For those thinking about having a sawyer come out, here's one I did on whether or not to dry logs first

I started my sawmilling adventure for the cabin build and I keep thinking I need to revisit this thread and try to find a way to put pictures back in...would be a monumental task I think LOL but maybe possible.

I remember that!  Crazy!!

Yes, it had an open front with a hinged screen door.

The chiminea was cast aluminum and now hangs on the block wall at home.

It melted when the gazebo burnt to ashes when  the Cerro Pelado wildfire roared through last April 22.

That's right, if I remember right, it was kinda like an outdoor fireplace more than a pit right?

I've decided to build a small cabin this summer, with the eventual plan to dismantle the old cabin and possibly replace it with a 3-walled lean-to tractor port of sorts.  The old cabin fell into some rough times during COVID.  Because of the border closure, I was not able to tend to it for close to 3 years, and racoons managed to get in and destroyed the place.

The new build is small, some may consider it just a shed, but I want it to be my tiny home away from home. 
I plan on wrapping it with chicken wire before the siding and roofing, as well as the perimeter of the floor and under the floor.  I will also be adding 1/4" mesh steel around all soffits and vents, to hopefully deter the mice as much as possible, and keep the racoons from destroying this building as well.  I am building this alone with no access to water or electricity, and it will be completely off grid.  As such, I will be building it a bit non-standard in that I will make 4' wide wall sections at home in my garage, which will fit in my 4x8 trailer, and assemble them like Lego at the build site.   I am hoping I can get it dried in before the end of summer, considering I have other commitments which can take up some weekends (family, cottage we rent out, hunting season, etc.).

I will be using 9 foundation screws, and step one is just making sure I can screw them into the land.  That process should start as soon as the ground is defrosted enough to get started.  I've already purchased them, so I am committed now.  I have to say, SketchUp is a fantastic tool to plan these kinds of builds.  You run into so many virtual issues that you can address and modify now before the build even starts.  I think my plan makes sense now, and I have almost everything detailed and measured out, as well as the materials and costs calculated.



I was originally going to have the main beams lie directly on the foundation screws to avoid any kind of pivot points, but I need to keep access under the building to insulate in the future, and I believe it will help keep the critters out.  All supports will include 3/4" plywood gussets over the supports in all angles, which should help mitigate any lateral movement.  Being a small building, it should be easy enough to keep level.  I will post more images as the build starts.

Not sure on colors yet, but I did this as a test to see how it might look (vinyl siding with metal roof).




 

Our gazebo had a Chiminea and I fitted a full class A chimney. It worked well.

I haven't done this before but thought I might give it a try. It might be a good idea 

Good advice above.

It was easier for me   I used 4x4 posts to rest my 4x8 beams on and then braced them.  What I did, if I remember correctly is I made the first and the last and set the beam on them and if my measurement was off I just adjusted the last post until it was correct (I used cradles with the bolt type adjustment on them stuck in the concrete block I used so I could just turn the bolt to adjust the height.  Next I made the rest of them (once the beam was level) then started on the other side adusting it off the first.

This way I was level end to end and side to side and had the ability to adjust later by using a jack (or so I thought though I can't say it worked overly well lol - I do have to fix one post I saw last trip (rabbits I think) and a jack will help with that).

After almost 14 years it's still pretty good   Sure there is a little settling but just a little and it's a cabin

Hmmm.... Not sure how you'd do that but I have seen some setups for gazebo's like that and I think Mountain Don did one.

I've been planning an outdoor firepit inside a gazebo with a hood but that's yet a way out for me