Cabin remodel question

Once deer season is over, myself and a few buddies will be doing some much needed maintenance to our hunting cabin. It was built in 2006 and is very much like an outdoor shed. My uncle went cheap when it was built and the exterior walls are plywood. After three coats of paint and twelve years in the sun, the plywood walls are cracking and need to be replaced. The inside is unfinished with no interior walls or insulation. My plan is knock down all the walls and take it down to the bare studs. Once this is done, wrap the frame in Tyvek and use Smart Siding for the exterior walls. On the inside, I would like to use T13 insulation between the studs and then use either OSB or some other sheathing for the interior walls. I am not a construction guy by trade but was wondering if this was a sound plan? The cabin is 16x24 and is located in the Texas Hill Country. The floor is also plywood and I would like to use laminate flooring on top of it. Thanks!

The structure looks sound, so no need to remove the plywood. Looks like it's trimmed with 1x4, so find some 3/4" thick sheet foam insulation and leave the trim - cut insulation to fit between the trim boards and then apply the hardie planks over it. Then you''ll have a much better insulated place than you have now and can still add the interior insulation at a later time if you choose.

I'd also get a good sealing exterior door.

Make sure your foundation and support is solid - cement fiber siding is heavy.

The structure looks sound, so no need to remove the plywood. Looks like it's trimmed with 1x4, so find some 3/4" thick sheet foam insulation and leave the trim - cut insulation to fit between the trim boards and then apply the hardie planks over it. Then you''ll have a much better insulated place than you have now and can still add the interior insulation at a later time if you choose.

Looks like a great camp.

Is that water tote attached to the inside???

sounds like a pretty solid plan to me ...

one one of our old leases, the LO allowed us to use an old frame house that was bare interior wall studs and no enclosed ceiling (open joists or rafters). One of the guys that hunted with us, had access to a large supply of cheap sheet rock, we put the fiberglass bats of insulation in the walls, then sheet rocked ... did the same with the ceiling, worked like a charm. I don't know what the price difference would be using sheet rock versus OSB though, the OSB would be more durable IMO.

My wife said to mix the interior paint 50/50 with water in order to give the walls an older "weathered washed look."

Took about 8 weekends to get it all done. The only thing left is to resize the bunk beds and add a lower kitchen cabinet with a countertop. At this point there is very little, if any ventilation. In the summer the temps in the cabin have got to be pushing 120 degrees at least. Does anyone think I should a whirlybird on top of the roof?

My wife said to mix the interior paint 50/50 with water in order to give the walls an older "weathered washed look."

Yes I bought an 8000 btu AC window unit which will run on a Honda 2200i generator. I was thinking of a whirley bird so the place would not be so hot when we are not there. I am curious if the AC will cool the place as the roof is not insulated.

Looks like a great hunting cabin.

I would definitely insulate the roof if the a/c struggles at all to keep it cool.

Yes I bought an 8000 btu AC window unit which will run on a Honda 2200i generator. I was thinking of a whirley bird so the place would not be so hot when we are not there. I am curious if the AC will cool the place as the roof is not insulated.

How do you get your tv reception ? Antenna etc ?

Rob and Others,
Our hunting lease is in a real remote location and we tried all kinds of things to get TV reception especially for the weekend hunts
and watching the football games around lunch time when we got back after the morning hunt. We contacted the following company:

Antennas Direct 636-779-8700 and talked with their technical staff.

Here is what we did together with their Technical group.

1. both got together on the phone and pulled up Google Earth.
2. located our hunting spot and with Google Earth in the corner you can see the elevation.
3. looking at the elevation and his database on TV stations at various cities we determined the antenna height, etc.
4, he recommended a higher range antenna and the height we needed plus he gave us the degrees from North to point the antenna.
5. I downloaded a compass app for my phone to make sure I pointed it at the correct angle from North to hit the best. closest TV station.
6. we were able to get about a dozen channels.

just some information to share with you and others that might be of some help.

thanks




Thanks B_Man I will give them a try!