Cabins & Cottages -  Skills Institute Press

Cabins & Cottages

The Basics of Building a Getaway Retreat for Hunting, Camping, and Rustic Living
Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2011
Fox Chapel Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-56523-539-7 (ISBN)
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Whether building a summer cottage in the woods or homesteading off the grid, this book gives readers a logical approach to building permanent shelter in out of the way places. It includes a section on designing small buildings to cope with Mother Nature, including earthquakes, heavy snow, high wind and flooding.
This title includes everything from choosing a site & finding an electrical power source, to clearing the land & creating a foundation. It also features a special section on designing small buildings to cope with heavy snow, high wind and flooding. Whether building a summer cottage in the woods or homesteading off the grid, this book gives readers a logical and sensible approach to building permanent shelter in out of the way places. Building a rustic cottage or log cabin is a project any DIY-er or woodworker would like to tackle because with knowledge of basic concepts, it can be easily achieved. This book gives them the complete know-how, including everything from choosing a site and creating an electrical power source, to clearing the land and creating a foundation, it offers instruction on building an A frame cabin or a rustic log cabin with a framed roof. Also included is a special section on designing small buildings to cope with Mother Nature, including earthquakes, heavy snow, high wind and flooding.

John Kelsey is a journalist, an editor and a writer specialising in woodworking and furniture making. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and the author of several woodworking titles. He currently serves as the Editorial Director for Fox Chapel Publishing.

1. Getting Started *Generating power *Clearing the building site *Removing logs, stumps and roots *A foundation on poles *Masonry piers for stronger supports *A continuous block wall 2. Four simple structures *A cottage of prefab panels *The A frame *A house suspended on poles *A strong framed roof *Ready made roof framing *Covering the roof *A rustic log cabin *Raising the walls *Finishing the building 3. Making the Best of Nature's Worst *Strengthening a house in earthquake country *Tying a house together against the wind *Lay of the land: clues to foil a flood *Preparing for deep snow 4. Adding the Amenities *Tapping a water supply *Picking the right pump *A submersible pump for a drilled well *Putting in an all purpose sink *Self contained toilets *Simple waste disposal *Heating with wood

Verlagsort East Petersberg
Sprache englisch
Maße 190 x 229 mm
Gewicht 454 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Hausbau / Einrichten / Renovieren
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Heimwerken / Do it yourself
Technik Bauwesen
ISBN-10 1-56523-539-8 / 1565235398
ISBN-13 978-1-56523-539-7 / 9781565235397
Zustand Neuware
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