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Bids Cabin

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In the spring of 2017 I started building an off grid cabin on my 40 acres in Central Wisconsin. The cabin sits above the ground on reclaimed wood high tension power line poles sunk 6 feet in the ground and 3 feet above. The cabin is 800 sq. ft. with 2x6 studs, 10 foot walls, plenty of windows, and a vaulted 6/12 rise ceiling. It is powered by a solar power system, and generator power when needed. It is heated with an Old Timer wood stove that I restored, and also a Remington Vent Free wall furnace as a backup. It has a steel roof pitched at 8/12 and cedar trim around the windows, doors, and siding seems. I only work the cabin 1 to 2 weekends per month as I live outside of Chicago, so it has taken a while to get it to where it is.

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  • Wow! Such an incredible job! What was your favorite part of the building process?
    By RYOBI Nation, on October 16, 2018
    • I think my favorite part was getting the sheathing, roof, windows and doors on because it had finally taken its shape and I then knew what I was actually working with.  The most fun is yet to come though, I am buying the 1x8 carsiding to put on the ceiling at the beginning of November, so the inside will start to transform.
      By harley1551_48591, on October 17, 2018 (edited)
  • How long did it take you to build ?
    Also did you just saw off the tops of power poles after you put down the frame to get them even ?
    By Big_Guwop, on October 22, 2018
    • We broke ground in April of 2017, and we finally got it insulated in late september of 2018.  We only worked on it a couple of weekends per month though and in the winter the snow gets too deep sometimes to even get to the cabin as it is 80 acres deep in the woods.  

      Yes, we put all of the poles in the ground first, then we put the boards to the poles and made sure we were level and square, then i cut the tops off of the poles with a chainsaw.  
      By harley1551_48591, on October 22, 2018

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Bids Cabin

by harley1551_48591
Oct 16, 2018
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In the spring of 2017 I started building an off grid cabin on my 40 acres in Central Wisconsin. The cabin sits above the ground on reclaimed wood high tension power line poles sunk 6 feet in the ground and 3 feet above. The cabin is 800 sq. ft. with 2x6 studs, 10 foot walls, plenty of windows, and a vaulted 6/12 rise ceiling. It is powered by a solar power system, and generator power when needed. It is heated with an Old Timer wood stove that I restored, and also a Remington Vent Free wall furnace as a backup. It has a steel roof pitched at 8/12 and cedar trim around the windows, doors, and siding seems. I only work the cabin 1 to 2 weekends per month as I live outside of Chicago, so it has taken a while to get it to where it is.