This client contacted us last winter for a unique project. Their initial request was to have half log siding installed on a recently purchased home on Intermediate Lake. I soon found out that the home they purchased was actually already a log home. In fact, it was an original late 1800's cabin constructed and possibly moved to the site. From there many additions had been added, some with different style logs and then finally conventional stick built portions. You can see in the photos how the cabin had expanded over the years.
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| The original cabin made with hand hewn squared off logs. You can see the round logs and even some log siding installed on the left side of the home and a stick built porch on the front. |
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| A conventional addition was added onto the back. |
The clients goal was to give the outside of the cabin a more uniform look. The first thing we had to do was replace a few of the original logs that had rotted out. After the log replacement was completed we quickly got to work adding window bucking extensions and framed out some of the uneven walls and transition points. Next, we were ready to start installing the log siding. The owner wanted to use our hand crafted log siding style so we began running the logs full length where possible and notching the logs on all the main corners.
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| Installing the log siding with saddle notched corners. |
Once the logs were installed the contractor came back to redo the roof and extend the overhangs. On any log home its important to have big enough overhangs to protect the logs from the weather. The contract even added some additional headroom around the main entryway and on the dormers. After the logs were cleaned, stained and chinked the project was complete.
The client can now enjoy the nice uniform look of the cabin on the exterior but can still enjoy the unique characteristics of each room on the inside, one of the things the owners liked most about the cabin.
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| Before |
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| After |
