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CX3 · January 13, 2015, 10:18:45 PM

Im tired

mrduramax · January 16, 2015, 05:58:14 PM

Quote from: ljohnsaw on January 11, 2015, 11:20:51 PM
Nice little cottage. I like the darker color you made it. So, what did you do with the original property? Or did you just by the cottage/cabin? I was trying to figure out why you just didn't build a new cabin and save yourself the pain of dismantling.

Only purchase the buildings not the land.

fred in montana · February 11, 2015, 05:39:35 AM

Excellent job! You are a hard worker to be sure.

I was curious why the people sold the cabin off their land and also did you get the fancy wood cookstove too?

mrduramax · February 13, 2015, 06:14:08 PM

Quote from: fred in montana on February 11, 2015, 05:39:35 AM
Excellent job! You are a hard worker to be sure.

I was curious why the people sold the cabin off their land and also did you get the fancy wood cookstove too?

yes I got it all fancy wood cookstove solar panel- 4 cyl yanmar generator all furnish with blinds propane frige & stove washer dryer bed table cups plates

THUNDER BEAST · February 15, 2015, 10:01:17 AM

AWESOME, WOW, describes this undertaking. Keep up the pictures. I'm enjoying them. John

mrduramax · July 11, 2015, 06:51:14 PM

bump

mrduramax · July 11, 2015, 08:32:21 PM

Keep the nice comments coming it helps thanks

Magicman · July 11, 2015, 10:26:59 PM

I love looking. All that I know about a log structure is that I want to build one.

Haggis · July 13, 2015, 10:48:38 AM

Really awesome. You sir are one hard working guy.

Out of curiosity what finish did you use on the logs?

mrduramax · July 13, 2015, 02:12:14 PM

Quote from: Haggis on July 13, 2015, 10:48:38 AM
Really awesome. You sir are one hard working guy.

Out of curiosity what finish did you use on the logs?

LIFELINE ULTRA-2 from perma-chink
and I am in Ottawa to small world

Haggis · July 15, 2015, 08:12:23 AM

Quote from: mrduramax on July 13, 2015, 02:12:14 PM
Quote from: Haggis on July 13, 2015, 10:48:38 AM
Really awesome. You sir are one hard working guy.

Out of curiosity what finish did you use on the logs?
LIFELINE ULTRA-2 from perma-chink
and I am in Ottawa to small world

Wow what a small world. Where did this build take place? Looks really nice. And thanks for the info on the finish. I may use this for our cottage build.

We are in the beginning stages of planning a cottage build up in Low Quebec area and would love something like what you have done but would be way out of our price range.

mrduramax · December 03, 2015, 10:07:37 AM

Quote from: Haggis on July 15, 2015, 08:12:23 AM
Quote from: mrduramax on July 13, 2015, 02:12:14 PM
Quote from: Haggis on July 13, 2015, 10:48:38 AM
Really awesome. You sir are one hard working guy.

Out of curiosity what finish did you use on the logs?
LIFELINE ULTRA-2 from perma-chink
and I am in Ottawa to small world

Wow what a small world. Where did this build take place? Looks really nice. And thanks for the info on the finish. I may use this for our cottage build.

We are in the beginning stages of planning a cottage build up in Low Quebec area and would love something like what you have done but would be way out of our price range.

i am 40 min from you in quebec

mrduramax · August 28, 2018, 04:55:49 PM

bump

mrduramax · August 28, 2018, 05:00:38 PM

badger1 · September 03, 2018, 01:47:40 PM

One word of caution (not nitpicking) I noticed on the bottom sill log it looks like you lined up an squared the ends of the logs with a slight outward curve toward the bottom 1-2 logs, assuming this is for aesthetics of the ends. While this certainly looks nice, I would just make sure there isnt water that its allowed to puddle in the "cup" of the 2nd to bottom log. Many times when people build they dont give the power of water/moisture its due credit. I saw a hand scribed log cabin build in northern MN that was beautiful but the builder left a log post exposed vertically at the edge of a screened in porch assuming the point of the post would shed water. 5 years later the top 4 inches of the post is completely rotten, although it was sealed etc.

Just a word of caution, if water is allowed to settle/pool there you may have some issues to mitigate.

hedgerow · September 03, 2018, 03:33:29 PM

Mrduramax
When my FIL was still alive and I was younger we use take down and move a far amount of buildings to get the supplies or buildings we needed for the farms we have. I have a lot of respect for the work you have done to make this happen. Looks great. The day is coming to enjoy it. I have building we put up thirty years ago that we are still enjoying and using.