hobbit house
Dec. 26th, 2017 06:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ljgeoffI've been talking with Mike about my saving plans and my plans for a cabin for Danelle. She wants the Hobbit House. Surprisingly, Mike is okay with the idea; he's not one to try new things, but this looks cheap.
The main thing is that the Hobbit House at the link was made of straw bale. For the UP, I'd worry about moisture and mold. So we're sticking with our plan of stackwood.
I've been thinking about the floor a lot. The Hobbit House was wood pallets over dirt, straw bales on top of the pallets, and wood floor on top of the straw.
What I'm thinking of is three or four feet of packed gravel with a layer of packed sand on top. On top of that would be a thick layer of cork underlayment, moisture barrier, subfloor, and wood floor over that. The gravel and sand would extent past the outer walls, acting like a french drain.
We'll use logs on the property for a post and beam frame, but we'd peel off the bark. I do like the way that Dale used the natural shape of the logs. The logs would be set on concrete piers that would be set below the frost line.
So it'd go like this:
Dig out the shape of the house, four feet down. The footprint of the house is irregular, kindof amoeba shaped, about 700 square feet. Dig pier footings down an extra two feet below that; piers go in about every 8 feet along the outside wall, and come up to grade. The base of the russian stove would also start on the dirt and go up to grade.
Fill the hole with gravel, pack it down, add sand, and pack that down. The gravel and sand will come up slightly higher than grade, and there'll be a gravel rim that'll go past the piers. The log framing will be set on the piers and crossbeams and sills will be bolted on. The stackwood walls will be laid on top of the sill.
The roof will be natural log beams culled from the property, with a sod roof.
Inside, an inch of cork will be laid on top of the sand floor, and a plastic vapor barrier will go on top of that. Then a subfloor underlayment. Flooring on top of that. The floor will float and be slightly springy.
So that's it! I can see it, which is big for me. I know that it's more than a bit crazy, but I know that I can do it. And it'll be amazing.
The main thing is that the Hobbit House at the link was made of straw bale. For the UP, I'd worry about moisture and mold. So we're sticking with our plan of stackwood.
I've been thinking about the floor a lot. The Hobbit House was wood pallets over dirt, straw bales on top of the pallets, and wood floor on top of the straw.
What I'm thinking of is three or four feet of packed gravel with a layer of packed sand on top. On top of that would be a thick layer of cork underlayment, moisture barrier, subfloor, and wood floor over that. The gravel and sand would extent past the outer walls, acting like a french drain.
We'll use logs on the property for a post and beam frame, but we'd peel off the bark. I do like the way that Dale used the natural shape of the logs. The logs would be set on concrete piers that would be set below the frost line.
So it'd go like this:
Dig out the shape of the house, four feet down. The footprint of the house is irregular, kindof amoeba shaped, about 700 square feet. Dig pier footings down an extra two feet below that; piers go in about every 8 feet along the outside wall, and come up to grade. The base of the russian stove would also start on the dirt and go up to grade.
Fill the hole with gravel, pack it down, add sand, and pack that down. The gravel and sand will come up slightly higher than grade, and there'll be a gravel rim that'll go past the piers. The log framing will be set on the piers and crossbeams and sills will be bolted on. The stackwood walls will be laid on top of the sill.
The roof will be natural log beams culled from the property, with a sod roof.
Inside, an inch of cork will be laid on top of the sand floor, and a plastic vapor barrier will go on top of that. Then a subfloor underlayment. Flooring on top of that. The floor will float and be slightly springy.
So that's it! I can see it, which is big for me. I know that it's more than a bit crazy, but I know that I can do it. And it'll be amazing.
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