One of the undeniable advantages of log houses is their flexibility, which in its simplest form means that log walls are easy to dismantle, move, or extend when living needs change.
Here is an example of how a young family living in a passive log house built about six years ago easily created a private room for their 9-year-old eldest daughter.
The house already had three bedrooms, but an additional room became necessary when the number of daughters in the family grew from two to three.
The starting point for the renovation was the bright upstairs lobby area:
The loft railing was replaced with vertical logs, which formed the walls of the new room. These were built in a single day by a non-professional.
Installing the door and finishing the trims took another day. The most challenging part turned out to be covering and finishing the chimney located in the corner of the room, which is still slightly unfinished, but did not prevent the room from being put into use.
Here are before-and-after views toward the current room:
This was the earlier view from where the room is now, looking toward the other end of the lobby.
And this is how it looks after:
So, a bright and fresh room was created quite effortlessly for the sporty daughter Aino, who has decorated her very own space with an appropriate sign on the door (“Pääsy kielletty” means “Do not enter”).
With the room owner’s permission, the little sister was also allowed to join the photo.
Own room – happy mind.
That’s how easy it is.