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Tiny Off Grid Cabin Made from Pallets and Reclaimed Lumber
www.1001pallets.com/2015/03/tiny-cabin-made-pallets-recla...
This cabin is mostly made from pallets and reclaimed lumber from dumpsters and local landfill. I started this cabin on November 7th of 2014. I have enjoyed building without any plans. I just use the material that I had and figure it out as I go. I have bought the 4x4's that supports the frame of the cabin. They are concreted into the ground. I bought the treated 2x4's that make up the frame of the roof and floor, and I bought advantech sheets (4x8 Sheets) for the flooring. The rest is pallet wood and reclaimed lumber. I got a great deal on the metal for the roof, a local hardware store was going out of business and I bought all they had. I used it all on this project. Me and my 3 dogs have built every piece of it. We've done it all. The cabin is 12'ft x 12'ft and I squared it up by laying like pallets on the ground and then I just dug holes for the 4x4's beside the pallets as they were on the ground. I set the 4x4's in concrete and then I let concrete cure for a few days and on November 9th of 2014 I laid the first pallets for the frame. The framing is made of of larger than normal pallets, 8' to 10' ft in length and about 4 ft wide. I got all the framing pallets from the landfill. The pallets are set on concrete blocks that were leveled. I attached the pallets to the 4x4's and I attached the pallets together using 2x4's. Once I got the frame up I then started using old decking wood as the siding I got from a friend that replaced his deck around his pool. Once the siding was on, I added the roof. I got the window on the front from a friend that recently replaced their windows on their house. The front porch is one big pallet from Lowes. Its made up of landscape timber on the bottom and 2x4's. I used reclaimed lumber I had to put on top of the pallet. It turned out just right to set a rocking chair on. Then I added the frame for the floor and put the advantech sheets on top of the frame of the floor. I then started on the lean 2 I added. I once again purchased the 4x4's and set them in concrete. The frame for the roof on the lean 2 come from a large pallet from Lowes' and the local landfill. I added a large pallet for the back wall under the lean 2. Just something to block the wind because this is where I'm going to be BBQ'n.. I then added the front door and the door believe it or not was found in a dumpster. It was an awesome find. This is where I'm at. This weekend (Feb 14) I am taking some broken down pallet wood to get planed to the same thickness to install on top of the advantech sheets. Its mostly red oak and should make a beautiful hard wood floor. Then I will be insulating the walls/ceiling, adding a wood stove, pallet furniture, etc.. So, I hope you check out my face book page to keep up with the updates.
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Website: The Pallet Cabin !
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Tiny Off Grid Cabin Made from Pallets and Reclaimed Lumber
www.1001pallets.com/2015/03/tiny-cabin-made-pallets-recla...
This cabin is mostly made from pallets and reclaimed lumber from dumpsters and local landfill. I started this cabin on November 7th of 2014. I have enjoyed building without any plans. I just use the material that I had and figure it out as I go. I have bought the 4x4's that supports the frame of the cabin. They are concreted into the ground. I bought the treated 2x4's that make up the frame of the roof and floor, and I bought advantech sheets (4x8 Sheets) for the flooring. The rest is pallet wood and reclaimed lumber. I got a great deal on the metal for the roof, a local hardware store was going out of business and I bought all they had. I used it all on this project. Me and my 3 dogs have built every piece of it. We've done it all. The cabin is 12'ft x 12'ft and I squared it up by laying like pallets on the ground and then I just dug holes for the 4x4's beside the pallets as they were on the ground. I set the 4x4's in concrete and then I let concrete cure for a few days and on November 9th of 2014 I laid the first pallets for the frame. The framing is made of of larger than normal pallets, 8' to 10' ft in length and about 4 ft wide. I got all the framing pallets from the landfill. The pallets are set on concrete blocks that were leveled. I attached the pallets to the 4x4's and I attached the pallets together using 2x4's. Once I got the frame up I then started using old decking wood as the siding I got from a friend that replaced his deck around his pool. Once the siding was on, I added the roof. I got the window on the front from a friend that recently replaced their windows on their house. The front porch is one big pallet from Lowes. Its made up of landscape timber on the bottom and 2x4's. I used reclaimed lumber I had to put on top of the pallet. It turned out just right to set a rocking chair on. Then I added the frame for the floor and put the advantech sheets on top of the frame of the floor. I then started on the lean 2 I added. I once again purchased the 4x4's and set them in concrete. The frame for the roof on the lean 2 come from a large pallet from Lowes' and the local landfill. I added a large pallet for the back wall under the lean 2. Just something to block the wind because this is where I'm going to be BBQ'n.. I then added the front door and the door believe it or not was found in a dumpster. It was an awesome find. This is where I'm at. This weekend (Feb 14) I am taking some broken down pallet wood to get planed to the same thickness to install on top of the advantech sheets. Its mostly red oak and should make a beautiful hard wood floor. Then I will be insulating the walls/ceiling, adding a wood stove, pallet furniture, etc.. So, I hope you check out my face book page to keep up with the updates.
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Website: The Pallet Cabin !
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