Cabins: A Guide to Building Your Own Nature Retreat is a cabin building manual which includes everything you need to know about building your own cabin getaway. It is filled with over 400 detailed illustrations, and includes an inspiring selection of color photographs.

Designs, floor plans, construction basics and architectural details describe how to build a variety of cabins, including a log cabin, pole built cabin, lakeside cabin, Japanese Moongazing cottage, and an A-frame retreat.

Cabins takes you through the entire building process, including selecting the right site, building your foundation, water supply systems, heating and electricity. A chapter on outfitting includes rustic cabin furniture, cooking gear, wood burning stoves and lanterns, and a Source section tells you where to find them.

Whether you are building a cabin in the wilderness or a cottage in your backyard, this book has something for you.

Signed copies available directly from the authors.

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Table of Contents

Cabin Planning Types of Cabin Construction     Pole Built Cabins     Stick Built Cabins     Post and Beam Cabins     Stone Cabins     Cordwood Cabins     Wood Siding Cabin Construction     Hand Cart     Site Preparation     Foundations     Windows and Doors     Ladders and Stairs     Insulation and Roofing     Electricity     Water     Plumbing & Sanitary Systems     Heating

Log Cabins     Log Joints     Cutting Your Own Logs     Working with Logs     Two-Bedroom Log Cabin Cabin Designs     Helen's Writing Cabin     Pyramid Cabin     A-Frame     Pole Built Cabin     Timber-Framed Guest Cabin     Lakeside Cabin     Japanese Moongazing Cabin     Mediterranean Cabin Outfitting a Cabin     Classic Cabin Accessories     Protecting Your Cabin Bibliography and Sources