After coming to grips with the fact that we can't build this log home for $150 or even $155 a square foot at Swan Ridge Lake Resort (Dale Hollow Lake in the Celina/Cookeville, TN area) at this time, Jim and I have decided that we're not giving up.
We are simply considering this Round One.
Yep, Round One in our quest to find a qualified General Contractor is now officially behind us.
Today we begin Round Two in our search for a G.C.
...One who has built log homes before.
...One who can give us a fair price, in writing.
...And one who has good follow-through skills.
Who knows, maybe (hopefully) one of the G.C.'s who wasn't able to meet our needs in Round One will actually come through for us in Round Two. Because those were the contractors that we trusted the most. But they were also the ones that we couldn't seem to afford.
Round Two In Our Quest To Build A Log Home
The best part is that our spirit and enthusiasm for building a log home have not diminished.We are just as excited today about building our dream home -- a log home -- as we were when we first started this journey over a year ago.
This means that our log home will probably be even more satisfying to us in the end.
Plus, we'll have even more time to choose which items, colors, and styles we will ultimately be incorporating into the interior design and decoration of our log home.
And you can bet, all of the research we'll be doing will definitely make its way to this website. So that means a lot more helpful log home information will continue to appear here at The Fun Times Guide to Log Homes, with the aim that others will continue to enjoy -- and hopefully benefit from -- our personal experiences.
We've certainly got a lot more to learn about log homes and the log home building process, and we're eager to share it all with other current and future log home owners.
Thanks again for visiting!
UPDATE 6/16/07: We had a slight change in plans... Check it out!
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I wish you all the luck in building your home. When we sold our log home 2 1/2 years ago, we bought a house in a subdivision in Rutherford county. After about a year we decided to look for some land to build again. We went to alot of auctions and I looked endlessly for the perfect spot. We finally went to an auction in Bell Buckle we ended up buying 10.8 acres beautiful land. The only problem no water available, we would have to dig a well. Unfortunately 3 wells and digging in our house budget no water. We are going to try one more time. It can be very frustrating, but hang in there we know how it is. It will be worth it when your done. If your interested my husband knows a guy that has constructed log homes. Just email me and I'll get him to call hime to see if he would be interested.
Dan -
Thanks for trying...
I'm sure others here would be interested in the name of a good G.C. for Heritage Homes -- if you feel like sharing.
I spoke with him and he has built Honest Abe before. The problem with that is that he says he will never build another one. They ran into many issues with that product and he says it isn't worth it. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Thanks so much, Dan!
I look forward to hearing back from you...
The one I know builds for several different companies, but he really praises Heritage Log Homes. I see now that you have decided to go with Honest Abe. I'll see if he's ever built one of theirs and get back to you.
Hi there, Dan.
I don't really want to bust the chops of any of the GC's we've met with so far -- because we really like them and wouldn't want to hurt their business in any way.
They are busy contractors who have built log homes in Tennessee for years, so they obviously know what they're doing. And their prices may be reasonable... to some.
But we're hoping to build a log home that's priced more in line with other log homes in this area. That's why we're still exploring GC's at this time.
If you don't mind sharing, we'd love to call the GC you have in mind. I've emailed you privately for his info. Or, feel free to post it here in the Comments.
Thanks!
What companies have you considered? I know a good GC that has built log homes for over 12 years in TN.