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Erins#1Mom
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# Posted: 14 Oct 2011 03:40pm
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It's looking good! You will be building great memories for the grandkids; there's something about a campfire that can't be explained. As for your son and nursing school, he could not have chosen a better path in life. Very rewarding. My husband and I have over 60 years combined in the nursing field. I have two sisters and a sister-in-law who are also nurses.
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old buddy
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# Posted: 22 Oct 2011 10:41pm
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Finally....some progress today. My son (Old Buddy) and I got the complete underside of the floor sealed up today. We covered it with plywood and it really came out looking good. I wanted to get all of that insulation sealed up in the floor to keep the critters from pulling it all down. It really looked good with about a 4 inch recess. The frame is a 2"X12" wrap with 8" floor joists, so it's roughly a 4 inch recess. We had a roaring fire going all day long cleaning up the area and throwing in all the scraps. We were both wore out when we got done. We worked about 6 hours solid with nothing to eat and were wore out when we got done. I guess I owe him, huh?
I was really worried about getting the bottom sealed up with all the rain and cold weather we've had. I imagined all the critters and rodents making beds out of all the insulation. Ha!
We're pretty close to being done for the winter. Still need to close in the front and rear eaves and insulate inside. I'll post some pics when I get some. Old Old Buddy
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old buddy
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2011 09:27am
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Well here are some pics of the work completed yesterday. It is true there was little to no break time...I kept saying to my Dad you get a break in prison. It fell on deaf ears apparently. Now I'm starting to see why my Great Grandfather's place in the 40's was called "No Rest"
Anyway here are a couple of the floor pics I took with my new camera phone, sorry for the poor quality.
Here are the logs we plan on using for our front porch corner posts...they should give the cabin some character.
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Tim
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# Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:02pm - Edited by: Tim
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Nice place on buddy! That is beautiful country down there. I used to deer hunt that end of the state. How about an update! You been staying there much?
Tim
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old buddy
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# Posted: 28 Oct 2011 08:06pm
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Tim
Tim.....we haven't stayed overnight yet but we sure have put in a lot of hours these past few weeks.
We got the front eaves completely enclosed but we still need to do the rear. It shouldn't take more than a couple hours. We still need to insulate the inside and put the wood stove in.
The problem with the hill is that when you get around to late October/early November it gets real tough getting on the hill (site) even with 4WD. We probably only have 2-3 more week-ends that we'll be able to drive up the hill. After that....forget it.
I'm looking real hard into getting a 500-600cc four-wheeler. That would solve all the problems. Anyway...we're still having fun!
Thanks for the comments. Old Old Buddy.
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old buddy
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2011 09:26am
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QUESTION FOR YOU CABIN BUILDER'S:
Shouldn't I wait until next spring to try to seal up all the wooden gaps with latex sealer unstead of this winter? l'm afraid that if I do it now and the wood continues to shrink, a lot of my work will need redone next year. Please tell me what you think. Old Old Buddy
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littleGW
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# Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:15am - Edited by: littleGW
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...I am Old Old Buddy's daughter,littleGW. My father has always wore white socks with brown leather shoes! ;) Dad just explained from the very beginning all about building this cabin while showing me the pictures and I really enjoyed it! I decided to join this webpage to stay up to date and watch as my father and brother continue to make this a wonderful place to hunt and spend time with our family. I haven't had the chance to see it yet in person, and I am afraid it is too late this year, but I am very excited to get to go and see it next year. Congrats to Old Old Buddy and Old Buddy for doing such a wonder job on their cabin on the Mountain as my 4 year old son calls it!
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old buddy
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# Posted: 3 Nov 2011 08:01pm
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Well.....after looking around and doing some pricing, I just purchased a new Honda Foreman 500 4X4. It doesn't appear that we'll be having any problems getting on the hill now. I'll still need to get a small pull behind trailer to use to haul in my generator, tools, etc., but now at least I can use the cabin 12 months a year. I considered a side-by-side, but I really didn't want to have to use a larger trailer to get it around. I have the tri-fold ramp that will allow me to transport it in the rear of my Chevy Silverado. Ibelieve we'll be going up tomorrow in the afternoon, as soon as Old Buddy finishes one of his tests. We'll keep you informed about how it performs. Old Old Buddy
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old buddy
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# Posted: 4 Nov 2011 08:24pm
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Well, here are some pics from today. I had to try out the new four wheeler. I told my Dad Id give hime free riding lessons lol
It was time again for another fire.
A front row seat for the fire...my Dad's shoes...not mine. lol
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Erins#1Mom
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# Posted: 5 Nov 2011 02:23pm
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It's looks very relaxing.
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old buddy
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# Posted: 5 Nov 2011 08:07pm
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Yes, it is relaxing for sure...today we finally finished boxing in the overhang on the backside. Tomorrow, I hope to start figuring out how we're going to lay out the woodburner, how it is going to be routed through the wall, and how much stove/chimney piping we will need. But before we finished the overhang, we decided because it was such a nice fall day, to clean up and clear a couple old logging roads. We got just about all of it done...I thought they would be handy for hunting season and a lot of fun to ride since Old Old Buddy purchased a new four wheeler. He has yet to take any riding lessons from me. lol Well here are a few more pics.
This is me, "Old Buddy" w/ my trusty Stihl 031 chainsaw ready to get some work done.
This is one of several "congested" areas we cleaned out.
Here's the backside done.
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 6 Nov 2011 07:45am
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Hi Old Buddy, I am so excited for you. I am also building a 12X24 cabin in Little Orleans, Maryland. Please post some pics with your porch when you get it done.
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old buddy
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# Posted: 6 Nov 2011 08:49am
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Thank you for the comments. It will probably be next spring before we tie into the porch, but we still have a lot of work inside to do (wood stove, wiring for generator, insulation, etc). But........it's coming.
We're taking the whole family up to the "mountain" today for a cook-out and 4 wheeler riding. It should be beautiful today (60 degrees). Old Old Buddy
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old buddy
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2011 06:05pm - Edited by: old buddy
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My son and I decided to wait until the spring to put the batten boards on the exterior of the cabin. I think we'll place them every 16" plus the corners and a horizontal batten-board to separate the top of the walls from the loft. In addition, we'll have to trim around all of the windows with the boards and then paint it all. It will really change looks with the board and batten look I think. It looks kind of crude right now but that's OK with me. No one else will be looking at it.
The cook-out worked out great. I was able to load everybody up in the truck and because it has been so dry lately, the Chevy just crawled up the hill real easy in 4WD. The kiddies enjoyed riding the four wheeler with their dads and grandpa! It was a picturesque day, to say the least. More later......Old Old Buddy
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2011 06:59pm
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Congrats on a wonderful day of memories!
We finished all our trim Sunday morning and other than priming and painting the battens on the inside of our screen porch we are done. The battens we did are basically 9 inches apart and are a 1X6 ripped in half. What are you planning on using? What color will you be painting your cabin?
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old buddy
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# Posted: 7 Nov 2011 07:24pm
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Lowes has treated 1x3's that I think we're going to end up using for our battens. The paint color I want to use is from another member's cabin that I had seen on here a while back. It is called forestry brown from Home Depot, it is a dark brown. With our green steel roof and that dark brown, it should blend right in with the woods. If you check this link, it will give you a better idea of the color.
http://www.small-cabin.com/forum/6_431_0.html
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old buddy
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# Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:22pm - Edited by: old buddy
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Today Old Buddy and I set the wood stove in place with "pavers" underneath it and Hardie-back board behind it in the corner. The next trip up the mountain, I'm hoping that we'll have the exhaust stack in place and all the connections made. Then we'll christen it with "fire." I can't wait to get all the insulation up and sit inside the cabin with a warm stove going. The first over-nighter will be a very memorable one for me....for sure. We'll post some pics later.
Old Old Buddy
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:28pm
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Yep, Toyota's color is great I think! We did our bridge in the dark brown and when people see it they say it reminds them of driving into a state park.
Your first night is definitely going to be a memorable one!
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old buddy
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# Posted: 12 Nov 2011 06:18pm
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Well, the chimney is in...although we havent had a chance to burn the timber in it yet, it is another cabin milestone for us. I could have gotten more work done, but Old Old Buddy needed hot dogs on the grill. Yesterday would have been the day to had a fire in the cabin being that it was about 35 on the hilltop plus windchill.
Here's a pic from yesterday before getting anything hooked up.
Today, finally done with the stove and chimney.
We used wire mesh to make a spark arrestor, it's barely visible in this pic.
Here's another rack we had donated to us for the cabin. A friend of ours that owns the adajacent property next to ours told us that this deer was his father's first and he killed it on the the hill where our cabin is, and he thought we'd like to have it. It was nice to have a little piece of history from the hilltop.
It's getting there, it's came a long way from where we started.
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HomeBoy
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# Posted: 16 Nov 2011 10:59pm
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Very Nice!! Looks like a good place for an old WV boy to stay when he comes to visit!! Likin the new stove too! Great job!
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old buddy
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# Posted: 17 Nov 2011 07:12pm - Edited by: old buddy
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HomeBoy
About time I heard from my buddy down in the hills of West by God! Good to hear from you. It looks a little different than the last time you saw it...doesn't it?
You are welcome here anytime...or you can stay at the "big house." Ha. Think about coming up with your family. Stay in touch.
Old Old Buddy
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HomeBoy
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# Posted: 17 Nov 2011 09:22pm
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It's great to be home but I made many good friends in that area and have no intention of losing touch...give the family my best and hope to see everyone soon! Great job on the Cabin! What a terrific family project!
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old buddy
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# Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:05pm
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Well.....today we had our first fire in the stove and it was great! We got ran out when the new paint was burning off the black pipe but after about 30-40 minutes it quit smoking and was very comfortable.
My youngest grandson (30 months) went with my son and I and he had a great time. He got so wore out we had to lay about three coats on the floor and lay him down for a two-hour nap in the center of Pap's cabin. It wasn't real cold today but I am sure that once we get the cabin wired and insulated it will heat up very easily. The stove was trouble-free and we kept it burning for about five hours. It was a good Christening! Many more good times are ahead of us I pray. I can't wait for all three of the grandkids to have their first over-nighter. More later.........Old Old Buddy
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Montanan
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# Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:50pm
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Congrats on breaking in the wood stove! And how nice to have your grandson there and feeling right at home. =) Enjoy the memory making!
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old buddy
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# Posted: 20 Nov 2011 01:30am
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Here is the fire present in the bottom of the stove.
This is my son, tuckered out on the floor of Pap's cabin.
The next few pics are from a road I was clearing out. One day I hope to build a permanent blind at the end of the road.
Out beyond the four wheeler just a bit is where this old logging road comes to an end.
This will be the location for the blind.
The next two show a little more of the view.
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old buddy
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# Posted: 20 Nov 2011 09:29am
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Montanan
Thanks for your comments. You cabin looks like something out of Currier & Ives. It is absolutely beautiful. It appears that you are nearing completion.
I just have to remember what our cabin will look like when the walls are covered and windows trimmed out and ceiling finished. It just takes a lot of time but at least each work day is memorable. Yesterday was the first day Old Buddy (my son) and I just went to the cabin to sit and enjoy being there...instead of working. The fire was so nice to sit and enjoy and listen to the crackle!
Have a great Thanksgiving. Will it be at your cabin?
Old Old Buddy
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 25 Nov 2011 08:26pm
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On Thanksgiving I took my son-in-law and two grandchildren to "the mountain" to get the kids out of the house and enjoy paps cabin. It had rained two days over the past four days and I wasn't sure the Chevy would make it up hill. I had my son-in-law follow me up the hill on the four wheeler in case I couldn't get to the top. Well...the ole Chevy grinded to a halt in the mud going up the hill and believe it or not the Honda Foreman pulled me up the hill the rest of the way! I am soooooo glad I bought it.
When we arrived at the cabin, Tony (son-in-law) got a fire going and the heat felt mighty good. I am so pleased with the woodburner. It is just so nice sitting in the cabin in the heat listening and watching the fire. The kids got to ride the four wheeler with their dad several times and had to come in and warm up next to the fire...each time. They had a great time as well as me. This is what a cabin is all about! I think I'm going up tomorrow to do some wiring and then start the insulating. I won't even bother trying to take the truck up the hill this time...just the Honda. More later. Old Old Buddy
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oldbuddy
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# Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:04pm
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Yesterday, my son, Old Buddy, and I had to use the four-wheeler to get up the hill pulling a small 4X6 trailer loaded with corn and a wildlife feeder. I didn't even think about trying to take the Chevy up the hill. Water was running off the hill everywhere! The rain was over but the run-off continues.
I got a fire going in the stove and had a warm cabin in about 30 minutes. It sure felt good since the temperature here took a big drop in the past few days.
I'm planning on spending Saturday day and night in the cabin. This will make the first night! I have plenty of firewood to last for the next three months I believe! I'm really looking forward to it. Hopefully, I'll get some wiring done along with some insulating.
Old Old Buddy
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Tim
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# Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:08pm
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Awesome Ol'buddy! I bet you are excited to stay in her for the first time.
Tim
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 1 Dec 2011 10:30pm
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Yipee! The first night is an exciting one-bet you can't wait!!! Your grandson is a sweet looking boy. My granddaughter is the same age and she loves our cabin! I'm glad you got your wood stove in and are enjoying the warmth it provides. It will make it much more pleasant to be there working that is certain! Have a wonderful first night...make sure to bring your camera!
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