Kinney Log Home

Kinney Log Home – Nestled among the pines on a northern MN lake.  This legacy will bring all generations of the Kinney family together to celebrate the many seasons of their life together. The footprint of this home is 26′ x 38′ with 988 square feet on the main floor. The covered porch entryway invites you in to the kitchen, which is open to the dining area and great room. The master bedroom and full bathroom are on the main floor. The spacious loft has a shed dormer and low storage. The stone covered walk out basement will have a large family room, bedroom, full bathroom, utility room with laundry; a storage closet and a large open storage area. The foundation was set up on site in November, with peeling of the logs starting the second week of March. Log shell started on March 16, 2020.  Log shell re-assembled on May 12, 2020.

9-1-20 The walk out basement will have natural split stone soon.

The shed dormer opens up the usable loft floor space!

5-12-20

5-15-20

Owner of White Pine Retreat, an ALH log home, lends a hand!

5-15-20 The log home is re-assembled on the home owners site.

Electrical openings are cut on site as the home is re-assembled.

The log home is being loaded and ready to move and be reassemble on the home owner's site!

Kayla and Michael cut insulation that will be placed in the lateral cuts.

Gables are set aside.

5-11-20 Clearwater Construction are making measurements to build the gable end on the sub-floor.

The gable ends are build the day before the set.

The first trailer is being loaded onto the trailer which will be delivered to re-assemble.

Timber Tec is applied to each log to protect the logs from discoloration during the final construction phase.

4-30-20 log shell is completed

Cutting the pitch cut on the roof log.

The roof logs are being cut.

Jason is cleaning up the Ridgepole.

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Porch entryway

They are finding the center, and will be cutting the pitch cut for porch log.

4-28-20 Cap log has been cut to fit loft floor joist system.

4-27-20

4-27-20 Cap log ready to be scribed.

4-21-20

4-17-20

Cutting the flap where the notch will be fit onto.

Grinding the flat after it has been cut.

4-15-20 Log shell is up to sixth course

Tamping the notches to ensure proper fit.

Teamwork!

scribing

2nd half of sixth course is being scribed, then will be taken down, cut and set back up on the log shell.

3-27-20 First half of 5th course is set.

This end is set up to balance the other end which is sets directly on log wall.

Each log is chosen and then it is decided how it is to be set up on the log below it.

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3-20-20

Finding the right can be more challenging when the logs are covered with snow.

Jon with his note pad! He is picking out the next course of logs for the Kinney Home

Once the lateral is cut out, the final cuts are done by hand with an ax to ensure a weather tight fit.

3-20-20 The top log is scribed to fit the log below it.

This is part of the interlocking V-joint notch.

The logs have been scribed and cut with a chain saw. These lateral pieces are then knocked out with a mallet and maul.

Jason is scribing in the corner notch, and Gary is scribing the Swedish Cope.

3-20-20 First have of third course will be ready to set up on the house.

3-18-20 Second course of logs are set and ready to be scribed.

Lateral cut

3-18-20 First half of second course is ready to be scribed.

3-17-20 First course of logs is set up on the foundation

10-25-19 Each log is measured and marked on the end of log.

11-4-19 Debarking the logs to allow time for them to dry out.