Originally posted 2015-11-05 12:14:37.
Originally posted 2015-11-04 16:31:22.
Here we have a log outbuilding… most likely a place for curing meat.
Like all log structures the secret to it’s strength is in the corners. All of the bearing weight of a cabin is carried to the corners and then down to the stones located on the four corners. No other foundation work is needed other than to keep the wind and animals out from under the house (which admittedly are very nice features)
The logs themselves, other than the very ends, contribute nothing more to a house than filling in the space in between the corners (and looking good of course… which is also a nice feature). 🙂
Originally posted 2015-11-04 14:21:05.
One of the advantages in building small is that quality becomes affordable. Take for example this little cottage with it’s cedar shingle roof, wood siding, masonry chimney, and precious windows.
Originally posted 2015-11-04 13:59:54.
I do marvel at how everything that a family needs to build a farm is provided by a group of trees… even the fencing seen here is all wood.
Originally posted 2015-11-04 13:39:05.
A coat of whitewash and some red trim really “dressed” this cabin up didn’t it?
Originally posted 2015-11-02 21:51:08.
Spring is only six months away!
Originally posted 2015-11-01 21:17:09.
Why not consider doing something others would consider crazy?… be frivolous!
Be assured that practically anything that you can build out of stone will be beautiful when done.
Originally posted 2015-11-01 16:02:51.
This is what people build when they have a wooded parcel of land, stones free for the gathering, and limited selection of hand tools.
Originally posted 2015-11-01 15:51:48.
Nope, that’s not a Toyota, nor a Nissan truck.
That’s an early American made means of hauling!
Originally posted 2015-11-01 15:40:44.
