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Rick Taron
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- Tell us about yourself:
- I am Husband to Joyce 26 years, and father to Philip, Laura, Sarah, Michael, Kayla, Debra, Rebecca, Lydia and Seth. Don't ask me all of their ages :) Basically they are 24 to 11. Laura and Sarah are twins. The twins are both married to fine Christian gentlemen and so far we have been given two grand kids.
I was raised in California, and I graduated from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo. I have a great love for conservation and that led me to the degree in natural resources management. After college however, while interviewing for jobs within my major I started remodeling homes. I fell in love with the challenge and rewards of building and never looked back. I became a master carpenter which in those days was the guy who did it all. From building forms for pouring concrete to nailing the last piece of trim.
When I saw my first hand crafted log home in 1980 built by True Log Homes in Everson Wa. , I was smitten, I was in love again. There is nothing like it for rustic beauty and craftsmanship. I had to learn that craft! I had stacked and finished many milled log homes by then but this was in a class apart.
So, making a long story short, I notched and stacked walls for 18 years. Complicated roof systems and stairs and railing were my specialty. In 1994 I starting putting away my chainsaw and hammer with a desire to produce quality drawings for the log home industry. The plans almost always did not work in the real world. The architects clearly did not understand this new industry. I went back to school for drafting and computer skills and began my second career, a building design professional, specializing in log and timber residences. And I am in love again.... my wife doesn't mind though. :)
- Are you lucky enough to be living in a log home?
- Yes, I designed and built my own home which contains log amenities.
- What timeframe are you looking to start your dream home?
- Within 12 months
- Website:
- http://logdesign.com
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1. click on "MY Page" . the third tab from the left.
2. on the left hand column, you will see "change My Photo" Click on "My Photo"
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Posted on April 9, 2009 at 9:58pm —
A new feature for presenting my Log Designs..
Posted on April 6, 2009 at 12:00pm — 16 Comments
Standard Design Tool for my clients
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Posted on January 7, 2009 at 1:00pm — 11 Comments
New design tool for my clients.
Posted on December 20, 2008 at 3:50pm — 8 Comments
What's on the drawing board today?
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Posted on December 10, 2008 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (27 comments)
- At 6:29am on August 2, 2010,
Bob Mack said…
- Rick:
I have been impressed with your Knowledge of the loghome industry you are an asset for this site!
- At 11:26pm on July 22, 2010,
Sheri & Rick Armes said…
- Thanks Rick, for the warm welcome. We look forward to exploring and learning all we can!!
- At 10:05pm on September 22, 2009,
Jim Orvis said…
- I'm not sure on the wood. It was built in the 80s and I think that the problems were caused by moisture. Since I have owned it I have always sealed any cracks in the wood. I had one real bad one under a window. You could actually pull a lot of the wood out with your bare hands. I cut that one back to good wood and replace it with a 4 by 6 and put half round over it. That was a lot of work and the other problem that I have with cutting sections out is that the electric runs through some of them.
- At 7:52pm on September 22, 2009,
Lisa Whyte said… - We found this home for sale and made the big move. We put in alot of work to get it back to the state it is in new. Chinking, Sikkens, lots and lots of work.
- At 7:21pm on September 22, 2009,
Jim Orvis said…
- I have a number of logs that are rotting from the inside out. I would like to treat them rather than replace them. I have drilled holes in them and put in wood stabilizer. I need to fill them with something and I don't like the prices of the special epoxy fillers.
- At 4:13pm on August 18, 2009,
chris almond said… - I believe it is. I just did it on a whim while we were clearing the wood ready for the real cabin. I've not bothered to fill the gaps but I believe in the middle ages they would have done so with a mixture of cow dung, sand and lime. It works pretty well as a shelter, it has a log stove in and the turf roof looks really great at the momemt.
- At 7:50pm on August 8, 2009,
Chantal Despres said… - Unfortunately our log builder lives in the boonies and only has dial-up internet....so he will have to come and see the house. I don't think he even knows this site exists. :)
- At 9:14pm on July 24, 2009,
Chantal Despres said…
- Hi Rick,
A gentleman by the name of Benoit Bernier from Lacorne, Québec, Canada built our home. This man had worked in British Columbia building log homes for over 15 years when he decided to move to Québec and start his own company. Needless to say my husband and I were very pleased with his work. He built our home on his land 3 hours away from where we live. We'd make it a Sunday drive to go and view the progress until he was finished to move it on our land.
- At 9:19am on June 3, 2009,
Matjaz Suster said… - Thanks
- At 1:53pm on May 17, 2009,
Carsten Heyer said… - Oh yes, I remember that one ...nice plan, was that the one where they had the live cam during the log set ...? Carsten
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