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log homes pro's and con's
Replied Aug. 18, 2009
log homes pro's and con's
Replied Aug. 18, 2009
log homes pro's and con's
Replied Aug. 18, 2009
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Kim,
Here is a website with quite a few log home/cabin builders here in Utah:
http://www.logcabindirectory.com/states/utah.htm
Our cabin is being built by an independent log cabin builder Stacey Hillings, S&H Logcrafters, here in the Ogden, UT ar…
It was synthetic chinking along with poor workmanship. As the logs have settled, the chinking has stretched to the point of pulling-apart. I spoke by phone with Merry Anne Hensley who provided some sound advice. We are going back with Perma-Chink pr…
Well. our home arrived from the "MILL" that I selected on six semi trailers. I personally offloaded them and stacked them. We covered them with plastic except for enough open areas to allow air movement. Obviously, we could not watch the material 24…
A house that needs to be entirely re-chinked and re-stained after only 3 years? Sounds to me like either inferior products or poor workmanship. Was it synthetic mortar or cement?
Hi Kim,
I also loved the look and "feel" of wood for the interior and exterior of a home. But for a variety of reasons, most of them listed in the "cons" column by Alan, I decided last year to go with an insulated, or half-log, home design. It will…
Chris, you work for a very good company; maybe the best in the eastern US, but you know how the entire industry has been tarnished by these kit manufacturers. They will take these studies done by UNM, Oak Ridge, and others and taylor them into a pac…
Hi Kim,
We just built last year, and are spending the first summer in our log home. Ours is a weekend/summer vacation home at a lake, so we do not live in it a 100% of the time.
We were in the same position that you seem to be, do we build a log o…
RP,
I must take exception to your "credibility tarnished" comment about my industry. Unless you consider the likes of Oak Ridge National Labs, University of New Mexico and Department of Energy culpable of influence. Refer to the following link for…
Really? 2x4? Didn't think anyone built with 2x4's anymore. Here in CT everything is 2x6. An r-13 wall usually won't allow you to pass RESCheck to get a permit.
Be advised that there are code changes in the works that will make 6" logs not permittab…
No, I have not built a log home, but have restored (and helped restore) several. We're starting on one next Monday that has to be entirely re-chinked and it is only 3 years old. The one we have after that one is showing daylight in the corners and b…
I'm sorry that I misunderstood RP. Theft is a big concern. I know of one company that doesn't ship windows , doors etc. until they are needed instead of everything all at once. A 2x4 wall which is the most common holds R-13 insulation while a 2x6 wa…
Glenn V, I didn't say you said that. #2 under Alan D's post said that.
As for an "R" factor for logs, it's more of an issue of thermal mass. Logs offer very little insulation, but will store heat for a good period of time and release it. I have read…
I didn't say a log wall had an R factor that exceeds that of a conventional home. You must reread. What I said was that a log wall can be compared to a stick built wall as I stated some real R factors for logs that depend on the species of log. They…
I strongly doubt that logs have an R factor that exceeds that of a conventional home. I'm not even certain that a log can be assigned an R factor. Logs are more about thermal mass and the ability to hold heat and cold for a given time. The issue is…
The log settling is really nothing you need to be concerned about but just aware of. The designer of the home will have provisions built into the design to handle it. Some log homes settle less than a half inch to almost nothing while others built w…
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- Tell us about yourself:
- I live in Arizona and am considering building a log home in Utah
- Are you lucky enough to be living in a log home?
- no
- What timeframe are you looking to start your dream home?
- Within 12 months
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- At 4:09pm on August 25, 2009,
Wes said…
- Kim,
Where abouts in Utah do you plan on building your log home? When I worked for Utah State Parks I had the opportunity to travel through out Utah.
Wes
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