"Its a personal preference thing.
A ground floor bedroom is great as you get older.
If you can do a walk-out basement, that would be the way to go. I have a small walk-out basement, and it is great. Lets in a lot of natural light."
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Mountain cabin plans
I noticed that George Gibson has got his smaller cabin plans online now;http://www.montanacabinplans.com/I like Kootenai, although the roof above the…Continue
Started Feb 10, 2011
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shanny replied to Shannon's discussion Electric Questions"I also forgot to mention...I have a small porch that wraps around my logs on two sides. I also have a small front entry porch. I have one receptacle on each side of the wrap around and one on the small front porch, also one by the…"
shanny replied to Alessandro Garassino's discussion reclaimed wood"I like the look of some of the Walden log homes I have seen in the magazines. I follow a couple companies on facebook who do similar, I like to watch from start to finish...Ramsey reconstruction is…"
shanny replied to Shannon's discussion Electric Questions"I used a screw hook into the underside of the decking (1 1/2" thick decking) to hold the lights....I hammered a small piece of scrap copper pipe that I cut from some old 1 1/2" copper....as ornamental around the screw hook. …"
shanny replied to Shannon's discussion Electric Questions"You can get these LED night lights that go in a receptacle at Homedepot...probably Lowes too. They are about $9.98 or close."
shanny replied to Alessandro Garassino's discussion reclaimed wood"I really like the reclaimed look. I reclaim and salvage a lot of stuff myself. Winterwoods homes does work with reclaimed materials too (I think antique cabins and barns does some of their work)."
shanny replied to Shannon's discussion Electric Questions"Even though I have a small Log home (part log), we have hanging 4 light mission style lights in our living room (Bungalow by Meyda). I hang them from hooks screwed into the underside of the floor decking. You can't use these in…"
shanny replied to Shannon's discussion Electric Questions"I made my own wire mold/conduit from wood to match my ceiling (like the old timers did back in the day), so I could run the lighting wire for the downstairs ceiling lights. I have a bit higher ceilings (over 9' to the decking). "
shanny replied to Rita Hickey's discussion Painting and distressing kitchen cabinets"I build most of my own cabinets etc.
We are still under construction (excuse the mess).
This is a pic (not so great) of a butcher block rolling baking cart I made for my wife, out of some old barn wood and some left over maple and oak scraps…"
shanny replied to CORVAIRWILD's discussion Cedar Roof Shakes Needs Replaced, What To Use? Eastern White Cedar? Western Red Cedar?"Application manual from cedar bureau;
http://www.cedarbureau.org/cms-assets/documents/30985-306719.roof-manual-011.pdf
note; details on low sloped roof in page 9 of manual.
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shanny replied to CORVAIRWILD's discussion Cedar Roof Shakes Needs Replaced, What To Use? Eastern White Cedar? Western Red Cedar?"cedar breather;
http://www.benjaminobdyke.com/visitor/product/key/cedarBreather"
shanny replied to CORVAIRWILD's discussion Cedar Roof Shakes Needs Replaced, What To Use? Eastern White Cedar? Western Red Cedar?"Corvairwild,
Here is an example of the underside / strapping of a traditional wood shingled roof in this rebuild of the Sjilo…"
shanny replied to CORVAIRWILD's discussion Cedar Roof Shakes Needs Replaced, What To Use? Eastern White Cedar? Western Red Cedar?"Thanks Tim.
I have never seen white oak, just read about them being used years ago, some in New England and Apalachia, and lasted for years. I have seen some photos somewhere where they were like boards 3' or 4 ' long (maybe one…"
shanny replied to CORVAIRWILD's discussion Cedar Roof Shakes Needs Replaced, What To Use? Eastern White Cedar? Western Red Cedar?"Hmmmmm.....The pros could answer this one.
I think for longevity they used to nail wood shingles over a strapped roof (strapping space apart so the shakes could breathe), and discipate moisture better, and they would not rot as quick (especially on…"
shanny replied to CORVAIRWILD's discussion Cedar Roof Shakes Needs Replaced, What To Use? Eastern White Cedar? Western Red Cedar?"How tragic that is.
Yes I did watch the video.....Sounds like they got plenty of air ventilation and insulation. If there were problems you would probably have seen water staining on ceiling. "
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- Tell us about yourself:
- Building a small hewn V notch "eclectic, adirondack, mountain style" cabin out of white cedar we hauled out of the woods ourselves.
- Are you lucky enough to be living in a log home?
- yes
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 12:27pm on February 10, 2013,
James W. Harbin said… Hey Shanny, Long time no text. I tried to retrieve your post but, it said it was deleted. I can see by your page that you have been quite busy. Delmarva weather has finally gotten cold and we have dodged three major storms. Looks like folks are getting into building mode and life is good. Take care, Jim and Pam Harbin
- At 5:26pm on May 6, 2012, James W. Harbin said…
Hey Shanny, You can teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks for the education. Jim and Pam
- At 11:36am on February 24, 2011,
Whitney Richardson said… Shanny--
Thanks for your comment. We've actually featured two of George's projects in the past year -- "Rustic Rambler" in Cozy Cabins 2010 and "How the West Was Done" in December 2010. The latter is currently featured on our web site, countrysbestcabins.com, if you'd like to take a look. We'll definitely keep an eye out, though, for possible projects in the future.
Thanks again for sharing.
- At 6:37am on April 27, 2010,
Dolly - Es Log Home Restorations said… - Hi Shanny, and welcome to the neighborhood. Dolly
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