| Here are some tips to help you narrow
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| | simple and easy to use, although may not
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| your search for plans for your new log
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| | contain features that are specific to log
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| home.Use your old home to help you plan
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| | homes. Others are more robust, more
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| your new home
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| | expensive, and more difficult to use. Use
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| One of the ways to help you decide on a
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| | Google or other Internet search tools to
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| plan for your new home is to take a look
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| | find sources for this type of
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| at your present home and use it as a
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| | software.Search for standard plans
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| reference point for your new plans. Treat
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| | It's possible that there is already a
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| your new home plan as an "adjustment" to
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| | home plan out there that closely meets
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| your old home plan. Make a list of the
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| | your needs. The Internet is one of best
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| features you like and dislike in your
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| | resources. A seach for "log home plans"
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| current home. Add features you don't have
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| | will result in a wide selection of plans,
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| now, but would want in your new
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| | primarily from log home companies. Log
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| home.Organize your plan selections
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| | home magazines are another good source
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| Start a scrapbook that includes pictures
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| | for plans.Modify standard plans
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| and drawings of the styles of log home
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| | Any log home floor plan can be modified
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| and features that appeal to you. Common
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| | to suit your needs. You don't have to
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| features will start to appear in many of
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| | choose one of the standard plans offered
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| your selections. For example, if your
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| | by log home companies. You can use the
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| scrapbook photos show mostly handcrafted
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| | plan from one company as the basis for
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| log homes, you can concentrate your
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| | creating a plan to be used by another
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| search on log home companies that
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| | company. Plans for conventional homes can
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| specialize in handcrafted
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| | usually be adapted to log
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| construction.Start with a simple plan
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| | construction.Your log home company can
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| Draw a rough layout of individual rooms
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| | help
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| for your new home, with the rooms
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| | Log home companies have in-house
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| represented only by boxes. Use the
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| | designers to help you create or modify a
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| dimensions of your old rooms as a
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| | plan. They use sophisticated professional
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| reference. Arrange the boxes in the
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| | software for this purpose. Be aware that
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| general pattern that you would want.
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| | you may have to make a few compromises
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| Account for hallways, closets, and
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| | in your plans to accommodate certain log
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| storage spaces. This will give you a good
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| | construction requirements.Al Hearn is
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| idea of not only your general floor plan,
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| | founder and operator of Log Home Advisor
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| but also your overall home dimensions.Use
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| | (LogHomeAdvisor.com), a popular and
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| your computer as a design tool
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| | growing web site that provides
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| There are a variety of home design
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| | information and advice for log home
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| software products available that can make
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| | lovers.
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| your planning easy and fun. Some are very
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