The cap block in the bottom of the hole for the foundation would spread the load out and seems a good idea. I had considered doing a cantilever foundation on mine so I had fewer footers and easier to level. This type works good for a narrow building.
What a beautiful spot. My little 1 bedroom 13'x30' "cabin" is a 1970 stick built lean-to style and I absolutely love it. The only downfall is I'm surrounded by old oaks that are huge. In a perfect world I could hire someone to come in and take the immediate ones around the house down...one of these days. I'd definitely take some of the huge ones down before building. Mine are starting to shed limbs the size of small trees now...one landed on the roof of my truck last summer and bounced off almost hitting my Jeep. That woke me up. Thankfully it didn't smash out any windows, just a dent about the rear slider and a broken 2x6 on the flatbed.🙄 Have you considered one of those composting toilets?
Dude, that wood be a really nice spot to build something like that!! That's a really nice view there. Like you said, if shtf does still end up taking place sometime down the road, you'd want to be able to stay there and it not be so inconvenient for the two of you so I'd keep everything as close as possible and if you do have to run drains for a bathroom then just run the pipe out reasonable distance from the cabin and one or two of those tanks in your scrapyard would be a suitable septic tank. Just be wise about it's placement of course, maybe downhill from the ponds location. That's what I pray to have for myself i. The future because I don't think we're gonna skim by getting out of a troublesome period of time. Owning your own spot of land is the most intelligent investment move a person can do for their future, just wish I'd realized that when I first got out of highschool lol. You did good when you got your's, plus that Kubota you have helps you maintain it. But I made a septic tank for the owner of the machine and welding shop I worked for, they're not hard to make at all 👍
Sandy is good for drainage, and the ditch is good for runoff. Make sure you're not building in an area where water will be an issue, high ground is perfect.
Awesome plans on the cabin HOC I’d definitely look into thinning the stand. That larger oak near your cabin probably won’t be a problem, but construction activities are a common cause for a tree going into decline; soil compaction, cutting roots, grading above root collar, etc. If you like the tree you might want a plan to protect it, if not it may be collateral damage and you can keep an eye on its health after the build. Beautiful property, looking to purchase some acreage soon. Hope you guys document the build!
I would expand the floor plan a bit to give you more room. Also. How deep is it until you hit water. The wife and I dug two hand angered wells that use pitcher pumps to extract water neither one is more than 21 ft deep. There are other well pumps that can be used. The cabin site looks great. Remember to plan for a small porch to view the pond. A wood burning stove might be good for the winter.
🇦🇺😎👍Hey mate ..Trim the trees back because they leave shit on the roof plus the snakes love them. You don’t want the snakes coming in your windows..Galvanised steel posts with adjustable threads and saddles in case the ground moves. Personally I’d build it up off the ground just to get away from the vermin…trees look and feel great but they come at a price…. Make sure you use hard wood or treated pine otherwise the white ants will eat your investment. Trust me I live the cats and the rats and sometimes they drive me crazy 🤣🤣…. Make sure you’ve got a 410🤣🤣and plenty of ammo🤣🤣…Greetings from the Bugout Location at the ass end of the 🌍world 🏴☠
If you can get a Concrete Truck back there just pour a Pad with 4 deep points at your corners. Leaving 2ft × 2ft hole for an in ground cooler under the slab.Run a 6x6 pipe out the edge of the slab to a buried tank with holes drilled in it for a small septic tank that drains to that ditch through the sand. My buddy had a 50 gallon drum drilled buried in sand at his cottage and worked great for 20 years. No TP though just #1#2 lol. Pour a bucket of water through it couple times a week and a package of Septa-Bac for culture. If want to use piers go with 10 or 12 in Steel square legs 4ft long (3ft underground and 12in above) with 1/2 in plate welded on each end and drill 4 holes in one plate to lag bolts to the cabins floor joists. I built my front porch like that 20 years ago, very strong and won't rot.
The cap block in the bottom of the hole for the foundation would spread the load out and seems a good idea. I had considered doing a cantilever foundation on mine so I had fewer footers and easier to level. This type works good for a narrow building.
Nice spot. Will be an awesome place for y’all. The outdoor kitchen will be fantastic
Beautiful spot, looks like my home state of Alabama..
What a beautiful spot. My little 1 bedroom 13'x30' "cabin" is a 1970 stick built lean-to style and I absolutely love it. The only downfall is I'm surrounded by old oaks that are huge. In a perfect world I could hire someone to come in and take the immediate ones around the house down...one of these days.
I'd definitely take some of the huge ones down before building. Mine are starting to shed limbs the size of small trees now...one landed on the roof of my truck last summer and bounced off almost hitting my Jeep. That woke me up. Thankfully it didn't smash out any windows, just a dent about the rear slider and a broken 2x6 on the flatbed.🙄
Have you considered one of those composting toilets?
Sounds like a plan man
Dude, that wood be a really nice spot to build something like that!! That's a really nice view there. Like you said, if shtf does still end up taking place sometime down the road, you'd want to be able to stay there and it not be so inconvenient for the two of you so I'd keep everything as close as possible and if you do have to run drains for a bathroom then just run the pipe out reasonable distance from the cabin and one or two of those tanks in your scrapyard would be a suitable septic tank. Just be wise about it's placement of course, maybe downhill from the ponds location. That's what I pray to have for myself i. The future because I don't think we're gonna skim by getting out of a troublesome period of time. Owning your own spot of land is the most intelligent investment move a person can do for their future, just wish I'd realized that when I first got out of highschool lol. You did good when you got your's, plus that Kubota you have helps you maintain it. But I made a septic tank for the owner of the machine and welding shop I worked for, they're not hard to make at all 👍
Awesome property !
I would clear more trees there a danger in a storm
Sandy is good for drainage, and the ditch is good for runoff.
Make sure you're not building in an area where water will be an issue, high ground is perfect.
Awesome plans on the cabin HOC
I’d definitely look into thinning the stand. That larger oak near your cabin probably won’t be a problem, but construction activities are a common cause for a tree going into decline; soil compaction, cutting roots, grading above root collar, etc.
If you like the tree you might want a plan to protect it, if not it may be collateral damage and you can keep an eye on its health after the build.
Beautiful property, looking to purchase some acreage soon.
Hope you guys document the build!
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I would expand the floor plan a bit to give you more room. Also. How deep is it until you hit water. The wife and I dug two hand angered wells that use pitcher pumps to extract water neither one is more than 21 ft deep. There are other well pumps that can be used. The cabin site looks great. Remember to plan for a small porch to view the pond. A wood burning stove might be good for the winter.
Get the trees away from the cabin spot before you build it brother you don't want to deal with them after the fact.👍🏻
🇦🇺😎👍Hey mate ..Trim the trees back because they leave shit on the roof plus the snakes love them. You don’t want the snakes coming in your windows..Galvanised steel posts with adjustable threads and saddles in case the ground moves. Personally I’d build it up off the ground just to get away from the vermin…trees look and feel great but they come at a price…. Make sure you use hard wood or treated pine otherwise the white ants will eat your investment. Trust me I live the cats and the rats and sometimes they drive me crazy 🤣🤣…. Make sure you’ve got a 410🤣🤣and plenty of ammo🤣🤣…Greetings from the Bugout Location at the ass end of the 🌍world 🏴☠
If you can get a Concrete Truck back there just pour a Pad with 4 deep points at your corners. Leaving 2ft × 2ft hole for an in ground cooler under the slab.Run a 6x6 pipe out the edge of the slab to a buried tank with holes drilled in it for a small septic tank that drains to that ditch through the sand. My buddy had a 50 gallon drum drilled buried in sand at his cottage and worked great for 20 years. No TP though just #1#2 lol. Pour a bucket of water through it couple times a week and a package of Septa-Bac for culture. If want to use piers go with 10 or 12 in Steel square legs 4ft long (3ft underground and 12in above) with 1/2 in plate welded on each end and drill 4 holes in one plate to lag bolts to the cabins floor joists. I built my front porch like that 20 years ago, very strong and won't rot.