Stages of Building a Cottage - Framing
So the Foundation was finished and the next step was to get some quotes from framing contractors. They ranged anywhere from $48,000 to $8500 and this was just for the labour since I had all the materials from the cottage kit I purchased from Home Hardware. I think some of these local contractors think “here’s a big rich city guy building his summer home, I’m gonna milk him for everything he’s worth” because $48,000 was so ridiculous I can’t imagine how they came to that total. Anyway I lucked out with the framing contractors because it ended up my bosses family have been doing professional framing all their lives and agreed to do the job for me. I paid for their room and board for a week and they were still cheaper then the local guys. They started on a Monday, and on Saturday morning I had a cottage! Truly amazing for a crew of 3 guys.
A week later I was able to get a local crew to put the shingles on the roof. TIP: Find your contractors ahead of time. Roofers and Framers are extremely busy and booking well out in advance. The roofing crew took one day to get the job done and the cottage is now weather tight. I’m working on getting hydro in now and the excavator is finishing up installing the septic tank. That will pretty much do it for the winter. In the spring I’ll get the plumbing, heating, and siding installed then start to finish the inside. I hope by the end of June everything will be finished.
Congratulations to you on your cottage. It sure looks cozy lol. And yeah, around here they come up with crazy labour costs. We had to dig a 3×3x3 meter hole in the ground cuz of some pipe issue and they asked for $3000. I got 2 friends and we dug it in a day. The cost was around 30 bucks for some beer and pizza afterwards.
That is a great looking cottage. I remember when I had to get an extension done they were quoting from 30-40,000. I got it done for 12,000 and it was a brilliant job. It sure pays to shop around.
Great looking cottage and a vacation place.. I just experience it when I visit my cousin’s place…
good luck and it was a bit cozy…
looking good so far, the labour costs is crazy but it seems like you’re getting your money’s worth. my wife’s parents did an extension to their house, a sunroom, and it cost them well over $50,000.
What impressive photo it is! Perhaps you have got what you had planned at the time of foundation cottage framing. Also I found well sequenced articles for its development and at last you have completed it. Hope you enjoy it.
That cottage was really nice. Is there any new pictures?
It must be great to have something like that to get away to. I’m hoping that I’ll eventually be able to build a place far away from the city, but I’m still a long way from there unfortunately.
Any chance that you would be able to post a budget and cost for the whole project? It would really help other ontarions know what to expect with a similar project in mind…
Thanks in advance!
The high price that they quoted you for the labor was a reasonable attempt, but it was too much to pay just for labor to build a midsized house in an excluded location. The resulting house in this picture, that is much more of a house at this current time, represents what it means to be one of a kind.
This is some sweet residence, not a cottage. If you ask me…
Thanks Footy. If were up to me I would have built something much simpler and cheaper, but the municipal by-laws and Ontario building codes don’t differntiate between a cottage and a home. So this is what I ended up with. One thing kinda led to another and next thing I know I’ve got a house by the lake. Which I’m pretty happy with.
Certain posters had their doubts but you made it. With your cliches intact. Have a happy life and bear many children. Call one of them Tim and name the cottage after another. Or name it ‘Idyll Moments’.
Around here, contractors are now begging for work. It still pays to shop around though.
I remembered when I did my parents’ home renovation. Although I already calculated how much money I would pay before the renovation, I was over budget for it. I have to learn much about it and this post is very helpful for my consideration.
Looks like its coming together great!
Мне все понравилось, только если бы еще денег на длоге дали или конкурс провели, было бы вообще отлично.
I love how its looking so far