I wish this article had been available when we built our cabin. Its step by step approach to building a cabin would have been helpful. If you have minimal building experience as we did you could likely follow the steps in this article and build yourself a nice, cozy cabin.
My husband and I built a cabin in the north woods on a small lake with no prior building experience. Actually, we have been quite amazed with what we have been able to accomplish. We built a one and a half story cabin by reading books at each stage of the process. As we finished one stage such as building the supporting beams we would research what the next step should be and how to do it.
The cabin in this article is also very reasonable in price at $4,000. The article was written in 2006. However, with the current drop in housing costs it is likely that the cost for building this cabin has not increase. If you need assistance building your cabin you could also very likely find construction help at a very reasonable price.
Check out this article and see if you don’t find it to be useful. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/2006-06-01/Build-this-Cozy-Cabin.aspx
LeaRae Keyes
www.CabinStuff.com
One of the joys of owning a cabin is when it has been built and you can begin to add things that reflect your personality. It is also exciting to add things that are functional and beautiful. That is why I was so pleased when I found this attractive storage box that seems fairly simple to build. Take a look at the directions for building this storage box on the Home Depot web site.
LeaRae Keyes
www.cabinstuff.com
Today while we were walking through a store we saw an outdoor heater. One of these seems as if it would be perfect for our cabin especially after we add a couple porches and a deck. This would give us a jump on spring and allow us to stay outside longer in the fall.
In Minnesota, and perhaps where you are, the summer is just never long enough for me. In addition, one of joys of spring and fall are that there are fewer flying insects so time outside is more enjoyable. When I am at the cabin I love to be outside and enjoying being surrounded by nature, and the peace and quiet of being in the north woods.
The newer outdoor heaters look more attractive and come with more bells and whistles. No, not literally. They do have options like remote controls and can run on propane and electricity.
I have to put one of these on my wish list.
Have you seen the new humorous commercial for the Gorilla Gripper that’s being emailed around? It’s a good example of the attempts at viral marketing that are showing up in your and my email box with increasing frequency.
The Gorrilla Gripper < www.gorillagripper.com > is a new gripping hand tool designed for lifting, carrrying, and
moving building materials, especially 4×8 sheets of anything that needs moving.
You can buy the Gorrilla Gripper online for $49.95.
Watch their entertaining commercial at http://www.gorillagripper.com/videos/commercial.html.
I came across these calculators and wanted to share them with you. I wish I had found them sooner. They would have been helpful as we are calculator materials. I hope you are able to use them early in your cabin building process. http://alsnetbiz.com/homeimprovement/calculators.html
LeaRae Keyes
CabinStuff
