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Michelle
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# Posted: 31 Dec 2017 19:24
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How much does it cost to build a A-Frame house?

deercula
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# Posted: 31 Dec 2017 22:09
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49 cents, use tooth picks.............

Just
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 09:35
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Small off grid cabin 10 x 12 with a loft off grid with solar power and rain water , no bath
do all the work yourself 10.000$ just a gess..

DaveBell
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 11:00
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Ambiguous is not in the dictionary.

bc thunder
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 15:00
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We need more members like you JUST. Happy New YEAR.............................

KinAlberta
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 18:42 - Edited by: KinAlberta
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Yes agree! The higher functioning with social skills make life so much better for the rest of us.


Interesting question too. A good start.

A range of costs might be helpful. Is A-frame construction cheaper, faster, better etc in any way than other forms of construction?


I know with western CDN city/urban housing around the time of my purchase decades ago, $90 - $100/sq ft was bandied about as a rough proxy for costs. Unfortunately I have no idea what it would be here today.

Just
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 19:29
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I gess I had a advantage I built a bunky last spring for some friends.
Dryed in for 3500.00$ add a small solar system 1000.00 a wood stove and chimney 2000:00 water system maybe 1000.00 interior finishes and insulation 2000.00 +500.00 for a outhouse. So it was fresh in this old brain, 10000 devide 150 sq. Ft. 66$ a sq ft. “Just”a gess ...

Just
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 20:28
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Gary O. is the A fram expert resident may be others?

Gary O
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# Posted: 1 Jan 2018 22:09
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Quoting: Just
Gary O. is the A fram expert resident may be others?

$10K is safe for a 10x12, ol sod (You know this)
Gotta build it yerself tho.
But, heh, that's the fun...seein' what yer made of
...by making something


(I'm creating pie cupboards right now, designing/making large wood smaller)
my spiritual fiber has become a tad ragged over it...A Frame cabins, however, are quite forgiving



if you put yer very best into it, you'll come to enjoy even just lookin' at it down the line


Bill04191971
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2018 15:25
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Thanks Gary for posting these pictures, That looks like a good one to start with. I think my plans are too much for me to start with and really need to start small like this.

What length are the roof rafters?

Thanks!

Gary O
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2018 20:17
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Quoting: Bill04191971
What length are the roof rafters?

Hi Bill

Please peruse our age old thread;
http://www.small-cabin.com/forum/6_549_0.html
There you'll get a better idea of how we did it, and some dims

Gary O
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2018 21:22 - Edited by: Gary O
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A few more words on this;

As far as the small A-frame is concerned
They are smaller than the small cabin
Even with 4 foot pony walls

and

A true A-frame dictates a somewhat severe pitch
Of which dictates a lot of roof
A
Lot

The one I built is 58°

I find them quite attractive
But
Aesthetics end where practicality begins

I suggest considering a 45° pitch
Still has a cabin-like look
Six to eight foot walls
More room
Much more room



deercula
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# Posted: 24 Jan 2018 01:27
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http://avrame.com/en

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