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Internet Home Sales Log Construction Links |
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Internet Home Sales Log Construction Links |
Here are a few log construction links. We'll be adding more as we find 'em!
The Log Connection thelogconnection.com/details.htm
The Log Home Directory www.loghome.net/service3.htm
Log Home Building www.logbuilding.org
Log Home Center of Indiana www.loghomecenter.com
One Stop Log Home Resource www.loghomes.net
Moose Mountain (budget information!)
www.handcraftedloghomes.com/budget.html
Feel free to EMail the Webmaster any additions or corrections.
Here is a *very* brief bibliography of books available on log construction.
You can order these books directly from Amazon.com just by clicking on the "order"
link under each listing.
| Title: Log Homes Made Easy : Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home Author: Jim Cooper Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN: 0811724220 Description: 256 pages ; 23 cm. First published in April 1993. |
Author Jim Cooper says "I wrote Log Homes Made Easy to answer the questions of
people who are looking for a modern log home. People who don't need to know how to
sharpen a chainsaw or cut a notch, but, how to compare the 'kits' offered by various
manufacturers, how to find subcontractors, prepare a budget and get financing." Click here to order this book from Amazon.com. |
| Title: Log House Plans Author: B. Allan MacKie Publisher: Log House Pub. Co. Ltd. ISBN: 1552091031 Description: 200 pages ; 24 cm. Revised March 1997. |
From the publisher: This big book gives you 48 log-house plans, with photographs
elevations and building tips. When combined with the basic text of 'Building with
Logs', this book is the next step for the serious log-home builder--the complete
map for getting the job underway. Designs range from a 432 square-foot guesthouse through a 1,140 square-foot cabin, to a 3,300 square-foot masterpiece that contains a sauna and swimming pool. Click here to order this book from Amazon.com. |
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Title: Building the Alaska Log Home Author: Tom Walker Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Pub. Co. ISBN: 088240511X Description: 192 pages ; 27 cm. Revised October 1998. |
The Washington Post says "This thorough book on traditional hand-hewn log
construction has a warm, friendly text and 192 pages of full-color photos of work
at some amazing home sites". Country Living Magazine calls Building the Alaska Log Home "A unique and valuable guide". Amazon.com rating: 5 out of 5 stars! Click here to order this book from Amazon.com. |
| Title: American Log Homes Author: Arthur Thiede and Cindy Teipner Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher ISBN: 0879054581 Description: 194 pages ; 22 X 28 cm. First published June 1992. |
First published in hardcover in 1986, it has sold more than 50,000 copies.
Now available in an affordable paperback edition with updated lists of designers
and builders, it is a valuable resource for anyone interested in owning a log home.
214 photographs and 24 houseplans. Click here to order this book from Amazon.com. |
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Title: Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home Author: Roger Hard Publisher: Storey Books ISBN: 0882663992 Description: 208 pages ; 28 cm. Revised and updated November 1985. |
From the publisher... A comprehensive, step-by-step guide that shows the tools and techniques you'll need to craft a log home using your own logs or a kit. Includes basic construction techniques, floor plans, and secrets on how to save the most on building a log home. Click here to order this book from Amazon.com. |
