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