I might as well start out here with posting what we have been building for the last year (with a break from december to april due to snow)
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more to come of the inside...
First off welcome w*
Your cabin is so cool! Love it!
How did you wrestle the ridge log?
Nice cabin. [cool] w*
Hi Rick and thanks for the welcome!
I filmed the whole roof setup and put a video on youtube. Let me find it for you.
the whole roof system was built at my husbands work (he builds log homes) and then shipped to the site.
thanks Henderson! ;)
here is the video:
http://youtu.be/Fq9iAwZzRGQ (http://youtu.be/Fq9iAwZzRGQ)
sorry it's kinda long
interior so far:
Ceiling and Gables:
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Main floor:
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drywalled and painted, which was my job. Well I had help with hanging the drywall...
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and what I had envisioned for so long was finally reality. The deal was that I had to pre-stain all the boards for it. No problem! ;)
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and we used the same boards for the window frames/trim. Pre-built them at home and slid them right into place
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Moni, absolutely gorgeous cabin!! You must be over the moon to see your dream come true [cool]
Beautiful!
aw thank you, thank you! We are absolutely thrilled with our little cabin and I can't wait to put some decorating touches on it. We've been collecting some stuff already, so hopefully I can start soon ;)
very nice !
Your cabin is a work of art...I love it!
Very nice...like the ships ladder too [cool]
Very nice... interesting build!
I'm curious... how much head space is there in the loft? I'm guessing six feet or so? ???
Thank you everyone!
yes, I think it's 6' under the ridge beam. Would have to ask my husband for exact measurements but it's something like that
Very Nice Moni!!!!
What type of footing does the cabin have?
Awesome Cabin! Love the mix of logs and more conventional materials. [cool]
I love it.
One of the better examples of decent sizing of the posts and beams.
How did you design it? Did you run any load sizing calculations?
I noticed no headers on any of the windows, I assume the beams were designed for a 20 ft free span and the walls are completely non load bearing. Very interesting.
What state are you in?
Quote from: Squirl on October 28, 2011, 09:19:57 AM
I love it.
One of the better examples of decent sizing of the posts and beams.
Agreed. Looks great! Saw a similar cabin nearby but they had used huge logs. The logs were so large that it turned out rather odd looking. You've chosen a good size looks wise and didn't overdo it.
Wow! Great Job Moni. Beautiful, clean work- well done!
Where are you guys building?
Tom
Handsome project with well-worked out details.
Thanks for sharing this.
wow....nice looking cabin...
I like the log look of the downstairs. Can you tell me more about what you used, if you prepared it yourself, how thick the boards are, and what chinking material that is? I may go the same route. Looks awesome!
Doc
Quote from: Squirl on October 28, 2011, 09:19:57 AM
I love it.
One of the better examples of decent sizing of the posts and beams.
How did you design it? Did you run any load sizing calculations?
I noticed no headers on any of the windows, I assume the beams were designed for a 20 ft free span and the walls are completely non load bearing. Very interesting.
What state are you in?
Hi again and thank you for the wonderful compliments.
yes, the walls are completely non load bearing. We used a plan from the company my husband works for (he builds log houses) here in British Columbia.
Quote from: AdironDoc on November 01, 2011, 10:22:48 PM
I like the log look of the downstairs. Can you tell me more about what you used, if you prepared it yourself, how thick the boards are, and what chinking material that is? I may go the same route. Looks awesome!
Doc
we took logs (Pine) and had them 'sliced' lengthwise into half inch thick slices at the mill at my husbands work. Pre-stained them here at home (I had to do it because I wanted to have this rustic look) and nailed them up. The 'chinking' is the drywall that you see.
Quote from: Moni on November 04, 2011, 11:32:29 AM
Hi again and thank you for the wonderful compliments.
yes, the walls are completely non load bearing. We used a plan from the company my husband works for (he builds log houses) here in British Columbia.
we took logs (Pine) and had them 'sliced' lengthwise into half inch thick slices at the mill at my husbands work. Pre-stained them here at home (I had to do it because I wanted to have this rustic look) and nailed them up. The 'chinking' is the drywall that you see.
That is brilliant! Where did you come up with the idea? It looks so nice.
Quote from: Bill Houghton on November 05, 2011, 11:28:51 PM
That is brilliant! Where did you come up with the idea? It looks so nice.
I've always loved this look and I just tried to find a way to do it without actually chinking. I have seen this done before on a decorating show and just HAD to do it.
We have an old log garage that we 'found' and moved to our property here at home and I did all the chinking on that (just the corners), but it was tedious work, so I wanted to avoid having to do any such thing. lol.
update with more pics
We can finally get back into the cabin again because winter is coming to an end.
The stove the stove, my treasured stove
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We got it free from some friends of ours and had our electrician check it over and install a new power cord. It's such a beautiful piece. We even have the original booklet that came with it.
The fridge we got through craigslist and took a bit of cleaning but it's spotless now.
my husband working on the counter cabinet
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picking out wood for our counter tops. We had it sitting in the shop for probably 5 years and finally found a use for it.
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counter cabinet being painted.
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and we installed it all on Saturday
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shelves went up
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and the kitchen complete (although I think the white cabinet needs to be red, too. I'll do that when we spend a long weekend out there)
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the living room area
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There will be pictures on that wall with the electrical panel on it, to hide that ugly thing.
and a little project I finished yesterday. Some bread boards for the cabin ;)
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The next thing will be working on the railing up in the loft which should be happening soon. Still deciding on flooring for the mainfloor and that should happen over the summer.
thanks for looking ;)
Looks great! You guys have done a beautiful job :)
Your cabin is rustic and beautiful - nice look'in too!
I love the way you've laid out your kitchen and I like the stove too. Was most of the money put into those huge logs?