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    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    July 27, 2016 by Ashley Mayes 6 Comments

    I missed updating you all on the cabin last week! So sorry! I'm back though this week and have quite a few more updates after this one to share. Next week, is going to be my favorite post though - it's all about the design plan! Demolition, installing flooring, walls, lights, etc. is all fine but the actual designing part is my favorite. Would you guys all agree or do you like the grunt work the best? If I'm completely honest, I'm probably better at the grunt work portion, or atleast I am initially. But, when I do finally find my groove with the design part... it's just so much fun. So, be excited because it's coming a week from today. =)

    Today though, it's all about Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling. In a nutshell, once we took down the ceiling we had to decide what to do with the space. We eventually decided that we were going to keep the open feel of the space by not putting a ceiling back in. The problem with that was that the wall paneling (what we decided to go with) needed to be able to extend all the way up the roofline. Each of the four walls had issues with that. I'm going to do my best to explain what they were and how we fixed them... you know in case you have a one room cabin that you are renovating. =)

    So, in the midst of tearing down the paneling, we were also working on extending the wall frames. As a result, you are seeing some of the old paneling in the next picture.

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    The issue here is that the old ceiling covered the fact that the 2x4's didn't extend to the roof. It wasn't a structural issue but it meant, when we wanted to reinstall paneling to the roof, there was nothing we could shoot nails into to keep the paneling in place. So, we needed to add some 2x4's to create some stability for our wall paneling.

    Each space was measured (between the beams) and (2) 2x4's were cut to the size of the space.

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    Then a few smaller (approximately 4 inch 2x4) pieces where cut and attached using a drill and deck screws.

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    We ended up with this:

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    We brought each of the boxes in and screwed them into the existing 2x4 structure.

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling
    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    I believe we had (4) of those exact boxes built and screwed in on this back wall. These extended our wall to the ceiling and prepped us for putting our paneling in.

    The wall that was opposite this wall needed the same thing. The roof line pitched up about 8 ft on that side, so those boxes accommodated that.

    Ok, let's take a quick peek at the other two walls.

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    It looks ok in the picture but, in reality, where the ceiling was hung... it was hung on a 2x4 that was flipped the opposite way. This made the lower section stick out, which meant that we needed to build the section with the metal straps out to match the lower section.

    2x4's were measured and cut and then put in vertically to extend the wall at the top to match the bottom. This was done on both sides.

    Before we went any further with the walls, we addressed the ceiling. I really wanted everything to be sprayed white, but this is a group project and I didn't get my way on that. The beams were wrapped to protect them from the paint and the tin was sprayed white.

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    Major progress, right? The decision to not put in a ceiling and to spray the under part of the roof white was, I think, our best decision yet. It made the space feel so much larger and brighter!

    Tell me... have you done anything crazy like this?

    *Edited to add: Find all the cabin posts...

    Planning a Cabin Renovation

    Cabin Demolition

    Building Walls and Finishing the Ceiling

    Design Plan

    Extending the Roof To Help With Water Control

    DIY Triangle Mirror

    Installing Paneling without it looking like the 70s!

    Quick and Easy Laminate Flooring

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    1. Pamela Smith

      August 02, 2016 at 3:04 pm

      I love following you guys on this project! My dream is to someday have a little cabin too. I am so inspired by you!!

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      • Ashley Mayes

        August 02, 2016 at 6:51 pm

        Oh my gosh, thanks Pamela! We have a few more weeks of updates till the reveal but I'm getting excited!

        Reply
    2. Peggy

      August 07, 2016 at 9:37 pm

      My husband and I bought a cabin last year; it's our primary residence. We also have a metal roof. Since you removed the ceiling and insulation, have you been inside the cabin when it's raining? I would think it would be deafening! Also, without insulation, what about heating/cooling? I'm not just asking rhetorically, I'm really wondering how you will address these issues. Incidentally, we painted our cabin a shade of green that looks a lot like your "green monster"! But we like it much better that the dark dismal brown it was before.

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      • Ashley Mayes

        August 11, 2016 at 1:59 pm

        So much fun! We have been in a few times when it's been raining and it's loud. This is a once a month type cabin so it doesn't bother me but if I was making it my primary residence ... I'd have to reconsider. So, we do have insulation in the sides as well as over the roof. We did add two ceiling fans and a air conditioner wall unit. We live in Missouri so it does get hot but the fans and wall unit keep it cool. For the winter, we are going to wait and see. We have a baseboard unit we can install if we need to. I like that yours can be a "green monster" too! =)

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    3. renee

      January 26, 2017 at 5:36 am

      We are remodeling a room in our cabin in Michigan and are thinking of putting up a tin ceiling. The one question we have is there a problem with moisture/condensation in the winter? Just wondering if you notice this at all.

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      • Ashley Mayes

        February 01, 2017 at 9:41 am

        We haven't noticed it at all but we don't have the winters that you guys do and we don't use it over the winter. So, I'm not sure my response has much merit. Hmm, have you checked out some of the tiny home ideas? There might be a better option out there.

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