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« on: August 28, 2013, 09:05:39 pm » |
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Well been putting this off for years but finally got cornered by the wife and wad placed in headlock. Building our first house and its gonna be a log home. Just wondering who all has one and anything you would have implemented during the build or done different. Am all ears. Enjoy!    |
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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2013, 09:12:46 pm » |
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Sweet....look forward to the finished product.
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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2013, 09:14:19 pm » |
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Yup gunna be purty
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2013, 02:05:37 am » |
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Lookin good YBM!! I'm currently in the market for 5-10 acres and looking to build the same type of thing. Log cabin, wrap around porch, and interior finished out in knotty pine. Looking for it to be the last place I live in so I'm on a 5yr or more plan to get it done. Keep us updated with pics as the project comes along!!
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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2013, 07:47:31 am » |
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YBM, I live in a log home. Only thing I will tell is keep up with it. Ours sat empty for 9 years and had a few spots start rotting. It is two story and has "settled" so you feel like your walking down hill when you walk towards the outer walls when your upstairs. The outside walls that are the entire two story height are a bit crooked now. Not sure if this is due to the lack of maintenance or the fact the we live so close to the coast. It was straight and pretty when I looked at it in 1994. This one was built in 1985 and looks like the same type of logs you're using.
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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2013, 09:35:30 am » |
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How much does building a loghouse usually run?
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« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2013, 07:35:22 am » |
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When you install the electrical, be sure ti put in a switch in the master bedroom that will turn on all of your outside lights and living room lights. You hear a noise, flip the switch and see what's going on without leaving the bedroom....
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YELLOWBLACKMASK
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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2013, 11:03:08 am » |
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How much does building a loghouse usually run?
All depends on your tastes. Overall comparable to any other type house. |
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« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2013, 01:40:09 pm » |
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I was a contractor for southland log homes....let me know if you need something
from me.....who else. tapatalk
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« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2013, 04:59:59 pm » |
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Its lookin good myles.
What did that log kit cost ya?
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Why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can!
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YELLOWBLACKMASK
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« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2013, 05:42:01 pm » |
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Its lookin good myles.
What did that log kit cost ya?
Lol Charles I couldn't put together a linkin log set...let alone build a house. Haha Its a log home company from here that is building it for us. I could not deal with Saterwhite...to expensive and everything seems to be an extra upgrade. So at the end of their lecture a regular sized home would be twice the price of a conventional. These boys do a better job with the same type logs and Saterwhites premium package is standard with this crew. Gonna keep this house old school. Will be a story and a half with a suspended log cat walk dividing the top two rooms. Steep roof with no dormers like the old dog run houses used to appear. |
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« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2013, 05:46:42 pm » |
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Its lookin good myles.
What did that log kit cost ya?
Lol Charles I couldn't put together a linkin log set...let alone build a house. Haha Its a log home company from here that is building it for us. I could not deal with Saterwhite...to expensive and everything seems to be an extra upgrade. So at the end of their lecture a regular sized home would be twice the price of a conventional. These boys do a better job with the same type logs and Saterwhites premium package is standard with this crew. Gonna keep this house old school. Will be a story and a half with a suspended log cat walk dividing the top two rooms. Steep roof with no dormers like the old dog run houses used to appear. That's gonna be a beautiful home! Congrats. May your dogs stay yella and the wife stay barefoot and pregnant! (Gotta fill a house like that up with kids!!!) |
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« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2013, 08:07:22 pm » |
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That is going to be real neat Myles. Keep posting pics of the build... are you doing a standing seam roof?
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charles
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« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2013, 08:45:00 pm » |
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Its lookin good myles.
What did that log kit cost ya?
Lol Charles I couldn't put together a linkin log set...let alone build a house. Haha Its a log home company from here that is building it for us. I could not deal with Saterwhite...to expensive and everything seems to be an extra upgrade. So at the end of their lecture a regular sized home would be twice the price of a conventional. These boys do a better job with the same type logs and Saterwhites premium package is standard with this crew. Gonna keep this house old school. Will be a story and a half with a suspended log cat walk dividing the top two rooms. Steep roof with no dormers like the old dog run houses used to appear. How much is the contractor charging to build it, or a contact for them n i can call n see where they get the kits n how much. |
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« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2013, 08:55:50 pm » |
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O yea its gonna be a silver metal roof. Dont like all the fancy colors. O and T bob .......dont mind her being barefoot....but no mo babies for this stallion. Workin on getting the kids out. Lol  Charles. They dont order it by kits. They have a partnership with a mill in Utah and the logs come out of northern Utah in Canada. They order the logs whole already D cut and then trim to fit onsite. |
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« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2013, 09:06:52 pm » |
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Ill do a google search n see what i can find. I know they sell or used to sell them 3 sided flat log kits but aint been lookin for them. Hopefully im goin back to afghanistan n i plan on buildn a house/shop. I thought utah was in the us. Canada got a utah too?
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« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2013, 09:38:05 pm » |
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I can prob save you a 1,000.00 on a fireplace....thats where i get best deals
from me.....who else. tapatalk
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