Imagine coming home after a hard day’s work knowing that your aches and pains will soon disappear, once you have jumped into your infrared log cabin (also known as an infrared sauna).
Unlike traditional saunas that need to warm up the air to a certain temperature before the body is heated, an infrared cabin only heats approximately 20% of the surrounding air, and the remaining 80% is converted to heat within the body. In addit (more…)
Green building technologies are becoming more and more popular as concern for the environment grows. From creating new methods for utilizing solar energy to developing plug-in cars, we are all looking for ways to make a difference. If you are just beginning the construction of your log home, consider employing additional green technologies in the building phases, such as using northern white cedar for the exterior. Northern white cedar is known f (more…)
A log cabin is both attractive and cheaper than any traditional home. Different log cabins are built from logs with varied thickness as thick logs are used in large cabins to add extra strength and insulation. The type of logs used in the log cabin give a different appeal to the log cabin home. There are two types of logs, one is the rough cut round logs and the other one is milled logs which easily fit together due to their uniformity. Now pre-m (more…)
There are many log cabins around the US that offer a peaceful and relaxing getaway to escape the hassles of the city. Cherokee Mountain Cabins provides hand-crafted luxurious cabins in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.
Log cabins are small hand-worked rustic houses. It is often called as the first generation home building that is somewhat impermanent, well-built and efficient. One type of log cabin that offers unique and comfort (more…)
A typical log cabin is a small house built from logs. Today, log cabins are well designed and constructed. There are log cabins that are large, comfortable, and elegant and many more. Here are facts and information about a log cabin.
Log cabin is a basic type of log house. Most log cabins can be seen both in rural areas and in cities in timber-rich regions around the world. Some United States political figures used log cabins as thei (more…)
Go back to a time when life was simpler. The Bears Den, a Luxury Blue Ridge Cabin Rental, in the North Georgia Mountains, is the place. This spectacular luxury cabin is beautifully decorated in rustic cabin décor, yet modern in amenities, and offers all you could wish for. From the moment you wake up, the breathtaking mountains are in full view year round from all 3 levels of the cabin. (more…)
Many of us love the look and feel of wood houses. For others owning a home that is built from wood or logs is dream. While the cost of building your home from full logs may be very expensive, there is an alternative in log siding. This type of siding can be found in many homes and there are very few people who can tell the difference between the siding and full cut logs.
There are a number of companies who specialize in making lo (more…)
Corn-Cob Blasting-the best option for stripping log home and cabin finishes!
-Generally, corn cob blasting is the best overall method of dealing with many log related problems. Some other method’s for removal of failing finishes, sun-burned wood, mold and mildew issues, etc., are sand blasting or chemical stripping. Sand blasting is a method that is still commonly used, but this method is excessively damaging to the wood, blowing awa (more…)
Rustic charm is something that has gotten a lot of press lately. Some people like to feel like they’re getting away from it all and living like an early American family. This type of decoration includes a lot of use of wood and very woodsy colors. There is a lot of use of patterns and decorative accessory pieces that display some sort of woodsy animal.
When trying to create a rustic feel in your home there are a few key elements t (more…)
Homesteaders settling in the territories of the American West traditionally built log cabins; durable, rainproof, and inexpensive. Today, eco-friendly and rustically charming, log cabins with their distinctive handcrafted appearance seem to be making a comeback, with luxurious features such as whirlpools, skylight windows and heated patios.
Swedish colonists built the first log cabins in North America at the beginning of the 18th ce (more…)