Small log cabin
I suppose any ceiling height over six feet and a few inches is a luxury… a luxury I fully appreciate!
Originally posted 2016-01-03 21:30:41.
Lower ceiling heights of yesterday
I suppose any ceiling height over six feet and a few inches is a luxury… a luxury I fully appreciate!
Yes indeed people were shorter back in the day… but lower heights were also easier to build and quicker to get done when so many other chores needed to be done.
Originally posted 2016-01-02 19:50:27.
One step at a time
Building a log cabin, one section at a time, makes a lot of sense, and it produces a very attractive home. The simple break in this roof line adds so much to the appearance of this home.
Originally posted 2016-01-02 13:18:20.
There is no shortage of old cabins to save or salvage
The mailbox still stands out front, but this cabin has long been abandoned as a home.
She looks a bit sad doesn’t she?
Nobody wants her.
🙁
Originally posted 2016-01-02 13:09:00.
As simple as it can be
A log home… with a porch and a metal roof.
Nothing here to impress the neighbors.
But it feels like home.
Originally posted 2016-01-01 18:05:29.
Flooring… character vs perfection
What do you think of this stone floor?
Certainly it’s very attractive.
But would it be too “textured” for your daily use?
I once encountered a woman who told me her tale of woe, how she was living in her new home and that a gap had appeared between two of her floorboards (about an eighth of inch). She told me of her frustration that her builder had not come back to repair or replace the flooring in that room because of this issue. She was pondering suing the builder and asked my opinion. My only response for her was to be thankful that only one board had such a small gap in her house, that her house contained thousand of pieces of wood whose behavior was beyond the control of the man who installed them.
It’s issues like this why so many good builders close their doors.
Originally posted 2016-01-01 17:12:07.
Stone lasts… forever
An attractive home…
with no maintenance…
forever.
Originally posted 2016-01-01 15:28:28.
An excellent source of stone
It was a simpler time.
I can’t help but look at each of these individuals and ponder their lives.
And. as a builder. my eye is eventually drawn towards the stone chimney that stands proud on the end of this cabin. I’ve come to expect horizontal stones on old chimneys… as that is the only way a chimney can stand without the aid of cement binding it together, but chimneys with well defined layers, like this is one, is somewhat uncommon… it requires a supply of stone each of the same thickness, and stones that are easily shaped. I’m jealous.
Originally posted 2015-12-31 10:54:54.
Building codes
I doubt if this home would pass code.
But, she sure has passed the test of time.
Originally posted 2015-12-31 10:37:56.
Another three-section log home
Here’s another three section log home to go with the one posted yesterday.
This house has great definition between the three sections thanks to the middle section being recessed.
But like the other log house she is in need of a stone chimney or two… and porches… where are the porches?… gotta have porches!
Originally posted 2015-12-31 10:29:48.