20'X35' -1 and 1/2 Story Cabin in Oklahoma

Started by okie-guy, August 06, 2006, 08:16:34 PM

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prohomesteader

wowzer, looks amazing!

I never thought I'd see a pool table in the 1.5 story but it looks real nice in there.

Homegrown Tomatoes

'Bout time you updated the progress report! Was beginning to think you'd quit working on it.  It looks great!  I like the tile and the kitchen looks good, too, as does all the light.


okie-guy

Thanks for the nice comments.
Homegrown: did you ever make it out to oklahoma last year? After  record rains 2 years ago we haven't  had any rain since October!
The pool table is a 7 footer and put there because we have a 14 year old and my wife and I figure that will give him and his friends something to do when we have visitors.
I finished my security system last week and might start a new topic or add to this one. It is a four camera 30 frames per second setup. It is not that hard to do and I have a great company I deal with. I owned carwashes and so have some good suppliers that are cheap and the tech. support is first class.
Is anyone interested in something like this? I could get some articles together that explains the basics etc.

MountainDon

Hey, okie-guy I think a new topic on your security system would be great!   :)
Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.

Sassy

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okie-guy

Here are some more pics of the inside of cabin and porch.

My wife saw a floor medalian at a tile store and wanted one. $900 was out of my budget so this is my attempt that cost $50.00 for granite and marble at Home Depot!!



We really like how porch turned out. We are glad we put windows up instead of screens



The loft can fit a double and one twin for our son and friends or when we have company



I have to add a backsplash to really finish the kitchen off.




ScottA


Homegrown Tomatoes

Hey Okie-guy, we did make it to Oklahoma, but not the Stillwater area.  We moved at the end of February '08 because DH got a job in OKC.  The other thing fell through after we'd already started packing and hunting for land, but it ended up working out for the best, anyway.  We are currently stuck in the city in a rental till the end of February, but we did finally sell our house in WI at the end of last month (whew, what a relief!)  We've made offers on two different places but both have not worked out.  Never have had this much trouble with real estate before.  The first one they just wouldn't come off their price and got crazy and emotional when we tried to ask them to come down even a little.  The second one they got a better offer a few days after we offered, and they took it instead.  So, we're back to Plan A, which was just to buy land, live in a camper, and build (this has been my plan all along, but my husband got flaky about it a couple of times and that's why we were looking at existing houses in the first place... he is a little nervous about living in a camper with three little kids and dogs and parakeet.)  So, I've got a few places that I'm looking at in the next few days and hopefully we can get an offer in and get something going before our lease ends next month.  We may end up putting stuff in storage and staying with my grandma for a few weeks until we can get a well and septic done, if nothing else.  Nothing like having a plan, huh? d* d* d*

I really like your homemade medallion... shows some truly artistic ability and some good ol' southern ingenuity!



glenn kangiser

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Jens

the medallion looks great!  Am I just not seeing the backsplash in that photo, or does that photo not have the backsplash?  I really like your loft railing.  It is super simple, but reminds me a bit of Greene and Greene.  Totally jealous of the pool table, that is how I would have my house, but the wife won't allow it.  I even asked her, "what if it were the dining table, and it had a top that could be put on it?"  No dice.
just spent a few days building a website, and didn't know that it could be so physically taxing to sit and do nothing all day!

Lance

Hey there Okie-guy,

     How wide is that sunroom porch?  Planning to attach one to my own 20x30 plan.

                                             Thanks, Lance

okie-guy

Hey Lance- My porch is 10 foot wide. Good luck with your project and be sure to include pics.

FrankInWI

You're place looks great. I have a place in north wisconsin, different climate.... but I need a screened porch to make it most livable.  Misquitos carry us away in spring and summer (most of them anyway).  Your's looks great... yeh even here with window we could get 3 seasons out of it, more so than 2. got to think about that...and the width. 
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Lance

Oakie-guy,

     Thanks for the info.  Your pics are a real inspiration.

                                                 Lance

okie-guy

FrankinWI- I originally was planning on a screened in porch , but after talking with friends about theirs and how dust and dirt was a constant problem, I was at Home Depot and they had single pane Alum. windows that were 36 X 60 for only $52.00. I decided just to close the porch in. They also had a truck load of window A/C's with the 8400 BTU's for $125.00. I framed in a hole below one of the windows right by the wall for the airconditioner. (The only electricity the porch has is on the cabin wall). I am so glad we enclosed the porch. I can still open the windows up if needed .
Good Luck with your project. Sometimes the whole thing is overwhelming but just keep plugging alittle bit at a time, and your goals should be short term projects that can be accomplished in a shorter time frame. Don't feel bad about taking a weekend or week off. I think if you feel so committed ;the project will become a chore and  you will not enjoy the journey. (IMHO)
I took about 6 months off and now am ready to start the patio. My wife would like an outdoor fireplace which is something I will hire done if its not too expensive.

okie-guy

I haven't posted the final pictures of the Patio I finished this spring. I had a local artist make our gate. His name is Randy Haggard.( http://www.randyhaggard.com/ ) Even though there is always something to do I consider the cabin done.

<a href="https://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k4/paulkumpf/Cabin%20Patio/?action=view&current=IMG_4097.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k4/paulkumpf/Cabin%20Patio/IMG_4097.jpg" border="0" alt="Patio"></a>

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This is the firepit. Also bench and a stone table.


<a href="https://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k4/paulkumpf/Cabin%20Patio/?action=view&current=IMG_4102.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k4/paulkumpf/Cabin%20Patio/IMG_4102.jpg" border="0" alt="Patio with Pond"></a>

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This is the gate.

<a href="https://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k4/paulkumpf/Cabin%20Patio/?action=view&current=IMG_4101.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k4/paulkumpf/Cabin%20Patio/IMG_4101.jpg" border="0" alt="Gate"></a>


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mogie01

okie-guy, I love your place!!  We plan on using log siding on our cabin too so seeing your place is a nice reminder of what the end result will be after all our hard work.

rick91351

Wow love your cabin.  I really think you did good with the porch windows, you are able to open then up for fresh air yet close them.  Much more functional. 

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Redoverfarm

Nice gates.  My wife also wanted a screened porch but with the winters we experience it would be useless for 7-8 months a year.  I ended up putting as many windows that I could fit in the wall space and french doors.  I ended up putting the hot tub in there so you can open the windows and doors and be somewhat in the great outdoors ( temperature wise).  It also doubles as an exercise room.

okie-guy

Redoverfarm- I looked at your pictures and love your stone work and outdoor fireplace on your deck. I wish I would have stepped out and tried to build one. Did you buy your stone already cut or did you do it yourself? I bought "building stone" and then broke it up myself with a stone saw blade and sledge hammer . I found this site after I got done . http://www.richburgfireplaces.com/index.html   Maybe this is the way to go.

Redoverfarm

Quote from: okie-guy on December 01, 2010, 08:18:02 AM
Redoverfarm- I looked at your pictures and love your stone work and outdoor fireplace on your deck. I wish I would have stepped out and tried to build one. Did you buy your stone already cut or did you do it yourself? I bought "building stone" and then broke it up myself with a stone saw blade and sledge hammer . I found this site after I got done . http://www.richburgfireplaces.com/index.html   Maybe this is the way to go.

The outside fireplace is a mason laid block fireplace with a Cultured (faux) stone application.  It is a cheaper approach to natural stone and if laid correctly it is hard to distinguish the difference.  The block substrate was laid by a friend of mine and I finished the outside as I did in the rest of the stone shown throughout the cabin.  It appears that the Richburg is a precast firebox with the stone veneer facing. If you could have it laid convientionally with block, liner, damper and then covered with cultured stone or dependent on the availability of natural stone I am sure that it could be done more cost effective.  But I guess that would be dependent on the availability and cost of the components.