Join me in a round of applause to our Canadian neighbors and their love of the outdoors! Canadian “bunkies”, or small bunkhouses, are another tiny house design that can be built from a plan or from a kit. I ran across these companies that manufacture log, timber frame and cedar bunkies in various sizes.
Rangercabins, located in Ontario, manufactures conventionally framed models with timber framed components and authentic square timber log buildings. All assembly of the bunkie is included in the purchase price and all models come with a poured concrete pier foundation and a scheduled completion date. Rangercabins has four standard sizes and offers design flexibility. The standard package provides a weather tight assembled shell that the buyer can finish themselves. A buyer can also upgrade by purchasing options that are sold on an installed basis.
Every Rangercabin includes handcrafted timber framing from the finest quality cedar timbers that are hand selected and travel through a propriety finishing process. The result is a bunkie of extreme strength and rigidity to withstand heavy winds and huge snow loads. They also include unique and superior joinery techniques.
I also found Taylor Sawmill on beautiful Manitoulin Island that makes cedar saunas and bunkies.
Their prefab modular 8 foot by 12 foot buildings are built with cedar or pine 2 x 6 log siding. This siding gives a horizontal v-joint siding look on the inside. The buyer can choose the steel roof color of their choice. The package comes with a cedar door and two 3 foot by 3 foot windows as well as a 4 foot by 8 foot cedar deck. Other options include a 8 foot by 8 foot covered deck that can be screened in and a built-in Murphy bed and table.
The standard Cabana Village bunkie includes extra wall height that features loft space with a ladder or hardwood stairs, an optional porch and a choice of roof pitch. Cabana Village cabin kits and cottage bunkies are great as weekenders, lakeside cottages, starter cabins or backyard retreats. They also feature cedar doors, windows and trim and are available in cedar or maintenance-free Canexel siding. All their kits have 1/2 inch plywood roof sheathing and 2×4 SPF framing.
Most bunkies are built to be used only for three seasons, but many plans and kits will come with an option for insulation. Prices will vary with size, but the smallest bunkie made by Cabana Village goes for around $7,000 for the 7 foot by 10 foot model and around $27,000 for the 16 foot by 28 foot model.
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The bunkie was a sweet, clean little room with two single beds, mosquito nets, bedding, drinking water, candles, flashlights, and towels. The windows had screening and the door was secure. Very comfortable and well designed. The hosts were super sweet and left us great instructions for our late arrival. There was a yummy breakfast in the morning and we found the property had great views. We missed the nightly fire due to a fire ban, but we still had the provided s’mores ??. Overall a great value and a hidden gem for adventurous budget travelers!
I am looking for plans for a bunkhouse with a loft and 90 sq ft bottom flooor
Taylor Sawmill, as of 2019, no longer makes anything!
Their carpenter retired, and now they are just simply a sawmill.
I called and inquired about the bunkies and saunas and the reply was, that they don’t have packages or kits. They will supply material, if you have or are a carpenter, that can quote the needed supply.