Bought a cabin
February 2, 2008 - Bought the cabin and received the plans. The cabin will be delivered later.
Going to make a pier type foundation on 8" piers. Nine holes about 2 feet deep. I am going to make aluminum termite barriers so as not to put any chemicals down on the property and keep it "organic" The door on the cabin is basically a cheap 2 inch thick rough pine door with a simple thumb latch. Pricing a door today for about $150 and will install that as well as another window.
No septic...I can get a Thetford portable toilet similar to the one in my pop-up camper for about $160. Everything goes into a sealed tank that can be removed and dumped.
Found a Solar powered battery charger that can hook up to a Xantex power 1500 watt system that includes an inverter and two 125V 60 Hz outlets. Solar power panels are 60 watts and the entire system is less $600. It also comes with a cigarette lighter charger and a regular 125 volt charger. Battery and inverter come with a handle and wheels for portability.
Going to try and make it down this week and buy two 12" corrugated pipes and a connector for the driveway connection (VDOT to install). Also hope to get the Forrester to meet me there to discuss clearing about 5 acres of land.
Hope to have the cabin built in the next 4 months!!
Going to make a pier type foundation on 8" piers. Nine holes about 2 feet deep. I am going to make aluminum termite barriers so as not to put any chemicals down on the property and keep it "organic" The door on the cabin is basically a cheap 2 inch thick rough pine door with a simple thumb latch. Pricing a door today for about $150 and will install that as well as another window.
No septic...I can get a Thetford portable toilet similar to the one in my pop-up camper for about $160. Everything goes into a sealed tank that can be removed and dumped.
Found a Solar powered battery charger that can hook up to a Xantex power 1500 watt system that includes an inverter and two 125V 60 Hz outlets. Solar power panels are 60 watts and the entire system is less $600. It also comes with a cigarette lighter charger and a regular 125 volt charger. Battery and inverter come with a handle and wheels for portability.
Going to try and make it down this week and buy two 12" corrugated pipes and a connector for the driveway connection (VDOT to install). Also hope to get the Forrester to meet me there to discuss clearing about 5 acres of land.
Hope to have the cabin built in the next 4 months!!
posted by Kyanite Acres Farm at
10:48 AM
1 Comments:
Greetings from Wisconsin
You have a pretty cool plan here. Might want to consider a bigger tractor to do the work for you. I have a 40 hp JD and many times I wish I had a 60hp. As for the backhoe you can save thousands of dollors by just renting one when you need it for a couple of hundred dollars. Take the money you save on the back hoe and put it towards a bigger tractor. This also frees up your tractor for other necessary attachments. There are a lot of good deals on tractors and accessories on craigslist.com. Glad to see your having fun. Hope to see you guys soon.
John Kaminski
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