BEARS DEN LOG HOMES & QUILTS

Report from the Job Site (08/07/08)

Noel and Teresa Chicoine's logs will arrive at their job site in the Black Hills on Monday, August 11th; the Enercept panels for their roof will  be on site August 12th. It quit raining long enough to dig the foundation--then rained another two inches. The contractor spent a day pumping water, and will have to wait for the ground to dry before pouring the footings.  With the weather in charge, the planned start date for stacking logs is no longer August 15th. When the footings are poured and the subfloor is built, they'll start.

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Rob and Jodi Cooper's new log home will be east of Lincoln, NE. Their construction drawings have been reviewed and approved by an engineering firm as required by Lancaster County. The Coopers are waiting for a bid from a promising contractor. And the contractor is waiting for final figures from the plumber and HVAC guys.

He tracked them down via cell phone numbers. The plumber was at the Sturgis Bike Rally, had been involved in a wreck, and hospitalized. The HVAC guy had gone south on vacation, had an appendicitis attack, followed by surgery, and was also in the hospital.

"Life is a lot like a soap opera," Mike said.

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Jason and Jennifer Erickson's contractor is getting bids from potential subs. They plan to build in 2009. Their log home will be a second residence in an upscale development across from the entrance to Deer Mountain in the Black Hills.  

Mike Sines, Owner
Bears Den Log Homes

Bears Den is a home-based business, operating from a log cabin near Pierre, SD, since 1996.

Mike Sines is a retired Police Captain and experienced log home builder in the Dakotas and surrounding states.

Ann Sines is a free-lance writer, creates custom quilts, teaches quilt classes, and manages their two Alaskan Malamutes, Mato and Sophie. The business name came from their first Malamute, Bear.