"Hi Folks, DON'T DO IT! Do a maintenance contract with your builder or a company that specializes in log home care. It's not that big a deal to keep your home protected. You rarely need to treat your whole home at one time and cedar should…"
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"To hire out the maintanence, figure approximately $.30 per square ft. of exterior, per year. To do it yourself figure half of that.
Timber Frame would be an other option for your vinyl, or hardie board siding, mixed in with stone of course. With…"
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Hello, All: My husband and I will be retiring to the Asheville,NC area in 2020. Granted,we have a few years yet, but we are still in the planning/dreaming stage. I have wanted to live in a log cabin for as long as I can remember. However,the more research I do,the more i discover potential maintenance issues that come with log cabin ownership. Is anyone familiar with the vinyl wood siding used for some cabins? What about any log home communities that provide maintenance programs? What is…See More
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- My husband and I live with our two pomeranians in Charleston, SC. We would like to retire in 2020'if all goes as planned. We have been dreaming of owning a log cabin for as long as i can remember. Our plan is to purchase a pre owned 2 bedrm cabin in Asheville' NC.
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future log cabin owner???
Hello, All: My husband and I will be retiring to the Asheville,NC area in 2020. Granted,we have a few years yet, but we are still in the planning/dreaming stage. I have wanted to live in a log cabin for as long as I can remember. However,the more research I do,the more i discover potential maintenance issues that come with log cabin ownership. Is anyone familiar with the vinyl wood siding used for some cabins? What about any log home communities that provide maintenance programs? What…
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- At 1:52pm on April 7, 2013,
James W. Harbin said… Hi Folks, DON'T DO IT! Do a maintenance contract with your builder or a company that specializes in log home care. It's not that big a deal to keep your home protected. You rarely need to treat your whole home at one time and cedar should be a consideration in the South. Check out usaloghomes.com and please forget covering your logs. Take care Jim Harbin Back to Nature Dealer/Builders
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