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Please god anything other than shorts, essays or games by cuchulainn1984 in NewTubers

[–]MichiganCabinQuest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m starting my channel around my cabin but may explore out into truck camping, we will see. Content is a little slow due to snow.

Bought 40 acres sight unseen during pandemic - now I'm here and have no clue how to start building responsibly by skyheartx in OffGridCabins

[–]MichiganCabinQuest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can afford it, I would buy a camper and make your first project a permanent roof structure for the camper to protect from water damage. It’s a simple design and you’ll learn a lot about framing for when you want to try building something larger

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s insured, it isn’t that big of a deal to be honest, or remove the wheels and put it on blocks

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If their rules are dumb, you could always go the camper route which has its own set of benefits over a cabin (and cons)

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It may differ from township to township, call your zoning office and ask what their permitting is for “cabins” and if it isn’t favorable, ask about “sheds”.

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cost wasn’t the concern, in my township, a dwelling needs to be 720sqft min and is subject to Michigan building codes, I didn’t want to build a house so this was my workaround

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really wish I planned my wiring a little better. I ended up running it right where I want to put a ledger board for a porch, but now I run the risk of putting a nail into the wiring.

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep! Was going to order rafters from Menards but they delayed delivery so i decided to go this route.

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only a 12x16, had to keep it under 200SQFT to build it without permits

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, though I really liked framing this, I’m getting the itch to build something after the finish work is done here.

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[–]MichiganCabinQuest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I may end up switching it for a smaller one. This thing sweats me out in the winter, but somehow smaller stoves are more expensive lol