| Most people think that log cabins and houses are | | | | on.Log homes are of two types - hand crafted or |
| always weekend getaways situated in woody, forest | | | | manufactured. Handcrafted log homes are done by |
| areas. But the fact is that ninety percent of log | | | | expert craftsmen who strip, shape and custom fit |
| homes (homes made fully of wood) are primary | | | | each log in its place. This is usually very expensive |
| residences of owners - with over eighty percent | | | | and time consuming.Modular or manufactured log |
| situated in and around metropolitan regions.Wood is | | | | homes are prefabricated homes made of smooth, |
| an excellent natural resource for building homes. It is | | | | uniform milled logs that come numbered and |
| self-renewing, and harvesting wood causes less | | | | packaged. These are easy-to-assemble modular log |
| damage to the environment than extracting minerals | | | | homes. A milled log is one which has been put |
| and metals. It is easy to work with compared to | | | | through a saw mill. In milled logs, the wood has |
| brick, stone, concrete, glass, steel or aluminum.The | | | | traditionally been pine, spruce, fir, or cedar, with pine |
| average log homebuilder takes five times longer than | | | | being the cheapest and cedar being the |
| a traditional homebuilder to research and build his | | | | costliest.Modular log homes keep insects and bad |
| home. Log homebuilders must decide about budget, | | | | weather away. A well designed log home will not let |
| finance, where to build and how to build - and | | | | humidity accumulate, attract insects, or decay. |
| especially about log species, size, profile and so | | | | |