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lpgasguy
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# Posted: 16 Mar 2013 18:20
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Does anyone have any ideas on construction for building a 12 X 16 cabin in sections at home, then moving it to the final site? I was thinking of some type of panels that could be screwed together, then taken apart and reassembled later...
Thanks
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dvgchef
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# Posted: 16 Mar 2013 19:47
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I did it for an 8 by 8 tool shed with no problem, partly because it was so small! I built 2' wide panels, framed and sheathed with OSB. Any larger and it would have been too difficult to move by hand, which was my method. This was also a tremendous waste of material, as each 8' panel had two 2 bys, which were then bolted to the adjoining panel.
This was my first building at a site that had no electricity. In hind site, I wouldn't do it again.
Because of your scale, my first question would be how are you moving the material, and how are you unloading it? I would imagine you will be using some big machinery!
Good luck!
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VC_fan
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# Posted: 17 Mar 2013 09:14
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Our place is 2 hours+ from home and I had very limited time to be there to build it, so I did it in panels. I'm not sure I'd do it again. Ours is 16x20 and pretty much 2 stories. I built nominally 4' sections and glued/screwed them to the subfloor and each other. It's held up OK (built it in 2000) but this is probably one of those things that's better in plan than reality. Every little error shows up when you're trying to piece together nearly perfectly rectangular (carefully built in my driveway) things into an imperfect cabin. And looking back, it really didn't save much time. Precutting everything and hauling it in would have been a better choice. Also, if you do it this way (I just used T111 over studs) there's no way to use housewrap. I know others have done this and claim success - could be that they're just much better carpenters than me.
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neb
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# Posted: 17 Mar 2013 23:32 - Edited by: neb
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I layed out all the walls (plates) at home and cut all the lumber for the wall, window, door opens etc. Then carried in supply's and starting to biuld. I bundled up the lumber for each wall so when I started it was like a zig saw puzzle. Work very well for me and didn't have to wasted time laying the walls out and everything was cut so started to nail things togather. All cuts where made I did some with chain saw when I needed something cut. It really cut down on all the time consuming part of biulding. I was closed in after 3 days and pretty much done ecept the tin for the roof.
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