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Yesterday was quite a productive day on the construction site. The cement truck finally arrived and poured our basement concrete....which remains tucked safely under a warm blanket.
Log placement began and you can see our back wall starting to take shape.
As you look at this wall from left to right, you see the small window frame for the laundry room. To the right of that is the window frame that will house my garden window over the kitchen sink. Continuing on to the right is the sliding glass door frame that will open onto the screen porch and then the sliding second set of sliding glass doors in the dining room that will open onto a deck. To the right of that is a window in the study and finally on the far right is the frame for the French door in our master bedroom that will also open onto the back deck.
- Construction Update
So much has been happening at the construction site, that I can hardly contain myself. The front porch roof is finally finished. A little bit of fascia needs to be added, and the roof is complete. Decking and railing will finish off that space.The drywall...
- Construction Update
What a busy week it has been. Our little A-frame guesthouse (and temporary living quarters) is almost finished. The log siding and window trim are done. Hunter green fascia and stone around the foundation are all that are left to be done. The stone masons...
- First Log Delivery
Today was an exciting day, indeed... our first load of logs was delivered. These logs will make the outside walls of our first floor. Two more deliveries will bring the second floor logs and window jams and roof trusses. Oh if only we could control the...
- The World's Largest Raincoat
That is what our house is wearing right now. Construction has been slow due to inclement weather.....lots of rain. The subfloor for the first floor is finished and covered with the world's largest tarp. They have been unable to pour the basement concrete...and...
- De-construction
Pictures tell it all! Sliding glass doors have all been removed. The back screen porch is almost gone, and the pool deck is, too. The fellow doing the work tells me the only thing that will be left when he is done is drywall and foundation. Wow!...
Animals
Yesterday was quite a productive day on the construction site. The cement truck finally arrived and poured our basement concrete....which remains tucked safely under a warm blanket.Log placement began and you can see our back wall starting to take shape. As you look at this wall from left to right, you see the small window frame for the laundry room. To the right of that is the window frame that will house my garden window over the kitchen sink. Continuing on to the right is the sliding glass door frame that will open onto the screen porch and then the sliding second set of sliding glass doors in the dining room that will open onto a deck. To the right of that is a window in the study and finally on the far right is the frame for the French door in our master bedroom that will also open onto the back deck. Each log is numbered and lettered so its exact location is obvious. Between each log is a product called Permachink. 
This is a type of chinking that lies in the tongue and groove of the logs and serves as a weather seal. Unlike the old round log cabins, this type of chinking is not visible between the logs. These logs are 6 inches tall and 6 inches wide....impervious to the cold winters of Pennsylvania. In these pictures because of the distance away from the logs, it is hard to tell just how sturdy each log is.
This is a type of chinking that lies in the tongue and groove of the logs and serves as a weather seal. Unlike the old round log cabins, this type of chinking is not visible between the logs. These logs are 6 inches tall and 6 inches wide....impervious to the cold winters of Pennsylvania. In these pictures because of the distance away from the logs, it is hard to tell just how sturdy each log is.- Construction Update
So much has been happening at the construction site, that I can hardly contain myself. The front porch roof is finally finished. A little bit of fascia needs to be added, and the roof is complete. Decking and railing will finish off that space.The drywall...
- Construction Update
What a busy week it has been. Our little A-frame guesthouse (and temporary living quarters) is almost finished. The log siding and window trim are done. Hunter green fascia and stone around the foundation are all that are left to be done. The stone masons...
- First Log Delivery
Today was an exciting day, indeed... our first load of logs was delivered. These logs will make the outside walls of our first floor. Two more deliveries will bring the second floor logs and window jams and roof trusses. Oh if only we could control the...
- The World's Largest Raincoat
That is what our house is wearing right now. Construction has been slow due to inclement weather.....lots of rain. The subfloor for the first floor is finished and covered with the world's largest tarp. They have been unable to pour the basement concrete...and...
- De-construction
Pictures tell it all! Sliding glass doors have all been removed. The back screen porch is almost gone, and the pool deck is, too. The fellow doing the work tells me the only thing that will be left when he is done is drywall and foundation. Wow!...