Heritage Preservation Resources and its team of professionals
specialize in log structure stabilization and restoration,
even in remote areas such as Idaho's Selway Wilderness
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The Pettibone Cabin
The charm of log cabin structures in contemporary use ...
... may belie the hidden deterioration that threatens their longevity
(and the safety of their occupants)
Heritage Preservation Resources (HPR) professionals can restore these historic structures with minimal disruption to the area while bringing them new lives. Our professionals combine new, state-of-the-art technological advances while returning the structure to its "old" charm and warmth.
See for yourself.
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DISSASEMBLY
HPR professionals remove the roofing, the cabin's deteriorated protective shield, and begin the disassembly process to get at the underlying problem in the lower log courses of the cabin.
First the recent metal roof was removed.
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Then the older, dust covered cedar plank and cedar bark roof
were removed and saved for reuse.
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As the dust clears, the cabin is disassembled. Often, many logs can be reused. HPR professionals catalog and index each reusable log. This assures that the cabin's original integrity is restored upon reassembly.
HPR professionals get down to the bottom of the problem.
Complete exposure reveals the true extent of the sill log damage.
Note the remnant logs in the left of the photo.
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The signs of structural trouble ...
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REASSEMBLY
The reassembly process starts below the ground digging and setting an all weather foundation.
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After hand peeling, new logs are set in place on the new foundation, notched to match the originals and the reusable logs are returned to their original positions.
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Quickly the cabin takes on its "old" look ...
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Site cleanup continues throughout the restoration project ...
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Details important to the cabin's historical integrity are not forgotten in the reassembly phase:
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After the logs are reassembled and the roof structure is in place,
this cabin gets state-of-the-art weather protection for maximum longevity:
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The owners smile in approval at the restoration.
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The HPR crew smiles in the enjoyment of a job well done.
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With the new logs stained the transformation to a stable and restored building is complete.
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