Every project seems kind of “never-ending” as you get closer to the end, and framing is no different. It feels like we hope to finish each day, and then another thing pops up that slows us down a little. We persevere, though, and finally complete our interior framing!!!! That means it’s FINALLY time to… Continue reading We DID IT // Completing the INTERIOR FRAMING of our CABIN KIT HOME

  We complete our lower floor framing and then it’s time to move onto our loft bedroom and bathroom. The cathedral ceiling of our loft bedroom makes everything move a little slower as we work to do everything correctly. It’s so cool, though, to watch our bedroom and bathroom take shape. And now a little… Continue reading FRAMING WALLS in our CATHEDRAL CEILING LOFT // Couple Builds LOG CABIN KIT Home

  We’re starting something SO EXCITING!!! We’re framing our interior walls. I love this project because you really get to start seeing the house take shape. You can finally see walls in place, and that means you can see the shape of the rooms. And now a little back story on us, in case you… Continue reading FRAMING the WALLS of OUR CABIN with NO BUILDING EXPERIENCE

  It’s time for our stairs to become usable. That means we have to complete our loft landing. And before that can happen, we have to have a way to support the loft landing. To do this, we get to work on two very small walls that create the first glimpse at a hallway to… Continue reading FINALLY FINISHED // The LOFT LANDING is COMPLETE

  Let’s face it, installing stairs is hard. BUT will factory made stairs make it easier? There are definitely pros and cons. One pro is that the rise and run has already been figured out and set. A major con, though, is that pre-built stairs are HEAVY, and there are only two of us to… Continue reading A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION // INSTALLING PREFABRICATED STAIRS in ONE DAY

It’s time to WRAP up the wall insulation on our cabin kit home. This is a little different than a traditional house build. Our log walls are covered with 2 1/4 inches of foam board insulation. Every 24 inches we place a 2″ x 3″ nailer board. This nailer board creates space for our electrical… Continue reading ARE we making the RIGHT CHOICE? // INSULATING our LOG CABIN

  As we’ve been installing our windows, our cabin has slowly been transforming, but now we’re stepping it up! It’s time to install our front door! Our cabin kit home came with ALL of the windows and doors (interior doors as well as exterior) so the first step in installing our front door is FINDING… Continue reading Turning our HOUSE into a HOME // Installing our FRONT DOOR on our Cabin Kit Home – Ep. 60

  We are installing the FINAL windows on our cabin. I love seeing the transformation take place inside and outside the cabin as we replace the plastic coverings with permanent windows. With each window, we get more light into the house and from the outside the house starts to look more and more like a… Continue reading WE THOUGHT This WOULD BE EASY // INSTALLING our FINAL WINDOWS on our SELF BUILT Home – Ep. 59

  We have unfortunately found mold growing in our house. This makes the house build stop as we work to figure out how to dry it out. After we do what we can for the mold at this point, we’re able to get in one of the last 3 windows. And now a little back… Continue reading We Have MOLD // Couple Builds House ALONE – Episode 58

  It’s time for a NEW project on the build! It’s time to start insulating the cabin. This project feels simple compared to one’s we’ve done in the past so we are EXCITED to get started! The first part of this project is installing a 1 1/2 inch foam board all around our outside walls.… Continue reading OUR BIGGEST REGRET