lol so you got drunk, watched a dvd about log cabins and decided it was time to grab the chain saw???




i like your way of thinking...

 

Your timeline is slightly skewed..... but kinda..

 

If you have woodpeckers in your area you might want to rethink your idea.We had one(built in the 30s???) full of holes(with eggcorns).

 

Look at the book (building the alaska log cabin)it a great book for building with your own timber describes all the tools you need and how to use them every step of the way.
I also disagree with the maintenance if it is built right to start with and it doesn't cost any more to build it right.

 

I see you're in NM. That's a world of difference from the NE where WheelMa1 is. Much, much more rain and humidity, which means any exterior wood surface needs regular maintenance. He also talked about having cut down pine trees--those will rot the quickest without protection. Even cypress or cedar, two of the most rot-resistant woods native to the U.S. need regular protection in the northern latitudes.

Jason

 

I stay in alaska a lot depending what part of ak youre in on the rain but have several friends with log houses and or cabins if built right the maintenance is not bad if built wrong they are junk in a few years. But in the part of NM I live in they would probably dry rot.lol
I will agree about the pine it will need to be preserved or something.

 

I live in a log cabin that my Grandfather bought in the late 60's, it was built in 1957 by one man that cut all his own timber and dragged it to the site with an old Jeep. Rumor has it that he dropped a tree on the Jeep so be careful where you park your truck. Anyhow I love the cabin, about every ten years I stain the outside of the main body of the cabin, and about every five years I paint the windows and doors. The roof is asphalt shingles so they last about 20 years or so. The only problems my wife has with the cabin is that it only has one bathroom, and that she cannot paint any of the interior walls as the ones that are not "logs" are wood planks or paneling. I hate drywall so this is not a problem for me. Years ago my Grandmother treated the log beams, ceiling, and exposed log interior walls with a beeswax material that make them kind of an antique white color and seals the wood. Two must have things if you live in a cabin--Great Stuff foam and a 2 ft drill bit extender. Sometime I'll snap some pics of my cabin and post them here. Good luck with your cabin, I'm sure it will be a great project.

 

so you watched a dvd about log cabins... THEN got drunk... then started building it?











either way they both sound like fun...

 

Umm, yea? Isn't that the way most projects involving power tools start??
If you accomplish something before you sober up, you really have to follow through or you just look silly. If you wind up in the hospital, you have an "out".