Darryl's log home

The last wall log is being moved into place. (They've picked it up from the pile of logs on the left of the picture... but the thin end is at the wrong place and needs to be swung right around to face the other way.) They're swinging the log around Darryl is climbing higher and higher... They have to adjust the pulleys and straps further down the log. .... and then Robin starts to pull the log around from the far side. It's now pointing in the right direction, but has to be pulled into position.    Practically in place.   ...... except for a little end bit that has to be chain-sawed off. At last! The final wall log is fitted! Now the guys have to hammer the re-bar in to hold the log in place. Meanwhile, inside the flat, the door frames are being varnished. The holes for the toilet pipes are being made... Darryl chooses between which sealant to use for the store room flo...

We have six more logs to go to reach the top of the wall, which includes the two roof cap logs - and then we start with the ridge support poles, the ridge poles and the roof structure. Darryl fell through the floor-boards of the flat last week which resulted in a Haematoma in his calf / shin area which is causing swelling round his ankle and foot and general soreness. He can't put on a boot otherwise his foot turns purple.... (just in case you were questioning his casual foot wear on site!)  Robyn is back after a serious knee operation - so father and daughter are both hobbling around the work site.  (It hasn't stopped their genius though!) We're busy on to the second story now, aiming for a total of 14 layers of logs. They were offloaded from the truck on to the garage slab in a general order, but now they must be rolled in to the exact sequence for moving on to the structure.   While Darryl and Precious move one log, Ste...

Waiting for the logs.... so we began with the garage wall. The view is unparalleled.  The inside of the flat. (directly under the garage slab.)   We decided to finish the walls off with scree-ding in a natural beige color. This gives the place a real 'Rondawel' feel to it. We placed blue-gum lintel beams over the double doors going out to the patio.                                                                                   From the outside looking in. Finally, the last logs were picked up in Hermanus.                                                        Our logs came fro...