Log Cabin Floor Plans

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The Log Construction Manual tells you what you need to know to build your own handcrafted log home shell. This is a comprehensive and thorough guide to how to scribe-fit logs to each other, cut notches, and build roof support systems of large, round, naturally-shaped logs. The Log Construction Manual is packed with information that is available nowhere else — including the Log Selection Rules, Chambers' brilliant and simple method for choosing which log to use next; detailed instructions for building handcrafted log roof trusses; step-by-step directions for laying out sill logs for any design or floor plan; how to cut state-of-the-art compression-fit saddle notches; methods to keep notches and grooves tight over time; allowing for settling and shrinkage of log walls; scribing tips that pro's use; and much more.

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The house of your Dreams does not have to be expensive. The key is all in the planning. How much a house costs, how it looks, how comfortable it is, how energy-efficient it is - all these things occur on paper before you pick up even one tool. A little extra time in the planning process can save you tens of thousands of dollars in construction and maintenance. That is time well spent!Living Homes takes you through the planning process to design an energy and resource efficient home that won't break the bank. Then, from the footings on up to the roof, author Thomas J. Elpel guides you through the nuts and bolts of construction for slipform stone masonry, tilt-up stone walls, log home construction, building with strawbales, making your own terra tile floors, concrete countertops, windows and doors, solar water heaters, masonry heaters, framing, plumbing, greywater, septic systems, swamp filters, painting and more! Table of Contents Introduction: Building a House on Limited Means: The Elimination of all that is Unnecessary to Achieve a Dream Part I: Dreams, Goals and Ecology Integrated Design and Construction: Homesteading in the Twenty-first Century Choosing a Location: Planning a Thousand Years into the Future Disaster-Proofing Your Home: Preventing the Obvious. Preparing for the Inevitable Building Codes, Permits and Inspections: Exceed the Minimum Standards! Defining Your Goals: A Blueprint is the Sum of the Criteria Part II: Principles of Energy Efficiency Warm Houses for Cold Climates: Insulation, Thermal Mass, Solar Gain, and Air Locks Insulation and Insulation Systems Many Choices, Most of Them Bad Air Quality: Finding Fresh Air in a High-Efficiency House Part III: Building the Walls Footings, Foundations and Floors: Starting from the Bottom Up Cement Mixing & Measuring: Aggregates, Admixtures, Substitutes, and Reinforcement Slipform Stone Masonry: A Stone Masonry Primer Tilt-up Construction: A New Lift to the Ancient Art of Stonework Log Building Basics: For Builders with Little Time or Experience Building with Bales: It's Fast, Inexpensive, and Energy Efficient Part IV: Closing It In Putting the Roof On: The Search for Better Solutions Terra Tiles: Hand-Made Tile Floors from Sand, Cement, Dirt, and Dye Wood Frame Construction: Building Interior Floors and Walls Windows and Doors: Putting a Plug in the Thermos Part V: Plumbing, Heating, and Wiring Water Supply, Management, and Recycling Squeezing More Use out of Less Water Practical Plumbing: Important Tips I Could Have Used Heating Systems: For Backup Heat & Hot Water Revival of the Masonry Stove: An Old, but Efficient Heating System Electricity: Wiring the Alternative Home Rethinking Appliances: Energy Efficiency is the Path to Independence Part VI: Finishing Details Concrete and Fly Ash Countertops: A Nice Kitchen Doesn't have to Be Expensive A Primer on Paint: Reusing and Recycling Conclusion - Reinventing Housing: The Road to Sustainability Bibliography Index

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• ISBN13: 9781892784322
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This very unique book focuses exclusively on converting the log shell into a finished home. There is no other book like this on the market today! It is a must-have "how-to" guide for log builders, general contractors, designers and architects, students and do-it yourself enthusiasts. It covers detailed provisions right from the foundations to ensure that the sill log will be tightly sealed, all the way to the installation of kitchen cabinets in a manner that will allow the logs to settle without damaging the cabinetry. Each chapter of this book depicts one aspect of the finishing process and provides several options using a diverse selection of techniques and products available today. Three dimensional color drawings depict the placement of sealants e.g., gaskets, wind-proofing membranes and vapour barriers, and explicitly show how to use and install them so that they effectively perform their function.

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On a construction project, accurate and complete recordkeeping is vital. You need a tool that will get the recordkeeping done. You need the Construction & Maintenance Daily Log!The Log provides a clear, consistent, complete format to guide a foreman or supervisor so that accurate records get written down each and every day. If you make recordkeeping easier, it is more likely to get done.Because the Log is hardbound, it has increased credibility in arbitration, litigation, and regular old arguments over who s right and who s wrong.The Construction & Maintenance Daily Log is designed for use in the field. In over 25 years we have never had a Log fall apart; it s durability is unsurpassed.

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Log homes have come a long way from the wilderness cabins of colonial pioneers. With the advent of new technology and the ever-increasing skill sets of contractors, log homes have become one of the most luxurious kinds of homes built in America. With multi-gabled rooflines and glass-fronted living areas, these sophisticated homjes have captured the interest of architects and homeowners alike. In this updated and revised third edition, Jim Cooper includes new information on green construction techniques and materials. Whether planning a new log home or simply interested in learning more about them, readers wil find all of their questions answered here.

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Long known for her expertise in log construction, Robbin Obomsawin shakes things up in her newest book The Not So Log Cabin, which looks at how to incorporate simple log elements into any home. A fresh take on a favorite architectural style, The Not So Log Cabin combines log building with conventional construction to create a new hybrid called log-element building. It is an easy way to get the "log look" while using fewer natural resources. Log-element building ensures a unique home, because it can reflect traditional styles like Adirondack, Southwestern, or Western, depending on the desire of the builder or owner. Complete with original blueprints for log-element building, The Not So Log Cabin is a great idea book for building a not-so-ordinary log home. Robbin Obomsawin is the construction manager and general contractor for Beaver Creek Log Homes. She combines over twenty years of log-joinery experience with her knowledge of conventional construction, and has served as vice president of the American/Canadian Log Builders' Association for Handcrafters. She is the author of Small Log Homes and Best Log Home Plans. She lives in Westdale, New York.

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* A daily diary to track day-to-day construction project activities--allowable to be used in court if necessary * New edition includes helpful hints, charts, quick reference tables, key standards and regulations, and checklists

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From buying land and drawing floor plans to choosing log styles and joinery, every phase of construction is covered in over 800 photos and drawings with complete how-to instructions. From the experts at Popular Science. “Whether you need to know about slab walls or building that first fire in your new home’s fireplace, the Guide covers it.”—Country Journal.

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• Planning and Preliminaries: Planning, The Land, Tools and Labor
• Logs, Foundations and Building Sites: Timbers and Materials, The New Homestead, Building the Foundation
• House Raising and Finish Work: First Logs, Walls, Second Stories, Roof Framing, Roofing, Doors and Windows, Stairs, Finishing the Interior, Cabinetmaking and Millwork, Decks, Porches and Balconies
• Extraordinary Log Styles: Hewed and Square-Milled Log, Other Log Styles
• Heat and Utilities: Solar Heated Log Houses, Water and Septic Systems, Plumbing, Wiring and Lighting, Be Your Own Power Company, Heating with Wood

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This handy, how-to manual is also a charming repository of make-it-yourself log furnishings and practical shelters that will inspire back-to-nature advocates. Instructions for building simple log structures are accompanied by clear, accurate line drawings of simple log structures, lean-tos, Adirondack cabins, fireplaces, stairways, furniture, beamed ceilings, and more. 102 line drawings.