Anyone built a cabin before? Advice?

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Thinking about building a modified A-Frame cabin on a plot of land. Doing most of the work myself, with contractors for the toughest parts. Anyone done it before? Costs? Advice?Would be great to hear about your experience.

quaquaqua1 · Accepted Answer

My opinion is that sadly in 2020, most local governments will make it very difficult for you to comply with the building rules if your goal is a house that is anything different from what a "normal" house is.
Like the other commenter suggested, try with a shed, or even better, try making a tabletop model of your cabin with all the measurements and cutting scaled down from your ultimate goal.
If you do find a place to build, then great! But most likely it would be occuring in an area so far outside of town that it would be a very different life from suburb living.
Though I do know of a few people who made a house within a house....

techslave · Answer

ever built anything? done a major remodel? practice first by building a shed in your backyard. you don&rsquo;t want your cabin to be your first rodeo.most important is learning to hire quality subs. very very hard if you&rsquo;re not a GC in the biz.

Anyone built a cabin before? Advice?

Thinking about building a modified A-Frame cabin on a plot of land. Doing most of the work myself, with contractors for the toughest parts. Anyone done it before? Costs? Advice?
Would be great to hear about your experience.

ever built anything? done a major remodel? practice first by building a shed in your backyard. you don’t want your cabin to be your first rodeo.
most important is learning to hire quality subs. very very hard if you’re not a GC in the biz.