Instructions for building a log home from scratch or from a kit are presented together with practical information on foundations, insulation, and the pros and cons of log cabins

Incredible--they almost make you think you can do it--they at least make you fantasize about it. If you want to think, fantasize, or try, here's where you begin--with detailed instructions and the clearest illustrations you're ever likely to find. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

If you're considering building your own log house, whether from your own logs or from a kit, this comprehensive guide has all the information you need. Roger Hard covers everything from choosing a site to planning the foundation and driveway, shaping logs, making corner joints, erecting walls, fitting joists, adding decks or porches, adding chimneys, and much more. Step-by-step illustrated instructions make the process clear and foolproof, whether you want a basic one-story structure or a more complex multi-level building.

A log cabin is a less sophisticated dwelling structure made of logs. Log cabins have a long history in both the United States and Europe. In the United States log cabins where the first generation homes built by settlers from Europe and other countries who came to the country in search of a new life. Today with the availability of tall pines and other tall trunk trees, a family can easily erect a log cabin from scratch in a matter of days. With the right tools, a log cabin can easily be erected in any weather because it does not involve any form of chemical reactions. Because of this, many people are opting to build log cabins as their leisure homes. The modern log cabins look a little bit different from their traditional counterparts as they are built with fiberglass insulation and a host of other furnishings that make them more stylish and comfortable. In this book you will find information on: - Materials and tools you need to build a log cabin - Log cabin foundations - Building the log cabin walls - Building roof and flooring - Insulating your log Cabin - Weatherproofing you log cabin - Maintenance of your log cabin and much more!

Read this book cover to cover before you begin building this or any other kind of log home or cabin. You should find important information that should save you thousands of dollars. This book shows you a true and tried method of how I Built my Log Home Mortgage Free by applying financial methods used by myself. If you are like me (not a rich man) then this books is for those who have little money, and can think outside the box. There are some "staged" How-to books on log home construction that shows you prefabricated unnatural logs. This book is not. My book is offering you a way of using natural logs of genuine owner-build log home from scratch--just as our pioneer ancestors in USA and Canada used natural logs to build durable weatherproof and protective dueling. I too build my log home from scratch--simply because I started with little money. I followed the old wisdom "necessity is the mother of invention." I should guide you from the beginning of How-to choose the right kind of land, the correct building site, including logging and trying process, foundation, log-wall building, exterior and interior construction, interior and exterior doors, cabinets and vanities, septic system, plumbing and electrical works, calculation logs and material ahead of time and much more. I should pass on to you my personal experience as a log home builder, and show you how to be financially creative so you can build your log home mortgage free. YES THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I am SAYING. This is an inspirational book for those who want to achieve their personal dream of owing their own log home. This book includes real-life pictures, model and blue print designs, illustrated instructions for any kind of log home or cabin. I wish you the best !!

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