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November 13, 2019 12:57 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Vgpg1i0vt1Q/build-your-own-a-frame-cabin-f.html
Build your own A-Frame cabin for "around $8,000"
At Field Mag, Andrew Szeto explains the fundamentals of building a basic A-Frame cabin. He writes that you can get it done for about $8,000, not including land.
The most major lesson learned is I should have gone bigger. Don't get me wrong, the cabin is awesome, but heck, an extra 5-10 feet in both directions would have been a game changer and made it a little more habitable. But to see a thing you built come to life is the greatest gift you can give yourself in my opinion.
A strong theme is not to go cheap on materials: don't use thin plywood for the interior, don't use polycarbonate roofing, don't build without properly levelling the land under it. Read the rest
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