Log Home Pictures - 3/28/04

Once all the windows were installed, the next major projects were to make the building rodent-proof and to start finishing the interior log surfaces.

This is the front of the building after all the windows have been installed. The picture was taken on 10/9/03.

This picture shows the screening that was necessary between the rafters to keep ants and rodents out - 11/5/03.

This is a close up of the space between one pair of rafters. Two meshes of screen were used: 1/4 inch hardware cloth to keep out rodents, and window screen to keep out ants and bugs. You can see that the screen pieces had to be cut and bent to fit. - 11/5/03

This a picture of the kittens I rescued. - 12/3/03

This is a bewildered pack rat just after I released him from my trap. - 2/11/04

This is a picture of my one-way rodent valve with the flap closed. The idea is that rodents can exit the building through the pipe but they can't get back in that way. - 3/17/04

This is a picture of my one-way rodent valve with the flap open. - 3/17/04

This is a pack rat after he entered the building through a hole above the purlin that you can see. - 3/18/04

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