Follow a Zinc Studio Cabin Build: A Start to Finish Series - Part 1
- Alex R
- Apr 27, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 16
Part One: Sub-Floor & Installation
What's this blog series all about?
Zinc Studio provides ruggedly aesthetic, off-grid, prefabricated cabins, offering a customisable and high-quality product to customers across the country.
In this blog post series, we will follow a Zinc Studio cabin build from start to finish. From the initial sub-floor and framing phases to the final finishing touches, we'll provide an in-depth look at the entire construction process, highlighting the quality and attention to detail that goes into every Zinc Studio build.
Whether you're considering a prefabricated cabin as extra room for friends and family, a vacation home, rental property, or permanent residence, this blog post series will provide valuable insights and information about the process and possibilities of working with Zinc Studio.
If you haven't already, check out the Zinc Studio cabin design here.
The Sub-floor (wait, what's that?)
(Pictured: Steel Skid)
You can think of the sub-floor as the foundation on which a cabin or tiny home is built. Our Zinc Studio cabin uses what is known as a 'steel skid' as it's base. Your standard tiny home is generally built on a trailer, but there are a number of benefits to building on a steel skid instead, including added structural integrity, and more importantly, almost 50% more space.
To build a cabin or tiny home on a trailer and tow it on the road, that trailer has to be registered, and a registrable trailer has a maximum width of 2.4m. This can a pretty limiting dimension when it comes to design and you can often ends up with a narrow floor plan and more limited layout options.
The extra metre of width gained by using a steel skid (3.5m total) significantly increases the ultimate usable floor space and how the areas in the cabin can be arranged. This allows us to create both a dedicated living space and separate sleeping area in our cabin.
(Pictured: Cross beams being fit to the heavy-duty bearers)
(Pictured: Cross beams being fit to the heavy-duty bearers)
Delivery & Installation
If you can't tow it, how do you deliver it? Tiny homes or cabins built on a steel skid are simply delivered via flatbed truck to your property and then unloaded. Once on your property they can be towed like a standard tiny home or trailer to your desired location. They are fitted with a single axle draw-bar with 2 wheels to assist with manoeuvring into position (this draw-bar and wheel set can later be removed).
(Pictured: Steel skid with cabin framing) For installation, all that is required is 6 concrete footings at your desired location (we send you the dimensions and exact layout). The cabin is then towed into position on its temporary wheels and manoeuvred over the footings. The LevelMaster legs are then simply bolted to the skid and attached to the footings using concrete screws. Your cabin is now in position and ready for guests! If you ever want to move the cabin, simply re-attach the draw-bar and wheel set, unbolt the legs and tow to another location.
Up Next - Part 2: Framing
Stay tuned for the next instalment of the Zinc Studio Build series where we will dive into the framing of the cabin and see it really come to life!
Are you interested in getting your own Zinc Cabin?
If you haven't already, check out the Zinc Studio cabin design here.
If you'd like to know more information, send us an email at contact@zincstudio.com.au or hit the button below!
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