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Cabin electrical wiring, framing, and a finished loft floor

Over the last week or so we finished the flooring in the loft, the interior framing, as well as the cabin electrical wiring. Last time I posted, I said I was going to try and finish the exterior siding before moving onto the interior finishing. We’ve changed our minds on that though, and have decided to wait to do the siding until the spring. There’s too much snow on the ground and I’m a little concerned about falling off the ladder. Plus, it’s cold outside. So in the meantime, we’ve been working on some cabin interior projects and will leave the siding until the spring.

Interior framing

The only interior framing we had to do was around the bathroom. I built two walls and put them up to separate the bathroom from the kitchen and living room.

electrical in a tiny cabin

I also framed in a small platform for the propane stove. We wanted the stove raised a little to make it a bit of a focal point, but also to add a backstop for the front door.

cabin interior framing

CABIN Electrical wiring

We also just about finished all the cabin electrical wiring. We decided to go with four separate light circuits so we can have a separate switch for the loft lights, the main room and kitchen lights, the bathroom lights, plus the exterior light.  There’s also 11 outlets, and wires ready for all the lights and the smoke detector. Tony did all the planning and ran the wires around the cabin, and I helped out with installing the receptacles.

cabin electrical wiring

Loft Floor

We used pine tongue and groove for the floor of the loft. We bought a few lots of wood from a local auction company, and ended up with a pretty good deal. This is the same wood that we will use for all the interior walls and ceiling. I installed the loft floor with a finish nailer, and just put a nail in the tongue of each board on each of the floor joists. We still need to stain and seal the loft floor, but for now at least we can go up there and walk around. 

cabin loft with pine flooring

NEXT STEPS

 The next task is to do the insulation and get a bit of heat in the cabin! This cabin project has been great for getting us outside this winter, but still…it’s the middle of January and it’s cold. It will be much nicer to work in the cabin when it’s warm and draft free. 


CABIN DESIGN AND PLAN

PHASE 1: SITE PREP AND EXCAVATION

  • Trench for water line and electrical
  • Basement, gravel pad, blocks, and beams
  • Pond and driveway

PHASE 2: FRAMING

  • Post and beam cabin construction
  • Roof rafters and floor joists

PHASE 3: CLOSING IN THE CABIN

  • Tin roof and tiny cabin exterior framing
  • Housewrap, cabin windows, and exterior door
  • Exterior siding

PHASE 4: INTERIOR FINISHING

  • Interior framing and loft

PHASE 5: FURNISHING

 

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  1. Gail VanderVeen says

    January 24, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Jes, this is such a great project. I look forward to reading about all the work you’ve done.

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