Log Cabin Construction

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Rock Work

Rock facing is added around the base of the foundation.  Building a rock wall is like building a puzzle with no picture to follow and pieces weighing up to 100 pounds.  It seems you spend as much time looking for the "right" rock as you do actually laying it.

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Which one goes next?

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Finished corner on the east side of the cabin.  Corner rocks are extra hard to come by.



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My two favorite rock masons helped mix the cement and trowell the mud in place.

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West side starting to take shape.

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West front corner complete.

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The inspector approved!

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Hope is a pretty good photographer too!

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Rock in the back taking shape.

Paul's Log Cabin