Comments on: Old Place Cabin

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:53:15 +0000

Has the cabin experienced log shrinkage problems

By: Joy

Joy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:38:29 +0000

Regarding log shrinkage. I see they used the Butt and pass method of log home building. Excellent choice for green logs. According to Log Home Builders Assoc of North America, there will not be log shrinkage problem when the butt and pass method is used. Beautifal home! Thanks for sharing

By: Bill Bartmann

Bill Bartmann — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:30:51 +0000

Excellent site, keep up the good work

By: SteveR

SteveR — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:47:54 +0000

Cool. Not the way I would build it, but great effort and it is a lot of work, I’ve built a shell myself ( well, with the help of 9 others!)
Uh, oh, I wonder if David has taken log shrinkage into account? I see the front doors tightly fit into the rough opening…but those logs are going to shrink about 6% across the width of the log when all is said and done, over the next 5 years – and the ceiling height will come down with it ( note the posts holding up the porch will not shrink in length so I suspect gaps will begin to get wider as the logs are hung up)

Those tight fitting boards scribed into the logs along the walls are going to be trouble too…unless of course all the logs were already dry when it went up….?

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By: David

David — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:26:15 +0000

One other quick comment, in case anyone was wondering, this cabin is TOTALLY off the grid. That cable running along the top is not a power line, it is actually a cable for the hoist that we used to set each log in place. You can see pictures of it in use on my blog.

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:21:41 +0000

Thanks David for the information, I should have asked you that to begin with and forgot to do it. I really like it and you did a great job!

By: David

David — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:18:44 +0000

Concerning the cost to build, I don’t have an exact figure, but my closest estimate of my actual out of pocket expense is around $3,000 – $3,500. But you have to take into consideration that all of the logs were free (if you don’t count the labor of cutting and peeling them), and all of the lumber I cut myself and had it sawn at a local sawmill. I’m sure those things would add some pretty significant cost to the total project, but I don’t know exactly how much. I can recommend to anyone doing a project like this to start scavenging local garage sales, craigslist, and ebay for tools and appliances. I saved a TON doing that.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:25:57 +0000

Gorgeous little cabin! I want to hang around in it and play checkers.

By: rubyspirit

rubyspirit — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:26:21 +0000

Great job! I want one!