Log Cabin Bathroom
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Comments (14)kiagarden-- That one is also pine T&G above the tub. I WISH I could use it all year long ! It does get used year round, but by its owner. :-) I just installed the tile. The gentleman who owns it owns his own logging company up here, In fact, it's his company that clears most of the lots for the new construction that I work on. You can see the date stamp on the pics is from about 5 years ago, and I can tell you-- this guy isn't shy. If there was a problem, I would've been called to redo the tile after he was done fixing the wood. So I think I can safely say it's still in good shape. :-)...See MoreRenovating my 1970's log cabin
Comments (12)Valentina Belov, I think the logs still look beautiful after seeing the new photo of the whole wall head on. I would live with them and leave them alone. They look rustic and I think it would be a mistake to mess with them and add any more detail to them. I would just treat the wall as being distressed. It adds character and tells a story of history, not bad at all. You could leave the wall as it is with nothing on it and it would be fine, or if you are leaving the dresser there you could hang a nice extra large art canvas either framed or unframed, or hang a huge framed & matted large Black & white photo, on that wall. The art will draw the attention to itself and I doubt that you or anyone else will even notice the distressing on the logs anymore. Make sure you go very large with the art though, because art the wrong size for a wall won't look right. Almost nothing bothers me more than art too small for the wall it's on. You don't have to cover the wall completely, still leave a wood border around the art. You could also hang a large mirror there. Your furniture is pretty large and also needs large art which is proportional to it. The smooth texture of mirror glass, or picture frame glass would be a nice contrast in visual texture to the rough texture of the wood wall. As a general rule, hang art at eye level, which is 58″ to 60″ off the ground to center of image. Also, generally should hang art at least a few inches lower than the top of the door frame....See MoreCabin bathroom insulation + hydronic heating
Comments (2)I'm going to think outside the box here...just for a minute. As a cork flooring expert I've helped over a dozen cabin owners do something *like what you want. I would suggest you use subfloor grade plywood in the bathroom. If you have nasty looking wood sitting on the joists right now, I suggest you replace them (like you were going to do anyway). A little sanding, a little SLC (Self Leveling Compound) to get things smooth and as close to flat as is possible. Now for the 'outside the box' stuff. You don't have any floor-ceiling/crawl space to play with...so ignore it. Go with a 6mm (1/4") cork GLUE DOWN tile. I like to use the Canadian company on the West Coast, Cancork Floor Inc 6mm glue down sound dampening and temperature insulating (cancork.com) Best Bathroom Flooring - Tasmanian Burl 6mm Cork Tiles pkg of 22sf (cancork.com) The cost of the glue adds a bit more... Water Based Contact Cement (cancork.com) And the polyurethane adds a snick more Water Based Polyurethane Archives - Cancork Floor (ignore the 'winter' prices...that includes HEATED BOXES and SUPER FAST delivery. In the summer these prices come down by 30% or so. And for the heat??? Ahhhh...that's were a little ingenuity comes in: HEATED TOWEL RACK! Here's how my project would look like for you: In CANADIAN Dollars ('cause that's where I am too) Subfloor grade plywood = $1/sf Cork glue down Tiles = $3.20/sf + shipping (roughly $0.75/sf) = $4/sf Water Based Contact Cement = $0.50/sf Water Based Polyurethane = $0.50/sf (there are some NICE products out of Quebec = perfectly fine for the cork). Towel Warmer: $170 - $600 Yep. Once the cork is in it BECOMES your floor insulator! No need to go under the house! No need to fiddle and tweak a system that is going to be hard to get in there. Simply install the cork (glue + polyurethane can be obtained close to home if you want this as a winter project), and hang/plug in the towel heater. It should save you a few hundred dollars. As long as the room is insulated the heated towel rack will offer the WARMTH you are looking for while in the bathroom. The cork is going to be (roughly) $6/sf + Towel Rack...compare that to what you propose to do with in floor heating. Which one looks easier/faster/cheaper? Just a thought....See MoreHiding electrical wiring in a log cabin
Comments (2)There's nothing you can do to patch the channels that will make them disappear, and, in fact, a patch will just draw attention to this issue. Whenever I have a problem where I am not satisfied with the appearance or have made a mistake, I try to figure out adding something that will look like an intentional design element. Without you providing a picture, it's hard to make a suggestion, but my first thought would be to use wood trim and either fit it into the channel or use a piece that's slightly wider to cover the channel. I would stain it or even paint it before installing it....See Morekaren10125b
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