The Finnish Log Cabin Build in the Lake District

Our sister company who deal with our larger log cabin homes are starting a new build for Alan and Sharon Piper proprietors of Sun Hotel Coniston in the Lake District.
Over the next 6 weeks or so Finnish Log Homes will be building their dream log cabin in the grounds of their hotel.

Watch our videos of the log cabin build

Alan and Sharon Piper dream Log Cabin Home

The Log Cabin Home is to built at the back of the clients hotel, The Sun Hotel Coniston in the beautiful Lake District. The log cabin is on two storeys and will have 4 bedrooms.

The views of where the log Cabin Build will be taking place.

Site for the build of the Finnish Log Cabin	Beautiful views from the log cabin site	Foundations are now in place for the Log Home

The engineered timber was delivered to the site on the 30th November 2011 in the late afternoon. The unloading and checking process started the following day the 1st December. The carpenters then arrived late in the evening ready to start work at 7.00am the next day.

The first deliveries start to arrive at the log cabin build

One of the first deliveries to arrive on the site	The crane ready to move the timber	The first unload about to take place

The first stage of the build is now under way. The foundations of the cabin were already in place ready for the timber work to begin. There as been many deliveries already and plenty more to come. Work is progressing well with the sides of the log cabins being built.

Work is underway in the Lake District	First level of timber now in place	Work is progressing well on the Log Cabin Build

Weather conditions are not the best, heavy rain in the first few days has made the site a bit of a mud slide. It was decided to begin the construction of the log home in December so not to effect the tourist trade in this beautiful tourist area.

The first lower floor sides in place	Work continues in the bad weather	Deep foundations required due to the site ground

We are making good progress on the build. The local people have been very helpful and supportive. We are having to plan ahead making list of supplies we need as the local trade store is over an hour away and bad weather is forecast here in the Lake District.

Outside view of the timber walls	Really starting to take shape	Spaces for the windows begin to appear

Work continues on the build dispite the awful weather conditions here in the Lake District. Scaffolding is nearly up making working conditions much easier for the team.

The scaffolding going up around the cabin	Joists going into the cabin	The first floor joist hangers are installed

The project is really moving along, it's nice to see the log cabin taking shape with the ground floor timber walls, spaces for windows and the floor joist in place.

Timber walls up and floor joists down	Carpenters working hard on the build	View from the log cabin back to the Hotel

Installing some support beams on the cabin. Sam our Finnish Engineer is heading back to Finland so is going through all the important points with Mel Bajic (Project Manager) and Andy Williams (Carpenter) before his departure.

Carrying in the Cabins support beams	Placing the support beams	Planning meeting

Making good progress, today we added some off the Glulam Beams to the log home.

The front of the log home	Getting ready for the Glulam Beams	First floor of the cabin

The high strength and stiffness of laminated timbers enable glulam beams and arches to span large distances without intermediate columns, allowing more design flexibility than with traditional timber construction.

First stage of craning in the Glulam Beam	Second stage of craning in the Glulam Beam	Placing of the Glulam Beam

Our aim on the 15th Decemeber was to get the last Glulam on and last log in place and we were able to achieve this thanks to the bad weather holding off.

Hotel Sun in the background	The last glulam beam going into place	All done!

To read more about weeks 3 and 4 follow this link - Log Cabin Build continued.