Annual Log Home Shows
Here are some Log Home Shows you may be interested in attending... no matter where you live.
Read moreLog Home Builder Events
Here are some ways to keep the ideas flowing during the planning phase of your log home. In addition to trying to attend every Log Home Show we could possibly get to, we found these interesting things to do in between Log Home Shows...
Read moreWhat’s Your Style? Decorating With A Theme In Mind
Are you going for classic and rich looking? Modern and hip? Smooth edges & curves or sharpe edges and fine lines? What about rustic? Have you considered themed housewares? You'll probably want to decide fairly early whether you want to decorate your log home in a particular theme or not. We did.
Read moreThinking Of Using A Standard Floorplan That Already Exists?
Anything you can dream can become a reality in a log home. In fact, complete customization is more often the rule, than the exception when building log homes.
Read moreThinking Of Creating A Whole New Floorplan From Scratch?
Question: Should you modify an existing floorplan, or create a floorplan from scratch? Answer: It is cheaper to modify an existing floorplan than it is to create one from scratch. Here's why...
Read moreEstimating How Much Things Will Cost
Get-a-Quote is the largest free construction estimating database on the Internet. See why it's great... and not so great.
Read moreHow To Track Your Expenses & Plan A Budget
After Jim dismissed the old-fashioned 'manual' way of creating a budget -- by writing figures on forms -- I went on the hunt for something along the lines of an Excel spreadsheet that could be used to track quotes, estimates, expenses and bids from contractors. I found it!
Read moreBudgeting The Details Of Your New Home
If there's one thing we've learned about building & financing a log home... it's the fact that it gets a little scary when you start to consider all of the 'unknowns'. This might help...
Read moreLog Home Lenders… A Few Things We Learned
We learned quickly that getting a loan for a log home is quite different than getting a loan for a traditional 'stick-built' home. Odds are, even if you qualify for a traditional home mortgage, you might not qualify right away for a loan to build a log home. When we were trying to obtain a loan to build our log home, these are the banks and mortgage lenders that we personally approached for a construction loan, and highlights from our experiences with each of them.
Read moreHow To Calculate Sizes & Spaces When Estimating Building & Remodeling Costs
Sometimes you need to know what the total area is -- in contractor's terms -- before you can estimate the cost of a project. This is easy to do...
Read moreMother Nature: A Log Home’s Best Friend & Worst Enemy
I would venture to guess that those who buy (or build) log homes are typically people who have a greater appreciation for -- and involvement with -- the outdoors. There's just something about a rustic cabin-type abode that appeals to outdoorsy people. But did you ever stop to think that Mother Nature is both a log home owner's friend... and enemy?
Read moreAnother Model Home: Southland Log Homes
Today we stoped by the model home center to get a quote from another log home builder: Southland Log Homes. These are our first impressions of Southland...
Read moreVisiting A Model Home: Honest Abe Log Homes
Today we got a quote from our first log home builder: Honest Abe Log Homes. Here are our first impressions of Honest Abe...
Read moreMore Photos of Homes & Property in Dover Tennessee
Enjoy these pictures that summarize lake living in Dover, Tennessee. Here's a day in the life... on Lake Barkley!
Read moreExploring Kentucky Lake & Lake Barkley Some More
We still have so many questions about living in the Dover area. The prices for the land seems quite reasonable -- for waterfront no less! But the only 'odd' thing is that waterfront doesn't necessarily mean water access.
Read moreOur First Trip To See Lake Barkley & Kentucky Lake Properties
We had so much fun just riding around Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. While Dover is a really small town (it's also the county seat), it's fairly quaint and clean and quiet. At least that's how it seemed to us -- our first impression.
Read moreWe’re Starting With Middle Tennessee Lake Properties
We are going to start our search for lake property at Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley -- the northern part of Middle Tennessee, near the Kentucky/Tennessee border.
Read moreWhich Lake Should We Build Our House On?
We've decided to open up our search to include West Tennessee and East Tennessee -- in addition to right here in Middle Tennessee. Actually, we're looking wherever the biggest, nicest lakes are. Here are all the lakes in Tennessee that we are exploring...
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