My Southland Log House Start to Finish Contractors or Business we recommend; Southland Log Homes, Irmo , SC (800) 828-1492 ext #4676 Dirt Masters, Landscaping & Sepric tanks, Charleston WV -- 304 548-7020 Burdette & Son, Foundation & Footer, Elkview, WV -- 304 756-2970 Bailes Glass & Granite, Counter tops, Charleston, WV -- 304 345-8750
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| Empty wooded lot | |
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| Clearing House Site May 27, 2005 | Footers Started May 10 |
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| Re-bar completed | Footer concrete poured, May 13 2005 |
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| Basement floor completed May 16, 2005 | Basement Walls May 20, 2005 |
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| Blocks to dry stack, no morter joints, Surface Bonding Cement | Pump Concrete into walls, June 1, 2005, coated with SBC |
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| Logs Arrive June 6, 2005 | June 27. Sub-Floor complete, rains stopped & logs going up |
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| Log House June 30, 2005 | July 1, 2005 front window & door logged in. |
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| July 1, 2005 Living room front window & door logged in. | Front Upper Window no grid installed |
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| Front Upper Window Sun Burst grid. 7-6-05 | 7-8-05 Ready for Back porch floor |
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| July 22, 05 - Back Porch floor & inside wall partitions up. RAIN | July 25 Rain stopped Heavy truss roof started |
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| July 27 Heavy Rafters up, Rain stop, 90+ temp, High Humidity | Rain July 28 Some work on back porch yesterday evening |
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| July 28 Back Porch started yesterday. Rain this morning, no work | July 29 Roof of 2X6 T&G Ceiling Started |
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| Aug 5 Center Section ready for Metal Roofing,Attic truss almost | Aug 10 more Roof Work after more rains |
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| Aug 10 Almost dried in, if it doesn't rain for a few days | Dry-In 30 actual work days. Metal roof next & fill dirt all around |
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| Windows & Doors installed. Cleaning & staining remains | 32" Diameter Oak tree died & had to be cut |
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| Rocking Chairs on back porch, septic tank in, waiting for roofer | Roof Shingles Complete Sept. 10 |
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| Utility line trenchs dug & lines laid Sept 12 | Clean & stain logs Sept 28 Underground utilities to the house. |
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| 10-1-05 Have grass | First snow on Blue Spruce 11-23 |
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| View from rocking chair on back porch | View from of back porch |
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| Snow man | Snow on trees left side of house |
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| Start of cabinets. Wiring, microwave, & oven installed. Count top next | Three overhead fans installed, two more to go. Logs sealed inside. |
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| From back door toward living room | From dinning room toward kitchen |
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| From dinning room toward master bedroom | From kitchen toward dinning room |
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| View from back door across stove island, no breakfast bar yet. Walls | View from front window, fridge on right, stove island in middle. Walls |
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| Sit on couch and | Watch TV............. finish doors, windows, floors, & walls later |
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| Dinning Room | Kitchen |
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| Food Pantry --- Sliding bi-fold doors later | Master Bedroom Hardwood Oak Floor |