Cabin construction ideas

[Bolt action]

@First-light your cabin looks great. Mind if I ask what your all in cost was? Feel free to PM if you'd prefer. I really like the T&G interior and the simple but functional kitchen. 

[virgil]

My experience was similar to First-Light.  My place is 20' by 30' with a loft/sleeping area, living/dining/kitchen area and bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor.  I had the shell of the cabin built by an Amish crew and finished the buildout myself.  The cost for the shell build was about $20K.  Additional expenses were the site prep/excavation/septic, around $20K.  Well drilling cost about another $9k.  Bringing power to the cabin didn't cost anything as there was a pole close enough.  The buildout cost around another $10k.  All of this was done in 20215/16.

[First-light]

26 minutes ago, virgil said:

My experience was similar to First-Light.  My place is 20' by 30' with a loft/sleeping area, living/dining/kitchen area and bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor.  I had the shell of the cabin built by an Amish crew and finished the buildout myself.  The cost for the shell build was about $20K.  Additional expenses were the site prep/excavation/septic, around $20K.  Well drilling cost about another $9k.  Bringing power to the cabin didn't cost anything as there was a pole close enough.  The buildout cost around another $10k.  All of this was done in 20215/16.

Nice and not a bad price. It's funny this thread came up but this year I'm putting a bunk house near the cabin. With me moving up there full time my guests want a 16x20 bunk house. 

[First-light]

48 minutes ago, Bolt action said:

@First-light your cabin looks great. Mind if I ask what your all in cost was? Feel free to PM if you'd prefer. I really like the T&G interior and the simple but functional kitchen. 

2007 prices as I can remember........

Cabin shell, driveway and grading   $15,000

Electric REA electric charged me $1,200 for a pole (I got a free water heater in the deal 50 gal)

Run electric under ground to cabin, 200 amp service and wire inside cabin $2,600

Water Dansville water works did the well 185' I believe it was around $6,000

Septic Tank and leech field $5,000

Kitchen and bath cabinets $2,700

Wood floor $800

Plumbing is all PEX. I made the system with blow out lines for the winter. Everything gets drained and blown out. RV antifreeze in traps. Cost probably $500.

That is ship lap on the walls and ceiling. At the time it sold for 27 cents a board foot. That came from Watkins Glenn lumber. I really have no idea on final cost but if I had to take a stab at it $3,000

The small heat stove and cook stove is propane.  

Those were the big ticket items. 3 of us did all the finish work. That saved a ton of money.  

Total $36,800.  (2007 prices)

 

[virgil]

I installed a tankless water heater to make it easier to winterize between visits.  An unanticipated cost was insulation- local code forced me to use spray foam in the ceiling.  That was costly- around $4k if i remember right.  Also due to code, I was not allowed to have a wood stove as the primary heat source- i use electric baseboard instead.

[land 1]

man code enforcement sounds like a pain in some areas my codes guy looked threw a window i wasnt even there and when i just had a shell and said your all set

[First-light]

2 hours ago, virgil said:

I installed a tankless water heater to make it easier to winterize between visits.  An unanticipated cost was insulation- local code forced me to use spray foam in the ceiling.  That was costly- around $4k if i remember right.  Also due to code, I was not allowed to have a wood stove as the primary heat source- i use electric baseboard instead.

Wow thats sucks. I'm thinking about hot water on demand. I also have temp baseboard heat. That will become permanent when I get up there. I have a propane stove in the cabin and a wood stove in the addition. This is the addition to the cabin the way it is now. Full basement underneath. 

[UpStateRedNeck]

Love this thread, I'm planning on doing the same thing sometime in the next couple years. 

Need to get a real road built first.  Anyone have any idea of how much roughly 800 yards of road building costs?  Primarily along a field edge.  We could fix the road that currently goes to my dad's cabin, but the property line runs down the middle of it.

[land 1]

find a local guy or farmer with a dozer much cheaper dont need a perfect drive for a camp

[land 1]

gotta say some of your guys camp are better then my house i kept it simple no running water flush toilet with water collected off roof, bring water to cook, drink, dishes in 1 gallon milk jugs lights etc.   runs by honda generator or batteries, wood stove is only heat source...

[9jNYstarkOH]

2 hours ago, land 1 said:

gotta say some of your guys camp are better then my house i kept it simple no running water flush toilet with water collected off roof, bring water to cook, drink, dishes in 1 gallon milk jugs lights etc.   runs by honda generator or batteries, wood stove is only heat source...

I always like the propane lights in my grandparents cabin nice relaxing orange glow. Much more relaxing than listening to the generator.

https://www.propanegaslight.com/lighting/paulin-humphrey-mr.-heater-indoor-gas-lights-9-1.html

[land 1]

i gotta say dont mind the propane lights but had a scare 15 yrs back at a buddies camp had a light on low when every one slept and thank go one of the guys woke up for what ever reason light malfunctioned and camp was on fire,, and with the honda generator dont even even hear it running outside seperated by two walls.....

[Chef]

Here are some inside finished pictures. The bath does have a stall shower and a 50 gallon hot water heater. 

Dude this is awesome… what was the total all in investment after well septic and finishing ?


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[escpen]

I have seen suggestions about building on skids and not being taxed. I would check with the town you plan on building in.
I know locally we are getting taxed on these structures over a certain size. 

Anything over 12x12 is taxed and requires a permit in the town where my hunting property is located.


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[land 1]

camps are for drinking beer and killing deer dont over think it but those are some nice places

[Robhuntandfish]

I def miss my camp. It was pretty basic of two rooms and a bathroom, and a porch. But it was a nice place to get away.  Just it got so didn't go there much and it always needed work as it was very old.  Made of old overlapping slabwood about 100 years ago.  It got to be a bit of a burden with two places to take care of and I have better hunting and fishing right by the house. 

But those times of poker games and beers and hunting and fishing up there were just great.  

[Moho81]

7 hours ago, land 1 said:

camps are for drinking beer and killing deer dont over think it but those are some nice places

While I don't necessarily disagree with this statement when you have a family a camp is also a nice place to spend time away from the house no matter what time of year it is. 

I know my family will venture off to our camp all through out the year to hang out and get away. The nicer the camp the better chance you have of going there more than just during the hunting season. 

[First-light]

13 hours ago, Chef said:

Dude this is awesome… what was the total all in investment after well septic and finishing ?


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Thanks I love it there. I totaled up about 40k for the original cabin. The extension cost 18k.