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Cross-Vision is an online program (it’s FREE) that lets you see what various tile floors would look like — before you go to pick out your tile in the stores.
Check it out…
Our property had already been surveyed (several times) by the previous owners.
This is a fairly tricky lot to build on — what with all the creeks and hills and rocks and required septic fields and such.
Turns out… of the 5 acres we own, there is only one tiny little spot where the home can actually go. The rest will be hilly trails and a forest of thick trees lining the creeks.
So, to ease our mind, and clarify for all involved (including the bank, the County, and ourselves), we asked the surveyor to come back out and re-survey it again for us.
Got an e-mail the other day from Michael M.
He’s looking for tips & advice regarding staggered shake shingle vinyl siding.
Anyone have experience with this?…
As I mentioned earlier, we recently picked out the 7 exterior doors we will be installing in our new log home.
Now I’ll share the details of the doors we picked out, in case anyone’s interested.
First, the locations where these doors will be placed:
Well here’s something I just learned…
Reasons to buy paint-grade exterior doors versus stain-grade exterior doors.
We recently picked out the exterior doors for our log home.
I ended up exploring a dozen or so manufacturers and distributors for exterior doors — including locations in Georgia and Tennessee.
I was on the hunt for 7 exterior doors.
There are actually lots of different ways that you can make your own rustic photo frame… using twigs.
Here are a few examples, to give you some ideas…
Below, our beloved Fun Times Guide guest reporter, Joe, shares with us a few more practical tips for buying or building a log home.
In this installment, he offers some recommendations to help you decide between one log home company and another.
