Building a Log Home in Maine

In 2006, I spent 7 months building a log cabin in Whitefield, ME. For the first few months, I worked side-by-side with a builder, Bob Emery, to get the walls up and the roof complete. While Bob was an experienced builder, he had never built a log cabin before; nor had I. We started with subcontracted site work and foundation in March, and began the house construction in earnest in May.

Once the roof was complete in early July 2006, I worked mostly alone to complete the interior of the house before we moved in on November 10, 2006. Along the way, Bob returned to help out with some of the heavier work that I couldn't do alone, like installing windows and doors in August, and building the porches and decks in October.

During the process, I documented the daily construction progress on these pages. This extensive blog is the result. I hope you find it entertaining.

To begin at the beginning, click here.

Or else choose any month from the menu to the left. I still add occasional new entries and continually change the main photo above according to season and whim, so check back from time to time. Latest entry: January 26, 2008

Although the house has been "complete" and lived-in for some time now, I am still adding new entries from time to time when I complete a project of note, or a project that I consider to be part of the initial build, regardless of when I actually completed it.

We love the house, and I am happy to have had the experience of building it. I'm also very glad that the work is (for all intents and purposes) complete!