Anyone live in a Log House? Newer model

[tigger19687]

LOVE IT ! Great to have a deck on the upper part too.
Great to know about the floor heating. I always wondered if it would heat the air above it enough.... I don't like the cold (love snow though, go figure)

Now that I think about it, the Gas fireplace would be better. It would only be for heat in an emergency and it WOULD look better. If I do this it would have to be Propane, just want to be off the road a long way. Hate those tanks tho, would have to make a surround for it. But at least it isn't the work of wood. Thank you.
I had to heat an Old Victorian with a wood stove so I know what you mean about the work.

 

[N F C]

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Merry Christmas from wild and wonderful Wyoming!

I was wondering...did you build your house from a kit? It looks like it's big, that must have been some project!

 

[red horse ranch]

We hired log home builders to put up the logs and install roof, doors and windows. Then we took it from there. We did all the wiring, plumbing and drywall ourselves. (Don't want to do that ever again!) We did all the finish work. My hubby wanted to put up the entire thing ourselves but we were both in our 50's at the time. I said 'no way am I going to be moving those logs around and climbing on that roof'! So we compromised.
The house is a basic rectangle, 28' by 52'. But it's on a full finished walk out basement. And the decks on both sides of the house make it look a lot bigger and fancier than it actually is. The square footage is 1456 on each level so we have over 2900 sq ft of living space. Which is bigger than we needed but the rooms are large and there is plenty of room for grandkids and guests.

We live in the country so we had to to use propane for the gas fireplace. The propane also runs the boiler which heats the water for the in floor heat. Propane tanks can be buried so that you don't see them. Our propane tank was painted a light brown and camouflaged by honeysuckle bushes so it isn't obtrusive looking.

The free standing gas fireplace really saved us once when we had a blizzard and were without electric for 2 1/2 days. We were able to make coffee by setting the camp coffee pot on top of it. And coffee is important!! We were also able to warm soup etc. And it kept the living room bearable even tho a blizzard was raging outside.

 

[tigger19687]

Perfect !
Sounds like me, just about 50 and I really like to work on things but no way in he!! I am putting it all together.
I may do the finish work but that would be about it.

I am thinking of maybe more Timber Frame, Maybe, MAYBE outside 1/4 log siding. That way I won't have all the issues that you would have with Logs, ( a bit less settling, wiring, plumbing etc).
I will also be doing Solar too, just not sure how that will all play in yet.

I still love the look of your home and good to have extra space then not enough

 

[N F C]

We hired log home builders to put up the logs and install roof, doors and windows. Then we took it from there. We did all the wiring, plumbing and drywall ourselves. (Don't want to do that ever again!) We did all the finish work. My hubby wanted to put up the entire thing ourselves but we were both in our 50's at the time. I said 'no way am I going to be moving those logs around and climbing on that roof'! So we compromised.
The house is a basic rectangle, 28' by 52'. But it's on a full finished walk out basement. And the decks on both sides of the house make it look a lot bigger and fancier than it actually is. The square footage is 1456 on each level so we have over 2900 sq ft of living space. Which is bigger than we needed but the rooms are large and there is plenty of room for grandkids and guests.

We live in the country so we had to to use propane for the gas fireplace. The propane also runs the boiler which heats the water for the in floor heat. Propane tanks can be buried so that you don't see them. Our propane tank was painted a light brown and camouflaged by honeysuckle bushes so it isn't obtrusive looking.

The free standing gas fireplace really saved us once when we had a blizzard and were without electric for 2 1/2 days. We were able to make coffee by setting the camp coffee pot on top of it. And coffee is important!! We were also able to warm soup etc. And it kept the living room bearable even tho a blizzard was raging outside.

Trying to do it all from scratch wouldn't be reasonable for us either, but I do like the idea of doing the finish work (at least some of it). Since it's just the 2 of us (with my DS visiting on occasion), we're thinking of 2 bedrooms/2 baths and a loft. Our old house was only 1300 and plenty big enough so something around that size.

Love the idea of warm floors too! Getting out of bed during these WY winters wouldn't be so painful, lol.

 

[red horse ranch]

I love to build and wish that's how we had made our living. I've built all my chicken coops but hubby did help with the 12 x 16 henhouse. But tackling a log home was above my pay grade. I though that was best left to builders who knew what they were doing.

The in floor heat is good when getting out of bed. You know how hitting that cold bathroom tile floor just chills you to the bone. But it works just the opposite when the floors are warm. When your feet and legs are warm it doesn't take much to keep the rest of you warm. Heat rises so the warm floor keeps the whole room warm. You don't have the option of backing up to the fire to get your backside warm. That's where the gas fireplace does give you that option when you come in from taking care of the poultry on days like this. Just flick a switch and you have instant heat and flames to back up to.

 

[tigger19687]

This is making me look a LOT harder and faster for a farm !!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Now that it has been very cold we are finding the places between logs where the cold leaks in and plugging them.
We also are trying to deal with flying squirrels living in the roof .
But planning the green house and where to plant fruit trees is fun!

 

[tigger19687]

Ohh I hate squirrels !
What are you plugging the logs with ?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Well outside we use caulk and these strips of foam hubby ordered on the internet. Inside he is using the strips in his room because it is cold. I told him we should caulk inside as well. We have used about 2 cases of caulk so far!