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COTTAGE & CABIN sa LOG HOUSE x CABIN x SUMMER HOME x VACATION HOME xx HOUSE Build your own cottage. A step by step series. Part 1. From lay-out to sub-flooring. Build your own cottage. Part 2. Exterior wall framing and beginning work on the trusses. Build your own cottage. Part 3. Building trusses and completing the roof. Build your own cottage. Part 4. Installing sheathing, doors, windows, and insulation. Build your own cottage. Part 5. Applying siding, interior finishing, wiring, plumbing, drywalling, installing kitchen cabinets, etc. Build your own 12-volt generator system for a remote cabin. Consists of a gasoline engine turning an alternator to charge heavy-duty batteries. Includes tips on wiring the cabin. They did it all. Part 1 (of 3 parts). How an inexperienced couple built a cabin on a remote island during a six-week vacation. Does not included detailed instructions. They did it all. Part 2. Problems encountered in ferrying building materials to an island. They did it all. Part 3. How the shell was erected. Build this small backwoods cabin (10x14-ft.) in three weeks. Photos show the basic step-by-step process. Est. cost: $10 per sq.ft. Build a vacation cabin for $1000 that will sleep 2 adults and 2 children. The 10x10 ft. structure can be built off-site in sections. Plans must be ordered. Ideas on securing a summer cabin to reduce the odds of burglary and vandalism. You can build a weekend retreat in the woods for the price of a new car. 14x18-ft cabin with sleeping loft. Est. cost: $9400. Plans available. The big-savings way into your own vacation home. Build-it-yourself. Cut the cost of a second home by 20%-50% with a stock plan and your own labor. Three different plans are described. A solar-powered cabin. How photovoltaic cells, battery storage and low-demand appliances bring electrical self-sufficiency to this small vacation home. Permanent campsite. Pole frame building built around a central fire pit is patterned after Madnan Indian earth-lodges. Cabin cellar. When building your own retreat in the woods, it might be wise to start with a small cellar (root cellar, outbuilding, ...). You can live in it and learn while building it. Canadian retreat. A compact cabin that features site-built structural elements and simple energy detailing (some of which is illustrated). Building a pole house. Two novice carpenters build a weekend retreat with 20-ft. poles, bolted connectors and a structural ridge. Building a 608 square-foot leisure home entirely framed with green lumber supplied by a local mill. A covered porch and open sundeck add another 352 sq. ft of usable floor space. Built of oak framing, oak roof sheathing, pine wall sheathing and some particle board. Est. cost: $2,500 (excluding wiring, insulation and fixtures). Tax-saving ideas. What you can write off when you rent out a vacation home. A second home for less than $1,500. A 24x16-ft. cabin features conventional framing and plywood sheathing set on concrete posts. Large picture windows and louvers decorate ends. Text and photos illustrate erection of a prefab vacation house. A 12x18-ft. A frame style guest house or cottage. Est. cost: $400. Checklist aids in closing up a summer cabin for the winter. Build a vacation home for under $1,200. Vacation home using rigid-frame plywood construction techniques costs only $4 per square foot in shell form. Framing is fabricated and then taken to building site. This design features a skylight roof peak running the full 32-foot length of the house. A heating system for your fun home. How to install your own furnace in a vacation home. Tips on selecting heater, installing ductwork and prefabricated metal chimneys. Building a cabin on a shoestring. Locating inexpensive land, preparing the site and building a basic structure. A different kind of leisure house, the Tilt House, with built-ins. This 8x8-ft. basic box is turned up on one corner and tilted 38 degrees off its horizontal axis. A bunk, desk top, sink, cook stove, toilet, and tub/shower are built in. A fun home you can build in a week. Modular cabin can be cut to dimension offsite. Uses 34 sheets of plywood. Measures 12x16ft. and has an 8x12-ft. sleeping loft. Est. cost (including woodstove): $2,000. An $800 portable house and pottery studio built from scrap materials. Kon Tipi, our home in the forest. How one couple designed and built a 1,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-story conical dwelling. Building the sun cottage. Part 5. The structural frame. Building the sun cottage. Part 6. The finish, insulation, and backfill. Building a microhouse, an 8x12-ft. structure that can be built for less that $1,000 (plus labor and site cost). How to afford a vacation home. New types of ownership viewed, including co-ownership, timesharing, and rentals. Fourteen fresh ideas for your vacation home. Six floor plans and views of vacation homes which you can build yourself. Plans available. Fourteen page section on vacation homes ranging in cost from $1,500 to $10,000. Includes photos, floor plans and information on obtaining working drawings. Four designs for year-round vacation homes. How to close up a vacation home. A checklist of closing chores. Cottage designed to utilize all or part of the built-in conveniences of a recreational vehicle (motorhome) while still allowing the RV to be driven away. Features a large garage into which the RV will fit and become a part of the cottage. A look at nine exciting vacation homes, what they cost, and where to get more information. Closing down a summer home. The emphais is on protecting plumbing and appliances which could be damaged by freezing. Pre-fab a vacation cabin in a home shop for less than $1,000. A second home for vacations. General details for a simple small house. Prefabricate a 24-ft. square summer cottage in your basement and then assemble it on site. Micro-vacation house designed by Ken Isaacs. Consists of a metal-pipe framework, within which are suspended a sleeping area, storage cabinets, cooking cabinet, ladder, etc. Has the portability of a tent but is more comfortable for long periods in one spot. The Lockbox House. Part 1. Pole-and-beam construction for erection on any rugged site. Totally enclosable for security from storms and vandals. Non-polluting, self-contained sewage system. The Lockbox House. Part 2. Framing for the two extensions which go beyond the basic 16-ft. cube structure. Inexpensive, easily-movable, two-man shelter built of plywood is erected on tetrahedron (lunar lander style) leg supports. Called the Microhut, several different ones on a vacation lot form a "village". The unit, designed by Ken Isaacs, has two levels. Est. cost (in kit form): $500. The Lockbox House. Part 3. Two unique roofing systems. (1) Metal-tile requiring no sheathing. (2) Seamless neoprene deck. The Lockbox House. Part 4. Installing a heat circulator type fireplace. The Lockbox House. Part 5. Installing the hidden grid suspended ceiling (Integrid) and the gutters and downspouts. The Lockbox House. Part 6. How the floors of the decks surrounding the house are hoisted up during the winter to cover the sliding glass doors that lead out onto the decks. (Idea can be adapted to any cabin.) The Lockbox House. Part 7. Installing a pre-hung molded plastic door and associated hardware. Construction shown for a two-story cabin which uses super-strong box-beam-wall construction. Cabins up to 24 feet square can be built which only need support at the four corners. Instructions tell how to frame and face a box beam for maximum strength. The Lockbox House. Part 8. Closing the lockbox. Materials and techniques for closing the walls and underfloors to make it weather-tight. Installing a shuttering system that closes all vulnerable glass from snoops, vandals and storm damage. The Lockbox House. Part 9. Installing an aerobic sewage disposal system which works differently than a septic system and does not require a large tile field. The Lockbox House. Part 10. How to frame a spiral stair kit into exposed-joist flooring. Making a living cube for all seasons. Modular wall panels let you change whole walls to fit the seasons. Any combination of solid wall, screened wall, windows and doors can be installed and removed as needed. Use as a backyard room or as a summer home. An 8x8-ft. starter costs $600. The Lockbox House. Part 11. Installing a 7x10 ft. open kitchen, a built-in vacuum system, self-venting range and Armstrong Integrid ceilings. The Lockbox House. Part 12. How sheet vinyl flooring was laid in the Lockbox house. The Lockbox House. Part 13. Electronic security for the leisure home. Includes a surveillance camera, a remote station intercom and an ionization smoke and fire detector. The Lockbox House. Part 14. Radiant panel heaters installed. The Lockbox House. Part 15. Final installment. Action built-ins for leisure-home bedrooms. Fold-down beds, fold away walls, wall-mounted headboard that tilts out at bottom to form backrest, hidden storage areas, etc. Build a tent cabin. A small vacation shelter is half wood and half canvas. The wooden part is 4-ft. wide, 8-ft. long and 8-ft. tall. One wall folds down to form the floor of the tent section which is 8-ft. square. Est. cost: $500. Motor home or travel trailer is an integral part of this vacation cottage to avoid costly duplication of facilities. The trailer is pulled inside a garage and may still be hauled behind your car when you have the urge to travel. Blueprints cost: $35. How to beef up your leisure-home security. Installing improved locks, braces, and alarm systems. Custom-designed leisure home. Description and information for ordering blueprints. Three simple retreats. (1) A cabin without walls, (2) a gazebo and raised deck, and (3) a portable tent pavilion. Minimal construction information is furnished. Vacation home built in three stages. Panels prefabricated in basement and hauled to site for assembly. Blueprints available. Can be converted to year-round home. Part 1. Vacation home built in three stages. Part 2. Vacation home built in three stages. Part 3. How to custom-finish an A-frame vacation home. Article includes detailed instructions for installation of prefinished hardboard planking on the walls, plus plans for a snack bar and built-in sofa bed. A 20x30 ft. owner built cabin rests on 4x6 treated posts set on concrete footings. One large room facilitates heating with wood stove. Sleeping loft over the kitchen area. Estimated cost: $5000. | |||||||||
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