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Thanks for sharing. A lake house is something we have consider as a possibility in the future. I like the A frame design.
Rehabbing a summer cabin built in 1972
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ugeauxgirl,
It is awesome. I really like it.
A question:
I like to swim. I'm assuming this is a river, but even if it is a lake. Do you have to worry about alligators/crocks in all the rivers and lakes down south, or just all of the brackish rivers, or does it just depend?
Thanks. JP
It is awesome. I really like it.
A question:
I like to swim. I'm assuming this is a river, but even if it is a lake. Do you have to worry about alligators/crocks in all the rivers and lakes down south, or just all of the brackish rivers, or does it just depend?
Thanks. JP
Frequently with large desks you can easily remove the top, and break them down into smaller pieces.
Love cabin pics. Mine was built in 40's, and used as a getaway back then, so rustic, but all the modern conveniences have been added...in a haphazard way. Lake is an outdoor swimmer's dream. Not allowed to expand the place at all, but I've parked a trailer there as a spare bedroom and it is a great work around.
ugeauxgirl
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It is a river and it does have gators in it. There is a bayou in the back, and the people who have houses on that side don't swim there because there are banks for the gators to climb up on and its shallow. On the river side, its deeper and bulkheaded- so they don't hang around much. Plenty of snakes though. It is brackish water as we are just above mobile bay, but gators like both brackish and fresh water-
I love it too!
ugeauxgirl
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Nice place, geauxgirl. Looks like somebody left the seat up -- not allowed here!
I am the only girl in the house- I am outnumbered and have surrendered. I love it too!
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Thanks for all the pictures and you have a wonderful place. You will enjoy that cabin and when you aren't there you will want to be there.
I have a cabin any way I call it a cabin even though I tinned the roof and the side walls. I wanted no maintence. I built it and it is in a canyon on my ranch. All material was hand carried/packed or sledded to the site. I treasure that that cabin and has been a paradise for me. I hope you enjoy you time there.
I have a cabin any way I call it a cabin even though I tinned the roof and the side walls. I wanted no maintence. I built it and it is in a canyon on my ranch. All material was hand carried/packed or sledded to the site. I treasure that that cabin and has been a paradise for me. I hope you enjoy you time there.
ugeauxgirl
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Please send pictures- I am thinking of using tin to replace the exterior siding in the bathroom and perhaps the kitchen backsplash and would like to see how it looks on your cabin. DH is reminding me that all the "remodeling" has to wait till after we fix the holes in the floor, etc.
ugeauxgirl, That desk could be cut in half. Leave the back as the railing and half of the top but where the drawers are, turn it into shelves. Buy some plastic boxes or baskets to fit on the shelves for storage. Don't know if mildew is a problem as far as storing items where you are.
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Me too. Makes me want to buy an old cabin.
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For good deals on used or new construction materials, check out a local Habitat For Humanity store. Ours is called ReStore. Tons of stuff donated to HFH that sells for pennies on the dollar. I'm building a cabin for my wife, a 'she-shed' that looks like an old miner's cabin from the outside, complete with a covered porch and rocking chair, a pot belly stove and plumbed water to a hand pump sink. She's dolling it up with frills and such inside. I got several old windows, over 150 years old, that the glass is that old-time ripple when you look through it for $30 each. I scrapped off 2 or 3 layers of paint and they really add the old-time look to the cabin.
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Our first cabin had an outdoor pump and an outhouse. Lighting came from coal oil lamps.
But we had fun. During the day, in the sunshine, there was nothing better. Water and sand everywhere. At night playing crazy eights by the oil lamp, then sacking out early because of all the sun.
Eventually I sold that upgraded cabin because we were 2300 miles away from it. The total initial outlay of $2000 plus sweat equity returned $200,000.
Nine years ago, both my boys got a windfall inheritance of $50k, and they both bought cottages. The joy continues (although they do not remember oil lamps).
But we had fun. During the day, in the sunshine, there was nothing better. Water and sand everywhere. At night playing crazy eights by the oil lamp, then sacking out early because of all the sun.
Eventually I sold that upgraded cabin because we were 2300 miles away from it. The total initial outlay of $2000 plus sweat equity returned $200,000.
Nine years ago, both my boys got a windfall inheritance of $50k, and they both bought cottages. The joy continues (although they do not remember oil lamps).
I now have ROI envy. No way I'll come close.
This. If anything, the R is the satisfaction from the rehab and enjoyment of the cabin.Mmmhmmm. Cabin discussions should not include ROI.
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When we upgraded to granite countertop, I painted the formica backslash to better match the kitchen. That was years ago and I haven't been motivated to do more with it yet. It looks fine. I used a good scrubbable paint with a base coat that would adhere to formica.
ugeauxgirl
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This is why I bought it- first one is younger son fishing- second is me and older son watching the sun set. I think this may be the best money I've ever spent
kcowan
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Yes we were overwhelmed with our good fortune. I consider all real estate to be a lifestyle expense. Once in a while we get lucky. Other times not so much. But the investment in family memories is priceless.
(I learned how to hammer nails into the studs at age 4. Dad was patient and sacrificed the few bent nails until I got the hang of it. When I sold it, I was 58.)
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Be careful on weekend cabins , we started ours years ago for fun we bought foreclosed land ( just dirt ) 1600.00 an acre . We built a small metal building , the paint on the metal buildings is a galv. paint so it is good many years. We used closed cell ins. (supposedly ) the best insulation you can have, plumbed it modern with pex used the latest technology in AC/ Heat Ductless Mini. On and On The little house is a technologically easy to care for home . So now we are retiring to it next month . Not big but taxes are low and the view is incredible .
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Our first cabin was a tar paper fish camp, and who knows how many meals went out of a screened eating porch?
My grandmother paid $4500 for 200' of prime deep water frontage in 1945. Today, those lots are worth $550k+ not including any structures.
We are up to 5 generations using it.
My grandmother paid $4500 for 200' of prime deep water frontage in 1945. Today, those lots are worth $550k+ not including any structures.
We are up to 5 generations using it.
Some nice rivers are about 20-30 minutes from us. Forest trails right out the door. We'll likely be buying ATVs this summer...
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