4-8k depending on how thick you want it for 1300sqft

1300sqft exterior walls and ceiling I should say (my cabin)

Very nice. Following with interest.

So, I have received several pm's with great ideas on the cabin and a few that pointed out things I probably should have done (hindsight 20/20) so I will post my thoughts on things going forward to see if people have any suggestions as I go.

For the front of the cabin I wanted to do a covered porch but because of the pitch of the roof the "cover" would be too low and would be about at the height of the door frame. Other option would be to tie into roof and cut tin and do flashing and all of that. It would also mess up my plans for the stove down the road as I want it in that corner of cabin and would have two "roofs" to go through if that makes sense. I thought about what I really needed and basically just want a place to kick my shoes off before I go into cabin and stay dry while doing it if its raining. So I found this and think this is what I will do:



Speaking of stoves, I know a lot of people have them on here and am curious about the different methods of running the pipe. I have heard the side wall method does not draw as good and most people recommend the roof exit. I saw this and like the look but am leaning towards going through the roof:




The walls in bedrooms will be done in dry wall and the ceilings will be done similar to what is shown here:



As for the walls in the remainder of the cabin I like the wider planks like this:



The kitchen will be small but functional. I am leaning towards having someone build custom cabinets to make the most of the space. It will be very similar in layout to this:



Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Here are some fun pics for your time:

dropping off our deer at processor and my buddy could not resist:



killed a few weeks back at the farm:



Life before closed cell insulation:



Hope you enjoy....

Made my way down to the farm with my 4 year old boy for a "guy's weekend" with another buddy and his 5 year old boy. This was the first time my boy had spent the night away from his mama so it was a big weekend for me as a dad and it went great. We called to a few turkeys but mainly just hung out and played with the boys around the cabin and got some work done as well.





We got all the walls taped and mudded in the bedrooms and kitchen area. This was not the original plan but a buddy suggested the mixture of drywall and T&G would mix it up and give the cabin some contrast and I think he was right, it looks great. We did regular pine T&G from home depot on ceilings.







For the rest of the cabin we used pine with a blue stain caused by a beetle apparently. I got the lumber from a mill in KY on my way to the cabin a couple of moths ago and it looks awesome. KY lumber mill in Allensville KY if anyone is interested. They have several CL ads with pics.











The central heat and air is being installed as we speak and I am looking forward to that because the cabin is basically a sauna to work in right now and this will make things much better for us moving forward. The air handler is in the master closet and the unit is on the backside of the house to hide it from the initial approach to the cabin.

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The next project is to knock out the ceiling. For that I am buying 12" wide shiplap from the Allensville KY mill and going to paint it white. Then stain the beams really dark to add some color up there. Will also install the fans that weekend while I have the scaffolding rented.

Then we will move to the floors. This is where I am torn between the lifeproof vinyl "wood" floors which is easy install and has a great warranty and using real pine T&G flooring which requires sanding and poly. I like the look of the real wood but don't know how well they will hold up in a cabin with the dogs and kids wearing them out. Anyone use the lifeproof or pergo stuff? Opinions?

I got a deer back from taxidermist that I killed back in 2009 and I think it turned out great. I needed a cape because my freezer went out before I got him to the taxidermist that year and just never did get around to finding a cape and taking him in until now. My buddy killed a big messed up rack last year and I saved the cape for my deer and took him to Fosters in Montgomery and got it back a few weeks ago. Also got my buddy's buck back at the same time. It turned out really pretty with the velvet still on it.

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That is awesome!

Very nice!

Dumb question and you may have already told. But why did you build it up off the ground?

Thanks guys!

I just liked this style cabin I guess. I needed the crawl space obviously to fit under the thing to work on it (plumbing, electrical, duct work for AC) and was not a fan of the look of the cement block foundations on cabins so this is what I went with. Down the road I will look into other options such as cement piers or something but those 6x6's aren't going anywhere anytime soon I hope.

That looks great!

Man... It's looking great. The difference between me and you is that you're actually getting your's finished.

With just Mrs. Irish and I working on the weekends our's seems to be taking forever.

I guess the only saving grace is that all the sweat equity is saving us having a mortgage in the end. When it's all said and done and we drive that last nail it will already be paid for. There is some comfort in having a place that's all yours.

We were going to go with the spray foam until we found out how much it cost. The the guy told me he could insulate it with R-13 bats, foam all the small gaps, and caulk all the seams all for $771 and that sounded like the deal for a 1100 S.F. cabin. I have house wrap, plus 3/8" OSB, plus siding on the outside, and then we will have 3/4" ship lap on the inside. So with all that and the way the cabin is built, tall and narrow, I don't think I'm going to have any problem heating or cooling... I hope.

Looks good. I'll be doing something similar in the near future. I'm thinking of using a repo 16'x52' portable building and finishing it out on the inside.

Man that is a sweet setup... I bet a stack rock fireplace would look great in there and I see a spot you guys are overlooking on that map where I need to hang a stand at... I really like your Cabin and thanks for sharing...

Thanks Irish. Do not be fooled, this is taking forever! It is me and 2 buddies working on it when we have time. I live 8.5 hours away and my 2 buddies live 4.5 hours away. We are lucky to get there once every two months but work almost 20 hour days when we do go down for a long weekend. I just haven't posted in a while so this was several weekends of work included in the one post. We did outsource the central ac and the insulation so that sped things up there.

I couldn't agree more on paying as you go. It is nice to not take on any additional bills while doing this. Being so far away helps slow down the process so I can afford more at a time when I do go down. I think you mentioned that in your last post:)

I saw your insulation and that is a heck of a deal and I think you made the right choice. You have plenty of protection there! I do not have a house wrap although I was supposed to, so I had to pay for the closed cell insulation. I love following your thread, keep it up. Everything is looking great.

That is an awesome idea. I liked the old school trailers or construction office buildings for a camp for the longest time. Very easy to customize and cheap!

Thank you sir! I agree on the fireplace for sure, would be killer. Seems overwhelming for me to do and I imagine it would be pricey but worth looing into. haha that map is very popular during hunting season...all of us gather around that thing like a press conference and wargame the next day. Too funny.

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It has been a while since I updated this post so sorry for the length. I had the central heat and a/c installed back in May I believe and it works great. I had to give up some room in the master closet for the return. I wanted a packaged unit outside but my ac guy talked me out of it for whatever reason and I went traditional.







Me and a friend went down to the farm over labor day and got the ceiling shiplap installed, beams wrapped, ceiling fans hung and lights hung. It made for a long weekend but it turned out great I think.













We got back down to the farm Columbus day weekend and we worked on installing the floors. We both brought our boys so we didn't work like we normally do but had some good bonding time with them and managed to install the floors on the first floor completely. I knew we would be pressed for time on this particular trip so I pre-stained each board in my garage the week prior and installed stained planks. I do not recommend that, it took forever.



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A good buddy went down there about a month and a half ago and trimmed all of the windows but two out for me. He did a great job and it has made me realize we are almost done with the "construction" part of the job and will be moving into the trim work soon.

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I will head back down next time to finish loft flooring and hang doors for the bedrooms and bathroom. I will also be hanging the barn doors for the closet. I went to southeastern salvage and picked up knotty pine double panel doors. They are gonna look great.

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Sorry too much for aldeer to handle I guess in one post. Hopefully this works.

First pic was supposed to be of ac, not deer must have still been copied from my test run before, ac outside pic:



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A good buddy went down there about a month and a half ago and trimmed all of the windows but two out for me. He did a great job and it has made me realize we are almost done with the "construction" part of the job and will be moving into the trim work soon.









I will head back down next time to finish loft flooring and hang doors for the bedrooms and bathroom. I will also be hanging the barn doors for the closet. I went to southeastern salvage and picked up knotty pine double panel doors. They are gonna look great.