Thursday, June 11, 2009

Do-It-Yourself Project #5 - Kevin's Cozy Cabin



















Welcome to Kevin's cabin, built in 1958 by his grandparents and parents. The shake roofing in the before picture served well for about 50 years, but it was time to update. Kevin picked metal for a couple of reasons...minimize the fire hazard, minimize the cleaning and maintenance, and never have to reroof again. He went with 16" Skyline in Forest Green. It blends with the environment, looks great with the logs on the cabin, and the hidden fasteners of the Skyline roofing eliminate visible screw heads that catch pine needles and debris and get tugged and pulled at by heavy snows.

Kevin and I started emailing each other on a Friday, the following Friday he was on his way to the cabin with the panels, and by Monday he was done and back to work. "Wear gloves" and "measure carefully before you order....I would hate to have to cut all the ends", says Kevin. He did a great job, the cabin looks amazing with a fresh green roof, and I really appreciated working with him. Sweet cabin Kevin...THANKS!

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