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Log Cabin Fever

Homesteaders settling in the territories similar to conventional houses. Among the
of the American West traditionally built advantages of log cabins and homes,
log cabins; durable, rainproof, and experts list remarkable weather-proofing
inexpensive. Today, eco-friendly and qualities with little insulation and low
rustically charming, log cabins with building costs. In addition to that log
their distinctive handcrafted appearance cabins require little maintenance.
seem to be making a comeback, with A hundred years ago a log builder lived
luxurious features such as whirlpools, in almost all rural neighborhoods, so
skylight windows and heated patios. learning to build a log cabin was easy -
Swedish colonists built the first log people simply followed the way he built.
cabins in North America at the beginning Today, log cabin enthusiasts have access
of the 18th century. The design of the to hundreds of log cabin building manuals
log cabins was influenced by typical and resources from all over the world.
North European farm-houses until the Log cabin factory kits are a practical
introduction of the Homestead Act. solution for the log cabin devotee. Log
According to which, new colonists had to packages with complete instructions can
build their homes of a specific size with be found online from as low as $5,000,
at least one window. These old log cabins but the complete cost of the building can
had just one room, a spacious porch, and go twice as high. To the price of the log
an elevated area for sleeping. cabin kit you should add the costs of the
Building the frontier style log cabin was assembly and the installation of
quite easy and required only a few days. plumbing, electricity, heating and other
First of all, the builder settled a solid "luxuries". The happy owner of the log
foundation to keep logs above the damp cabin can actually decrease the costs by
soil. Most often, rock or stone were used participating in the construction, even
for the log cabin foundation. Then the though most log building companies can
builder would square off each log and provide a team of contractors to raise
make round cuts on the top and bottom of the log cabin. In any case, the modern
each end. Then he assembled the logs so log cabin can be built from scratch in
that round cuts would fit together. The less than two weeks.
logs were secured together with wood Once a popular vacation dwelling located
sticks. The remaining spaces were filled in the scenic outback, log cabins are
with insulation materials such as clay or becoming popular residence choices for
mud. The windows and doors were simply many families. More than 90 per cent of
cut out, and a fireplace was built all log homes are currently used as a
afterwards. primary residence, and many of these log
Thanks to new construction technologies homes are built in metropolitan areas.
and an increased attention to all things Often, when people build the log cabin
eco-wise and natural, log cabins are for vacation getaways places, they
gaining in their popularity. eventually move into their log homes
Well-constructed, weather-proof log because of their casual rugged charm and
cabins today can be built and styled convenience.




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