The pine trees in front of the house started looking poorly. I called a tree service and he told me they had Hemlock Woolly Adelgid beetles. There are 8 trees and they are big. They screen the log cabin from the road and I really …
There are four main construction log cabin construction methods; Full Scribe, Post and Beam, Timber Frame and Fusion or Hybrid. You might also see Log Decor or Accent cabins. Meadowbrook Cabin, our home, is a Full Scribe cabin made of Red Cedar. It is gasketed, …
I wish Outdoor Living Today made a larger kit, but this is it. This is 12′ × 12′, with a ceiling just a little over 8′ at the highest for a total of 864 cubic feet. Which is bigger than some, but not as big …
Whether you are going to put in a tiny house, small modular, log cabin, container home, granny flat or a little guest house, the first step is to see what your zoning is. We are zoned R-10. These are our rules. Your rules could be …
Jenny Lind is used to describe cottage-style spindled furniture, like what you often see on baby furniture. This was some of the first mass produced furniture. Foot pedal powered lathes had been used to turn wood for furniture for years, but around 1820 steam and …
What matters to you in a bath tub? I want the water to be deep. I was surprised that the beautiful clawfoot tub I had my heart set on was only 13 1/2” deep. That’s an awful lot of me not under the water. Soaking …
There’s an app for that. When I got a keyless lock on the car, I asked my husband why we couldn’t make the house keyless, too. So he set up a Nexia Home system and I love it. We have keypad locks for every door. …
Carpenter Bees will seriously damage a log cabin. They drill tunnels and lay eggs. Which is bad enough. But then woodpeckers come to eat the larvae and make huge holes to get at them. Woodpeckers can actually hear bee larvae. The damaged wood attracts other …
This is the kitchen in the River Rock II model at Blue Ridge Log Cabins. The kitchen is bright and sunny with plenty of cabinet and counter space. The ceiling is vaulted. The stairs lead up to a loft. The space under the stairs creates …
A modular home is built in a factory, then delivered complete or nearly complete. A kit house is delivered as materials on a truck. Advantage A big advantage of Kit Houses is; you know what your costs are up front. Depending on the company, for …
