1. “Climate” Cabin Foundation Process
Mikael Maynard
Johnny Appleseed Organic
“Foundations are the crucial first step to a durable structure. Done properly, a foundation supports the weight of your walls and roof while keeping the earth’s moisture from seeping into your home. It should also be able to handle the weather, temperatures and soil conditions of the environment it is placed in. ” – Mikael
Follow Mikael’s blog as she journals her experience through this and every phase of the “climate” cabin construction. You’ll find her own musings along with additional research that went into the various decisions made about materials, size, techniques, and more.
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2. Framing a Structure
There are a few different methods that can be used when framing a structure. For the climate cabin frame, our master carpenter, Mike Shellman, chose…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman
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3. Sourcing Reclaimed Windows
Follow Mikael's blog as she journals her experience through this and every phase of the "climate" cabin construction. You'll find her own musings along with additional research…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard
4. Exterior Walls, Metal Roof, and Water-Proofing
Johnny Appleseed Organic's Mikael Maynard and Mike Shellman guide us as they put "meat on the bones" of the "climate" cabin. Mike installs oriented strand…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman
5. Soffit, Siding and Sealing
Mike installs soffit - the underside of the roof eaves - for ascetics with re-claimed hard pine. He follows that up by installing the external…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman
6. Solar, Plumbing, Insulation and Interior Walls
In this 10-minute episode, watch as the plumbing, electricity and insulation are installed in the Climate Cabin. The one thing each of these elements has…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman
7. Interior Finishing and Sealing
In this episode, as his cabin project nears completion, host Mikael Maynard and head of construction Mike Shellman install and weatherproof reclaimed windows and doors,…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard
8. Final Interior Touches and Reedbed System
The climate cabin project is nearly complete! In this episode the focus is almost entirely on the interior touches. Head of construction Mike Shellman runs…
Mike Shellman
Mike Shellman
9. Final Eco Cabin Cost Revealed
For those who have not been following along the past eight months, we've been documenting the construction of a beautiful, practical, sustainably-built cabin on the…
Mikael Maynard
Mikael Maynard
