A few months after buying our land we moved a small old wooden cabin on to it. It was built in the early 1920's and was in need of some serious love. This weekend we installed new windows, double panned! We found them at our local re-use store. It already is looking better. It has been a slow process but every weekend Alex makes his way to the land and works away on the cabin. Hopefully we will be living in it by April! I will post more shots as the cabin evolves in the coming months!
That looks great! I love cabins. They remind me of my time in Alaska and camping.
ReplyDeletethis is like my dream. You guys are awesome. That cabin is going to so darn amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comments! Yeah a lot more work to go, but already looking better! Can't wait to move in! More photos will me coming!
DeleteOh, the idea of living in a cabin. Seems so romantic.
ReplyDeletelooks like it'll be a beautiful little place! How did you ever find an old cabin you could move? And I bet that was some work moving it over there, although it'll sure be worth the effort w/ that beautiful forest : )
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Wow! A very ancient cabin, indeed! That’s something to be proud of. But the thing about wooden cabins is that they are prone to termites. I suggest you keep your area as dry as possible because termites have a constant liking to water. Best regards to you and Alex! =)
ReplyDeleteYou’re right, Elias. Wooden structures are very vulnerable against termites, since, obviously, termites just love wood! In my case, what we did when we were building our wooden cabin was place a moisture barrier under the basement so that the wood doesn’t touch the damp soil.
ReplyDeleteBefore you move in, I'll just suggest something. Or, did you actually move in already? Anyway, you should've treated the soil surrounding your wooden cabin. Applying sandbars or termite shields would prevent termites from destroying your cabin in the future. So, did you do that?
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