DIY 5-Room Log Cabin Plans

DIY 5-Room Log Cabin Plans

This 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506 is available through the Cooperative Extension Service for Agriculture and Home Economics. It is built with 12″ logs.

Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506

This five-room cabin, designed principally for camping, would make a fairly comfortable house for a small family. A basement could be provided, with the entrance down a stairway from the back porch. Loft space could be reached from an open stair in the living room.

The cabin is 42 x 32.5. It has two bedrooms downstairs and two upstairs. There are front and back covered porches.

Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
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There are two bedrooms downstairs and two more that can be reached by a ladder.

Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506

Upstairs uses the lower ceiling area for storage.

Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
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Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
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The cabin is designed without insulation. Insulation and vapor barriers will be needed for cold weather occupancy.

Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
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The plans include a fireplace with rock chimney in the center of the cabin.

Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
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Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506
Cooperative Extension Service 5-Room Log Cabin Plan 5506