My wife and I are subscribed and we are loving all your videos. Both my grand father and father built their family homes themselves. We are motivated to do the same! Thank you so much for the time you're putting into these videos, we are learning lots!
Thank you! Both my father and grandfather also built their homes... neither being a builder by trade. And both of these men, not only ended up with nice homes, at greatly reduced prices... but they also set an example for me that I could do the same. One of the many wonderful benefits in building a home for ourselves is the example that we set for the next generation. "If Mom and Dad can build a home, I can too... and if I can build a home... I can do anything!" It is a legacy that I imagine almost everyone can claim if we go back a few generations. Congrats to you that it has been so recent in your family! I bet you feel a bit of pressure not to break that chain!
What beautiful cabins! One day I hope to have one. I love how on one of the models you show the stone fireplace, very nice! These are like the ones from hundred of years ago, not the fancy big ones you see today. These are so much more cozy, great job! D
I've quickly become a huge fan of this series! I'm happy to see the foundation addressed in this video because it's something that's been on my mind the whole time I've been watching.
FINALLY!!! jk I thought you forgot about me. Thanks for the shout-out and I enjoy helping with the FB Log Cabins page. You have been such a help and inspiration to us in planning for our future home.
I joined in early January, before the price increase, and I only just heard my name on this episode, too! I guess he is a little behind, considering he has 50,000 members!
Oh you guys!! lol... I don't have 50,000 in the Academy! (that would be sweet!)... but, I have fallen behind in announcing names and thanking those who are part of the Handmade House Guild community! Thank you for your support... and patience!
Don't say, oh you guys!!! I know you don't have 50,000 members in the academy, if you did you would have bought your own mt. by now and wouldn't be wasn't your time with us. 50,000 x $400 (membership), you'd have $20 million. WOW. Maybe someday LOL.
Frank, you pretty well nailed it! Often I just use rebar every few feet of the foundation sticking up between six and twelve inches and then drill into the bottom of my logs and set them in place. There isn't a whole lot of point to bolting it down as the logs above it aren't bolted and are held into place by gravity and their notches... this whole exercise of connecting the first log is to make sure that the cabin stays on the foundation in the unlikely event of a major earthquake here on the east coast of the US (which is a smart thing to do). I do tend to spray some foam sealer in the holes of the logs before setting them on the foundation (I've tried the next day to lift the log up with leverage and have been unable to get them to budge).
The cabins on here look nice, but I do not care for such wide gaps between the logs. The less chinking necessary the better. My favorite style is when they use a chainsaw to match the log faces together and don’t use any chinking, at least not visible from the outside.
This will likely be a stupid question but..... why do you leave such a large space between the logs to be chinked ??? I mean it looks nice but it seems like the chinked area should be as small as possible. Thank you. Anyone ???
Hi... I made a video about this very topic to explain my thoughts and my experiences with pier foundations... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X43wkmPJjwg.html Thanks for asking!
Alot of waste wood with this type of hewn construction. It also takes some muscles or etc to hoist these logs around.You better off with stud built. You can do that with one person.
you have lost some weight? should we be worried? I'm quickly getting my ducks in a row, and gonna make the jump into building my hand made house. See you next week!
Have no worries... I tend to shed a few pounds in the Spring... and it manages to find me again in the colder months... my DNA report indicates that I am 24% bear and likely this is a hibernation preparation ;)
