6.75×5.25m total, comprised of two structures in one. solar shed is 2.5×5.25m. barn side is 4.25×5.25m.solar equipment shed was built by me and my 81-82 y/o (at the time) dad from 4/2023 to 6/2024. barn construction began 2/2025 and was bult mostly by me with some help from my wife. wife's rabbit business partner/friend and her husband helped install the steel roof and siding. the roll-up door arrives in 4 weeks, but the actual building(s) construction is complete as of 5/2026.solar shed houses inverter & batteries with our smaller 2440w array mounted on the roof. larger 4450w array is ground mounted just south of it. power to the house is buried in conduit that runs under the barn side. shed also stores building materials and garden tools. Barn side is dedicated to wife's rabbit business.shed side is 2x4 walls, 2x6 rafters, on concrete slab foundation, OSB sheathing and composition shingle roof. barn side is pole barn construction with 4x4 posts set 1m deep in concrete, furring strips between posts for steel R-panel siding and roof. there is one 2x4 stud wall on the north, also furred for steel siding, but it is not load bearing in the traditional sense. the barn currently has a dirt floor.all built on an extreme budget using lots of repurposed & scrap materials. shed cost aboot $975 all-in. barn was more expensive, less scrap/repurposed material @ $4,150. total structure $5,175 includes every screw, wire, conduit, panel, lumber, doors, window, concrete & trench machine rental.solar system provides 85%-110% of our power, total cost: $15,200. system layout designed by me, DIY install, grid-tied, non-export, self-consumption. all pricing in CAD. Dad's still happy, healthy and doing Dad stuff with Mum @ their house.
>3 yearslooks like something a meth head built under a bridge over a weekend
The interior of the barn side:I drove 30 min into town last weekend to purchase the window, one additional stud & a 4x4 post to cut/fit a beam above the roll-up door as a header. I forgot the fucking 4x4, so i just made do with what was available. I had an old termite-eaten 4x6×8 post i was given when somone replaced their fence. I cut it down to 8.9cm×10.15cm×1.8m then shored up a split with moisture-curing polyurethane glue. I would say the beam is 90% and it wont be bearing any real load, so.... good enough.I salvaged an old kitchen sink cabinet & counter from a job so wife can have some basic water, cleaning utility and a "workbench". there is much cleanup & rearranging to be done inside the barn to finalize the rabbitry setup. we will wait to add the rest of the high-value rabbits & their housing until the roll-up arrives. we dont want to risk $1000's worth of top-tier genetics to predators.
solar shed interior. very basic. reclaimed cabinetry with reclaimed 6mm plywood top for rudimentary storage and work surface. I used cast-offs from drywall install to finish the walls.
>>2992467congratulations! i'm starting an off grid cabin in a little over a month. i'm curious about the route you went with your solar. there used to be a great /diy/ solar thread that had tons of info but of course it 404d because people want to argue about how their brand of tool is better or whatever. any advice or resources you can recommend?
>>2992474im only familiar with what I purchased and installed. obviously, I went with Sol-Ark 12k Inverter. I have had Ø problems with it. it gets good reviews, specifically mentioned it it is quieter than its budget competitor, EG4. we use 4x Pytes V5 LiFePO4 (20.48kwh) now. they are CAN bus connected for closed-loop comms. these replaced our 300ah Trojan FLA. We cycle them to 25% SOC every night. they carry us from sundown to sun-up about 60% of the time with no load reductions in our "normal use" North American household. with any light reductions we can be totally off-grid 24/7. we have 8 Qcell 305w panels on the shed and 10 Canadian Solar 445w panels ground-mounted. we have had no issues with either. the Qcells are 5 years old, I can see no real effeciency loss.entire system is grid-tied, non-export, self-consumption. our May electric bill was $78.40 for 316kwh from The Grid. in April we produced 1150kwh. as for resources? Will Prowse videos.
>>2992476thank you so much for the starting points. i'm going to be running off a honda generator while i build this thing so i'm going to be totally off grid. does that sol-ark have the ability to connect a generator to it?
>>2992478yes, Sol-Ark is a hybrid system. it can run totally off-grid, grid-tied, woth or without batteries and have a generator input in either/or setup. generator can be set up to auto-start when needed. you do want to make sure you generator can provide "clean" power, as in a smooth sine.... i say this without first-hand experience myself, as we do not currently have a generator, but i have heard it from multiple sources and I believe i read it in the Sol-Ark manual as well. in other words: check me on that.all of this is what steered me to Sol-Ark. the flexibility was king.
>>2992482yeah and I am also happy you pointed out it was quieter. the honda generator is going to be brand new and it has very clean power.
how much does onions ark pay you to make these threads
>>2992484do you have an argument against what he says or are you just upset he spent money that you don't have?
>>2992485crackhead rabbit shack doesnt exactly scream wealth
>>2992486did you see the new construction home in the background of the pictures?
>>2992485>>2992492>>2992486Anon's a fucking Bunnyhug in July. pissed off because the best wank he's ever had was while sniffing his mum's crusty gitch.all talk & no tools.
>>2992537lmao tell me more about myself, very few people can do the stuff i do
>>2992378Looked fine in pic 1. Unsure why you took it apart
>>2992538hey it's 45k guy
Next phase: HVAC installation. just arrived today. 100% paid for by livestock sales. Wife and I should be able to get it installed this weekend, and will post update.We opted for the hybrid AC/DC model. it is just the updated R32 version our our 2022 model 410-A units we have installed in our house. they can simultaneously switch between our home 120v AC and a dedicated PV array via internal inverter. this will allow us to replace our 8 Qcell 305w panels with newer 460w panels, then repurpose the older 305's DC direct power our existing Great Room HVAC and the new barn HVAC unit. this will remove 1200w-2600w burden from our household 120v solar/inverter/battery system. this means more PV available to our inverter and less import from The Grid.Overhead 1.8×2.4m roll-up door door has been held up 9 days past delivery date, waiting on some random part on backorder. spoke to the manufacturer today, updated delivery date is next week, July 8... allegedly.
Just got the 3rd wall frame up. How did I do?
>>2998012quality work, Anon. lumber looks true and framing is square. looks like youve got a overhead or double door opening. any windows or man-door planned for the 4th wall? Will it be steel roof & siding?what is its purpose? tool shed? Lawn equipment? Storage? A little bit of A, B and C?
>>2998060this fag bumping and hyping his own thread lmao
>>2997986 Me>>2998060 Me>>2998012Not Me.I updated my thread with this weekend's next step. if thats "bumping" then so be it. in that case, ill be "bumping" my thread again this weekend with the mini-split install and probably next weekend when I get the roll-up door and install it. I find it odd that participating and showing progress of ACTUAL DIY rather than just abandoning a project thread is so frowned upon in /DIY/.>>2998061all of that said, thanks for the "Bump" wanker.
Mini-split installed... mostly. I had to order an open-end torque wrench for the lineset fittings. It will be here Thursday July 9. I will also be installing a lineset/drain/electrical cover to tidy up the inside and outer wall.next step is overhead door installation. it should arrive this next week. If it does I will install it next weekend. once the door is installed we can remove all the construction materials and move the livestock in. we will begin using it as-is while we save up for closed-cell sprayfoam insulation. hopefully livestock sales will pick back up in September and we can get it insulated by November. until then... I guess the EG4 will just run at max capacity during the day. It just needs to stay under 28°.
>>2998446i love how this thing looks rough as fuck always using lower tier materials, and then you buy one of the most expensive mini splits on the market
>>2998446>nausea
>>2998587the mental retardation of buying a 12000 btu minisplit to cool a 100 sqft cuckshed made of garbage you cant afford to insulate boggles the mind
>>2998587 #observation appreciated. this entire project as been about cost savings & function over form. I have used an incredible amount of free & reclaimed materials in process. PICREL: door is from a Gub'ment Cheeze Communist Housing Unit where some trash tenants got into *yet another* domestic, resulting in another kicked in door. after replacment, I brought it home and repaired it *good enough* for farm use - FREE.as stated in OP we live on solar power. it is a 22 square meter livestock barn; livestock require constant air change (ACH) for respiratory health. that increases the size of HVAC. this is not sole random purchase mini-split. it was chosen for its dual/hybrid AC/DC power option. it can run on AC grid, AC home solar/battery, DC solar panel direct and switch between them seamlessly, while also being one of the most efficient inverter units available. we splurge where added cost adds actual value.>>2998640 #"can't afford" is totally different from "debt-free & budgeting" society as a whole fails at this. we are SAVING MONEY TO PAY CASH for insulation... I know it's a foreign concept: make do today in order to excel tomorrow. delayed gratification. our approach is always function first, budget second. 238sqft is a little different from 100sqft. we can discuss your mathematical abilities, HVAC, ACH and livestock managment later.its ok... most retards dont understand HVAC, sizing, BTU, thermal load, humidity management, livestock, or general health & comfort. i dont fault you for being a normie, its expected. shall we discuss your financial position, home/land portfolio, trade certifications, self-sufficiency, and apparently general mathematical abilities? I built an entire homestead, farm and infrastructure in 3 years, while living debt-free, saving for retirement and building self-reliance, all done on a single meager income and I/we have had fun while doing it. how 'bout you?
>>2998663if you're gonna larp as a math expert canadian, at least learn to convert metric properly tx
uhh you forgot the floor anon
>>2992378hey I remember this wreck from the abominations thread!
>>2992378You didn't hire any non-white people to help with it? I only see whites in the pictures
>>2998663>>2998663You are kind of an asshole mate you ask what people think about your build but when they give negative feedback you tell people that YOU know how to budget which is not common these days heh heh Like c'mon man you don't have to do the tough guy actMaybe this schizo >>2999245 is onto something, you starting to seem like a racist
open-end torque wrench arrived yeasteday. set line nuts to 27Nm. turned on and tested unit: we are go. cool air, good airflow & low watt use. this R32 unit is SEER2, 22.5 vs our "identical" but 3 year older R410A units in the house. the house units required standard vacuum pump installation, vs this unit's DIY precharged accumulator & pre-vac'd lineset with quick connect & o-ring fittings. no vacuum pump required. still no updated delivery date on our roll-up door. I have called at least once each week, and they keep giving a nebulous "it should be here soon" non-answer. shame, as I was hoping to install it this weekend.based on an unexpected boost in livestock sales, we are already halfway to the sprayfoam installation savings goal. it looks like we may get it done by end of July or beginning of august.
>>2998012Main door way missing cripple studs. That header is just there for looks I guess...
>>2999263The roof load is carried by the embedded posts right and left of doorframe, not by the door framing. The 4×4 header over the door is there to frame in the door, provide a place to attach the door frame and the furring for the steel siding, not to carry roof load.cripples are not required to carry roof loads in post frame buildings. the roof load goes directly through the concrete embedded posts. both posts, right and left of doorframe are embedded 1m deep in concrete.
>>2999246>you starting to seem like a racisti prefer the term race realist
>>2992378What the hell is with that door placement? Both on the far ends of one side? Cut an angle to fit the double doors? Why??
>>2999453the structure is two buildings under one roof. solar equipment and storage shed side is 2.5m wide. double door sits in the middle of that; 184cm rough opening. due to the 30° pitch of the roof for panels, I had to cut the right hand door to accommodate. while odd, it serves our purpose perfectly and maximizes utility and access.the left side is a 4.25 wide pole barn. door placement seems normal to us, but if you're looking for details; the rabbit cage layout, window & utility sink, counter & cabinet placement left us with about 1m of open space for a man door. placement also puts the door closest to the man door exit on the side our our attached garage. we wanted to preserve the north barn wall unobstructed, for cage layout, thus why there are no windows on it either. with the 1.8m roll up door on the wall opposite the man door, sink & window, the layout makes perfect sense. man door inswing doesn't interfere with primary floorspace, allows tractor, tiller, trailer, storage and work area in center if needed. it just generally makes best use of the entire open floor layout.while I certainly understand the curiosity about the one custom cut door on the solar shed, I dont really see the oddity of the barn door location.>>2999263picrelI misread your comment as "man door" instead of "main door". if you are referring to the roll-up door header, the same reasoning applies to it. header is not intended or needed to support the roof load. 1m concrete imbedded posts support the roof perfectly well without cripple assist.
