Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home
Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home

Author: Roger Hard

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2014-05-18

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 161212237X

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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.

American Log Homes
American Log Homes

Author: Arthur Thiede

Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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Today log homes enjoy a new wave of popularity, and this book picks up on this trend. First published in hardcover 1986, it has sold more than 50,000 copies. Now in an affordable paperback edition with updated lists of designers and builders, it is a valuable resource for anyone interested in owning a log home. AUTHOR: Cindy Thiede has spent twenty years photographing and writing about log-home architecture in the United States. Additional titles by Ms. Thiede include Hands-On Log Homes: Cabins Built on Dreams, The Log Home Book: Design, Past and Present, American Log Homes Arthur Thiede is the co-author of the The Log Home Book, American Log Homes, and Hands-on-Log Homes. The Thiedes have spent twenty years photographing and writing about log-home architecture in the United States. They have designed, built, and restored log homes for themselves and clients.

The Log Cabin Book
The Log Cabin Book

Author: Oliver Kemp

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-10-07

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 048681632X

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This vintage guide from over a century ago offers timeless, practical advice on building log cabins. Simply stated, well-illustrated advice ranges from felling trees to furnishing and decorating interiors.

The Complete Guide to Log Homes
The Complete Guide to Log Homes

Author: Clyde H. Cremer

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 0595685021

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It's a classic American dream: a beautiful log home nestled in the woods, standing proudly on a mountaintop, poised on a hillside, or serenely overlooking a sparkling lake or stream. With walls that beautifully blend the art of nature with the hand of human labor, no other kind of dwelling so poetically expresses the pioneering, self-sufficient spirit that made this nation great. If you're looking to make this dream a reality, let seasoned professionals Clyde Cremer and Jeffrey Cremer help you navigate the often puzzling maze of buying and building a log home. With this indispensable guide, Clyde and Jeffrey advise you on every aspect of the process, from idea stage to completed project, and explains how to choose the right style of home to fit your budget and site selection. They also cover such topics as: Types of wood used for log cabins Energy efficiency Estimating costs Construction concerns Log home maintenance And much more! The Complete Guide to Log Homes gives you all the information you need to make an informed, educated decision on buying or building a log home. Take the first step today toward having the home of your dreams! The Complete Guide to Log Homes

Log Construction Manual
Log Construction Manual

Author: Robert Wood Chambers

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Guide to building your own handcrafted log home including how to take naturally-shaped, tapered, round logs and scribe-fit them one to another so they look like they actually grew together in the forest. This book has information on the Log Selection Rules and the author's method for choosing which log to use next. There are also instructions for building hip and valley log rafters and roof trusses from full-round logs, how to cut state-of-the-art compression-fit saddle notches, and how to use underscribing to keep fits tight over time, along with step-by-step directions for laying out the sill logs for virtually any floor plans including hexagons, prows, etc. and advice on scribing and cutting long grooves and corner notches.

How to Build and Furnish a Log Cabin
How to Build and Furnish a Log Cabin

Author: W. Ben Hunt

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1991-01-16

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0020016700

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W. Ben Hunt's classic has earned a reputation as the" authentic handbook since it was first published in 1939. Updated in 1974, it remains the only step-by-step guide to building log cabins and log furniture -- pioneer style."

Building the Alaska Log Home
Building the Alaska Log Home

Author: Tom Walker

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Pt. I consists of a step-by-step guide to constructing a log cabin including tools, site selection, foundations, joining techniques etc. Pt. II outlines the history of log building in Alaska.

Dream Log Homes and Plans
Dream Log Homes and Plans

Author: Barbara Winfield

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580114004

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"Dream Log Homes and Plans" is a portfolio ofdesignand decorating ideas. In addition, the book features log home plans that can be purchased."

The Log Home Plan Book
The Log Home Plan Book

Author: Cindy Thiede

Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers

Published: 2000-01-31

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780879059224

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Thirty fabulous log home plans, including floor plans and colour photographs, are featured in this valuable book. Cabins, bungalows, family homes, cottages, and grand estates are featured with advice and planning tips.