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Fitzgerald's Heavy Timber Construction builds new hand finished log cabins, authentic in every detail. We show here (scroll down this page) new log cabins, authentically produced and hand detailed to be indistinguishable from true historic work. Our skilled craftsmen produce hand finished logs and timbers using exactly the same tools and techniques as were used by the original period artisans.
We are also experienced log cabin restoration specialists, addressing the ravages of time and neglect to existing historic log cabins. Emblems of the simple lives that our ancestors lived during the first settlement, log buildings became a symbol of hard times that later generations tried to forget, often literally covering up the logs with clapboards or plaster. This was a good thing for us because these coverings have protected these important historic structures from the elements.
A newly constructed log cabin. The detailing and use of materials is such that even the experts have taken it for historic work at first glance. Project located in Montgomery County, Maryland. |
Closer view of the same cabin, note joinery, selection of material. |
Detail plaster applied over metal lathe, fiberglass insulation. |
Fitting and assembly of timbers. |
Finished interior of one room log cabin. |
Logs and nailers exposed before clapboarding. This handsome project is located at Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland, in Frederick County. |
Exterior finished with clapboards. |
Restoration project. |
Fitzgerald's Heavy Timber Construction, Inc. is proud to participate in a vibrant, ongoing building tradition that mixes old world craftsmanship with modern technologies to create lasting works of art. We promise to restore and build truly beautiful, truly economical buildings. Although our clients predominantly come from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, we have traveled as far as Ireland for projects. No job is too large, too small or too far away. Dean Fitzgerald, president of Fitzgerald's Heavy Timber Construction, Inc., is looking forward to hearing about your important historic building project. Call today at 301-898-9340 or e-mail us through this website.
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