Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A-Frame Elevations and Sketches

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I'm uploading a few of our design drawings that people have requested. A front and rear framing elevation (note we ended up moving the ...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Finished Product!

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Well it's certainly been awhile since I've posted anything on this blog... that's simply because we've been so busy enjoying...
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Sunday, September 21, 2008

This is Starting to Look Like a Cabin

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With the windows installed and the the Typar wrap on, our piles of wood seemed to finally transform into something resembling a cabin.
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Framing the A-Frame

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Once the "A's" were all up, it was time to frame-up the cabin. The first and most critical part was to install the roof deckin...

Trespassers

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Now that we're "land-owners" we made sure to hang-up our No Trespassing signs. After-all this is our property and we can...

Makin the "A's"

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Lesson # 1 when building a cabin... it's going to cost twice as much and take twice as long as you plan. Certainly, if money wasn'...
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Thursday, September 4, 2008

The Foundation

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For cost and convenience, we opted for concrete pilings and box beams for our foundation. The concrete pilings are 4' deep by 12" ...
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All of this is ours?

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Our cabin is being built in far-Northern Wisconsin, a beautiful land of pristine lakes and deep wilderness. Seasonal tourism is the basis o...
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Getting Started

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The A-Frame design is intended to be sturdy and simple. On paper, it certainly seems to be a simple task... bolt a few pieces of lumber tog...
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