Day 2 & 3
After a great start on Thursday, the progress on Friday was slowed down due to the weather. As the forecast had called for rain all day, Dave and I opted not to go down, thinking we wouldn’t be missing anything. However, we were were mistaken. The crew had been able to finish the sub-flooring before the rain started so once the skies opened up, they went below and built the stairwell leading from the first floor to the basement. Fortunately, there were periodic breaks in the rain and they were then able to work up top and prep for the stacking of the logs. George Lewis returned in the morning, before the rain came, and was able to do the back fill along the foundation so the crew no longer had to use a catwalk to get to the cabin. By the time Dave arrived Saturday morning, they had already stacked three rows!
Dave arrived Saturday morning to find that they had already begun stacking the logs!
Though off to a great start, they hadn’t gotten far before discovering that some of the logs had not been notched properly. When put in place, there was a small gap between the logs that shouldn’t have been there. The only solution was to hand cut each improperly cut notch so that the logs would lay flush. A little bit of a set back, but once the logs were notched properly it was smooth sailing the rest of the day.
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- this shows one of the improperly notched logs before it was recut
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- notice the pencil between the logs that shows how wide the gap is
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- the pencil line shows where the notch should have been cut
A good friend of mine, Bernard Casey, had come down for a weekend visit so we were anxious to show him the place…by the time he and I arrived at noon along with Max, the place had really started to look like a log cabin!
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- rain the previous day left the work site slightly muddy
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- 11/2/13- the cabin begins to take shape
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- looking back toward the corner where the kitchen will be
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- by the time I arrived with Bernard and Max, the place was really starting to take shape
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- this is where the dining area will be
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- stairs leading from the basement to the first floor
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- the stairs from the other side
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- up on the first floor, the men are hard at work
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- looking out from the fireplace hole
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- Mr. Lipham pops his head in to make sure everything is going smoothly
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- beginning to notch the holes for the electric boxes
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- foam rubber insulation strips are placed between each of the logs
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- Bernard, Dave and Mr. Lipham hanging out in the greatroom
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- two of our fantastic logcraftsman
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- Max kneels down amongst the scattering of logs to tie his shoe
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- lunch time!
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- carrying the doors into the basement
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- it’s amazing how strong these guys are!
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- check it out, we’re already getting a little action here 😉
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- making progress on the front of the house
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- now THAT’s a saw
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- if ya gotta work, at least find a place with a great view
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- starting to place the heavy timbers that will hold the wall of windows
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- lifting the top timber
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- and the first row is in place
By the time we left on the third day, we were absolutely amazed at the progress that had been made!
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- left front corner
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- the front of the cabin, looking from the driveway
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- right front corner and side of the cabin
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- on the lake side, the dining area on the left
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- the back of the cabin facing the lake
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- the back right, with the fireplace on the left and the master bedroom on the right
Wow, this is going to be a fabulous view!
looking out at the lake from where the wall of windows will be
the coleman cabin 
It already looks amazing, although this is not a surprise with you and Dave leading the way! I am a teensy bit concerned that there is no progress on my room yet–I’m assuming that is all going according to plan and you just haven’t had a chance to post pics yet? 🙂
Rude! That is not an anonymous post–it is from your favorite Richardson sister-in-law.
Hahaha, I was trying to figure out who wrote that and you were the first one that came to mind! Don’t worry though, I’m already 4 days behind on the blog…they’ll start your room today or tomorrow!