Wooden Side-Porch Steps Rather than installing a front railing on the wooden side porch, the porch was extended with wooden steps. The steps are 10' wide and made from 1-1/2" 2x6 planks for stability. Since the steps will not be sheltered by the roof and will be exposed to rain, they were constructed from pressure-treated wood, which resists rot and deterioration. The Flagstone Front Porch Because of the weight of the large flagstones used to construct the porch, a tractor is used to transport the stones from the stone pile to the porch site. A shovel is used to mix the mortar in a container set on the concrete porch pad. After thoroughly cleaning off the porch pad, a small amount of mortar is shoveled onto the pad where the first stone will be installed -- directly in front of the entryway. The mortar is spread evenly using a trowel, and the first stone is laid in place (figure A). Since this stone will sit at the entryway to the house, a select piece of stone was used to ensure an attractive look. The stone is carefully positioned and worked down into the wet mortar by hand (figure B) to ensure a good contact and adhesion between the flagstone surface, the mortar and the porch pad. A level is used to ensure that this particular stone is slanted slightly away from the door sill (figure C); the slant will help any moisture drain away from the door, floor joist and crawlspace. Several more stones are positioned for a good fit and laid in place. Slightly drier mortar is carefully packed between the stones by hand (figure D). Progress continues, positioning more stones to create a unified look (figure E). The mortar between the stones serves as grout to fill the gaps between them and to lock each individual stone firmly in place. Once the mortar dries completely, the porch will be "solid as rock." The finished flagstone porch makes for an aesthetically complementary addition to the log walls and the open feel of the post-and-beam front porch (figure F). The stone porch is later extended into the yard with the installation of a stone walkway (figure G).
RESOURCES :
Log Home Repair and Restoration Services
Log Home Repair and Restoration Services
Website: www.loghomerepair.com
Special Thanks for DIY Build a Log Cabin workshop
Blossman Gas
Website: www.blossmangas.com/
Propane
Propane
Washington, DC Phone: 202-452-8975
Fax: 202-452-9054
Website: www.propanecouncil.org/
The Complete Guide to Building Log Homes
ISBN: 0806974869
Author: Monte Burch, Richard J. Meyer, Lloyd P. Birmingham
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Log Homes Made Easy: Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home
Model: 0811728471
Author: Jim Cooper
Stackpole Books
Website: www.stackpolebooks.com
The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway
Model: 0879056711
Author: Dale Mulfinger, Susan E. Davis
The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com
Hands-On Log Homes
ISBN: 0879058056
Author: Cindy Teipner Thiede
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
American Log Homes
ISBN: 0879054581
Author: Arthur Thiede, Cindy Teipner
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
The Craft of Modular Post & Beam: Building Log and Timber Homes Affordably
Model: 0881791318
Author: James Mitchell
Heritage House/Hartley & Marks
Website: www.heritagehouse.ca/hartleymarks/hartleymarks.html
Small Log Homes: Storybook Plans and Advice
ISBN: 1586850431
Author: Robbin Obomsawin
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
Log Spirit
ISBN: 0879059257
Author: Linda Arms White
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
Inside Log Homes: The Art & Spirit of Home Planning and Decor
Model: 087905963X
Author: Cindy Teipner Thiede, et al
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
The Log Home Book: Design, Past and Present
Model: 0879056711
Author: Cindy Teipner Thiede, Arthur Thiede, et al
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
| 
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
REAL VIDEO
