Very quick.......... I might have missed this in previous posts, but are you planning on skinning the walls with sheet tin also?
I have enjoyed keeping up with all the welding rods you have burned.........ha
Rwc
Actually I plan to skin the exterior with plywood then Tyveck covered with Cedar tongue and groove siding.
I got a deal on both the plywood and siding. On the plywood I bought a bundle from Lowes, regular price for all the sheets was around $1200.00 I offered them $100 to take it off of their hands, the counter offered at $140.00. (Pic1)
The siding I got from a lumber company that was going out of business. they had two large bundles (8 footers and 16 footers) I offered them $400.00 for it all. They agreed. After I bought it I counted the pieces and calculated what it would have cost me buying new. I was shocked to find out it was over $14,000.00 worth. Man I was lucky to find that deal. (pic 2)
On the inside I am going to do the same but I will have a rusty tin wainscoting from the floor up to chair rail height. Cedar siding from there up to the ceiling. and new corrugated shiny tin on the ceiling. I bought the rusty tin for $100.00 from an old farm house that was sold to a developer. I think I got about 30 8 foot panels.
This is the reason I will be able to have this cabin built on such a small budget. We find deals and build based on what we have on hand.
Another example is the shower house silo; I got that totally free along with another larger Silo that we will make into a storage building. I had no idea what I was going to do with them, but took them out there and as we were building got the idea to add it on the deck and make an shower house/bathroom, which gives us more livable space in the cabin. It is now absolutely the focal point of the build, it will totally make the cabin feel rustic which was what I wanted.
Overall I want the look of an OLD cabin. not a steel building, But I wanted it to last longer than a stick built or prefab shed cabin. I hope I am doing things right to accomplish that.
Actually I plan to skin the exterior with plywood then Tyveck covered with Cedar tongue and groove siding.
I got a deal on both the plywood and siding. On the plywood I bought a bundle from Lowes, regular price for all the sheets was around $1200.00 I offered them $100 to take it off of their hands, the counter offered at $140.00. (Pic1)
The siding I got from a lumber company that was going out of business. they had two large bundles (8 footers and 16 footers) I offered them $400.00 for it all. They agreed. After I bought it I counted the pieces and calculated what it would have cost me buying new. I was shocked to find out it was over $14,000.00 worth. Man I was lucky to find that deal. (pic 2)
On the inside I am going to do the same but I will have a rusty tin wainscoting from the floor up to chair rail height. Cedar siding from there up to the ceiling. and new corrugated shiny tin on the ceiling. I bought the rusty tin for $100.00 from an old farm house that was sold to a developer. I think I got about 30 8 foot panels.
This is the reason I will be able to have this cabin built on such a small budget. We find deals and build based on what we have on hand.
Another example is the shower house silo; I got that totally free along with another larger Silo that we will make into a storage building. I had no idea what I was going to do with them, but took them out there and as we were building got the idea to add it on the deck and make an shower house/bathroom, which gives us more livable space in the cabin. It is now absolutely the focal point of the build, it will totally make the cabin feel rustic which was what I wanted.
Overall I want the look of an OLD cabin. not a steel building, But I wanted it to last longer than a stick built or prefab shed cabin. I hope I am doing things right to accomplish that.
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