Log home building
If you have decided to go in for a log home building, you should read up on certain important design considerations such as, Location, Foundation, Structure Type, Building Codes and Home Layout.
The foundation is main aspect of any home and a log home building is no different. The kind of foundation you choose would depend a lot on your budget and the climate that you are residing in. You can choose from a slab to crawl space to a full basement. The cost of construction also follows in the same way. Slab is the cheapest and full basement is the most expensive. Also a slab is okay if you live in moderate temperatures and where water tables are relatively deep. But if you live in colder regions then it would be prudent to put a full basement as you would require footings below the frost line. The crawl is a lower cost alternative to the full basement and better suited for moderate climates and sloped terrain than a slab foundation. Each have there advantages and disadvantages which should be weighed carefully when selecting a foundation type.
Majority of log homes building today do undertake some amount of customization. This allow the log home owners to build a truly unique living areas as desired by them. This customization can be achieved due to the advancements in log home manufacturing. Today most log home builder can provide virtually any structure into a log construction. Nevertheless, you should bear in mind the pros and cons of individual structure type before settling on a final design.
You can to have a log home building as Single-Floor (the ranch homes) or a Story-and-a-Half (the loft homes) or a Multiple Story. Which ever design you select, always keep the building codes in min. It would be prudent to strictly adhere to local building codes and industry standards that are an absolute requirement for such log home construction project.
And lastly, you will have to have vision. You need to visualize your log Home Layout as desired by you. And many times you need to do this without a tangible model to work from. Perhaps the most challenging task of any log home building project is to visualize the end result.
