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12 inch
logs are too heavy to set without help |
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A spot for every log |
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Building the entry roof |
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First day of the thaw we found the logs |
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Jeff says working at 6 below is OK if the wind stops |
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Now we're ready for the roof |
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Ready for the second floor walls |
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The logs arrive |
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Those 12 inch logs are really heavy |
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Thru-bolts and springs hold the walls togather |
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Tuning up the ridge beam |
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21 inch diameter by 34 ft ridge beam goes up |
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Canadian crew learns to stack logs |
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Cathedral ceiling opens up the room |
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Chef's kitchen in the Black Hills |
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A crane sure would have
been faster |
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Log truss settles in place |
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Log truss swings up |
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Mostly owner-built home in Neoga, IL 2006 |
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View across the loft |
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Enercept roof goes up in Nemo, SD 2004 |
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Owner and friends finish a long day |
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Owner and friends get started stacking logs |
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Bill the contractor and his helpers |
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Buffalo Ridge, Ft. Pierre, SD 2007 |
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Calling in favors |
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Chantier Creek - Ft. Pierre, SD 2002 |
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Custom light fixture using an extra log |
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The focal point |
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DeLancy, New York 2005 |
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DeLancy, New York 2005 |
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Dining in style on Tree Farm Road |
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Enercept panels go up fast |
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Hermosa, SD 2006 |
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Hermosa, SD 2006 |
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Highmore, SD 2006 |
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How DID we get that up there |
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Humbolt, SD 2007 |
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Joe can do anything with that Bobcat |
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Joni's House |
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Joni's loft |
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Looking across the loft |
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Neoga, Illinois 2006 |
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On the bluffs of Lake Oahe |
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Owner & friends with a little help from Bears Den |
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Pierre, SD 2004 |
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Pierre, SD 2005 |
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Searching for the next log |
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Sleeping under a 21 inch ridge beam |
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Beginning of a log deck structure |
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Owner's family gets into log stacking |
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Ridge beam starts the journey up |
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This crew's first Enercept roof went on in a day |
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This is the way to set a roof |
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Tree Farm Rd - Pierre, SD 2006 |
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Waiting for the post |
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Watertown, SD 2004 |
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Wessale Island - Rainy Lake, Canada 2008 |
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Whispering Pines - Pierre, SD 2005 |
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Whispering Pines - Pierre, SD 2005 |
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You can't have a loft without log railing |
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Log truss is a powerful focal point |
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Log stairway to heaven |
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