{"id":225,"date":"2011-01-18T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2023-08-18T10:12:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:12:16","slug":"building-the-cabin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/?page_id=225","title":{"rendered":"Building the Cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Building the cabin was a hard, but uplifting experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The log cabin took over a two- year period to build, mostly during sawdust infused weekends. <a href=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/?page_id=332\"><strong>Click\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a> to read our son\u2019s article about his take on the process; jus the \u201cArticle\u201d Tab.\u00a0\u00a0 We bought the ten-inch logs from a local man who builds log cabins and owns a lumberyard. The logs were harvested from this man\u2019s sustainable forest. We tried to incorporate recycled and reused materials as well as new green products, such as radiant-heat bamboo flooring and curtains.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-225 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-226\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226'>\n\t\t\t\tTim just finished putting on the first layer for the roof.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building2.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-227\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-227'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was the longest time before we actually had stairs to the house.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building3.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-228\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228'>\n\t\t\t\tMy son learning how to use a backhoe.  How cool is that!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building4.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-229\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-229'>\n\t\t\t\tI am happy to share that no major injuries or appendages were lost during construction.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building5.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-230\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-230'>\n\t\t\t\tTim is building the framework for the walls.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building6.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-231\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-231'>\n\t\t\t\tTim is installing bamboo flooring.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building7.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-232\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-232'>\n\t\t\t\tI learned how to cut tile and tile a bathroom, put stones on the fireplace, use a nail gun for putting-up the walls and an electric screw driver for kitchen knobs and electrical outlets, and  stain the deck, but to tell the truth, I felt most comfortable cleaning and cooking.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building8.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/building8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-233\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-233'>\n\t\t\t\tOur son, his friend and Tim were building the deck.  Whenever possible, Tim would use the trees on our land that had to come down to make room for the cabin in actual construction.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/building9.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/building9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building the cabin was a hard, but uplifting experience. The log cabin took over a two- year period to build, mostly during sawdust infused weekends. Click\u00a0here to read our son\u2019s article about his take on the process; jus the \u201cArticle\u201d Tab.\u00a0\u00a0 We bought the ten-inch logs from a local man who builds log cabins and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":599,"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions\/599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}