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dcook
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 15:44
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Hello, I have been reading on this forum for few months now trying to learn as much as I can and now its my time to build!
I bought 1 acre lakefront woodlot in an Unorganized township, so I can build whatever I want.
Eventually I am going to build out future retirement cabin, but for now I want to build a bunkie so we have a place to stay while working on the property.
I was thinking 10x16 using 2x6 8ft lumber. I want to have 10ft walls with a sleeping/storage loft.
Main floor I wanted to have a small room with bunkbeds, and a small bathroom, rest of the main floor will be open with a ladder up to the loft.
No kitchen, as we will cook outside on the BBQ
My ground is all granite so I will be drilling into it and placing rebar inside sono tubes with cement.
I am not very good at computers but if anyone has any ideas on a suggested layout for my 10x16?
Thanks!
Duane
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 17:09 - Edited by: NorthRick
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Quoting: dcook Main floor I wanted to have a small room with bunkbeds, and a small bathroom, rest of the main floor will be open with a ladder up to the loft. I am not very good at computers but if anyone has any ideas on a suggested layout for my 10x16?
I think 10x16 is too small to have two walled off rooms if that's what you mean by a small room and a bathroom.
I have a 12x16 cabin (no loft) and the entire cabin is open. Bunkbed in one corner, kitchen in another, heater and coat racks in the third, "dinning room" along a wall, and the entertainment/power center in the last corner. Cozy but it works. I couldn't imagine interior walls and doors. Just not enough room.
Bathroom is the outhouse outside. Or, for us guys, just outside.
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dcook
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 17:42 - Edited by: dcook
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I was thinking to use the back 5 feet for bathroom and bunkbeds, with the front 11ft for sitting/eating.
Bascally the loft would be over the back 5-6 feet of the bunkie and the bathroom and bunkbeds would be under the loft?
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snobdds
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 18:08
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10x16 is small and gets smaller with stuff inside.
16x16 should be a minimum, even then, be sure you like your cabin mate.
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Princelake
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 18:27
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Why use 2x6x8? Why not use lumber that can span the full lengths? If you already have them then it's totally doable but lots of sistering and cutting
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dcook
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 18:57
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They come in 8ft lengths, if I go longer they are more expensive and harder to carry in.
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moneypitfeeder
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 19:23
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I'd recommend downloading (http://www.sweethome3d.com/) you can play with layouts and try different options (and its free). I played with your original 10x16 layout and came up with this option as an idea, but there are many options you didn't include. I chose twin xl size beds, and a shower/toilet/sink, but I'm not sure what your needs are. In this layout, there is wasted space in the bunkroom that I added a dresser to take up some slack, but again, without more info I wasn't sure what you are dealing with. I chose a standard small bath layout of 5x8, and that leaves you a small space for 2 small chairs and a small table for a living space. There are many better options but this might help you visual the space.
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fiftyfifty
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 19:26
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I have a 10x16 bunkie with a loft. The walls are built with 2x4's. The back half has a loft. The front half is open to the vaulted ceiling. There is 7ft4" of head space under the loft. The roof is 12/12 pitch (i.e. a right angle.) The door is located on the gable end and is to the right. Behind the door are hooks to hang you coat. In the front left corner is a tiny wood stove (cubic mini grizzley). Straight back from the door is a fold down table. Across from that on the left side is a ~40 inch cabinet with a sink. There is a portable butane burner rated for indoor use. To the left in the back is a 48x30 "closet". In this closet is a tiny shower and a bucket sawdust toilet. The rest of the back area is taken up with a built-in bed that has a trundle. There are storage drawers beneath the trundle. There is a moveable ladder up to the loft. You can sit comfortably but not stand. The loft is for storage and it also has a couple of thin mattresses that can be used for guests. Sure it's small. It's the size of a tiny house. But perfectly fine as a place to stay for short stretches. Read my thread for more details, I'll try to post pictures.
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dcook
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2019 19:38
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Tiny house is what I am going for I think, without a kitchen, it does not have to be 10x16 that is just what I thought would be good. If you have better ideas for a tinyhouse/bunkie layout I would love to hear from people who have built already?
I know eventually I will be building a much bigger cabin, but right now I want to build something that is just enough for 2 adults. Once the bigger cabin is done, then this building would be just for guests to sleep.
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