Building a Log Home can be Quick and Easy
Originally the homestead of the pioneers pushing west into the wilderness, a log home is now a trend that cant be resisted by many seeking that rustic look. Although not quite the handmade homesteads built in the time of log homes, kit homes are the popular choice when building a log home these days.
The speeds in which they are constructed are one reason many people choose kits when building log homes. A floor plan can be costly, and time consuming, but a kit home arrives partially assembled, and can be a stress free way to go about building a log home.
Another reason is definitely price. When looking for a lender who can help finance construction costs involved in building a log home from a floor plan can be difficult as they have nothing to appraise it against. Kit homes on the other hand are a manufactured model, and are very easy to obtain loans for when building a log home.
Of the 250 000 log homes built each year, almost 80% of those building a log home choose kits. Fast, cost effective and still rustic looking, kits are the route to go when building a log home.
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Association of North America
The Log Home Builders Association of North America
was founded to spread information about "true and pure" building of log homes and log cabins.
Log Home Plans – The
Pros and Cons
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a log home plan, or a kit, nothing else comes close to fitting the bill.
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Ideas?
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or future log home?
The World Needs Small
Log Cabins
A small log cabin is the ideal spot, as it can serve as a fishing hut during
the summer and a ski lodge during the winter.
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the Log Home Manufacturers?
Despite the rise in interest in log homes, it would
appear that log home manufacturers are becoming more and more difficult to find.