John's Cabin Project

I started work on the cabin in mid-July 2007. It has no practical purpose, except enjoyment, which started with its construction.

The cabin's dimensions are 11' x 18', with a main room of about 11' x 12', leaving a 6' x 6' storeroom at the north end and an entry passage beside it.

Framing is all 2" x 6" fir, except for the gable framing (2" x 4") and one partition wall (2" x 8").

Siding is 1" x 6" rough-sawn cedar. The walls are insulated with one-inch rigid foam insulation, and the interior walls are 1" x 6" fir. There is no sheetrock. The interior gables are of maple, bought rough-sawn, then sanded and stained.

There is power but no plumbing.

Windows tip out at the top. They are used multi-pane windows.

The loft is for play, mostly by kids, and accessible by ladder. The whole building is for play by adults.

The roof is metal over 1" x 6" fir. There is one inch of rigid foam insulation on top of the wood and under the metal.

The exterior gables are cedar shingled.

In July 2012, just before we moved to our new house in SW Portland, we had the cabin moved from our old property to the property of our neighbors and good friends, Deb and Jen. There we laid down a foundation of packed gravel for the 6"x6" skids on which the cabin rests. It still has power. We visit it often.

I've taken pictures along the way, and they are below, in reverse order.

Home Page

July 2012, at its new home

July 2012, ready to move

Fall '09

Fall '09
Shingled Gables

Fall '09
Gable interior

Spring '09

Spring '09

Southest Corner
Spring '09

Northwest Corner
Spring '09

South Wall
Spring '09

Best Corner
Spring '09

Reading Corner
Spring '09

Pendant Light
Spring '09

Looking Northeast
Spring '09

Looking Northwest
Spring '09

From the Southeast
Spring '09

From the Northeast
Spring '09

From the Northeast
December '08

First snow (December '08)

First snow (Early December '08)

At night, lights on (December '08)

Main door and step (December '08)

December 2008

Electrical "System"

Subpanel, in storeroom

Subpanel, breakers and circuits

West and south side windows

Clare, John, and Bill (November '08)

January 26, 2008

January 26, 2008

December 8, 2007

September 26, 2007

September 26, 2007

September 26, 2007

September 26, 2007

September 26, 2007

August 24, 2007

August 24, 2007

Mary, Carl, and John
August 23, 2007

John and Carl
August 23, 2007

Jack
August 23, 2007

John
August 23, 2007

August 23, 2007

August 11, 2007

August 11, 2007

August 7, 2007

July 29, 2007

July 28, 2007

July 27, 2007

July 23, 2007

July 22, 2007

July 21, 2007

July 20, 2007