Here is a handy tool I find online! Once the survey is done in a couple of weeks I will take some slope measurements. I think they will do that with the survey, but won't hurt to have them too!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Slope measurement
Here is a handy tool I find online! Once the survey is done in a couple of weeks I will take some slope measurements. I think they will do that with the survey, but won't hurt to have them too!
Monday, May 24, 2010
In the mean time...
This is my home away from home while up in the mountain building the cabin. It's small...but it does the job!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Shopping for quotes
Here is a form I used when gathering quotes for the services I needed, a good way to organize your quotes and see which companies can offer package pricing. I also kept an excel spreadsheet with all there info and pricing, for comparison. You can call your local inspector or log on to the county's website for a list of certified companies! I went with a company that is doing all the services listed, with a package discount!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Shell or no shell
Deciding between buying a cabin kit versus building a cabin from scratch was not easy. A cabin kit allows me to slap the shell up a lot faster, but does cost three to five times as much. Building a cabin from scratch allows me more control over the design and features.
In the end, through a lot of research, I found that a cabin kit still requires an extensive knowledge of building and labor. So to pay for the labor of someone else building the shell and then having to still do a lot of the labor myself didn't make much sense.
My grandfather encouraged me to just build it myself, with a lot of wisdom from his direction! He even convinced me to install the septic system myself...yikes! Good thing he has done this many times before in his day!
In the end, through a lot of research, I found that a cabin kit still requires an extensive knowledge of building and labor. So to pay for the labor of someone else building the shell and then having to still do a lot of the labor myself didn't make much sense.
My grandfather encouraged me to just build it myself, with a lot of wisdom from his direction! He even convinced me to install the septic system myself...yikes! Good thing he has done this many times before in his day!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Getting Started
After calling the local building inspector, permits department and health department I can begin to plan my project. I found out that I need to install a complete septic system prior to getting building permits, something my grandfather didn't need to do 50 years ago.
I hired a local firm near the site that will complete the survey of the land, septic plans, septic tests and complete cabin plans. Since the property is in a seasonal area, they cannot start on the survey until the beginning of June.
This property has no utility access...AT ALL! So a lot of thought will go into how and what I will do to have water and power.
Side note: I was lucky enough to not have to purchase the land first, my family has land that I am using.
I hired a local firm near the site that will complete the survey of the land, septic plans, septic tests and complete cabin plans. Since the property is in a seasonal area, they cannot start on the survey until the beginning of June.
This property has no utility access...AT ALL! So a lot of thought will go into how and what I will do to have water and power.
Side note: I was lucky enough to not have to purchase the land first, my family has land that I am using.
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