Prefabricated Homemade Outhouse found in Willow, Alaska
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Outside View of finished Outhouse
Outside View of finished Outhouse
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Inside view of finished Outhouse
Inside view of finished Outhouse
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Pre-fabricating the Outhouse at home
Pre-fabricating the Outhouse at home
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Pieces brought on location. Ready to put together
Pieces brought on location. Ready to put together
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Partial Pilings in; Hole dug
Partial Pilings in; Hole dug
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Walls going up. Almost ready for the roof.
Walls going up. Almost ready for the roof.
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Roof going on
Roof going on
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Outhouse mounted on pilings
Outhouse mounted on pilings
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Finished Outhouse in the Winter
Finished Outhouse in the Winter
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    Here is another great addition to The Outhouses of America Tour. I'll let the contributor's text provide you with a great description of how he built this outhouse. Make note of the winter temp's he describes. How many of you would venture outside to use an outhouse in those temps? You definitely need a heater in there. One thing I noticed: The base appears to be built with normal wood. If so, I would always recommend using pressure treated wood for the base. It will last much longer if you do.
    "I wish I would have found this web site earlier. I built my outhouse this past fall and I could have gotten a lot of great ideas from your pictures. Oh well, next time. Great web site.
     This outhouse is at Willow, Alaska built in September of 2009. I "prefabbed" the the structure in my driveway in Anchorage, disassembled the pieces, and took them to the site where I intend to build my cabin. I decided to get the most important building done first. There is only a foot path to the site, so I needed small enough pieces to carry in by hand for reassembly and painting.
    I made it with a glass block window for light in the daytime. I also installed a shelf and a lantern for night time use. Future upgrades include a small heater once I get electricity to the location. The temps in Willow routinely drop to -20 in the winter.
    I had fun building it. Some of the pictures aren't very good quality as I took them with my cell phone. I built the outhouse and took the photos.
     For Christmas, I received a coffee table book of American outhouses. Your site has many more."
     [Curator's comment: I noticed that the foundation was not made out of pressure treated wood. The owner saw my comment and sent me more pictures and the following comment] "You do have an eagle eye. I originally built the base at home out of standard 2 by 6s. It bugged the heck out of me because I knew it wasn't the right thing to do. I took it to Willow and put it together. I then decided disassemble the thing on site, and replace the entire bottom frame and floor joists with pressure treated wood. I ended up using the original foundation and joist to make the rafters for the roof. I built it with only screws, and no nails so it was easy to assemble and disassemble. I also painted the wood with a Urethane paint.
    The frame then rests on concrete piers, and no wood actually touches the ground although it appears so. There is a slight hole there to hide the blocks. Here is a shot during construction after I replaced the foundation. The barrel was in place to keep dirt out of the hole. I eventually removed the barrel, and made the hole bigger and much deeper. It's about 5' deep now. "

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