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6 x 9 25 b/w photos 40 drawings Complete, inexpensive guide to building log homes Kits, financing, and construction How to be your own general contractor "For enthusiasts and would-be inhabitants of log homes, Cooper provides concise and sensible information . . . Recommended." -Library Journal The revised and updated edition of this best-selling guide (first edition, 0-8117-2422-0) outlines what every owner-contractor needs to know before beginning a dream log home-getting started; comparing price quotes; researching on the Internet; choosing an architect; planning the site, road, well, and septic systems; finding and managing subcontractors; and scheduling and controlling costs. The author also explores the myths and realities of log home life, including maintenance and energy efficiency.

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Whether you're planning a starter home or a lifelong retreat, Small Log Homes is an indispensable idea book for planning, building, and outfitting your cabin in the woods or on the prairie. Lush photographs show how log-home owners, builders, and contractors around the country have achieved the richness and warmth of cabin living within the bounds of economy and space management. And all without feeling cramped or hamstrung.

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This third book by popular log-home authors Cindy Thiede and Arthur Thiede brings the scale of log homes back to practical reality. Included are chapters on owner-built homes, recycled log homes, and historical restorations. A chapter on details gives some stunning examples of personal touches that make a home stand out. In addition, log builder Arthur Thiede leads us through the steps of constructing a small log building. Filled with exceptional color photographs of log homes that reflect the personalities and lifestyles of their owners, HANDS-ON LOG HOMES tells of real people with extraordinary stories of determination and purpose.

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The romance of log building has inspired American creativity for centuries. Capturing the romance requires hard work and planning. Featured here are thirty of the most popular floor plans from top handcraft design professionals. Each has been thoughtfully planned to incorporate distinctive quality and timeless design. They take the dreamer beyond the standard contruction drawing and average floor plan to the place of builder/owner. Each stock plan has been evaluated by qualified handcrafted log builders and has undergone numerous space-utilization studies to maximize every square foot.

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Log Homes Illustrated is a complete consumer guide to log homes in North America, edited for readers who are considering a log home purchase for the first time or log home owners wanting decor or remodeling ideas. It provides advice in architecture and interior design, and presents real life stories of log home owners.

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Country's Best Log Homes is edited to focus on milled log homes. The magazine helps consumers fulfill their dream of living in a log home by providing them with all the information they need to properly design, buy, build, maintain and decorate their milled log home.

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Log Home Design Ideas is the source for the design and planning essentials needed to build a log home. With a blend of expert opinion and practical advice, the magazine shows what makes a log home perfect, no matter the budget. It covers essential room-to-room information- from cutting edge materials to decorating tips to floorplans to fit any lifestyle.

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Log Home Living is the comprehensive authority for planning, building and living the log home dream. Each issue showcases a range of beautiful homes, and conveys a wealth of practical information on construction, design, maintenance, trends and dicor. Log Home Living is inspirational and fun- always providing outstanding information and encouragement.

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You're invited inside some of the country's most exciting log and timber frame homes.