Island Cottages/Camps

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Originally Posted by hemlock

Just built a timber frame on an island. It was pretty simple to meet code issues
for example the windows needed to be framed to allow the correct clear height and width and if within a certain distance from the floor tempered glass and on second floors having latches to prevent full opening for child safe reasons.

The timber frame was local NH white pine sawed out by a sawyer who had the grading training and could provide a grade certificate which code enforcement required.

The sheathing is 1 inch white pine with roof and walls covered with one inch polyisocyanurate then sided over with vertical white pine and battens. It does not meet the envelope code as its only 8.6 r value but is adequate for a 3 season structure. Code will only allow wood stoves for heating however. With no cavity spaces electric is all surface mount in MC cable and metal boxes. A little rustic but neatly done and functional.

With shore land permitting septic installation and precast concrete footings, materials and a lot of volunteer labor we are at around 76.50 per square foot at this point.

It is certainly easier to meet code on new construction than when rebuilding. We went through a period when older camps converted to electricity from propane, not only for cooking etc. but for lighting. Then minimal electric service was added and some years later another outlet was added. And then more juice as we kept popping CB's when the toaster and coffee pot were on at the same time.
I don't understand the "code will only allow wood stoves for heating." There must be more to it than that. Electric? Propane? I used to use coal.