Cabin Delivery

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It’s bigger than you think

full truck load of logs
One of 4 truck ready to be unloaded from our dirt road and up our dirt driveway

One of the benefits we like about a log cabin kit is that everything needed to dry-in the house is delivered all at once.

  • Logs for the walls
  • Interior first floor joist
  • Interior sub floor
  • Interior partition walls
  • Tounge & Groove panneling for great room ceiling
  • Roof rafters
  • Roof sheeting
  • Roof shingles
  • Windows
  • Exterior doors
  • 2nd floor tounge & groove ceiling + floor
  • Exterior stain for logs

It’s all there. Guess how many full length tractor trailers that takes? In our case it was 4.

Also, like everything associated with our house, we had delays. Our original delivery date was scheduled for May 19, 2026. Something happened, no drivers, major DOT activity, who knows, but our delivery didn’t show up until May 20th with three trucks, and the final truck on May 22nd. It was a setback, but not a terrible one because

Staging That

pile of materials 2
Logs up by the house site. They’re so pale.

Four tractor trailers full of materials is a lot. Like, really, it’s a lot. We thought there was enough room up by the build site to stage everything, and there probably was - but then we woudln’t be able to move around. Unfortunately some stuff had to remain down at the bottom of the property. Once the driveway is properlly cut up at the top there will be more room to maneuver.

pile of materials 1
There’s just too much stuff!

Also, with a 50 foot wide driveway, that’s only cut to about 18 foot wide for driving, there just was no way these 30 foot LVL beams were going to make it horizontally. In the words of the excavator guy - “that’s a crew problem.”

30 foot beam
This be driven up long ways once it’s time for it

An 800 foot driveway is great, until you have to unload a bunch of tractor trailers full of supplies. It’s not the end of the world though, and at least it’s been a beautiful few days.

Taking a load of logs up the driveway

Rain in the forcast for this weekend. Yay. Thankfully everything that can’t get wet is tightly enclosed in plastic, and everything else is just wood and meant to be out in the elements on a jobsite. The first delivery is done, holiday weekend ahead and next is marking the corners for the foundation.

The next delivery is superior walls for the foundation - 4-6 weeks out depending on their timing. We can’t wait!