Dear Frances,
I just wanted to set the record straight in regards to your BLANKET statement that I've had a lot of help. I always give credit where credit is due and I am ever so grateful for my wonderful boyfriend helping to bring my 2nd log house back after the first one burned (he's my hero).But I also don't want to mislead that lady who was asking if she could build a log house by herself with hand tools. Yes, she can, depending on the design. I DID get help with the timber raising of my log homes because the logs were so huge and heavy. But then I did all the rest of the work after the basic frame was up: 80% of the work on house #1 and 50% on house #2, and almost ALL the work on son's house after the stud frame was up (siding, electrical work, roofing, and everything). I built the log piano studio totally SOLO and documented it in the article "Piano Studio" on
www.dorothyainsworth.com. I want that inquiring lady to know it CAN be done by one person working alone. I've built 16 structures on my property and had help erecting the frames on only 3 of them. Not trying to boast, just being truthful so it will encourage other women to go for it!
Sincerely,
Dorothy
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