The front door

The front door is installed

The light walls construction has begun

The light partition walls has begun.

Roofing tiles

The roofing tiles has installen and log house has covered in weather-protected. This comes at a good moment because the weather forecast does not bode well for the next few days the weather...

The roof is ready

Here is the photo the Day. The roof installation is progressing well. The electrician also has started, and Saur (water utility) is digging a plot of land at the entrance, so enough people on site.

Roofing contractor

The roofing contractor has started.

Construction work on the situation

Photo of the Day.

The roof building continues

Picture of the Day. Roofing is fully inserted, as well as the first fascia boards.

Windows

The felt under the roofing felt and the first windows has installed.

Details

Here are some details of the nailers and the windows installation to the log frame.

Roofing

Fibre boards + ventilation batten + felt under roofing felt installation

THE HOUSE

Now this is beginning to show the HOUSE.

Roof structure

The log frame of the installation is finished and the roof structure began.

Construction site meeting

It is time to keep the construction site meeting. No negative comments! Except this week we have lost two working days: Monday due to bad weather, and Tuesday was a public holiday.

The first floor beams

The first floor beams are installed.

Second truck

We have unload the second truck and house construction is progressing.

Site

And here is the building site.

Exhibition

Norway's Fair ended, and the house construction is progressing. I have a busy to home and to the building site.

City-corner

I'm still in Norway, but here's today's photo. Construction site seems to progress very well!

And here is the Ikihirsi City-corner.

Construction

Construction began on Monday, 17th October, but I can’t be involved in. Monday morning I went to BRD-exhibition in Oslo Norway, a whole week. How frustrating when I can actually be on the building site. I am confident, of course, Petri Hietala team building skills, but still ... Thank you, Jean Francois for photos.

Here is a little video from Norway, where we are assembling a stand.

Yeah, it's not the same as the actual construction of the house, but at least it is to tune us in the right mood. :)

Unload

The first Finnish Ikihirsi truck arrived from the factory. The truck is a type of Megatrailer and too big to fit in to turn on the site. Load was therefore obliged to unload on the road.  I had anticipated this, and I asked permission from the house in the city (requires traffic arrangements) to unload the truck on the road.

The longest log bundles to fit between the houses was a little close in ...

Foundation

Foundation slab is cast, and the foundations are complete.

Plot contract

We signed the plot contract, and we can therefore start working. I did notice the opening of the building site. The groundwork has been done and a mason can start casting the foundation.

Goes well!!

Goes well!! We have received a building permit. It's time to attach the construction site sign at the site entrance...

Leaving the building permit

We are now left building permit to process. Here are a few 3D picture of the house.

The Architect

Our area is situated near the protected historical monument. Therefore our documents will get to Bâtiment France (Public Works Department which is responsible for protecting the cultural heritage of the French architecture) for examination.

I agreed meeting with the official architect to devoted the house draft and our project. The meeting went well and the construction of a log house is not a problem. Architect appointed for us, however, a few requirements: our house is built of logs but the corners of the crossing are not allowed. It does not pose a problem for us because the house is built Ikihirsi "City-corner" technique, without any excess ends of the logs.

Also, the natural wood color or varnish is not permitted, but the outer walls will be painted with an opaque color. Strong colors such as red is not allowed and the architraves  and fascia boards color will merge with the wall color.