Can I add on to a log home?

Sometimes we get ask this question and so I thought I would let you follow along with us and our addition. Our home was built in 1996 and we have since added on a couple of times by adding a Entry Breezeway that connected a 30 x 30 garage with our office above. We have also cut into the log wall to add a full masonry fireplace. The above pictures show this from the Street and the back side of our home.

But starting this spring we are adding onto the other end of our home to make out kitchen/ family room area bigger by in closing this 8' by 28' porch and then on to that we are adding a 28' x 30' wing for my parents to move into.

OK so that is all the before pictures now lets get onto the good stuff where you get to tear stuff up : )

Had to remove the porch first so we could add footing for a foundation. So below you see Cliff digging for footing and then using the bucket to carry away old footing.....big boy toys, got to love them !

One of the bad things is we had to remove some of our big trees to make room for this so above you see them behind the backhoe and below is the tree guys removing them.

They where some tall trees ...we took 2 of them down. And will use some of the wood for fire wood but most of the big stuff will go to a friend who has a portable saw mill and will use them to make slabs....more big boy toys....

That is it for now the next post will show the process of putting it all back together along with cutting out the log wall.........stay turned !