Author : Oliver Kemp
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 31,13 MB
Release : 2016-10-07
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 048681632X
This vintage guide from over a century ago offers timeless, practical advice on building log cabins. Simply stated, well-illustrated advice ranges from felling trees to furnishing and decorating interiors.
Author : Roger Hard
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 2014-05-18
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 161212237X
If you're considering building your own log house, whether from your own logs or from a kit, this comprehensive guide has all the information you need. Roger Hard covers everything from choosing a site to planning the foundation and driveway, shaping logs, making corner joints, erecting walls, fitting joists, adding decks or porches, adding chimneys, and much more. Step-by-step illustrated instructions make the process clear and foolproof, whether you want a basic one-story structure or a more complex multi-level building.
Author : John McPherson
Publisher : McPherson
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 26,2 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780897459808
Author : Clyde H. Cremer
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2008-10
Category : House construction
ISBN : 0595685021
It's a classic American dream: a beautiful log home nestled in the woods, standing proudly on a mountaintop, poised on a hillside, or serenely overlooking a sparkling lake or stream. With walls that beautifully blend the art of nature with the hand of human labor, no other kind of dwelling so poetically expresses the pioneering, self-sufficient spirit that made this nation great. If you're looking to make this dream a reality, let seasoned professionals Clyde Cremer and Jeffrey Cremer help you navigate the often puzzling maze of buying and building a log home. With this indispensable guide, Clyde and Jeffrey advise you on every aspect of the process, from idea stage to completed project, and explains how to choose the right style of home to fit your budget and site selection. They also cover such topics as: Types of wood used for log cabins Energy efficiency Estimating costs Construction concerns Log home maintenance And much more! The Complete Guide to Log Homes gives you all the information you need to make an informed, educated decision on buying or building a log home. Take the first step today toward having the home of your dreams! The Complete Guide to Log Homes
Author : John Kelsey
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2011
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781565235397
Building a rustic cottage or log cabin is a project any DIYer or woodworker would like to tackle because with knowledge of basic concepts, it can easily be achieved. This book gives you the complete know how, from clearing a site to raising the walls and adding the amenities.
Author : W. Ben Hunt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 27,5 MB
Release : 1991-01-16
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0020016700
W. Ben Hunt's classic has earned a reputation as the" authentic handbook since it was first published in 1939. Updated in 1974, it remains the only step-by-step guide to building log cabins and log furniture -- pioneer style."
Author : S. Blackwell Duncan
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Log cabins
ISBN : 9780830610815
Author : The United States Department of Agriculture
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 26,85 MB
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1510739823
Homesteading is a lifestyle that people around the world gravitate toward—and for good reason. In today’s high-stress world, many people dream of heading off to their own cabin in the woods or to their large rural oasis to escape the anxieties and complexities of daily life, to live in a more natural state. Others have embraced the agricultural lifestyle of farming as a career, serving as fundamental contributors to sustaining society. With this classic guide from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), learn about the architecture of rural life and the design elements of these amazing structures. This manual, originally published and distributed in 1972, includes government-issued designs and requirements for log cabins, farmhouses, firepits and barbecues, greenhouses, storage sheds, stables, and more! Black-and-white diagrams and illustrations fill these pages, displaying the intricacies and dimensions of these incredible structures in their entirety. Brimming with ideas and inspiration, Log Cabins and Outbuildings is the perfect starting point for building your new rural retreat.
Author : U. S. Forest Service
Publisher :
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2019-12-14
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781643890449
This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Building With Logs is full of old-time tips and methods from the forest experts on how to build log cabins, shelters, houses, and buildings with the natural materials from the woods.
Author : Robert Wood Chambers
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 29,31 MB
Release : 2011
Category : House construction
ISBN :
Guide to building your own handcrafted log home including how to take naturally-shaped, tapered, round logs and scribe-fit them one to another so they look like they actually grew together in the forest. This book has information on the Log Selection Rules and the author's method for choosing which log to use next. There are also instructions for building hip and valley log rafters and roof trusses from full-round logs, how to cut state-of-the-art compression-fit saddle notches, and how to use underscribing to keep fits tight over time, along with step-by-step directions for laying out the sill logs for virtually any floor plans including hexagons, prows, etc. and advice on scribing and cutting long grooves and corner notches.
