
>>647392
Does where you live require sprinkler systems? That would be the biggest issue between a slab and post foundation.
>>647593
Yeah, I suppose you're right. Maybe I could go full innawoods for like a year or something. Most women just wouldn't appreciate that kind of life, but I'd rather compromise and have kids than stick to my original plan and be alone.
>>647595
No point looking at that yet, this is way in the future for me. It's just something I like to think about a lot.
>>647582
Really if you have a family its the best option. Kids need a lot of social stimulation, and good education early on.
You would have to homeschool them or commute to a school, and your kids wouldn't know how to fit into a modern world (which js only getting harder to run away from.)
A lot of rural towns have property on the outskirts that you will never see your neighbors if you dont want to, and you can build a homestead, but still have access to help in an emergency, work if you need it, places to sell produce, and a community for your kids to grow up in.
Its the best of both worlds (usually). Just research the town and visit it before you decide to move there so you know if its a good fit.
>>647611
Thanks. Unfortunately for me I live in the UK, but by the time I'm considering settling down I'll hopefully be qualified enough to find work in America, assuming I decide it's worthwhile moving countries.
>>647438
http://www.prairiewindarch.com/award.html it is, amazing meme house
Bump, as I'm drawing up some vey basic cabin layouts
>>647275
Where is this?
>>647159
>shingles
This will eventually lead to a bad time on the highway.
>cabin life
whelp
>>648525
ayy
>>648528
lmao
First time posting on /out/, here goes nothing.
>>648727
Also Inforgraphs if anyones interested?.
>>648727
>>648727
Anyone want these?.
>>648732
keep posting, we love infographs! just a slow board at a slow time is al.
>>648731
Half tempted, I could make20-50 of these relitivley easily with spare blue barrels from work, only issue is they held something super toxic that will kill you if you injest it ,
While they've been rinsed I wouldn't risk it
>>648767
bro just tether the barrels in a stream and let them rinse for a couple days. should clean-away any residual toxins
>>647175
NEVER SEEN A MOBILE KEKSHED BEFORE
>>648772
Actually would be relitivley harmless if the flow was enough
They held formulin that we used to treat fish at the hatchery with anyways , as long as its diluted enough its harmless to the fish
>>646960
Basic idea for a packed earth or earth bag house. We're about halfway to having the cash ready and we'll be purchasing about 11 acres in the next year or so.
>has to be over ten acres for legal reasons
When me and my brothers and sisters were young we decided to build a cabin on a hill overlooking a nearby town since there was almost always snow on the ground it was difficult and moving supplies and stuff was hard but when we finally finished it, it was amazing it wasn't super structurally sound but it was kind of impressive for how young we were
>>648740
http://files.diydharma.org/other/John_Seymour-The_Complete_Book_of_Self_Sufficiency.pdf
The fabled book. It's a good starter.
Trying to figure out if its worth it to build a small cabin (10x10 up to 14x14) to stay in while I work on building a bigger cabin, it would be a set back in money but not much and it would be a place to stay in,
Though no sewer and no hot water heater and no electric , so I would have to figure something else out
>>650564
yeah that is worth it actually, because i think it'll make the other cabin better. for one thing, you won't be in any terrible hurry to build the main cabin because you'll have a place to stay in the meantime. plus, you'll get plenty of trial practice and experience on the little cabin before you start the important one.
i think you should plan things so that you can keep the little cabin to use later as a shed/barn sorta thing.
>>650567
That or keep it further back on my property as an innawoods chill place
Wood stove and a sleeping loft would work pretty well, could get a composting toilet and maybe a cheap ass solar setup /generator
If I was going this alone I would just do a small cabin, but I have a friend and a grill and possibly other friends who want in on it
>10x10 original cabin
(Or bigger)
>16x24 main cabin
