Prefab your Cabin/Cottage then Move to Site

[vern38]

Has anyone here prefabed their Cabin/Cottage at home and moved it to the site and reassembled it. I was off today and was messing around on the internet and found some sites on prefab wooden structures that was quite interesting. They had some great ideas on prefab assembly that would work great with these small structures. I'm making a few mods to the plans and plan on assembling the Cottage in 4 foot panels for reassembly with high strength machine bolts where my property is. This ought to be a great challenge.

Vern

[n74tg]

What websites were you looking at?

[vern38]

I'm looking for the url right now. Might have go back to my other computer and retrieve it for you, was updating the hardly used desktop today.

I give up, will look in the other computer tomorrow. Found some of the sites I looked at today except the 2 most important ones. :-/

Vern

[vern38]

I still didn't find one if the sites I was looking for but I did find the other two and this should give you an idea. Here is a link to a animated QuickTime video that shows 4 foot wall panels and roof sections. I also linked the pics from one of the other sites for you. Remember when you do this think how many people will be there to help you. I'll let you know how mine turns out.

Vern


http://www.cedarshed.com/01-sheds-cabin-kit-movie.html

Erecting the Walls


Adding the Gable Ends


Attaching the Overhang Assembly


Attaching the Overhang Assembly  


Dropping in the Ridge Beam


Laying in the Rafters


Applying the Roof Sheathing


Installing the Dormer


Adding the Overhang Supports


Final Finishing
The soffit and fascia is applied to the gable ends and the trim, overhang decking, and corner caps installed. The doors, windows and other options are all pre-assembled and/or pre-hung and need only be fastened into their respective openings.

[glenn kangiser]

That's cute, Vern.  I had thought of doing small buildings like this and setting the walls up in larger sections with my crane, but haven't done it yet.  Good planning should make it successful.

[Chateau Prideaux]

I think the rafter blockstops are a great idea too!

[Amanda_931]

cute!

Looks really easy.

[Sassy]

That sure is cute!  (couldn't think of different word than what everyone else posted)

[Mark_Chenail]

How about precious?    It is a neat assembly system.  Particularly the overhang, lots easier than trying to nail up a soffit upside down by yourself.

[Amanda_931]

Mark wrote that the cedar shed designs were precious--as well as cute

Particularly the overhang, lots easier than trying to nail up a soffit upside down by yourself.

the only time I've ever tried this I swear that the overhang was bouncing.  No way would it nail.

either that kind of arrangement or screws and a cordless drill next time!

[vern38]

Yet another link...

Vern

http://www.outdoorlivingtoday.com/products/garden-storage-sheds.shtml

[hunter63]

I did order these,(still have them)  seemed like a good idea, and probably is, but they are not plans you can turn into the building inspector.

http://www.motherearthshopping.com/detail.aspx?ItemNumber=771
Little bigger than a shed.

[Amanda_931]

You're probably right.  

Ground floor's probably about the size of a 2-car garage.

But 840 sf is only a few feet less than my Nashville house.  and I never used all of it for just myself.

[desdawg]

Prefabbing a small building (like a storage building) would be fairly simple. An entire house, reduced to trailer size loads could get complicated. People that are selling them commercially have developed jigs, templates, whatever for mass production and probably tweaked them as they went along using the tried and true trial and error method. For a one time shot I think I would want to build on site. JMO.