I love it when a plan comes together

[dakids]

3 weeks ago my brother asked me if I wanted to build joining cabins on our land up north.  My wife said yes so the process got started.  With a lot of luck we broke ground Thursday.   Sewer plan was approved,  concrete guy had an opening open up. Found a plumber to do the rough in.  Formes are up and we are scheduled to pour concrete next Saturday.
     The plan is to get the concrete done this fall so we don't have to wait next spring until the frost is out of the ground before we get started.  Framers will be able to start as soon as most of the snow is gone.

[glenn57]

  nice!! By joining cabins do you mean  1 structure but 2 separate family cabins?? kinda how I interpreted it?

[mike89]

that sounds great!!   good for you guys!!!   

[dakids]

nice!! By joining cabins do you mean  1 structure but 2 separate family cabins?? kinda how I interpreted it?

Yes,  each of us will have a 32×30 area with a shared utility room.
Propane furnace, hot water heater, electric panel, well pressure tank.

[dakids]

We will then get rid of both campers.

[glenn57]

Sounds like a good plan. as long as you get along with the brother 

I gotta say since mom turned the cabin over to my brother and I it's gone really well. And believe it or not we don't always see eye to eye!!

[mike89]

so 32 x 60?  decent sized!! 

[glenn57]

so 32 x 60?  decent sized!!

yep sounds like a GTG to me.

[Bobberineyes]

That's neat dk! So you didn't have to dig out black dirt before adding class 5 for settling reasons?

[glenn57]

That's neat dk! So you didn't have to dig out black dirt before adding class 5 for settling reasons?

not sure about where he is at in the Remer area but where we are at black dirt is pretty hard to come by 

[dakids]

That's neat dk! So you didn't have to dig out black dirt before adding class 5 for settling reasons?

He scraped off the grass and top 3 inches.  Rest of what he dug out was clay.  They brought in 3 load of sand.  We are doing a 4 inch slab with 1 foot thick edges on top of 2 inch insulation. Half inch rebar.

[dakids]

so 32 x 60?  decent sized!!

yep sounds like a GTG to me.

Sounds like a plan.  House warming party. 

[dakids]

Sounds like a good plan. as long as you get along with the brother 

I gotta say since mom turned the cabin over to my brother and I it's gone really well. And believe it or not we don't always see eye to eye!!

I get along with him great.  He has heart disease that's winning.  Last test said it was at 39 %.  When he gets to 35% he will qualify for disability.  He said he's selling everything and moving up to God's Country and live where he can do whatever he wants. 

[Jerkbiat]

That is great for you and your brother. That will be awesome. Since you are putting the foam under the slab are you going to put pex in the too? I would recommend it. Sure makes for awesome heat.

[dakids]

That is great for you and your brother. That will be awesome. Since you are putting the foam under the slab are you going to put pex in the too? I would recommend it. Sure makes for awesome heat.

It happened so fast this fall we didn't have time or a contractor to do it.  Just very happy to have the cabin getting started.

[glenn57]

Sucks to hear about your brothers heart issue! Best start hitting up garage sales for stuff to equip that cabin.

[mike89]

so what part of the state is the cabin??? 

[dakids]

so what part of the state is the cabin???

Straight east of boy river 4 miles

[dakids]

20 minutes from federal dam access/campgrounds.

[LPS]

Great area!

[dakids]

Leach, Wini, cass plus hundreds of smaller lakes. Thousands of acres of public land.   Love the area

[Jerkbiat]

Beautiful area there. 

[deadeye]

Damn, you are moving fast. Like I mentioned it's really hard to get anyone to do this type of work up there even if you are standing there with cash in hand. You were really lucky. This Saturday looks like a great day to pour concrete. Of course, you will miss out on some bow hunting. lol. Keep pushing them along the more you get done this fall the quicker the build will go in spring. Can't wait to see the final product. Let me know if you need help with something this spring and I will stop in to lend a hand.

[Boar]

Awesome!! Be sure to have pug ins for campers and ice castles, and enough power for the band and concessesions.

[Jerkbiat]

Awesome!! Be sure to have pug ins for campers and ice castles, and enough power for the band and concessesions.

Right. It would be a nice area for a MNO GTG. 

[dakids]

We already have 1 camper plug in.  Might have to add a few more.  It's a 200 amp service.

[glenn57]

Hope it's sketter free!!🙄

[dakids]

Insulation, plumbing rough in, and concrete is poured.  Turned out smooth as glass.

[LPS]

How cool is that?   Nice job!

[Jerkbiat]

Awesome!!