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Installing The Front Deck Rafters
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin January 20, 2018September 1, 2023

Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 4 of 5 How to install the perfect front deck rafter every time! How about a Johnny Cash quote to top off this roof build. “I like to sit on the front porch of an old cabin I built in the woods and just listen to the birds; I […]

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Installing The Front Deck Header And Ceiling Joists
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin January 20, 2018August 31, 2023

Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 3 of 5 When it comes to putting a roof over your deck, we’ve got you covered. It’s day #12 of the cabin build and today we install the front deck roof header beam, the deck ceiling joists and frame/install a couple windows. So far for the roof, we’ve […]

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Installing The Main Cabin Rafters
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin January 20, 2018August 31, 2023

Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 2 of 5 All our rafter tips & tricks are “on the house.” Today is day #11 of the cabin build and we’ll carry on with our quest to build the perfect cabin rafter. Yesterday on day #10 we finished building the ridge beam. If you need a roofing […]

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How To Build The Perfect Cabin Rafter
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin January 20, 2018November 5, 2023

Building The Perfect Cabin Roof Part 1 of 5 Here’s how to build the perfect ridge beam every time! Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~ Leonardo da Vinci Whether your building an off grid cabin, tiny house, or a shed in the back yard there’s a 100% chance you’ll be putting a roof on it and its […]

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The Six Day Cabin
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin January 14, 2018December 18, 2023

What would you give to spend one week with your closest friends to build the ultimate weekend getaway and create memories that will last a lifetime? This is the story of four friends who came together to build their dream which they dubbed “The Six Day Cabin”. When I was young I build a “fort” […]

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Day 3 How To Frame The Cabin Walls
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin December 23, 2017August 31, 2023

Framing Our Off Grid Cabin Walls In Just 3 Days! Here's Day 3 of 3 Framing Today is the third of three days that it took us to frame the off grid cabin walls. Hopefully you’ve been following the build up to this point. If not, you can head on over to day one of […]

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Framing An Off Grid Cabin In 3 Days
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin December 19, 2017September 21, 2023

Framing Our Off Grid Cabin Walls In Just 3 Days! Here's Day 2 of 3 Framing. Today is the second of three days that it took us to frame the off grid cabin walls. It took my father and I just three days to frame in all the the cabin walls, windows, doors, and even […]

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How To Frame a Cabin or Tiny House
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin December 11, 2017December 20, 2023

Framing Our Off Grid Cabin Walls In Just 3 Days! Here’s Day 1 of 3 Framing Today is the first of three days that it took us to frame the off grid cabin walls. It took two of us just three days to frame all the walls, doors, windows and even start to Tyvek the […]

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How To Build The Perfect Front Deck
BySteve Barnes at The Off Grid Cabin March 10, 2017August 31, 2023

How To Build The Perfect Font Deck Ready to soak up some rays from the front deck of your off grid cabin? Imagine relaxing in your favorite Adirondack chair on the front deck of your off grid cabin. The sun shines and a warm breeze slides over your arms while you breathe in the the […]

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