When nature calls...building an outhouse

The old outhouse was about to fall apart, the wooden structure had started to rot, and the door was hanging loose...so something had to be done.
We had planned to re-use as much of the boards as possible from the old outhouse, so this was a project of logistics and timing - we could not start to disassemble the old structure before the new outhouse was just about ready.




Ready for use



 

Step one. I am preparing the logs for the corner posts

My girl friend is debarking the logs for the corner posts

The roof structure is ready - now it just needs to be lifted up on top of the structure

I am creating a simple corner notch



The roof structure is built on ground so it is necessary to be two to lift it up on top of the structure

The structure is completed but still has some supporting boards that will be removed later

 

The walls are now covered (that had to be completed in one day because boards from the
 old outhouse was reused on the sides facing the forest - the time without outhouse had to be as short as possible).
The roof has been covered with moss and grass, and even blueberries and raspberries have started to grow there

 

 

Nearly finished.
A bear has been added to the door design, and a stepping stone is placed in front of the door 



The interior design. There is a side table with water for hand washing

The toilet roll holder made from an reindeer antler

Window facing the forest

 

A solar panel has been added for indoor lighting

 

Indoor light by solar panel

 

The lamp has a light sensor, so that it is possible to find the outhouse at night and with no electricity around.
There is also a small reflector below the lamp, making it easier to locate the outhouse with flashlight

 

The door is closed by a wrought iron hook

The bear decorations have been made by jigsaw