[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by Huck BB62

We had just about built one, but at the time the stacking crews were all busy and charging a mint so we passed. Kuhns Bros uses kiln dried. We were impressed by the half dozen or so that we visited. We looked a more log building material than a proctologist looks at aholes. One thing that ALL of the folks had to say about log homes that also changed our mind is maintenance, maintenance, maintenance.

Turns out we put in a manufactured home. Love it to death. It's as efficient as a thermos bottle. We ordered it, customized it, and moved in within four months. My neighbor's been putting his log home together for TWO YEARS! I must say though, there's nothing quite as awesome as a nice log home (timberframes come close).

The logs work on thermal mass as much as they do R value. Get that wood heated up, and keep it warm.

Anyone that does build one, we heard this more than a few times, when your logs get cut, BUILD IT. The logs sit around they twist, check and make the construction a lot harder. All logs check and split all of them. They settle and move. If you love one that much, it'd be worth it, but the ride isn't free.

HUCK,

Thanks for the info...

The more investigation I do the more unsure I am about Log Homes. The looks of course are wonderful but as you say the maintainence is looking very intense. With my rheumatoid arthritis climbing on ladders etc to rechink, pressure clean, patch checks etc etc may just be out of the question. I'm going to continue to do my homework since I have a couple of years yet.