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Maintenance on a log cabin isn't too bad, if it is built right. I have been living in mine for 20 years. After 10 years, I stained it with latex stain, took a week. Will have to re stain some day but not this year, still looks great.
To minimize maintenance you need big roof overhangs and porches. My house has 4 foot roof overhangs on the gable ends, and full length porches on the long sides. Gotta keep rain, snow, and sun off of the logs.
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If I could have that on wheels I would be all set and in a different National Park every month!!!
Nice home!!
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If I could have that on wheels I would be all set and in a different National Park every month!!!
Nice home!! Not to hijack the thread, but it is nice to see you back here posting, byc!You're one of the good guys, and I for one have missed ya'. John
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Beautiful..simply beautiful..
But I have a serious question. What's he gonna do when one of those logs in the wall rots?
(from experience, I ask.. I had a log home once. And ONLY once.. )
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everyone that i know that owned a log home will never own another.
build one in the woods ,they don't get enough sun to keep them from rotting.
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wow.....super nice I built a 2400 sq ft one in 1992....... just built it with the wrong woman..........
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My father OIDabble built hand scribed custom log homes for around 30 years. Pick the right wood (Cedar), have plenty of overhang, put sliding bucks in the windows and door openings, keep plants away from the base and use a high quality UV resistant stain(Sikkens) and a log home is not much more maintenance than any other home.
Done correctly they can be very energy efficient and with smart use of drywall and windows and lighting they can be bright and cheery.
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everyone that i know that owned a log home will never own another.
build one in the woods ,they don't get enough sun to keep them from rotting. Yep - exactly.. And maintenance (recoating with wood preservative) is an annual chore and can run into serious bux.. BTDT, NA. And I have noticed how some new companies have sprung up advertising 'rotted log replacement'.. I can't help but wonder what it costs to replace even ONE log.. I would bet that, in some cases, ten grand might (I say "might") cover it.. And you can bet yer sweet bippy no 'homeowners' policy' will cover bupkis of THAT bill..
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Still - that's a beautiful place he put together, teal.. I pray he never has an issue with the logs..
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Maintenance on a log cabin isn't too bad, if it is built right. I have been living in mine for 20 years. After 10 years, I stained it with latex stain, took a week. Will have to re stain some day but not this year, still looks great.
To minimize maintenance you need big roof overhangs and porches. My house has 4 foot roof overhangs on the gable ends, and full length porches on the long sides. Gotta keep rain, snow, and sun off of the logs. +1 on the overhangs. My place has full length 8 foot "porches" on the south, west and east sides. Helps greatly in the summer keeping the house cool.
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Maintenance on a log cabin isn't too bad, if it is built right. I have been living in mine for 20 years. After 10 years, I stained it with latex stain, took a week. Will have to re stain some day but not this year, still looks great.
To minimize maintenance you need big roof overhangs and porches. My house has 4 foot roof overhangs on the gable ends, and full length porches on the long sides. Gotta keep rain, snow, and sun off of the logs. Soooo true, and I will add, get them up off the ground a foot and a half or two, at least.
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everyone that i know that owned a log home will never own another.
build one in the woods ,they don't get enough sun to keep them from rotting. Yep - exactly.. And maintenance (recoating with wood preservative) is an annual chore and can run into serious bux.. BTDT, NA. And I have noticed how some new companies have sprung up advertising 'rotted log replacement'.. I can't help but wonder what it costs to replace even ONE log.. I would bet that, in some cases, ten grand might (I say "might") cover it.. And you can bet yer sweet bippy no 'homeowners' policy' will cover bupkis of THAT bill.. Knowing my uncle and how he approaches things - replacing a log or two will hardly be a thought. Monetarily and from a process stand point. All the logs were cut on site by the original builder. (Guy who did the shell) and he was an engineer by trade. I don't think he's worried too much.
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Man, I could love that place.
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Boy, the horror stories on here about log cabins. The wall logs rot? What? Here is my log palace up in the NC mountains. I have lived here for 20 years and trust me, no wall logs have rotted. Y'all boys have had cabins built by someone who didn't know what they were doing. We don't have red cedar up here, just simple white pine. IF you have big roof overhangs at the gable ends, 4 feet for my house, and if you have porches on the long sides, mine has porches with 14 foot roofs, the wall logs cannot rot. Of course you keep the house at least 2 feet off the ground. Keep bushes away from the logs, that is common sense. I have seen log cabins that are 200 years old and still are in good shape. Like I said above there is no annual maintanence on one of my houses, I have stained it one time in 20 years and it is no where near needing re staining. Here is the addition that I just built onto my house last year. Sorry y'all boys had a bad experience with log cabins but, it is like someone saying "I bought a used Yugo and it blew up in 6 months. Cars are not good, get a horse and buggy or else a bicycle." There are good log cabins and there are, evidently, bad log cabins.
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if you look around at really old log cabins most were built out in the open,not in the woods where most people today like to build them. if they don't get good light to dry them out they rot.i have seen lots of old ones that have long fallen down that were built in the woods.
there were 3 log home builders in my area 20 years ago. they all are gone,put out of business due to major problems with log homes.all of them were building top of the line log homes.
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Stone houses can look just as rustic. Wont burn or rot. Little to maintain. Power wash every once and a while. You want something on a slab. If done correctly, it will be there forever.
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the LAST thing I want is something on a slab......
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the LAST thing I want is something on a slab...... I wouldn't mind seeing Hildog on a slab but other than that I agree...
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