A few more shots of this recently completed renovation: The family room was separated from the back area by this log interior partition wall with the stairs going up along side it. To the right of this picture you can see what was the old bathroom. This is the “after” shot. The log partition wall … Read more

A short post today.A couple before and after shots of the 3 season porch on this recent renovation: This is the view looking to the main entry door into the 3 season porch before we started the renovation… quite dark. This is basically the same view after the renovation… new windows, new wood, new slate … Read more

Some more shots of the recent remodel project. This is the lakeside exterior of the cabin before we started. The dormer on the far end is just on the outside and does not offer any interior space.     As we can see here on the interior… the exterior dormer does not show through. Back … Read more

I am going to start posting some more “before” and “after” shots of the remodel we have been working on. For the most part, it is completed now. Appliances and furniture moved in etc. I know I started this before and got side tracked, but I was looking around the other day and realized was … Read more

Nothing much happening here this week. I found this cool article on natural building from the 14th century. In the interesting of keeping my blog active I will cheat this week and post somebody else’s material: http://naturalhomes.org/stonevillages.htm I posted a picture gallery of a log gazebo I built a few years ago here: Cool log … Read more

A room in a recent remodel project need a door with a clipped” corner, in order to open into a low pitched ceiling. This is the door opening from the inside of the room. It will hinge on the left side and swing into the sloped ceiling on the left. The ceiling can’t be seen … Read more

I had the opportunity to be up early this morning and saw the night illuminated by the huge, full, or almost full, moon. I watched as it slowly gave over to the sun, slowly sinking in to the south west as the sun gradually came up in the east.The days are getting noticeably shorter now … Read more

More progress on the garage that we are building…The walls are sheathed, the roofing shingles are on this side of the roof.  …on the other side we put up a log header and a shed roof for a wood shed area… ________________________________________________________ http://huismanconcepts.com/

More routine carpentry work. Chris and Scott have been working on framing this garage. A couple weeks ago we were setting these trusses: Meanwhile, some finishing touches on another project. Counter-tops installed and the mirror and light fixtures hung on this reclaimed oak vanity. The counter tops are soapstone. Custom glass shower doors in the … Read more

I have been able to continue my interest in spending time at the baseball field even in the off season by doing some work there.It has been apparent for some time that the roofs on the dugouts were needing some work badly. Though they were only about five or six years old, (that’s about when … Read more