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Log Home Repair & Restoration: Rail Against the Machined

August 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

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One of the many tasks on the list here at the lodge is to replace a railing that had been removed yearsView of Log Home Back Deckago on the second floor deck.

The 16′x16′ deck also serves as the roof for the master bedroom below.

The previous owners had removed the railing most likely at a time when they resurfaced the roof with a rubber membrane probably in an effort to waterproof.

The rubber roofing had eventually deteriorated, cracked and failed and I resurfaced it but this time with an asphalt material.

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Log Home Construction Methods: call me a purist

April 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Over the next several months we will discuss restoration of a log home as well as building a log home.

Bearfort Lodge was built around somewhere in the early 1900s. Feel free to visit the gallery and take a peek around.

I love the layout and general design so I will be keeping much of the same elements and plans but expanding on them greatly and taking a few liberties by increasing the square footage and altering a few things here and there.

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Tags: Log Home Construction