Yeh, I'm a steaming backyard pot of laughs So where was this place (generally)? I'm not sure you said, or if I missed it. It's interesting to read that you had the A Frame Bug until you actually lived in one. I, too, was gonna build one in the mountains of Virginia years ago when I was in my early 20s, back when land was relatively affordable. It just never happened. And I'm not sure I've ever been in one.
I am still struggling with the idea that my 1100 sq ft log and rough-sawn structure was a 'lodge.' For the last 32 years since I moved, I have been calling it a cabin. In my defense, I must point out that was before the tiny house movement which must have redefined cabin. I did build what I will call a cabin. 200 sq ft with an A frame upstairs. It was my shop. Insulated and heated. I sawed all the lumber for it with my Alaskan chainsaw mill. Tools: Hand and Chainsaw. Crew: One determined young lady.
The larger A Frames are quite pleasing to the eye Thing is, all yer heat goes up, into that peak Now, a small A Frame is somewhat 'cute' and cozy a bit too cozy when it's 200sf so I added some bump outs Of which collected insulation (snow) I was rather happy with the octagon window I found Took some creative engineering to get it to fit The front bump out became a nice breakfast nook
I've done a bit of travel with jobs, but they have never taken me to the northwest. Regarding that small house...I lived in a 600 ft² home for over 30 years. For a single guy, it was quite adequate. There's no way that 200 ft² would suffice. And now that you post the pics, I recall reading your threads on the "other forum" (I was only there for a brief stint, and that was nearly 3 years ago.)
Well, in winter, I just couldn't envision me trekking out to the compost bin in the deep snow with a bucket of poop That snow/ice up there was tricky You could be trudging along on top and kathump, one foot and leg would sink to yer crotch Sooooo, it was burn baby burn Bad enough keeping a path dug to the privy
clearing the land included tearing down an old camper a previous owner left took a couple days used a sawzall and sledge quite the workout keeps the body loose I recommend it
I'm getting ahead of myself but, eventually, after building the second (main cabin), I turned the initial A Frame into my office/den
I've done that, only a few years ago, and I was wearing snowshoes, and the snowshoe acted like an anchor.