A-Frame Cabin Build
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- In this episode we show you how we build our A-Frame cabin - Bryan's new home office! He always fancied building an A-frame and so during lockdown decided just to go for it and use our general have-a-go and see what happens approach! Bryan had the plan in his head, we ordered all the wood from our local builder merchant and got most of it done in a couple of weeks. It cost around £2000 in materials and we did all the labour ourselves.
The roofing tiles come from Katepal
The door came from Glastonbury Reclamation
If you have any questions about our A-frame build then please let us know in the comments.
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With Ryan's ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxy_pn55PK60wAV3X_C_RoLS_67mNonoCE plan I was like one taken by the hand and led step by step from start to finish. Thank you very much Ryan!
We don't have any corrugated metal on ours so I don't have a clue I'm afraid, sorry!
I always appreciate when people do their own projects. You learn little if you don't try. I also know that this is à old post so my comment is more for people who happen across this video than the OP.
With all that said, there are so many things wrong with the construction of this A-frame that could have been avoided with an hour or two of research online.
A-frames, although not the most practical structure, can be virtually bullet proof of built right. It is effectively the vaulted portion of a roof with far fewer issues than in typical construction. No walls to bow out, flattening the peak and wreaking havoc to the roofing material. No ice damming in cold climates and now water/iron/acid staining down walls.
A few recommendations:
1. Use standard beam and joist support structure or, with slightly larger lumber, a simple framed floor. Joists spaced 16" on centres with plywood or OSB is very robust and if properly braced will have very little bounce and will simplify insulating.
2. The roof should sit on the floor, not on separate concrete bases. The concrete would have been better used under the floor frame. This would leave no gaps around the base. All lumber should be positioned so that the smaller dimension is against the roof sheathing. The A-frames are often placed 2' on centres, depending on expected wind and snow loads. This results in an exceptionally strong structure.
3. Tyvek is best used on walls. There are purpose made membranes for roofs like tar paper that may be better. If you want to use Tyvek, install it horizontally like roofing membrane, with proper overlap.
4. All rows of shingles must go to the edge of the roof with a slight overhang otherwise wind can easily push water up between layers of shingles. If there is a sliver of a tab at the end, determine if the center of the roof should have a tab, or a gap. Always position two rows at the beginning to make sure everything lines up, then remove the top layer and nail the first row. Chalk lines help to keep everything straight.
5. Consider safety before using homemade harnesses and wearing flats instead of wearing boots or at least full shoes.
Good luck on your future projects.
The aesthetics of the A-Frame has always appealed to me. I'm curious to know the advantages of the A-Frame over a cube living structure of equal size. This has been an enjoyable video to watch in September 2024.
Nice build, these A frames are really nice. You built it a little wider than others on utube and have more floorspace. Nice build. Thanks
Ah thanks so much! Yes we would love to have built it taller but we couldn't go above 3 metres high for local planning laws.
Thanks so much and happy New year! Vicki
The power of the triangle! Awesome!
It's the best shape! 📐
I applaud your bravery for trying to climb that roof in those shoes, seriously what were you thinking.
😂 I don't think I was thinking!
felicitaciones toda la familia contruyendo la casa hasta el abuelito los amo gracias por aprender de Cali Colombia
I'll tell you what you people are doing a marvelous job considering you probably don't do a lot of building I mean look how nice it's coming out I'm very impressed
Looks great
Lol... love the mom in background saying "why are you doing it in stupid shoes" when she was trying to get up the roof. I was thinking the same...great little space nice job!
Ha! That was my sister, she loves to nag me! 🤣 Although yes it was easier in bare feet!
I can't believe how some people can dislike this. They must be contractors or something? Thanks for sharing this video! Building in my country is not so easy nor affordable.
Thank you! Yes I think some people who have had lots more experience in building than us don't like it as we could've done it structurally better but we have learnt a lot from it!
I found it beautiful ......... direct contact with nature ........ very cool
Great job very well done I would love to do this for me and my wife thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Beautiful video 🙂
So amazing, I think I should have tried one occasion
Thank you for leaving the roof comedy 🤣🤣. You have lots and lots of patience.
Ha! Pleasure!
I did something similar. It started out as a 8f by 10f shanty built from saplings and covered with tarps and plastic. It had 4f side walls. I built a more sturdy structure out of 2x4s and plywood. Has 1 door and 1 small window. Great for a weekend camp out.
Oh wow that sounds cool! Would love to build a rustic den like that for the kids next. They keep complaining that daddy has a den and they don't 😂
I love your A-Frame. I have done several builds and alterations like yours. Usually do a little research or hav a plan in mind but substitute as available. Most of them have stood the test of time, at least of my lifetime. The next generation will have their own ideas anyway. They may cherish our dreams, abandon them, or push them down. But to us who chose to go beyond dreams into action, we live in God`s world and see our children standing on the shoulders of we their ancestors.
Absolutely, thank you!
Very well said. 👍
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I stupidly lost the password. I would love any help you can give me!
@Benson Miguel Instablaster =)
@Jaxxon Leighton thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im in the hacking process atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
Love the build and it was a family project. Bonus.
👍🏾
Thank you so much!
Love love love what you guys did. Amazing husband/wife project. Would love to see what it looks like when it’s complete inside and out.
Thank you! Will let you know when we do the interior!
Thanks for making this video it was awesome that you made it a family project built with love.
Thank you so much, it was fun! Still need to do the inside when we've got some time!
Where are the updated videos on this build? My future plan is just double the length, so yall are a great inspiration to me.
Hi, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately we never finished the inside 😭 at the moment it's just a store room but I really want to finish it. We started to ply out the inside and put wiring in for electrics and then the rest of the glamping site got too busy and so it fell by the wayside. You may have inspired me to finish it though! Thanks, Vicki
@@TractorsandCream I hope that I have. It's a beautiful house and inspiration to myself and others
Just what i needed to see. I want to build it for myself one day
That woman is my kind of people! Thank you for this video, I feel so encouraged to make my own little A-frame.
Awww thanks! I try my best! There are lots of things we would've done differently. If you have a look at our A-frame log store video I think we've done that better as the wood isn't sat on the ground.
Let us know how you get on with your A-frame project! Vicki
Always naysayers on these types of videos. I can see how I'd do things differently but who cares. I enjoyed your video a lot.
Thank you! Yes we can also see how we would do things differently and have learnt a lot! But that was part of the reason we did it.
The fact they built something and not buy it nice to see and agree I have my ways of doing thing good watch
This is how kids build forts.
With shingles its the tar paper that makes it water tight. Tyvec is for walls even if its placed in watershed fashion from bottom up the same as shingles, it is not rated as a roofing material. I would guess a couple years before the leaks start. Good day.
Muy buen trabajo muy linda Cabaña
What a wonderful project. Vicky make a good hand.Not many women do roofing. I say good for her and lucky you.
I love the hut. Although I don’t know about the shoes
Thank you!
Well done you all work well together
Thanks! The kids come in handy sometimes!
Very beautiful the L2850 !
Nice and good idea
Thank you!
14:08 Got damn, y'all got some dump trucks.
You built and converted an attic without the house!! Thanks, nice build. looks like a strong structure.
Ha! Yes basically! People have asked us if it's an underground house!
Unless I am mistaken, all of your roof rafters that are going into the ground do not look like they are pressure treated. They will rot. Hope I am wrong.
They are treated but yes we are still concerned about this. We've come up with a plan to rectify it now so will be doing that over the next couple of weeks.
@@TractorsandCream If it's not ground contact treated it will rit very quickly.
Soak or paint with used motor oil.
@@smokysantana , That’s only temporary The motor oil will break down
@@vincediesel307 not in my lifetime.
Cool
Hello, I love your "A"-frame building. I would like to build one exactly like that. Would you be willing to send a copy of your building plans for this structure if it's available?
Hi! Thanks so much for watching and your comment. I'm afraid we don't actually have plans as we built it off the top of our heads and would do a lot of things differently now. Most of the comments on this video have completely slated the design and build but it is still standing 3 years later! All I can remember is that we built it to the fit the sheets of ply so that we didn't have to cut them up which made life easier and we couldn't go higher than 3 meters due to our planning laws. I would Definitely go higher with the pitch of the roof if we could do it again. Best of luck with your project! Vicki
@@TractorsandCream Thank you. What do you think of wooden yurts.
@@sd247 so we had yurts but they were canvas outer with traditional wooden poles. We found them difficult as they didn't like the damp climate but we saw some amazing aluminum and plastic yurts at the glamping show which wouldn't warp with the damp climate. Let me dig out the video of it
@@sd247 ua-cam.com/users/shortsl2BL4rZW3BE?si=bzLYh_NIFWJMMGp9
Love it
Thanks!
Love your A-Frame cabin! Would have love two identical windows on the front side of the house.
Yes, when I read this comment to Bryan he said yes that would definitely look better!
wal !!!!!! congratulations !!!!!!! for this excellent job
Thank you!
Chip chip cheerio ! I say chaps !!! That’s a bloody good job.
Spiffing comment old boy!
Nice~ beautiful~
Thank you!
One day my wife and I are going to vacation in a place like this
Oh yes, sounds lovely
Very cool A-frame I'm checking it out from across the pond in Rhode Island. I'm currently in the planning stage for an A-frame cabin for some land we have up in Maine going to make it a little holiday home about 3 hours drive.
Oh wow that sounds amazing! Such a beautiful part of the states! We learnt so much from building this one and would do lots of things differently. Will you build it yourself or buy a kit? Thanks, Vicki
@@TractorsandCream I'm hoping to build it with a co-worker of mine both of us have done some home framing in the past but we are currently both landscapers so it promises to be interesting with plenty of mistakes. I like the idea of building an A-frame because it will be in my opinion cheaper and hopefully easier than a regular stick frame house because you can easily eat up your budget with siding the only major difference is I will definitely be using metal Roofing due to the amount of snow. That's the fun part about building stuff is making mistakes and learning from them I loved how you guys did it together however I don't think I can get my fiance to operate a nail gun safely LOL
@@Tobynsocks ah that sounds like a brilliant project! I'm a bit jealous of your snow, we never get snow here! A-frames are cool structures and much more interesting than a normal house. Also good for storage in the eaves. You should definitely let your fiance have a go with the nail gun, she might surprise you! 😝
Cute
Genial los felicito realizando por toda la familia 👍👍👍👍👍✌️✌️
Thank you very much!
Wow! A triangle!
Quality the build
I just love A frames...great build yall
Thank you!
Smart way to go
Thanks!
Beautiful. Looks like fun. Esp with the whole family helping. Watching from Kenya
Thank you! So exciting to hear you are watching in Kenya!
It seems like a wonderful project for the whole family :)
Thank you!
Construccion sencilla y muy util muchos saludos.
Gracias
That looks really good guys. You doing a very good job.
Ah thanks! We are fairly novice diy-ers but love to have a go at stuff! Vicki
Very nice 💯🌟💜🌟💯
Thank you!
Thank
I gave you a thumbs up for effort, however if you had built the A frame on top of a 1 foot wall OR steeper pitch on roof you’d have way more usable space inside.
Thanks and yes you are right, we were just having a go at something that we thought would be a fun project, we had no plans, just what was in Bryan's head! and were restricted to height due to local planning laws. If you put it on a wall you would definitely have more usable space but then it becomes a house with a roof rather than an A-frame I would say. Thanks for watching and the thumbs up, we really appreciate it 👍
5 yrs ago Our Roof Installers Used 3'x3'x8"
Pieces of Thick Foam to Kneel On and Was very Anti Skid along with Rope Harness.
Good Job guys.
Thank you!
Thanks for showing us so many of the steps! Might try this out my self! I'm also interested in seeing how y'all will finish the inside
Pleasure, We still haven't finished it! Really hoping to finish it soon!
love that it isn't a super TALL A-frame which ppl most often make, the flatter ones are so much nicer
Thanks! We could only go to a height of 3metres due to local planning so made sense for it to be shorter and wider!
The A frame was developed for sky lodges the steep pitch is there to help shed snow in order to decrease snow load. you can also see this in most Scandinavian architecture such as Stave church a Norse church. The grate thing about it tough is its very strong but you are trading for living space. also the shallower the angle the weaker it gets, but with something this small it probably doesn't mater.
@@wrenbird8352 I live in scandinavia too :D snow is like ultra rare these days and if we get it, it is gone in a few days
I'm in love!!
Whoop whoop! Thanks!
Awesome project, looks great! I think there's a good chance that an off grid A-frame cabin will be our next project. We took on a lot with our current development but these A-frames are just so cool!
Ooh cool! Yes we loved building our A-frame and learnt heaps from it. Your project sounds really exciting and I love the sound of F.I.R.E! Absolutely what we would like to achieve!
@@TractorsandCream I've learned a ton and we haven't even started building yet! In my opinion, you're going about it the right way though, find something you like doing and then you don't really have to retire. F.I. is the key, not so much the R.E. part. Finding a job you love (or making your own) is way better than spending a decade or more in a job you hate and sometimes people just need to take a step back!
Absolutely fantastic👍
Thank you!
Very nice build I love it !!!!
Thank you, it's been fun, now we need to sort out the inside!
Interesting project, proud you did it but the A shape has some usage problems. Needs walking space inside. Very hard to make use of the angle shaped corners. If this is in the snow, where does it pile up?
Thanks for your comment. Absolutely get what you are saying. It's going to be a home office so we plan on building in a desk and storage in the unusable space. We don't get any snow, just fancied building a A-frame as a fun project as Bryan really likes them! Thanks, Vicki
Good job, I love it!
Thank you!
Love watching the ideas people come up with. Great project. Turned out great. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! It was just a bit of a fun, family project and we all really enjoyed it. It's just being used as a shed at the moment but hopefully will get turned into something when we've got a bit more time!
GREAT BUILD, SURREY
Thanks!
Muy bien hermosa casa. Felicidades!!!
Thank you very much! Gracias!
One day i hooe to buy a plot of land somewhere and build something like this.
Oh wow that sounds amazing. If that's your dream, go for it, let us know how it turns out. What country are you in?
Good job
Very cool. Great job!
Pretty cool !
Thanks so much for your support!
MUST have been fun trying to find those studs, to nail that floor down.
We just put one piece of ply down at a time and screwed it into the joists we could see underneath so it was fairly straightforward 👍
That’s why codes always have normal long stringers at the same distance, so easy to find and layout a line on...
What a beast
😂
Inspiring family. I am building a garden room, so know the effort that goes into projects like these. Just started watching your channel and can see you are full of ideas and not frightened of hard work. I hope your business goes from strength to strength. Stay safe. Jim
What a lovely comment, thank you so much! Good luck with the garden room build. Let us know how you get on. Vicki
As a former roofer I have to say that watching you in that makeshift harness had me dying laughing. Now you know why roofers are picky about their footwear as well lol.
Oh gosh you must think we are insane! Glad we gave you a giggle! Vicki
Such a cute little cabin. Love it 😍
Thanks lovely hope your are well x
Great job guys, well done. Nice build. Respect ♥♥♥
Thanks very much! Happy new year!
@@TractorsandCream Your very welcome guys, Much Love to u all from Ireland and we hope yee have a Brilliant and a Safe New Year. God's Blessing and Protection be upon You All ♥♥♥♥♥
@@resistireland694 ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks!
I love it- you did a great job!
Thank you so much! Vicki
first time at channel! well done guys!
Thanks! Winging it a bit but having fun along the way!
You never showed us the inside! No follow through video? I'm really interested in this A frame
We haven't finished it yet I'm afraid! As soon as the interior is done we will release the video, hoping to get it done in the next couple of weeks 👍
Good A frame. Gives me something to look at for a hunting cabin.
Oh, lady you need to wear proper shoes and you would have not slipped. Not to mention safety glasses as well.
Thanks! As you can probably tell we were winging it through the build and have learnt heaps, but yes, didn't think much on the health and safety!
Congrats! ❤
I use a climbing rope, rappelling belt amd a Petzl shunt for roof access stuff.
That would make much more sense! Might have to invest although hoping I'm not going back up on a roof any time soon! Vicki
vapour barrier should have been applied horizontally, starting from the bottom over lapping the next layer over the last. vertical like that will take water.
Yes we learnt that afterwards from reading everyones comments! Too late for this build but lesson learnt for next time!
@@TractorsandCream what a great build though! thanks for the video's
@@ex_yz pleasure, there are so many things we would do differently but we are learning so much with all our build projects. I think it's good to just have a go, it's the best way of learning
Having used actual safety equipment before, that harness was a horrible idea.🙀
Butt...
At least we got a great view of Vicky at work 👍😁
Great little project. Respect for gals going hands on with skilled labor.
My father built a metal a-frame with gull-wing when I was a kid to put his gyro- copter in.
Yes I agree, not our finest idea but I knew that if he dropped me I would just slide down the roof! Thanks, I appreciate your comment. You A-frame sounds amazing!
Vicki
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Vicky is a real honey pot ! keep her safe Brian , i thought she was going to fall off the A frame
This comment made my day! Thanks! Vicki
@@TractorsandCream Your very welcome Vicky and real pleasure to watch as you work through your wonderful creation , its a journey i would love to follow if that's ok with you guys .
@@brainclerk4431 of course, come along for the ride!
crowns up ! good job
Thank you!
Îs just amaizing to have a women like her😍
Thank you! What a lovely thing to say! Vicki 🙂
I,m not trying to crack your building plan down, but try to avoid moisture/condense and spaces for termites/wood worm to come in. By making a styrofoam plate between the soil and your wood. fill the gaps between the wooden floor beams up with rockwool. (to get out sitting air)
just a tip!
Ok thanks that's a good tip. Luckily we don't get termites in the uk, we are more likely to get mice chewing the insulation and making houses! But yes it could do with more insulation under the floor I think
The lady on the roof speaks like Mrs Rabbit from Peppa pig.
Ha! I love Miss Rabbit! Thanks, Vicki
Nice.🌹
Thank you!
Aí sim !!!!!!! posso dizer é possível
Love it. Just wondering about the pine rafters into the concrete, was that treated pine? If not, the wood will rot in time. I think it would be wise to use concreted stirrups and bolt the wood onto them to keep the wood off the ground. Nice job though, thanks.
Thank you! They are treated but we are still worried so we are coming up with a plan to do exactly that so the wood isn't actually touching the ground. We've learnt so much from people's comments on this video, we are really grateful for the community!
I live in São Paulo Brazil end love these kind of work houses
Oh wow, hi from Somerset UK! Yes Bryan loves an A-frame house, hopefully we will get the inside finished one day!
wooden houses is more beautiful, but here in São Paulo Brazil doesn’t have
@@esfesf1464 oh really? Is everything made of stone? Do you not build in wood at all?
super super super super
Thank you!
I think it looks great!
great build! love watching it. question what is the length of the rafters you guys are using?
Thanks! It was just slightly longer than the 3 boards put together on their side so about 3.6 metres. If we did it again we wouldn't have let the wood go to the ground, we would have built it on the actual base like we did our A-frame log store.
Hope that helps, good luck with your build! Vicki