Hi,
I have been building, designing, and selling log homes for over 30 years and I asked myself the other day: What are log homes really about?
I would like to think they are about America's past such as log cabins, Lincoln log cabins, some of Americas National parks Log Lodges and more. To me it means something to do with Honest Abe (my great uncle) and more importantly honesty, integrity, and simply caring.
Log homes not only reflect on the past but our future as well. They are safer, more energy efficient than many homes on the market today. If the logs are manufactured right and taken care of properly they will last a lifetime and cost over 30% less to heat and cool than the average home today. When in an earthquake they are more stable than any other type of home. An example is the Sanfrancisco quake of 89, 7.4 on the Ric tor scale, 4 log homes by Lodge Logs near the epicenter did not even have a window broken yet all other buildings around them were compromised.
In Florida 180 MPH winds destroyed everything except for a log home. These homes when bolted to the foundation, ( first started by Lodge Logs in 1975) with bolts going up through the log walls even through the log rafters will resist most tornadoes with only minor problems such as loosing roofing and windows breaking (why are not these being built in these areas).
Log homes are our future since they can be made from thinning our forests not clear cutting for lumber.
Looking toward our future energy is the biggest problem we have today: Log Homes Are about our future since they are by far the best energy efficient and safest home on the market today.
YES, Log homes truly are about our future.
Any comments are appreciated and I will continue to write about my experiences with log homes.
Also come and see my web site at www.trails-end-log-homes.com
from: Log Man Dan
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