Movement in the Cabin Underframe
Photos: 7 December 2021
Text: 7 May 2025
Back in February I reported that the cabin was showing Signs of Movement. The installers came out and did some minor work, hence the number of additional screws that can be seen on the under-frame in the pictures on this page.
There's a clear drop of, perhaps, half the thickness of a decking plank a the junction between the two section of under-frame. It suggests that the weight bearing down from the pillar on the veranda isn't being properly supported.
At another point one might almost think that a decking plank is being pushed upwards.
At this point it would appear the decking is sinking where the it is taking the weight borne by the pillar.
Here's another view of the same pillar.
And finally, I wanted an image that clearly showed to the installers how much things were moving.
Inspecting all the way around the cabin it would appear that it is only the veranda where a problem is occurring and that is because weight is concentrated around the pillars. It is not happening where the logs span many segments of the under-frame. In short, there is not a major problem affecting the whole building.
