1860 log cabin needs help
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Comments (11)I'm currently finishing up my log home construction. The thing is, area prices WILL vary. And perhaps what the log supplier company provides. Mine has provided the logs, the roof, the subfloor, the porch, windows, two of my exterior doors (I opted to upgrade the others), and the drafting work needed to adapt one of their plans to my needs. They were not responsible for any of the log staining, but pointed me at two reputable companies to choose from. My build is 2100 square feet. Anyhow, it's going to depend on your market, your layout, what kinds of finishes you want, and so forth. My contractor charged about double what the price of the shell was - my house is going a little over, not drastically, in part because I wanted quartz countertops, and because I decided to put in a couple rooms in the basement that I was going to worry about later (so as not to disrupt the cats when I do move), and because I will be adding in solar (which I'm contracting for, not the GC). But it all depends on what you what do do, how you want your home to look. There are way more challenges with a log shell. for example, electricians will have to bore through the logs to fish wire. Also cabinetry may have to be very custom, because you can't just hang a box off a curved surface and expect good results. My dad has a log cabin and while the shell was very reasonable, the finishing took forever and was very costly because so much had to be custom. It helps to know in advance where the light switches will be. They will design to pre-drill the logs for any switches, and the outlets in my house run along the baseboard. Obviously, pre-drill by any doors, and on the proper side! As for the kitchen,the exterior wall with the range on it is partially sheetrocked over that section of exterior wall, and they (GC and subs) attached cabinets to that, and did all their wiring so that area can't be seen, and it is effectively like any other house. So you can go IKEA or you can go custom for your cabinetry. (All my internal walls are sheetrock) But you do need to find contractors who know how to deal with the fact that logs, fresh logs, will shrink a little over the first few years. Indeed, my log company insisted I go through GCs that have had prior experience with log, whether their log or someone else's....See MoreModern Sofa Styles for Log Cabins
Comments (12)In my experience bonded leather sofas degrade pretty quickly ("leather" peels off) but a true leather Chesterfield will last forever. Velvet, on the other hand, is almost impossible to get "ick" off of. I would do a leather sofa in a saddle brown or white leather and then add blue velvet pillows and a blue velvet side chair that's cheaper to replace if it gets ruined. A sleeper sofa is also a good investment for an Airbnb. https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/omnia-leather-jackson-leather-sleeper-sofa-otl1790.html https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/design-tree-home-katrina-3-seater-leather-chesterfield-sofa-dsag1656.html https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/alcott-hill-potterslane-high-back-new-velvet-wingback-chair-alth2523.html...See MoreCirca-1875 Log Cabin Home. Keep or Sell?
Comments (20)I'm going to look at this from a slightly different perspective: Sometimes being forced to sell a property like this is a blessing in disguise. We sometimes become so attached to our family after they are gone that we forget to live our OWN lives. apple_pie_order said it, don't spend your life trying to make dead people happy. It's ok to have some sentimental attachments. It's not ok when those attachments have us making bad life decisions. Keeping this house would be a bad life decision on multiple fronts: 1. You clearly can't afford to buy-out the co-owner and the extensive repairs that are needed. No shame or blame, but it's good to have a clear-headed idea of the total cost of keeping this home vs your resources. 2. The neighborhood has changed so completely that it's no longer hospitable for that property. 3. There is no longer any "intrinsic value" in the house as a log cabin. It has been so re-muddled and architecturally bastardized that the only value is the novelty of saying "there's a log cabin under all that". I know this is a shock to you, but it wasn't "lovingly restored..." what was done was a "modernization / re-muddle" job. A log cabin was turned into a 1950-60's suburban house complete with an attached garage and kitschy lawn decor. This was the style of that time and what the owners wanted. It's cute and has character - but it's not a "lovingly restored log cabin" by any stretch of the imagination. 4. Keeping the house would require major changes / sacrifices to your life: You would have to live with mold/decay/structural dysfunction or you would need to make life changes to create the income to rehab it. If you don't sell, those are your choices. It's not rent-able as-is either. 5. I feel pretty certain that this property would not ever be viable financially as a single family home. Investing in repairs and maintenance would not ever result in a property that would appreciate and be marketable at some point in the future. It will always be a tear-down. 6. The co-ownership has created a potential legal minefield (see below). 7. Most of all, I think the weight of the sentimental attachment, and the history behind the will and how that went down, is crippling you....See MoreNeed help furnishing and decorating log cabin
Comments (1708)Hi! I am sorry, Ted and I are doing a lot to work in our IBs and I am not posting every idea I have on this thread. I will definitely post the final pictures and the link to the booking website! Cabin is looking lovely! Nothing is final yet and there is still a lot of work left to do. Here are some pics LR Map in the SR I just hang up. Do not have time to finish the bar top right now, but will do it in the near future. Broncos decor is my son's idea. MB. Ted is Still working on the perfect pillows :) GB - not finished yet M Bath Stairs to the basement. Elk mount was my husband's idea. Kitchen - My favorite!...See Morebeesneeds
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