| Although living may be a bit more
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| | and cheaper construction methods grew and
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| efficient *inside* in traditional
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| | the log cabin was replaced with stone,
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| housing, a modern home with all of
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| | mud, and brick type homes.
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| today's conventional trimmings doesn't
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| | Current Usage
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| quite allow us to enjoy nature the way
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| | Today, very few homes are built with
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| that log homes do. Modern homes are
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| | logs. In fact, it's a real treat to even
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| really built for communal living -
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| | find one. Still, they haven't lost their
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| complete with a residential plumbing
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| | appeal because more and more people are
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| sewer system, paved streets, shopping
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| | building homes in this style.
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| centers, and a piece of the electrical
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| | In fact, modern versions of log homes
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| grid. But in order to function the way
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| | can be quite surprising. They certainly
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| that they're built to function, nature
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| | offer more than the one-room houses
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| sometimes becomes an inconvenience and is
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| | available in the early 15th to 17th
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| often cleared away to accommodate for
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| | century. Today's log homes are built with
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| easy travel.
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| | multiple rooms, attics, high porches,
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| Some people try to incorporate nature
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| | large glass windows, and more. Because
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| into modern living with things like
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| | they fit into the 'natural' decor of
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| gardens, plants, and animal features. And
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| | rural living, they demand a lifestyle
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| this is fine for environments that
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| | that appreciates a little bit of 'living
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| provide ample space for this kind of
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| | in the rough' or those who just want to
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| lifestyle. However to return to nature -
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| | get away from suburban and city life.
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| true nature that is - there's nothing
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| | If you enjoy having access to nature's
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| like a log home plotted in the midst of a
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| | own live entertainment, mountain views,
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| deep wooded area.
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| | and expansive lakes, then perhaps a log
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| Log homes completely assimilate nature
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| | home is appropriate for you.
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| into one complete lifestyle without the
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| | Application
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| need to artificially grow plant life or
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| | Your construction company can help you
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| attract animals. Log homes put the
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| | design a log cabin that works with you,
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| homeowner in the unique position of
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| | your family, and the environment in which
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| enjoying these things right from the
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| | you want to live. The important thing to
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| living room window.
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| | remember is that you want to create a
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| Definition
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| | balance between your dependency upon
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| A log home is a house built of wood -
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| | modern conveniences and the natural gifts
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| usually in a wooded area. Distinguishing
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| | that surround you. You don't want to
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| a
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| | clear out a plot of wild land for example
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| log home from the many different types
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| | just for the sake of having a twenty-foot
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| of others is that it's constructed with
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| | driveway. On the other hand, you don't
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| actual tree logs. Like traditional homes,
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| | want to build a log home in an area
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| a log home is built from a foundation and
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| | that's hard to access without a backpack
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| it's built with walls, doors, and a roof.
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| | or mountain picks either!
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| All that's needed to start is a
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| | After you and your construction company
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| constructor well skilled in home
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| | design a log home that works for you, the
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| construction and logging!
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| | both of you can start discussing the type
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| History
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| | of wood that's appropriate and whether
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| Log homes are synonymous with colonial
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| | you want the wood exposed in the home's
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| living, but some groups of Native
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| | interior (which by the way adds
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| Americans built log homes long before
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| | tremendous appeal).
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| Columbus set foot on North American land.
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| | Construction of your home will begin
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| They were used for the same reasons that
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| | with pre-milled logs or actual tree
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| colonial families built them, however
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| | trunks placed atop a perimeter of rocks.
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| unlike the log homes of the past that
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| | (The rocks prevent the logs from rotting
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| we're familiar with, Native American log
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| | on the ground.) And construction ends
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| homes housed several families at one time
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| | with stuffing gaps within the stacked
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| - even housing an entire community in
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| | logs with smaller pieces of wood and then
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| some cases. As the European population
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| | Plastering the home's interior. Welcome
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| increased, the need for faster, easier,
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| | home.
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