STEP BY STEP CONSTRUCTION OF PITZER'S CABIN


Welcome to the progress page on constructing our own log cabin. This is our first log home. We are the general contractor on the job so we have managed the entire process.

We will try to educate you on log home construction while we learn in the process. We should be updating these images monthly as things move along.

If you have any questions along the way please contact us at info@ncloghomes.net.

 

These our house plans, the Dakota, with an addition of a loft. 
 
 		    
   

It was now time to set the roofing system logs. There are is the main ridge beam, then the rafter logs. The ridge beam came in to sections. One large and then a smaller beam. We set the smaller one using brute strength.

 
I rented a crane for an hour to set the larger beam. It went in like a charm. We bolted the middle and the ends and we were done.


 

It is wise to have a long section of scaffolding to be safe. You have to guide the beam in place.


 
We had to create a dormer wall. There are 5 rafter logs that will sit on top of this wall.


 

Each rafter log is bolted at the top and at the point where it sits on the inside beams. You will need plenty of ladders and strong bodies. This is not easy work.




 
After a lot of hard work, we finished setting the roof logs. We started at 9am with 8 guys and finished around 4pm. It is time to line up some framers and roofer.




 

It was now time to build the decks and supports for the trusses. There are two decks on the front. This is the main entrance into the house.
First deck is finished. Now to set the beams that form the structure to hold the trusses.
 

Here is the deck on the right side of the house with the truss supports completed. We will have a two foot overhang all around the house.
 
We called the crane company again the helps set the trusses up on the roof. In one hour the boom truck operator set all 18 trusses on both sides of the house. This saved us about 4 hours of hard labor. It was worth the money.



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