| Almost every log home owner who sells
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| | buyers are very disconcerted when they
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| their home will tell you that when they
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| | can't find the front door. They walk
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| built the house, they planned to live
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| | around the house looking lost. Something
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| there forever. Because custom log homes
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| | is missing. This is a very personal
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| are so personal, we sometimes design for
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| | choice, but doing away with such a major
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| aesthetics and forget about practicality.
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| | feature is taking a big risk.COAT CLOSET:
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| This isn't always a good thing! Life
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| | I see a lot of log homes without a place
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| sometimes gets in the way, and the owners
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| | to hang your coat. Again, it's not a
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| find themselves in a position where the
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| | crisis, but it can be a big
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| house must be put on the market.The
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| | annoyance.FIREPLACE: Everyone expects a
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| budgetarily-challenged log home owner
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| | log home to have a fireplace, or at least
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| will be willing to live without certain
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| | a wood stove. This can easily be a "deal
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| things for the sake of getting the
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| | breaker". If you can't afford the
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| project finished, but you will discover
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| | fireplace right away, at least try to
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| that the next owner will not be so
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| | design the foundation with footers to
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| forgiving. Here's a list of items that
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| | accommodate the weight at a later
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| any Real Estate professional will
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| | time.BASEMENT: I strongly advise you not
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| recommend if you want to get your house
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| | to settle for anything less than a full
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| sold for the most money:GARAGE: This is
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| | basement. If you are building in an area
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| a big one. Very few buyers are willing
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| | where basements are expected, anything
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| to buy a home without a garage. If you
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| | less will be a huge problem. First of
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| can't afford one right away and plan to
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| | all, the wiring in exterior walls will be
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| build a detached garage later, make sure
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| | run from the basement (or crawl space).
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| you set aside a convenient space near the
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| | Secondly, you're probably giving up your
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| house, and don't use it for anything
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| | attic if you have a cathedral ceiling, so
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| else. If the buyer can visualize a
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| | where are you going to store everything?
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| future garage, this will make the
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| | Even a healthy 5-foot crawl space is
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| purchase easier.CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING:
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| | considered inadequate by a buyer. There
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| We all know that log homes are cooler in
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| | is just no compromise.TINY LOFTS: People
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| the summer than framed houses. However,
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| | like a loft they can put furniture on.
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| this doesn't matter to a buyer who is
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| | Narrow lofts that run along an upstairs
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| accustomed to central air conditioning.
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| | wall full of doors can be
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| There is a large percentage of folks who
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| | disappointing.Designing for expansion is
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| will walk when hearing that the house is
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| | always the best way. Some plan a space
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| not air conditioned. In fact, our
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| | for a future elevator when stairs become
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| mortgage company made sure central air
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| | a challenge, or use wider doorways for a
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| was in the design before approving our
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| | possible future wheelchair. It's a lot
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| construction loan. If you can't afford
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| | to think of when your biggest worry is
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| to install the whole system, it would be
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| | staying within budget, but if you plan
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| advisable to at least incorporate the
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| | ahead for your eventual old age, you
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| ductwork into your design for future
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| | might accidentally be making your house
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| installation, so it doesn't have to be
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| | easier to sell when other opportunities
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| retrofitted.FRONT DOOR: I find, these
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| | come along.Mercedes Hayes is a Hiawatha
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| days, that lots of designs with big decks
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| | Log Home dealer and also a Realtor in New
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| tend to minimalize the front door,
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| | Jersey and Pennsylvania. She designed
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| reducing it to the status of a side
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| | her own log home which was featured in
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| entrance or eliminating it altogether in
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| | the 2004 Floor Plan Guide of Log Home
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| favor of glass doors that open directly
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| | Living magazine.
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| into the great room. But I'll tell you:
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