If you have recently built or bought a new log home, then you know the joy and excitement of finally stepping back in time to the rustic feel and the slower paced lifestyle that a log home offers. You may have even said, “this is the life”!
However, if you have had your home for a couple of years, you may have noticed the stain is not looking as good as it once did. You may notice on the sunny side of the home premature fading and, or blis (more…)
While saving money on energy costs. You may be less familiar with one of the newer trends in vinyl siding though – vinyl log siding.
Many people are drawn to the unique charm of a log home, but real logs are usually very expensive and they present all kinds of maintenance headaches. Vinyl log siding is an attractive, efficient, and affordable alternative. In order to tell the difference between good quality vinyl log siding and the real (more…)
Log cabin kit homes – what are they? Log cabin building kits are logs that have been cut, milled, dried and shaped into ‘packages’ called log cabin kit homes. These cabin kits can be as simple as the logs and fasteners only, or the kits can include nearly all of the exterior components of the cabin. The other main kind of log cabin home would be a ‘handcrafted home’, one where the logs are shaped by hand using special tools.
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Decorating a log cabin or even a cottage, usually takes in the country theme. Keeping with the various aspects of nature and its simplicity and freshness, a log cabin ought to provide peace and tranquillity. Most log cabins are in the forest or country areas. Using a country style would mean bringing the beauty of the outside, inside. Decorating a log cabin or a cottage shouldn’t be too difficult using the country theme since the ideas and colour (more…)
As the old saying goes, “For 200 years we’ve been conquering Nature. Now we’re beating it to death.” It is high time to begin eco-friendly practices right from our homes. Or else, the very existence of human life on Earth will be history. Realizing this fact many industries and residential areas are now getting into eco-friendly practices. The use of log homes is the best example for the eco-friendliness.
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Log cabin house plans will be used to build a rustic cabin made of wood logs or log-like materials. Log cabin house plans can be simple four-corner structures that remind us of the old shelters of long ago or the log cabin floor plans can be used to build a modern sophisticated structure.
When one thinks of living in a cabin, images of the crackling fireplace combined with your favorite beverage and great conversation with family (more…)
The stages of building your log home are like any other technique required to build products from appliances to airplanes. The best products start at the drawing board with superior design and development producing superior products
Building a home requires many building trades to finish the project.
Everyone is interested in saving money. A common mistake that a lot of people make is removing some of the vital trades required for c (more…)
Do you need regular breaks to recharge from the brunt and grind of city living? Consider a practical lodging in your favorite mountain getaway. Mountain cabin kits come in pre-fabricated or do-it-yourself, and blend the splendor of log cabins with contemporary feel.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a cozy little hideaway to escape to when the hassles and bustles of city living gets into you? You work at least 12 hours a day. You run miles (more…)
A garden cabin is only as good as the material used to make it. If you want your shed to be durable and easy to maintain, then it is best to go for a wood material like cedar.
Cedar – although much expensive than other wood materials like pine, for example – saves you more money in the long run. A cedar garden or log shed would p (more…)
Americans have been in love with the image of their ancestors living in log cabins for many years. It is a concept firmly rooted even in our political history, where as far back as the time of the Whigs of William Henry Harrison who used the symbol of the log cabin to identify with the common man. Seven of our early presidents were born to families living in log cabins, to further drive home the ties to our early history. Of course the stories (more…)