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Log Home vs Stick Built

Top 30 Reasons To Appreciate & Enjoy Log Home Living

Considering buying or building a log cabin home? Log home living isn’t for everyone. How many of these top 30 reasons to live in a log home appeal to you?

Old Log Homes: Pros And Cons Of Living In Old Style Log Homes

Dream of living in a log home? There are lots of reasons that old log homes can be a joy to live in, but they can also be the source of frustration and headaches. Here are the pros and cons of living in an old log home.

Revealed: Log Homes Survive Fires Better Than Stick Frame Homes

Yes, log homes are actually safer against fires than traditional stick-frame homes. See why…

Is It Really This Easy To Build A Log Cabin?

Is it really possible to build your very own log cabin in just 11 steps?! Maybe….

Log Home Insurance: Little-Known Facts About Insuring A Log Home

Before we could close on our construction loan with the bank, we had to submit proof of ‘builder’s risk insurance’ to the loan officer. We THOUGH there would be a simple builder’s risk type of policy from the insurance companies that would cover things like ‘theft of materials’, ‘new construction theft’, and ‘dwelling under construction. What we found was most insurance companies wanted you to buy a complete homeowner’s policy with them instead.

How To Make Only One Room In Your House Look Like A Log Cabin

Whether you want to build an entire home that looks like a log cabin –on the inside — or you just want to decorate one specific room in log cabin decor, interior log siding is the answer! When used INSIDE a home, the terms ‘log siding’, ‘log paneling’ and ‘tongue & groove wood’ are often used interchangeably. Log siding tends to be raised and rounded — like a log… or a half log — whereas log paneling tends to be flat and narrow — like a plank of wood found at the lumber yard. When used inside a home, they are both applied using the tongue & groove method… generally speaking

Log Homes And Hurricanes… Can A Log Cabin Survive Strong Winds And Tornadoes?

With hurricane season upon us — June 1 through November 30 — I thought it might be worthwhile to see how well log homes fare under typical hurricane conditions. You’ll also find some excellent tips here if you are currently building a log home and you want it to be able to withstand hurricane force winds!

Materials Used In Building A 2,085 Square Foot Home

This article from the National Association of Home Builders gives you an idea of the sheer volume of building materials that are used when building a single-family home.

How Long Do Things Last? What’s The Life Expectancy Of Home Components?

Have you given any thought to just how long those things that you’re installing are going to last? I have. Recently the National Association of Home Builders — NAHB — shed some light on the life expectancy of common components inside a home. Have a look…

Facts About Log Home Owners

Who are log home owners? What are their ages? What do they like? When it comes to log home trends, there are a number of things we can say about log home owners, in general.

Subdivision Pet Peeves Make ‘Living The Log Home Lifestyle’ Much More Attractive

Here’s a growing list of the reasons that I look forward to moving OUT of a ‘traditional home’ in a ‘traditional subdivision’ and INTO a non-traditional home — a log home — in a non-traditional setting — on a lake.

New Garage Tips & Facts About Garages In Today’s Homes

Here are some garage tips that might come in handy when designing your garage bays, choosing your garage doors & openers, and laying out the storage space in your new home — both inside and outside. One thing’s for sure: You want to be able to accommodate your families growing needs. By including adequate space in your new garage, you could alleviate a lot of headaches later!

How Using An Electric Blanket Can Lower Your Heating Bills

Reasons to use an electric blanket… plus the best electric blankets to choose from.

All The Homes We’ve Built… So Far

Here’s a little about our experiences building homes up til now… two traditional stick-built homes, and one log home.

You Snooze, You Lose!

Well, I guess we took too much time to do our homework… the log home sold. That ‘cute little cabin in the woods’ was not meant to be ours.

Ready To Make An Offer?

Our excitement for one house in particular, and how we were preparing to make an offer…

A Look Inside Our 3rd Log Home

While we were out looking at Smokey Joe’s Cabin (again), we ran into the builder/neighbor (again). This time, he invited us to come inside to see what a larger (and more custom-built) log home looks like. Heck yeah! Here’s what it was like…

Exploring Smokey Joe’s Cabin…

Here’s what we’ve learned so far about that ‘cute little cabin in the woods’…

Decisions, Decisions…

One of the many decisions we’ve had to make in this process of deciding where to live…

Summary: 2 Log Homes For Sale

After meeting with realtors for the first time, and visiting our first two homes for sale, we’ve come to the following conclusions…

A Tour Inside A Log Home With Chinking

This was the first time we walked inside a log home with chinking. It didn’t have quite the warm and cozy feeling like the ‘traditional’ d-link log home we visited the day before, but this home was interesting for many other reasons!

Our First Time Inside A Log Home

Today was the first day we decided to actually visit a couple of homes that are for sale around here. We called & spoke with the realtors who were listed for two of the homes on our list.

Take One… Take Two… Take Twenty-Nine!

We’re getting tired of house-shopping at this point. We haven’t found anything we like and can afford in Williamson County, TN. And it’s just getting frustrating. Here’s where we are now in the process of finding a new home…

Exploring All Our Options

Since land appears to be so hard to find here in Williamson County, we’ve decided — at least temporarily — to consider existing homes as well. We know in our hearts that we really want to build our own…

New Home Construction Photos: Building A Stick Home In Tennessee

The following photos document the process of building our first home together in Franklin, Tennessee. It’s a stick-built house, as opposed to the log home that we started building 6 years after we finished this one. For the complete story on building our log home, start with the oldest posts here. The new home construction […]

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LynnetteWe've gone through the entire process of designing and planning every single detail of our dream log home! We have the blueprints... and the land... and the contractor... and the goal for our log cabin home to be our retirement home. Before you build (or buy) a log home, I have a slew of helpful tips for you -- to plan, design, build, decorate, and maintain your very own rustic modern log home. When I'm not fine-tuning the log home of my dreams, you'll find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites). To date, I’ve written nearly 300 articles for current and future log home owners on this site! Many of them have over 50K shares.

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