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Post by SSNFA on Mar 25, 2008 10:50:26 GMT -5
I am about to buy an old barn (1900'ish?) in southern Indiana on a 3/4 acre lot that is surrounded on all sides by a FWA.
Anyone have any good photos of a hunting cabin that you or someone you know has built inside a barn? I just want it to look like a run down old barn from the outside.
Thanks
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Post by indianahick on Mar 25, 2008 14:25:37 GMT -5
Depending upon how fancy you want it and it does not read that way I would look into one of those 16 X 16 or maybe a 16 X 20 barn style storage sheds that could be set up for a fairly decent hunting camp. I think that is a great idea, you could park your quad inside and keep it dry, store your firearms in a cabinet outside of the cabin to keep temperature integrity.
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Post by dadfsr on Mar 25, 2008 15:36:01 GMT -5
My brother built a cabin "back in the woods" for one of his customers. Old barn siding was used for the exterior to keep it looking old. The interior was finished out in "rough cut" tulip poplar that was cut on site. The poplar gave it a greenish-purple finish inside that really looked neat. This guy was also concerned about security-there was 1/4" boiler plate installed under each window to the floor and behind the wall so that it couldn't be seen. This has been over ten years ago and I doubt that my brother took any pics but I'll check and find out. Dan-you know which one I'm talking about just in case you get a chance to ask before I do.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Mar 25, 2008 15:41:31 GMT -5
From a practical standpoint, as long as you have a good slab & shell you do about anything you want to the interior. Just think of it as the kind of "build out" done in malls.
It can be as inexpensive or elaborate as you want.
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Post by steiny on Mar 25, 2008 17:24:01 GMT -5
Cool idea. Just make sure you are starting off with a decent foundation and "shell". Also, don't overlook rodent proofing things real tight as you build.
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Post by HuntMeister on Mar 25, 2008 18:58:28 GMT -5
well whatever you do please take before / after pics to share with us...
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Post by SSNFA on Mar 25, 2008 21:01:10 GMT -5
Thanks for all the replies and keep them coming. It will be a loooong term project. But one I think I will come to love. I am shooting for a two room first floor (one bathroom & and one great room/kitchen) and a two room loft (one: my bedroom w/ sound proofing so friends can snore outside!!! & the rest with 2 to 3 bunk beds or a dorm style lofted floor with beds. Here is a sneak peak of the barn.
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Post by Old Ironsights on Mar 25, 2008 21:31:24 GMT -5
Ah.
I'm guessing that that barn has no slab and is a post-in-concrete pole barn.
Makes things a bit trickier, but not much.
How solid is the framing?
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 25, 2008 22:02:58 GMT -5
1) I think I would make it free standing inside the barn. The 16' X 20' barn style storage shed that indianahick mentioned would be ideal. 2) Make it big enough to accommodate all your buds plus some room for drop in guests. With a little ingenuity the "great room" can be multi-purpose and serve as a dorm too. 3) Don't make it too big that you cant get it out that big barn door in case that you want/have to move it. 4) When its done throw out an invite to all Hunting-Indiana.com members for a "cabin warming" party/hunt.
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Post by RiverJim on Mar 26, 2008 4:59:40 GMT -5
Put a camper in it and call it done!
FS, one nice size camper that would fit in a barn real nice. ;D
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Post by parrothead on Mar 26, 2008 7:46:38 GMT -5
I would just go with the camper. As old as it is I would hate to put a bunch of money in it and the barn come down on what I had inside.
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Post by trapperdave on Mar 26, 2008 8:50:45 GMT -5
ditto
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Post by indianahick on Mar 26, 2008 14:36:36 GMT -5
The 16 X 20 barn type shed would be ideal in the fact that the initial cost would be around 3K. You could make two bedrooms at about 8 X 9 with 4 bunks in each, turn the rest into a combination, kitchen, living area. Since it is a semi enclosed barn then I would build an old fashioned type outhouse in one corner by digging a 6 to 8 foot dry will and enclosing as stool for bowl purposes only. For refrigeration, cook stove, water tank I would look for an older camper that has a two way fridge (electric/propane) and stove. Maybe the camper furnace could be included into the heating of the cabin along with the water pump being ran off of a battery. Dish water would of course be ran out into the woods via plastic pipe. Just a couple of ideas off of the top of my head.
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Post by SSNFA on Mar 26, 2008 19:31:24 GMT -5
I have done campers for years from pop-ups to 30 footers and to be honest I am sick of them. They are cheap, cold, stinky and have no since of "Ahhhhhhh" when I get back from hunting.
A 16x20 shed isn't to bad of an idea, but I would really like to have at least six different sleeping spots. (4 twins & 2 double or queens) I am not sure that will be big enough (loft maybe???) .
I may spend the dough to have the structure OK'd (structural engineer??) and just bite the bullet and build permanent. The frame and foundation appear to be very solid.
I also need to have the lot inspected to see if it is big enough to have a septic installed. That would be one way to determine If I want a 16x20 shed (which could be moved outside if I really needed to) or build a foundation and just go permanent.
Anyone have a layout or photos of a 16x20 shed your using as a cabin?
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Post by RiverJim on Mar 27, 2008 8:26:59 GMT -5
How about a yurt? They look pretty cool and would probally give you the aahhh your looking for and they are not to pricey. www.yurts.com
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Post by steiny on Mar 27, 2008 17:17:28 GMT -5
Now that I see the photo ..... no way in heck I would put ten cents into that barn, it's about shot. Chances are there is bunch of rot in the structure, termites and all kinds of good stuff. For the expense it would take to make something livable out of that barn,you could easily build brand new, and probably cheaper.
Tear that thing down, build a brand new, straight, square and weather tight pole, stud framed, or steel framed building, then finish off part of it for a living quarters. If you want the old fashioned look, you could salvage a few of the timbers and use them as exposed beams, mantles, etc., but treat them for bugs first. On the exterior you could put some nice cedar on and it will look weathered in a couple years.
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Post by indianahick on Mar 28, 2008 10:26:09 GMT -5
Yeah steiny's got the right idea. Also from what you want for sleeping quarters, bath, living area, cooking/eating you need much more than a 16 X 20 will give.
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Post by 76chevy on Mar 28, 2008 14:35:31 GMT -5
I have done campers for years from pop-ups to 30 footers and to be honest I am sick of them. They are cheap, cold, stinky and have no since of "Ahhhhhhh" when I get back from hunting. you just described my camper to a T!
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Post by jkd on Mar 28, 2008 15:08:20 GMT -5
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Post by handgun357 on Mar 28, 2008 17:09:53 GMT -5
You don't need a hunting cabin in there... Put up a tent... Just shoot between the slats... Plenty of viewing available... Cool old barn though...............
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