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Coopsdaddy
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2020 11:57
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We have a small cabin we bought from my wife grandpa and would like to add a small bath room and closet etc.We want a small bath with shower,sink and toilot.As well we would like to have room for hot water(tankless or tank)and small closet area or use it for washer & dryer.Were would you put the additions that make it visually appealing,we can do what ever we want to the inside as there’s only one wall we plan to remove.Thought about putting a sliding patio door in the wall of windows to eliminate a inswing door.
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Coopsdaddy
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2020 11:59
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ICC
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2020 13:06
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A floorplan drawing would be most useful.
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Coopsdaddy
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2020 15:36
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Its about 14x20 split in two rooms.
Actually i want to add the room to the exterior,basically add a 5x8,6x6 etc lean to or room on the front side or one on each side to make more living sf.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:21
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Your really going to have to mess with the roof line on a building like that..or deal with very low headroom
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Coopsdaddy
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 07:32
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I hate the low ceilings but i have to live with it,there 7ft3.
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jsahara24
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 08:01
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Perhaps a step down into the bathroom addition to maintain as much head room as possible?
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Brettny
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 10:36
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The ceilings are alreaty 7ft3? That's a terrible start if you don't want to step down.
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Coopsdaddy
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 11:46
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Well its what i got,this isnt a full time house and will more than likely get turned into a guest cabin in 10 years or so if we decide to build something alittle bigger.
Thought about adding the room to the roof line similar to this porch roof line,that way the ceilings will match.
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paulz
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 12:00
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I thought it said Cabin addiction help, which of course there is no cure for. 
I hacked a bathroom on the back of my 12x25 just as you are describing, but fortunately there was nothing to see or do back there prior, and I had a high roof line.
On yours I would probably choose the front, where your truck is parked, and go all the way across with a lien to roof or carport. Dig down if you can.
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Nobadays
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 12:10
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Coop.... my thoughts exactly, except maybe from the peak out. If you matched the other roof slope it shouldn't look like a hack job. Definitely more costly than doing a lean-to off a side but would also open up possibilities to do a nice addition. If you let your mind wander, it would be possible to vault the ceiling and turn it into a nice livingroom/kitchen then partition the existing structure as needed to get the bathroom and laundry room you want. That way your main living space has full headroom or more.
A thought....
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snobdds
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 13:38
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How good of a framer are you? Adding on to a hip roof is hard for a novice, but easy for an expirenced builder.
Basically you will have to add a gable roof coming off one of the hips. Something like this. It's not hard, just a lot of angles. Then you can add as much room as needed.
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ICC
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2020 17:43
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snobdds, has the best way to do an addition. That will retain the same headroom as in the main cabin.
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Coopsdaddy
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# Posted: 3 May 2020 19:15
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Cabin is about 20 years old and i cut hole on sheet rock to see what it looked like,there is batt above sheet rock and everything looks solid and no rot.
Do you think there needs to be attic vents in put in some were.
Also the walls are 2x4 on 24 with batts,im ripping it all out to put new siding and interior shiplap in.Is the cost of open cell foam worth the upcharge even though its close to r value of batts?
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