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No this is not a joke but my nephew is a transplanted city slicker and wants to build a out house at his farm. Is there such a thing as plans for a old fashioned out house? Thanks in advance.
 
You forgot the crescent moon on the door. It's important to get these things right, from an historical perspective.
 
Might also consider a call to whatever the environmental authorities are in your state. You may find that it's illegal. I'm not saying that you shouldn't build it, but if it is illegal, it's better to know that before you build it. You may be better off building a small tool shed with a built-in seating bench with a hole in it.
 
And a floor--helps to keep overflows from soiling your shoes and britches. Don't forget a Sears catalog, both for reading material and for other uses.
 
two story or single? a friend in my town has the two story variety at his place so that his MIL doesn't have to come down.
 
I seen a two story and the top story was for politicians and the bottom was for the people.

How Nice!!!!
 
When we put our house up, we faced it away from the road, looking out across our field instead of the neighbors hog pasture. I told the wife I wanted to put an outhouse between the house and the road. Prop the door open and put a manequin inside waving at anybody that goes by. She didn't like the idea at all. I still might surprise her someday tho. Chris
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As others said you may have regulations against privy/outhouse use. If that is the case look into porta-jon rental. Long term rentals cost a little more than having your home holding tank pumped, and your left with nothing but a dead spot on the grass.

Good waste management,
Bill
 
He better go to the County Health people so he can find out if even he can build one. The info you get here doesent reflect what is legal where he lives.
 
Here's mine that I built about 15 years ago. I moved it to where it sits a couple of summers ago so I could hook it up to water and put a regular flush toilet in it.
I didn't like the moon and star in the door so I put it in the window. I just built the thing. Didn't have any plans.

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Built one a few years ago, but it's a little more fancy than I suppose you're looking for. It's got a flush toilet and what I suppose is essentially a French drain. Tank is a salvaged THICK-WALLED plastic tank (400 gal) from a local chemical company. Set into the ground in a large hole and surrounded by 2 or 3 yards of washed gravel. Local inspector signed off on it........pics tomorrow if this thread is still on page one.
 
Don"t forget the wasp spray!

I remember as a kid that a real big fellow, "Big Red" Brison, went into his brother's outhouse for some casual reading.

Heard a lot of screaming and cussing, door flew open, "Big Red" came running out waiving his arms, overalls down around his ankles, he tripped and fell face down in the yard still kicking and screaming with wasps still sting him on the butt.

You guessed it - wasp nest under plank near the hole.

Some traumatic memories are just too hard forget.
 
Here's the one I built (for yard art) next to my cook shed. Built on a 3' x 4' oak pallet. I used scrap pallet wood about 3/8" thick. It's a two holer but only used to store "stuff" in. David.................

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Many years ago a neighbor of mine painted his outdated outhouse white and added this phrase in large letters: "U.S. Government Building".
That descibes it to a "T".
 
My mom tells stories of one man who worked for my grandparents on the farm. They had plumbing and all that (she only grew up in the 50's & 60's) and he refused to go in the house- instead he would go in the corn feild. With good reason too she said....


Donovan from Wisconsin
 
(quoted from post at 19:28:06 06/18/09) Here's mine that I built about 15 years ago. I moved it to where it sits a couple of summers ago so I could hook it up to water and put a regular flush toilet in it.
I didn't like the moon and star in the door so I put it in the window. I just built the thing. Didn't have any plans.

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ence the saying, "Built like a brick S#!t house". David...............
 
From experience I would offer 2 bits of advice. 1: Make it face east so you can see the sunrise while contemplating your day. 2: Make the door swing in. That way if someone drives up while you are contemplating your day it is easy to kick the door shut.
 
DH, we also had a two holer when I was a kid. One regular sized hole and a smaller one for the kids. One time I was sitting on the small hole and my dad came in and then left when finished and never even knew that I was in there. The door swung inwards toward the small hole so that he couldn't see me and then when he shut the door, it was dark inside. I bet that I could have scared him if I would have yelled.
 
Both of my grandparents farms have outhouses. One has just a single hole and has no windows. The other is a two-holer (one is a "lower" seat for use by kids) with a window.
 
Well dont ask how I know this, but for the men who might use it. When you set down, you want the area right between your legs to be solid, and sealed with the floor. Either that, or make sure your bib overall straps dont drop down and lay on the floor! If you are a long way from home, with no change, urine soaked bib straps are not fun.

Gene
 
Really nothing too them. But here are a few lessons I learned about the one at out hunting camp.

1) As someone said. On the inside-verticle face (what the back of your legs would see while in use) in front of the seat use solid wood and line with a good grade plastic, or vinal. I have Deck wood. And lets just saw it runs between the cracks and can pool around your feet, if you do not watch what your doing.

2) Provide good ventilation but seal it well else the wasps can take the place over. And I'm talking about the little brown insect type... not the type that would never be caught dead in a hunting camp :)

4) If it will be used a lot in the summer have a container of lime and a plastic scoop available. That'll help a lot.

5) Build a good rot resistant base-frame. Want to make sure the floor don't give way.

6) In areas that will get wet form the out side or inside and the floors use a good rot resistant wood (cedar - Red wood etc.)
 
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