Arnold, CA…Today we can officially say the Chainsaw Cabin build is underway. We finished ripping the last perimeter floor joist boards and took them over to Hewn Hill and laid them out on the pad. Tomorrow we hope to get them all leveled out, squared up and ready for walls. The Chainsaw Cabin is our […]
Arnold, CA…The last couple of weeks have been frustrating, slow, painful and starting to feel like I am getting a bit of traction again. The pad for the cabin is basically done and now the focus has shifted to getting enough lumber milled to start building. One of the issues has just been moving logs […]
Arnold, CA…Our progress on the pad for our first building is almost complete. In this video we get almost there…
Arnold, CA…We are still working on the pad for the Chainsaw Cabin. We need not only enough space for the 120 square feet, off grid, tiny home but we need enough room to walk around it on the side of the hill. We decided to put build up the side of the hill a bit […]
Arnold, CA…A few inches of snow and plunging temps made doing the dirt work a bit tougher. But any progress is progress, right? Details are below…
Arnold, CA…We have had another bit of snow in our area and after an all too warm spell we are having a few very, very cold days. Last year and this year we heated our home with basically scrap wood. Wood that would be destined for the burn pile. Basically we have been heating our […]
Arnold, CA…On February 21st we worked several hours on the pad for the Chainsaw Cabin. It is starting to take shape but still many hours left to go before we can start laying out the cabin. Video is below…
Arnold, CA…On February 20th, we spent a few more hours working at the property. Mostly it was pad, path and cleanup work. Not too fun to do or watch but necessary none the less.
Arnold, CA…On February 19th we didn’t finish our work until 3:30pm so we were chasing darkness. Working on the trail to our first little building pad was the task at hand. Clearing brush, transplanting some small trees and breaking a shovel were the highlights for the day.
Arnold, CA…February 18th brought the start of working on the path and pad for the Chainsaw Cabin. It will be on a fairly steep hillside but we found a spot that seems ideal as it has significantly less slope than some other areas and no trees will have to be taken down or moved. It […]
