Its gunna be a long one...

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MississippiNative

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All right, here we go.

I've been a member here for a while with no posts, i know, i know. I like to browse mostly. :popcorn:
I'm breaking ground on my cabin this weekend, which will include a 6'x3'x2' plywood tank in-wall stocked with natives. Sort of like building the house around the tank. This will be a bit different build, as the cabin and the tank both will have a wood foundation resting on concrete pads. Down in Mississippi we have virtually no frost depth, so 16"x16"x4" cinder block pads, buried 4" with a few blocks dry stacked on top actually make for long lasting buildings, especially on hills made up of rock hard clay. :D

I'm building without a loan, working on weekends, buying materials as i go, so it's going to take a while, but I'll be posting pics of the build as it goes. So far I have some of the blocks, and am probably going to pick up some 6x6 timbers later this morning, after hunting. (people down here like ''live food'' too y'know!:drool:)
 
Cool. Sounds lit an amazing project. You should make the tank bigger though. I have a 210 gallon native and it is way too small for what I would like to do with it. If the cabin is going up around the tank, why not just skip the 180 gallon and make the tank say 10X3X3, then you could go crazy with stocking and get a few gar, a few channels, a flathead, some LMB, and maybe a carp or two...
 
hm... well the cabin is only around 700 square feet, 24x32 open plan, could possibly fit a 8'x4'x3' ~700gallon. lol, the mark of a true monster tank is when your gallonage matches your square footage! :naughty:

that would be awesome, for sure will have to play with my floorplan some and see how it fits.
 
Nope, im going for more of a hunting lodge type look, main room will be about 15x23', big tank will be on wall between main room and kitchen/utility, will be a hallway connecting them, I'll be living there alone, so i really dont need seperate bedrooms, just have a bed in one corner. Smaller buildings are easier and cheaper to heat/cool, lower taxes, lower insurance, cheaper to build, and generally can be built stronger because they're more compact. Going post and beam construction with 6x6 posts, exposed beams in ceilings, posts will have about an inch or so exposure to the inside, will trim around the tank with more of these big exposed supports to frame it in. I'll post floorplans once i have them finished up.
 
Is this going to be a hunting cabin or your residence? Keep in mind that If you are there only seasonally that the fish and tank are still going to need maintenance and feeding.
 
MississippiNative;2631993; said:
All right, here we go.

I've been a member here for a while with no posts, i know, i know. I like to browse mostly. :popcorn:
I'm breaking ground on my cabin this weekend, which will include a 6'x3'x2' plywood tank in-wall stocked with natives. Sort of like building the house around the tank. This will be a bit different build, as the cabin and the tank both will have a wood foundation resting on concrete pads. Down in Mississippi we have virtually no frost depth, so 16"x16"x4" cinder block pads, buried 4" with a few blocks dry stacked on top actually make for long lasting buildings, especially on hills made up of rock hard clay. :D

I'm building without a loan, working on weekends, buying materials as i go, so it's going to take a while, but I'll be posting pics of the build as it goes. So far I have some of the blocks, and am probably going to pick up some 6x6 timbers later this morning, after hunting. (people down here like ''live food'' too y'know!:drool:)
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Like I say always, take your time and have fun. The fact you're even able to do a project like that in this economy is a blessing. Keep us posted, pics and all.
 
It will be my permanent residence, i don't have the funds to have two homes :D

Yea, I agree it's a blessing to be able to build in this economy, but it's also a good time to be building, prices on materials are way down... just picked up a load of lumber, 6x6's and 2x10's and such, paid $150 for what would have easily cost me $250 or so a few months ago. If you have the money, i would strongly recommend anyone that's been thinking about building to go ahead and jump on it. I'm lucky, 22 years old and making about 32k while living at home, my expenses only run about $400 - $500 a month, so that leaves me with about $1000 a month to put into a project like this. I'm making all of the framing pressure treated so I can take my time and enjoy the process without worrying about rotted lumber, its more expensive, but I think worth it in the long run. It's going on my family's land, so that's one expense i wont have, I'll be on the edge of a nice hardwood forest, overlooking one pond with another within easy walking distance, really nice spot i think, all i have to do is get about an acre or so deeded off separately so I don't have to pay residence taxes on the whole 32 acres. I plan on getting some pics through the building process, though ill probably get them hosted on another site so I'm not using up MFK server resources for house construction pics, don't think the admins would appreciate that much, lol I'd have a :banhim:situation going i think.
 
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