Popular Post Unclejake Posted March 29, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2016 It may not be every boy's dream, but I've always fancied a cabin in the woods. As luck (plus planning, decades of hard work, and some determination) would have it I now own 'some wood's. First I selected a site, and then cut down all the gorse. No trees were cut down, but some were trimmed. There may be one smallish karo tree that needs to be cut down later, but I'm trying to avoid it. UJ are kind to nature you see. What you probably can't see is how steep it is. It's steepish at least 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unclejake Posted March 29, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2016 Next came digging. Lots and lots of digging. The top 150mm of soil is nice organic type stz, but beneath that is compressed greywacke dust (or something like that) which is about as soft as Danger. It can't be dug with a spade, and a mattock was far too slow and akward, so I hauled a generator up there and used an electric rock breaker. Nek munute it was time to lump up pre-mix concrete and get some piles in. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unclejake Posted March 29, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2016 But then I visited Steelies in the Steelies house, and realised that my '< 10sqm' cabin was going to be just too small, so I had to dig some more holes, add some piles, carry more concrete... but in the excitement I seem to have started the creation of a twin level internal access basement. Ain't no one got time for a single level external access basement. They're for chumps. Split level with internal access is where it's at. The foreground (bottom right) in this picture is where the chainsaw is in the first picture. There's heaps and heaps more digging to go 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unclejake Posted March 29, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2016 And that's all for March. More to come in April, but this baby will take me until November or December to finish as I only have about half a day a week free, so it'll be a wee while between meaningful updates. I'd love to have the subfloor finished by May. Always May EDIT: Oh, I should probably share the view that'll be from the cabin's second deck. There will be two decks, one covered and hard up against the cabin (that'll have an outdoor kitchen), but there shall also be a second deck a few meters away with an outdoor dining table. This is what that dining table will look at. I quite like it (sorry about the horizon). 46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Whoooooaaaaaar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Consider me smitten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 i wish we had discussion threads for other projects... because i can see this being one i wanna look through again in a years time and i already know there will be a LOT of accolades being thrown around between posts looking good UJ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_esKYmo_ Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Wow that is mint. Nothing better than a view of the ocean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Loving this project already UJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Beautiful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 from your description (and judging by previous endeavours) this place is going to be amazing, let alone the location. ps, i have a Karo tree at home and it seems to make a great rat feeder, i shovel piles of empty fruit husks and feces out of my garage regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Will this cabin have some form of solid fuel heating like all good cabins should have? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Ah, that view! now this makes sense, I thought you where just some kind of doomsday prepper or sumfing. i look forward to next years update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 There's a bit of doomsday in the motivation TBH. The cabin will be off the grid capable, with 12v solar, 240v generator, LPG cooking and hot water, and of course a potbelly for heating 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 fear is a great motivator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Stunning view and location ! Looking forward to updates ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivaspeed Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 The cabin will be off the grid capable, with 12v solar, 240v generator, LPG cooking and hot water, and of course a potbelly for heating Have you considered reticulated electricity? It's lush. I'll see if I can get my old guys to go and drop a nice pole out front for you? Awesome project though. Jealous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 It's okay I guess. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Wow.. I'd live there in a tent with that view! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 Have you considered reticulated electricity? It's lush. . I'm sure we both remember June 2013 and 10 days without power for some Wellington residents. This cabin is a bit of fun TBH. The house will have 240v though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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