Thats a sweet lookin house!! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif
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Thats a sweet lookin house!! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif
No experience yet, but after viewing many kit homes. Last fall I hired a Master Log Builder to construct a real custom log home, no kit here on our lake front property. We are cutting down the trees off his property this winter and hand peeling, nothing less than 20 inch diameter at the small end. No but joints, scribes the logs on top of each other. Looking at his past stuff is like a work of art. Building will be 30' wide 36' long with second story loft and a 16 ' patio overhang facing the sunset. Constructing the shell on his property then transporting the logs 90 miles and reassembling at my site. When I asked about hauling some logs close to 58' over the road he said don't worry. The Guy does not contract out any work at all. Only drawback will be the 2+ year construction timeframe.
Very Nice homes!! My wife and I have always thought about building a log home some day. What kind of maintnence is there, anything more or extra compared to a vinyl sided home?
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website looks good other than having to register to look at floor plans... http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eyes.gif </td></tr></table>
No problem...you register and comment to me to not have us call on you and we wont. However, when you do call or email and your not in our data base..expect a delay because this usually tells me the email is a scam or someone is wasting my time. You can view, copy all the plans you want. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/smile.gif
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Not true. My wife or I can explain the process. For one, NO plumbing or HVAC ducts should ever be routed in exterior walls for obvious reasons. All interior walls are open stud conventional construction.
I own a log home maintenance company and I would tell everyone to buy one, especially if they want me to take care of it. They are beautiful and the joy for those how own them generally outweigh the cost of maintenance. If the cost is a concern maybe it is not the right house because it could cost between seven and twenty thousand dollars for me to come strip stain and chink a cabin.
I think log homes are the best looking homes out there. I'm hoping to put one at the lake someday. Hoping anyways. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/smile.gif
Listen to Richard (Timberland) and if you have any further questions after talking to Richard, his lovely wife Lori will definitely answer them. These folks know what they are talking about and are good people. I would say that if you are going to live in a log home, build it or have it built. Don't buy an existing one unless you know the builder. I live in one that had sat for a little while and it has been a bit of a hassle trying to catch up with the maintenance that hadn't been done, and the maintenance that needs to be done. Also I have to correct some mistakes that were made during construction.
I would caution you that if you buy a kit pay close attention to the floor on the second floor. The southland kits, in my opinion are not thick enough. I can hear everything that goes on up stairs. the hardwood up there is loud, and there is not much that can be done to muffle the sound. That is the only major thing about the log home that I just hate. And both my wife and I hate it.
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Not true. My wife or I can explain the process. For one, NO plumbing or HVAC ducts should ever be routed in exterior walls for obvious reasons. All interior walls are open stud conventional construction.</td></tr></table>
I have installed many systems in log homes over the last 18 years... one builder that was his specialty, first few I done I hated them then we got on the same page it made my life a lot simpler, I really enjoy doing them now. The builder that knows his way around a log home(very few do) makes a world of difference! I have walked away from a few where the builders had never built a log home and didn't have a clue.