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dfosson
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 21:32
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I was able to find my own antique wood stove on Craig's List for $200. Today, there are 2 really good deals in Ohio that would make great cabin stoves. Hope someone that needs one grabs these!
http://columbus.craigslist.org/app/2785605627.html
http://columbus.craigslist.org/atq/2784717699.html
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Rifraf
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 21:39
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the propane tank stove is a nice find for an off the grid retreat
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dfosson
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 21:49
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Quoting: Rifraf the propane tank stove is a nice find for an off the grid retreat
I thought so, too. The size and price is right.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 11 Jan 2012 21:58
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both was great deals and priced to MOVE!!!!
that wood cook stove is so nice---
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toddheyn
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 06:08
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Craigslist is the best tool that we have used to save money on the construction of our cabin.
In the past, we have been able to pick up everything from new vinyl double hung windows, plywood and insulation to pre-hung steel entry door.
The best deal we came across is for the John Deere lawn tractor. It has turned out to be a great little machine that has saved me a lot of energy by not having to haul my mower from home anymore.
If you are patient, Craigslist is your best friend when it comes to inexpensive supplies for your cabin.
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bobrok
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:03
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Among the things I have acquired thru Cl are seven 16 foot PT ramp sections being taken down from a house recently sold for about $.10 on the dollar value of the lumber alone. This year they will become a dock and a flight of steps down to the lake.
I also found a 16' Grumman aluminum canoe in impecable shape, value $1200, bought for $300 and he threw in car top racks.
Many more but those are the finds of which I am most proud.
I am on Cl all day looking for stuff.
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Montanan
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:18
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YES- craigslist is the BEST for finding what you want, if you are patient. Our best CL find for the cabin was our bathroom fixtures. We were able to get a claw foot tub, sink and vanity, and toilet from a 1906 farmhouse for $300 total. And they look GREAT in the cabin. What's nice about those old Victorian pieces is that they are small- fit just right in a compact cabin.
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Rifraf
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:26
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Got a claw foot tub from Cl as well, paid 200.00 without fixtures and another 100 to repaint it. It was worth it because I needed the 4.5 foot size to fit my floorplan. Still hunting for face mounting fixtures though.
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dfosson
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 13:23
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I was able to get my fireplace mantel on Craigslist for $45. People are all the time offering hand hewn timbers by the foot. To have someone provide this would be $400-500.
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Montanan
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 19:10
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Quoting: Rifraf Got a claw foot tub from Cl as well, paid 200.00 without fixtures and another 100 to repaint it. It was worth it because I needed the 4.5 foot size to fit my floorplan. Still hunting for face mounting fixtures though.
We also needed the 4.5' size! Ours came with the drain pipe but not with the fixtures. We got our fixture, complete with shower head and D-shaped curtain surround, on eBay for $89. So far, it's working GREAT!
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Montanan
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 19:11
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Oh- and we will need to re-porcelain at some point but the tub is actually in amazingly good condition for its age.
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Montanan
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# Posted: 12 Jan 2012 19:12
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dfosson~ love that mantle- and the oil lamps.
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ErinsMom
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# Posted: 13 Jan 2012 19:08
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I loved the stoves. Why is there never anything that good on the tri-cities craigslist here is TN! Question: if you having built and buying materials to do so, where do you store it all?
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dfosson
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# Posted: 13 Jan 2012 22:28
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Quoting: ErinsMom Question: if you having built and buying materials to do so, where do you store it all?
I was fortunate to have a dry pole barn on the farm with cement floor. I stored lumber, paneling, roofing, stoves, windows - basically everything I purchased during inclement weather (like now) so it would be available in good weather. Short of having this luxury, you may ask someone that has a barn if they would rent storage space while building.
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