Now that the log walls are stacked out, it’s time to start on the roof system.  While setting the walls takes some skill, it is quickly learned, and repeated over, and over, and over again.  This cabin stacked out pretty quickly. With the roof system being set, comes an order of magnitude in complication.  In [...] Read More

From our friends at Green Remodeling… I hope you’ll consider joining us for the next seminar… Regular home maintenance is just a part of what it means to be a homeowner. But what if you could protect natural resources and save money- all while maintaining your home in tip top condition? You can and you’ll [...] Read More

Last posting we saw the foundation going in, and the first course being stacked up.  Honka offers many different profile sizes and shapes, and utilizes an interlocking corner.  What’s unique about their profile system is the interlocking ball at the corner.  This maximizes the surface area on contact at the corners.  I recommend investigating any [...] Read More

The start of the log package’s journey to Colorado… These logs, grown in Finland, milled in Finland, and shipped to Colorado, have an interesting life story.  The Northern Pine that grows in Finland is denser than our version, because of the shorter growing season, and harsher climate, it creates a very strong log. The foundation [...] Read More

Last year we had the opportunity to work with a wonderful client in Larimer county, north central Colorado, to build a small cabin retreat for the North Colorado rolling hills.  Our client chose to utilize Honka logs from Atrium Log Homes located in Evergreen, Colorado.  What I’d like to do in my next few posts, [...] Read More

We recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our smaller structures as it is going through its final steps before completion.  Derek Hurd of Gravitas worked with a couple from Texas that were permanently relocating to Boise, Idaho.  They asked Derek to design for them a small accessory dwelling unit (ADU), behind the home [...] Read More

One of the many benefits of working with a 3D modeling program such as ArchiCAD, is the ability to see what the final product is going to look like. All too often, the owner/contractor/Architect, doesn’t know exactly how something will look, until it is built in the field.  By that time, any modifications become expensive, [...] Read More

A couple years ago we designed and provided the Construction Drawings for a home for a client of Beaver Creek Log Homes . We worked directly with the owner of Beaver Creek Log Homes,  Robbin Obomsawin. Robbin combines twenty years of log-joinery experience with her knowledge of conventional construction which made for a smooth process [...] Read More