We Are Back!!!

We are back and taking on new projects through the 2018 season.  Contact us today about building your new recreational cabin!

Here's a video my wife made several years ago of a cabin we built near Monarch, MT.  Its just minutes away from the ShowDown Ski Area.  Definitely an old favorite of ours!

MONARCH CABIN

A Few Final Photos

I wanted to end this project with a few shots of the furniture.  I like to supply a few pieces just to get things started.  Then its up to the new owner to get as creative as they like.
For a little additional charge you can have your cabin completely furnished and just move on in!

Thanks to all of you who have followed this project throughout its completion and I welcome you to  take a look at my newest project already started on the Smith River.

Ready To Move In

Well our cabin is nearly complete.
In the last few weeks we have installed the door and windows, and finished off the interior.
We have a new kitchen and bath, complete with new appliances and fixtures.  The interior walls have been covered with blue stained pine and varnished to match the wall logs.  All that's left is to build a rock base and install the wood burning stove.  We will be doing a little finish landscaping to give the place a little more inviting feel.  Finally we will furnish the cabin with a few nice starter pieces of log furniture.
Here are a few photos of what the cabin and site look like today.   Hopefully you see a marked improvement from where we started and that we have created a cabin someone will be able to enjoy for many years to come.

Roofed and Stained

Our cabin is now securely dried in with a new metal roof.  Before roofing, we put 4 1/4 inches of foil backed insulation underneath.  The cabin will now be very easy to heat in the winter and also stay cool all day in the summer.  I also got the cabin stained last week.  My preference is to use a dark stain, which I believe gives the cabin a more timeless appearance.  I like my cabins to look as though they have been and will be here a long time.
Next,  I will be finishing up my interior wood work and installing the front door and windows.
Remember!  This cabin will be up for sale when completed.  Contact me anytime by phone or email if you're interested.   406-468-3093 or tencentranch@wildblue.net

Taking Shape

Here is the cabin taking its final shape.
We finished putting up all of our main support beams, finished our loft, and made the final gable cuts.
Next we set our front porch posts and rails and porch support beam.  All hand peeled from the property.
Then we began putting up our roof decking one section at a time. The roof decking is 2x6 tongue and groove pine.
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Once decked you get the full picture of what the cabin will eventually become.

The Montanan

Well it's Spring in Montana and time to start a new cabin project.

I will be building a new cabin in the Little Belt Mountains, near Monarch MT.

Neil Bricco is funding this project and he has bought a nice site for me to build on up there.

Upon completion this cabin will be up for sale for anyone interested in a nice weekend cabin or summer home in an absolutely beautiful recreation area.

I will be building the " Montanan". This is a cabin of my own design and its specifics can be viewed on my website. The style and look of this cabin will be similar to the Monarch Cabin which is featured in the video on my previous post.

The Montanan will be larger however, with two bedrooms and a fun sleeping loft for the kids.

I guess it's time to get started!

Here are a few photos of the new site.

Our first project was to remove an old unlivable trailer, several unusable outbuildings and a lot of JUNK.

Next we put in our new utilities and prepared the site for the new foundation.

We are now ready to start our new foundation and cabin.

Check back soon to see the progress!

Monarch Cabin

We had such a great time building this cabin last summer.

It sold right away!

I'll be posting more photos on this blog of the different projects I'm working on, so check back soon.

In the mean time, if you'd like to visit my website its finally up and running! www.montanacabinbuilder.com