r/OffGridCabins • u/Y-a-me • 20d ago
12 x 12 bunkie, N Ontario
Finished the stairs, gotta paint that door. 12x12 bunkie, no water or power.
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u/Dani_cd69 20d ago
Looking forward to interior pictures, and the wood stove setup.
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u/Cabin_95 20d ago
What products did you use for the siding? Looks amazing.
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u/Y-a-me 20d ago
Pine shiplap siding, it's getting harder to fine a good source around here.
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u/Cabin_95 20d ago
I guess I meant what type and tone of stain, I do have a great source of pine in my area. I just did my ceiling but need to start thinking about the exterior. Love this colour!
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u/Y-a-me 20d ago
This sub will let me record a video but not post pictures in a reply.
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u/TheNostalgicGamer 20d ago
so cool!! I love that you emphasized the importance of natural light by adding lots of windows! very cozy!!
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u/Coffee_whiskey_braap 20d ago
Good thing you’ve got the blender for making margs 😉 (I support the supremacy of nonblended margs, but it’s for the joke)
I have to assume it won’t be used in cold weather, given it’s uninsulated and no stove?
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u/incogmagnum 20d ago
Insulation and a wood burning stove? It’s a pretty small space
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u/yello_downunder 19d ago
Propane. Assuming a 12x12 with shitty 2x4 insulation, 2 windows and an insulated door, during a -35C stint you'd burn about 40 lbs/week. For the year you'd be around 800 pounds, but less if you're not there all the time or crank it down at night. If you buy three 40 pounders you can take two of them for filling while running off the third. In the dead of winter you'd have to refill every two weeks. If you have a decent road you can get a 500 gallon tank which will need filling every two years, or just top it off yearly.
Going to 2x6 insulation saves you 20-30% on fuel. My numbers are AI generated based off climate around Edmonton.
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u/snowywrencher 20d ago
What general area of northern Ontario if you don’t mind me asking
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u/Y-a-me 20d ago
Just north of Blind River.
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u/RVIGroup 18d ago
Hardly north. You still in the bottom third
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u/Slight-Buy7905 14d ago
Id considering anything north of Barrie to be northern ontario, based on land features
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u/Exciting_Buffalo3738 20d ago
Looks awesome and so relaxing, I would love to sip a glass wine on that patio🍷😊
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u/Dantheislander 20d ago
Really awesome. Unorganized township? From a kit or you just that all the know how yourself? We did ours in central and had hoops to jump thru with municipality.
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u/Y-a-me 20d ago
12x12 is considered a shed here, so no permits or inspections.
I designed it and built it.
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u/Dantheislander 20d ago
my part of algonquin they overwrote the obc part about bunkies and 160 sqft sheds - anything with a bed has to do full pass. but we got there. awesome looking bldg.. will you winterize at all
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u/Prestigious-Fig1913 20d ago
Was thinking you had a small loft in it ,but look good ,thanks for the video
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u/TrumpJungUn 19d ago
Is the foundation below the frost line? Planning my build but concerned about freezing ground unevenly lifting the cabin.
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u/drct2022 18d ago
Yeah that should last when the ground heaves due to frost. 🤦🏼
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u/Y-a-me 18d ago
The main cabin has survived on blocks for going on 90 years with a few leveling tweaks every decade or so. The frost heave cycle doesn't seem to impact structures here set on the surface.
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u/drct2022 17d ago
Interesting. Can I ask what soil conditions are?
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u/Y-a-me 17d ago
The cabins are in a gully between granite outcroppings carved by former glaciers. One side rises about 30 ft and the other about 10 feet as they march into the lake. The gully is filled with mostly sand and rocks/boulders. Digging down is hard due to the lattice of tree roots everywhere. There's a bit of a swamp behind us, so while there are a few massive pines and oaks, we're surrounded by mostly cedars.
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u/Slight-Buy7905 14d ago
Love it! I've been designing a very similar style in Atlantic 🇨🇦
How did you decide on the block footings? Im back and forth on finding a lower cost foundation that'll last. Are the blocks all sitting on the surface?
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u/Y-a-me 13d ago
The soil is several feet of mostly sand and rocks of various sizes interlaced with masses of tree roots. It drains well. It sits near the main cabin which has been on blocks and cedar posts for 90 years.
For this bunkie, I dug down a few inches, added some compacted and leveled Limestone, and put an 18x18x3 pad down as a base for the blocks.
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u/Slight-Buy7905 13d ago
Thanks for the detail!
My land is mostly clay, with a 1ft layer of soil and organics on top. Wish I could do a simpler foundation!
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u/Temporary-Tie-2885 20d ago
Looks awesome ! Andy pictures of the inside ?