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(ARA) - This is a story of passion and ablaze differences, full-fledged by couples facing the strategic and often racking shifts taking place on the home front. One aspires to live in a home filled with the warmth, beauty and romance of a log home, piece the another agonizes over the concept.
Why are folk drawn to log homes? According to surveys, nine out of 10 folk who choose a log home say they ready-made their decision because they likeable
its distinctive look. Given the weight of the aesthetics, why do so galore couples agonize over the details?
For some, a little research can give pause. That’s how it was for John and Katherine Overbee, who had long unreal
just about building a log cabin as a retirement home. “We backed off a little,” he said. “Unless you have a lot of time and money, the intricacies of solid log construction can be worrisome.”
Even with all their uniqueness, there are fundamentally two several types of solid log home construction: handcrafted, the most extreme log home, which may take years and millions to complete; and the polished D-log, in which the top, bottom and one side of the log are polished flat. With several methods, one log is stacked on top of another to form a wall, and then the roof is built off the walls. Proper allowances must be ready-made about windows, doors, stairs, and cabinetwork to allow the log walls to settle through the years.
“I love the look,” says Katherine. “But it seemed like everyone we spoke with has had problems.” The problem is the way cold air finds its way through the solid log wall. “During the 1st three years the log walls can actually shrink and settle,” John says, as he shows how he control a piece of paper by a log wall and watched it come from the air infiltration. “If a guy likes to calk there’s less of a problem,” he adds with a smile.
So . . . should you go out on the limb? For many, like the Overbees, building a solid log home was not a logical decision. The resolution came once
the couple discovered a hybrid form of log home construction.
It was much than two decades ago once
David Janczak, founder of Wisconsin Log Homes, began testing new-energy-efficient designs and introduced the Thermal-Log building system. To eliminate heat loss and finish the subsiding problems, Janczak designed a super-insulated, 6-inch thick-framed wall. Simply as important, he besides originated the precut half-logs with full log corners. In essence, he created an entirely new category of log home construction.
The insulated log home construction not only satisfied John but besides gave him the peace of mind to build the home they unreal
about. “I perfectly love it,” says Katherine. “We’re at home -- it’s a place of peace.”
Just under 2,000 square feet, it’s a home of pleasures for Katherine and John. “We were amazed at how well this space accommodates our daily activities,” Katherine says. The folk at Wisconsin Log Homes recommended they look cautiously at their life style and how they actually live.
“We cannot emphasize enough how important it is to activity with a team of folk who want to help you build your dream home,” says John. “They radio-controlled us through every step of the process.” He credits Wisconsin Log Homes for devising their home a better place to live.
Katherine admits that she did get ahead of the process once
she chosen a 3,666-square-foot floor plan inside
10 minutes of paging through Wisconsin Log Homes planning guide. The 144-page catalog is filled with color photos and over 100 floorplans but most importantly, helpful building information to manual folk in a logical sequence.
Upstairs, two bedrooms flank the bathroom. The loft doubles as an office. The open downstairs contains a kitchen, living and eating room, plus the master bedroom. Simply off the eating area is a cozy room that Katherine uses as her art studio.
The Overbees were besides delighted once
they discovered that Wisconsin Log Homes had a Design Center and an in-house interior designer for creative support. Working with an open floor plan, it was important to integrate the kitchen. Wood flooring connects the room
with the living and eating space. Lighting, cabinets and unique furnishings complement the elegant yet rustic log interior.
“It all came together so nicely and it’s so beautiful. The end result is a home that emphasizes who we are,” Katherine says. “Friendly, relaxed, nothing fancy, nothing extravagant. It fits us like a glove.”
Oh, one another thing: It wasn’t the large floor plan that Katherine loved, it was the large custom-tailored window wall -- it does a striking statement and frames a special view from the great room.
If you would-be love living in a log home but have complete that the intricacies of solid log construction are depriving you of your dreams, then possibly you should contact the folk at Wisconsin Log Homes. And if your select is this hybrid form of half-log construction it wish not only satisfy, but besides delight you. For much information just about designing and building log homes, call (800) 678-9107 or visit www.wisconsinloghomes.com.
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