Log cabin kit lesson
I made one tiny mistake that stalled my log cabin project in which I used Honka log cabin kit. Now you can avoid making the same simple mistake.
We had this log cabin kit at warehouse, waiting for the day when our building license would come. Finally that day arrived and we were set to go. In a matter of couple of weeks the foundation stood proud and tall. We made it by our own hands, such a beautiful moment. It was time to start stacking up the logs, just open those airtight packages and walls are up in no time.
But wait… there’s something funny with the logs, looks like they are longer than our foundation. Some feverish measuring and foundation is exactly what it says in the blueprints. However, our logs are some fifty centimeters (about 20 inches) longer than they are supposed to be. What the…? Log cabin kit mill had made a friendly gesture and gave us more than we ordered for. To their defense I must say that they had a note inside the plastics, which read that logs are actually longer than in the blueprint… INSIDE the plastic covers, great! So my advice to you is to check your merchandise before long-term storage.
We sorted this unexpected difficulty with three pillars, which came to support the other end of the log cabin, like this:
January 21st, 2007 20:48
props to you for doing this and assisting to help others in doignt he same… i couldn’t even make a house out of lincoln logs… though i did give it a shot!
January 25th, 2007 22:59
I’ll try to figure out how to put a link on my log cabin website to your blog and to the one house at a time site. That is www.alaskacabin.net
It’s not that I don’t know how to do it, it’s that I lost my paasword since I haven’t updated it in SO long?
I enjoyed reading though your blog…
February 4th, 2007 11:44
Hi Marty, I would like to read and review that ebook you have on your site for sale. Post-styled log building has traditionally been used with fences and walls, but sure it will also work with cabins. Just email me or reply here if you are interested to get some publicity for your ebook.