This stage is largely about getting to watertight building stage, not even roof yet, but breathable membrane and doors / windows.

I started with a detailed drawing I did myself of the construction knowing pretty much what I wanted. This allowed me to build the materials list. Roofing was supplied...

So this stage is basically about adding the nice stuff and decorating. There is still cladding to be added - which I'll get to, using the so called Japanese method, which I have my doubts about. I get to it further down in the post.

The building is completely sealed from the weather, roof is cla...

This bit is about building the insides basically - making it a functional building.

So, I’m at the stage where the buildings is weatherproof. The building is basically a watertight shell, but doesn’t have any functional use yet. The principal requirement is that all the insulation is fitted to the...

I wanted to summarse the posts with a look at what went wrong and what went right as well as show a few shots of the finished building as its pretty much come to a close now with a few very small remaining jobs to do.

Project overview - the post mortem.

Things that went wrong

There wer...

Project : Self Bulid Wodden Cabin
Wooden insulated building, tin roof
Approx footprint 7m x 7m
Budget : £15k

I intend this information for anyone thinking of self building a cabin or out building. I built on sloping land, in a quite tightly packed site in amongst other buildings. I used diggers...