Digging A Well: What You Need To Know
Little known facts about wells and water usage. Here's everything we've learned about digging a well, including proposed costs to dig a well in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Articles for category: Designing / Building A Log Home, Home & Garden
Unique Features & Design Elements Found In An Arts & Crafts Style Home Or Craftsman Bungalow
Here are some easy ways to spot a Craftsman style home... What to look for and what to include if you wish to build a Craftsman style home or an Arts & Crafts style log home.
Do You Have What It Takes To Build Your Own Log Home?
See why we chose to have a General Contractor oversee the building of our new log home, rather than doing it ourselves. There are pro's and con's to doing the work yourself. But in our case, we feel that we are better off overall in the hands of a General Contractor.
Golden Eagle Log Home Company Estimates The True Cost To Build A Log Home
Golden Eagle Log Homes chose to face the facts and state upfront the 'true' cost to build one of their log homes. This is what appeared in one of their ads in Log Home Living magazine.
Underdecking For Your Upstairs Patios, Decks, Porches & Balconies
We will probably be adding some underdecking to at least 1 or 2 of the 4 overhead decks and porches that we have on our log home. I have explored 2 underdecking manufacturers at this point: Undercover Systems and TimberTech's DrySpace. Here's what I've learned...
Pre-Cast Basement Walls & Foundation From Superior Walls
We are considering using Superior Walls for concrete walls in the basement of our log home. Superior Walls are a pre-cast -- not pre-fab -- concrete foundation and insulated wall system. These basement walls are the BEST if you're wanting an energy-efficient home.
Knowledge Is Power When You’re Building A Log Home
I went to the Nashville Home and Remodeling Show this weekend. While it's not a log home show, it had all of the key vendors I was most interested in seeing. Here's what I've learned about going to shows like this...
What Do You Think About Geothermal Energy & Prefab Basement Walls?
We're trying to 'build green' with our new log home, but there are some challenges. Here are our thoughts on geothermal energy and prefab basements.
My Dream Home Idea Notebook: Version 4.0
Phase II of the Idea Notebook has definitely made the process of designing and decorating our log home even easier: One notebook just for DESIGN ideas that have to be determined early in the process... structural details that a contractor would need to know. And one notebook just for DECORATING ideas that can still be fine-tuned along the way... up until the final moment that we purchase each item.
How We Found A Log Home Designer… Eventually
Here are the steps we went through when looking for a home designer to draw up the blueprints for our custom log home. There are also some recommendations here if you're looking for home designers in Williamson County, Tennessee.
