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Janemarie
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# Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:08pm
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Here are a few pictures of the cabin I am purchasing. It is going to need some TLC, but seems pretty well built. I close in a few weeks and will decorate it for someone who spends a lot of time alone reading. My husband and I are both planning on quiet weekends walking in the woods and fields, reading, napping. I inherited a few throw rugs from my mom and some lamps, and have lots of extra bedding kicking around, so my only real purchase is going to be a Jotul woodburning stove. The one in there works well, but is not up to code and my feeling is that I do not want to be a cabin tragedy and die in my sleep.
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fiftyfifty
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# Posted: 21 Nov 2018 06:51pm
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That wood floor is stunning, and so is the ceiling. If and when you do insulate, I would for sure do it on the outside and not cover up that gorgeous wood.
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Janemarie
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# Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:31pm - Edited by: Janemarie
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Yes, I am thinking for insulation I will insulate the floor (as suggested here) and insulate the roof as best I can and then use rugs and maybe some carpets hung on the wall.
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Eddy G
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# Posted: 21 Nov 2018 07:35pm
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Congratulations, it's a beauty. One things for sure you will always have something to do....
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 22 Nov 2018 12:21am
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Wow Janemarie. Your cabin is beautiful.
The logs inside glow. It looks to me as if a product was applied. We used Perma Chink matte clear interior top coat on our interior logs, no stain. We wanted the natural beauty of the white cedar to show.
I consider spray foam a miracle product. Not only is it superior to other types of insulation it makes the area it is sprayed onto stronger. There are charts Online you can check out.
Mice and other varmint will not nest in foam.
I've seen the aftermath of the mess in photos Online of decades of mice and raccoons nesting in fiberglass. Really nasty stuff.
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 22 Nov 2018 10:58am
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Hello Janemarie , welcome. I also have a log cabin. 16’ x 24’ with 4’ decks. 3 sided 6†logs . We , my beautiful wife and me , wanted a full upstairs so we built it with 10’ walls .
If the floors are not insulated, spray foam is best . Use as much insulation in the lid as possible. Just my opinion, the woodstove you have is beautiful. Just not practical. I have seen this stove before and they are nice if you want to open it up to watch the fire. But you need to be able to load it up for the night and still be warm in the morning. That requires a stove with a deep fire box. Our stove also has a glass window. I really like this because it puts out a nice light at night that keeps the cabin illuminated with a nice warm glow or when we want to turn on the local tv we can open the door and watch the fire dance. Again a deep fire box will keep embers from rolling out. Blaze King are probably the most popular wood stove in Ak . Although mine is not that brand . New stoves are much better at reducing smoke and particulate matter and increasing efficiency. You do need dry wood ! We also have double wall stainless stove pipe. Won’t rust although we do loose the radiant heat. We have no problem warming up the cabin from -20 to 80 in less than an hour. A well insulated lid is essential.
Can you post pictures of your foundation. Probably the most important part besides roof.
Will be glad to help all I can. I will post a couple pictures of our cabin but you can see more on my thread. Cabin life is good life!
Easter Sunday. Truly blessed.
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rockies
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# Posted: 22 Nov 2018 07:19pm - Edited by: rockies
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Insulating your roof will be very difficult with all those beams and I doubt you'll want to rip down the interior ceiling boards to do it. The best method would be to insulate from the exterior when you get around to redoing the roof.
This article shows how to add the exterior foam insulation above the sheathing (Drawing on page 62).
http://conference2016.eeba.org/Data/Sites/2/media/presentations/Holladay-Getting-Cath edral-Ceilings-Right.pdf
As to the wood stove , you might consider using a model that has a soapstone facing. They hold onto the heat for much longer than a regular stove, and don't forget the carbon monoxide detectors!
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Janemarie
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# Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:03pm
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Such wonderful and helpful comments everyone. I found this cabin kind of on a fluke. I had gotten an offer on my Montana property, sold it, realized I could not spend the money without reinvesting it or giving half of it to Uncle Sam, and just found this property on-line. Skipped work and went to look at it, called my husband and said, "Guess what I did?" His response was, "Better to do it than regret not doing it." It is nice to be old enough to not have to ask forgiveness or permission but young enough to still have crazy schemes.
Again, thank you to all the helpful people who have replied to this thread. It is SO good to see other pictures and get advice. As I said, I can write a book review but could not probably use a hand drill if my life depended on it. Pathetic, really.
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Janemarie
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# Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:07pm
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Well this is incredibly informative and helpful. I think the solution this guy who sold me the cabin had was to not go there in the winter time when there as snow on the roof. That probably means pretty much all the time from now till April in CNY.
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CabinBuilder
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# Posted: 27 Nov 2018 09:16pm
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Quoting: Janemarie It is nice to be old enough to not have to ask forgiveness or permission but young enough to still have crazy schemes.
Words of wisdom. 
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