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Tiny Modular Log Cabin on a Permanent Foundation

Tiny Modular Log Cabin on a Permanent Foundation

We saw this small log cabin Sunday while we were driving around. I’m not positive, but it looks like one of the Green River Cabins like my friends parents live in. Adding an Addition to a Tiny Log Cabin > On Green River Log Cabin’s 

Flood-proof Tiny House: Planning the Location

Flood-proof Tiny House: Planning the Location

Whether you are building a tiny house, play house, workshop or shed on your land, you need to prepare the spot. The first, VERY first step is to make sure your building is not going to flood. Even before you plan the foundation, you need 

Timberline 483 Square Foot Cabin Kit

Timberline 483 Square Foot Cabin Kit

The Timberline Cabin Kit is a made-to-order custom log cabin kit from Allwood. It has 2-3/4 inch thick walls with dual tongue and groove wind block. The walls, roof and floor are of Nordic Spruce, a durable slow grown wood with dense grain. More Information 

HVAC Walk-through

HVAC Walk-through

We had a meeting this morning with the HVAC guy. It was a walk-through to be sure where the vents and the returns go. I’ve never had floor vents before. Where are they going to put the vents? I did some research.  They are usually 

Engineered Footers – The Well and Sump Pump

Engineered Footers – The Well and Sump Pump

In earlier posts I talked about our Engineered Footers*. Excavation Report – Engineered Footings > One part of the engineering is this well. Finally we see what they are doing. We hit a spring when we were digging for the foundation and had to have 

The Foundation is Marked and Sealed

The Foundation is Marked and Sealed

Last week someone showed up and marked the block. I think this marks where the ground will come to when the house is done. The forecast was for rain and can-you-believe-it snow. We got the rain, but somebody else got the snow. It is April! 

Block and Stucco

Block and Stucco

Cliff is home and we drove over to see how the block is going. Wow! The entire outside is done and they are half done with the stucco, too. I did not know the same crew does the stucco. The outside is completely done. They 

Progress on the Foundation

Progress on the Foundation

The forecast is rain, but so far it is beautiful out. I drove out to the worksite and Wow! They are making great progress! The masons shoveled out dirt everywhere the walls had fallen in. He used a brush to work all of the dirt 

Starting on the Block

Starting on the Block

I got a call pretty early this morning. The contractor and the block masons were on the building site. Woo Hoo!!! Going up instead of down! The block masons got right to work. And they work fast! They must be paid by the job, not 

We Have Block!

We Have Block!

They are starting on the foundation this week. The block was delivered today. Two trucks full of block. Wow! By the time I got down there, some of the block had already been unloaded. They cleaned up everything that got tracked from the muddy driveway.