HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN SUMMER CAMP OR CABIN.
There may be many reasons for wanting to build your own cabin.
I'll give you two that you would agree are fairly universal:
a) You probably feel sure that you can save money by doing the
work yourself.
b) You will get a great deal of satisfaction in doing the work.
Saving money is important to all of us. If you plan your work
carefully, have a clear conception of what you are doing, and
aren't going to give up halfway through, I'm sure that you can
save at least a third of the contractor price for any of the
popular cottages and cabins. It is possible to save much more.
Perhaps that's all the incentive you need.
Let's look at the second reason. As with so many other things in
life, the real satis-faction is in the doing. If you have never
lifted a piece of timber into place or nailed on a stretch of
siding, you've missed something. There's real satisfaction in
seeing the puzzle go together, in smelling fresh-cut wood, and
in feeling the materials that go into your cabin. You'll find
yourself inspecting the color and graining of the pieces you are
working with. Wood and stone will have new tones and high lights
that you never saw before.
As you begin to feel and work with these raw materials, you'll
also become more interested in the craftsmanship of putting the
materials together. Instead of covering the underside of the
roof joists with just any old material to hide them, you'll
consider ways of leaving some of the work exposed so that other
people will be able to experience some of the enjoyment you have
had in working with the various materials. Possibly you are
thinking about the cottage as a low-cost solution to your
permanent housing problem or as a retirement home. Most of the
popular cottages available today could be used year-round if
properly insulated and heated. But a word of caution: Most of
the plans shown on the popular websites are minimal. The
kitchens are small, the baths are not large, some plans will
require enclosing porches for sleeping areas. Really decide for
yourself how you intend to use the various areas. Summer living
is different from winter.
Of course, when the job is all done, you'll find much hidden and
real enjoyment in telling your friends how you did it. If you
have an office job where you sit at your chair for 8 hours,
1) you'll probably tell them that you ate like a horse all the
time you were doing the work and that you never felt better. The
truth is, you will probably have forgotten about the office for
the first time in ages and found yourself creating something
that you didn't know you could.
2)Have I persuaded you to do your own cottage? If I haven't,
have a local contractor do the job for you and let him be the
healthy one. Mark the plan you like, and he can do the work.
Although you won't get the same level of satisfaction, you will
still be able to enjoy the many benefits of a cabin home once it
is built.
About the Author:
Jack Hudson is a free lance author that writes regularly on
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