LOG HOME BUILDER~Mike Hompertz
Patriot Log HOme Builders
builds a 1500 square foot full log
COVENTRY HOME
in the hills of Colorado
I was called in at the last minute, "hey I don't think my son and his buddy can get this up before winter". I learned that they got my name from the Coventry Sales staff. Within four days, as luck would have it, I was able to accommodate them. Just myself and my son drove the nearly 800 miles to a small unknown city south of Colorado Springs in fall. Here I am with the son and his buddy, who was a school teacher. They were on the job site daily to help out. They helped stack the logs, nither had carpenter experince , yet were quick on their feet and had good common sense and they were a great help, plus we enjoyed each other and had some good fun. They were staying on the job site in their camper which was purchased just for this occasion. They provided us lunches , soups , stews and sandwhiches which was greatly appreicated as we did not have to leave the job site for meals and could get back to work quickly.
This house took two weeks with the four of us all by hand. I did not do windows and doors the intent was to get the bulk of it completed so they could finish up the rest.
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| home owners son and his friend helped put Coventry log home up in two weeks in Colorado with Mike Hompertz of Patriot Log Home Builders |
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| stacking pre-cut logs |
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| desolate part of Colorado to build in |
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| My son with the log stack sheet helping supervise |
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| sometimes staying on the job site to get the job done |
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| the first floor log stack and partition walls up |
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| home owners son was a big help getting this job done |
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| setting porch piers |
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| setting ridge and rafters |
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| set rafters and sheeted it in one day |
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| takes on a new look once the roofs on nice setting also |
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| ready to put the deck on and porch roof |
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| added bump out on the back for a master bedroom |
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| foam block foundation |
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| porch header and beam porch rafters going up |
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| post spotter haha |
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| material sorting |
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| rafters are up and ready for sheeting |
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| roof complete and ready for shingles and windows |
