Wood Cabin - Roof Installed

The roof was finished this weekend, I had to ship extra tiles from Santiago as I could not source them locally ... just in time for the rain forecasted this week. The wood framing is also almost complete, just need to remove the old shed doors and siding at the front in order to frame in the new entrance and windows. 

Wood Cabin - ready for the roof tiles

Wood Cabin - roof & framing

The cabin structure is really beginning to take shape now. Whilst my helper is working on the roof, I'm focusing on the wall framing. 

The 'dog house' looking structure to the right, in fact houses the water pump :-) A 1000 litre tank is buried out of view behind it.

Wood Cabin - bathroom

The ground to the to right of the shed slopes away fairly steeply so a wooden platform was built supported by prefabricated concrete posts. The surface area is 6m2 (2m x 3m), ample for a bathroom. The space under the floor provides easy access for installation of drainage pipes etc ...  

Wood Cabin - adding bedroom

The area to the left of the shed is fairly spacious with a view and level so I decided to locate the bedroom there with a solid foundation. My design includes exposed wooden beams and 'cathedral' ceilings, so the roof of the old shed will be completely stripped and done again. I'm going to recycle as much of the materials from the old shed to build a smaller replacement shed for the lawn mower and other gardening tools.

Wood Cabin Project

The challenge is to transform this humble garden shed into a cozy heated cabin, with a small kitchen and bathroom. An extra 15m2 will be added bringing the total living space to 30m2