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America used to have a reputation for manufacturing top-quality mer-

chandise. We set the world standard. We might still make great goods here, but

if we do, there aren’t many. Most merchandise sold in America today is made

abroad, even once-trusted American brands. I bought one of Hershey’s new Air

Delight chocolate bars the other day and noticed the label read “Manufactured

in Mexico.” Adios, Pennsylvania.

Most imported goods nowadays come from China. What’s especially

irksome about that is their inferior quality. Cheap plastic components have

replaced American-forged metal or at least quality American plastic.

Is anything worthwhile still made in America? Fortunately, yes: log homes.

Ordinary houses may be built here, too, but that doesn’t guarantee they’re

really from here. Remember the toxic drywall that infested America’s quick-

built housing industry during the early 2000s boom? Made in China. Log

homes use solid-wood logs from America’s forests.

But for how long? The Wall Street Journal reported last September thatmore and more American logs are heading to — where else? — China. At a

time when demand for raw logs dropped here because of the prolonged housing

slump, demand from Asia has pushed up prices beyond what American saw-

mills can afford. Last year alone, Chinese builders were on a pace to import

softwood logs worth almost $1 billion. That’s double the 2010 total and more

than all U.S. softwood log sales to China from 2006 to 2010 combined.

Softwood logs — pine, fir, hemlock, cedar — are what almost all log homes

are made of. Now, not only are American logs in shorter supply here, but whole-log users also face stiff competition from domestic paper mills and wood-chip

sellers because the drop in sawmilling has created a shortage of wood residue.

It seems shortsighted to sell our national and natural resources to any other

country, at least as raw material. Ship them finished products. In other words,

instead of the Chinese buying our logs, we should be selling them log homes.

The consequence of letting China have our raw logs is that it might well use

them to mass produce cheap but shoddy log-home kits and ship them to big-box

and building-supply stores here to sell off the shelf. Or else they’ll keep them andturn them into disposable chopsticks. Either way presents yet another challenge

for American-made log homes — and one more incentive to buy your log home

sooner rather than later.

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Down-to-Earth LivingStorey’s Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-

Reliance (Storey Publishing, 562 pages, $24.95) by John and

Martha Storey. If you intend owning a log home, whether

you realize it or not, you’re going to bemoving to the coun-

try. If you don’t already live in a rural locale, you’re bound

to discover it’s, well, different. Neither better nor worse than

wherever you’re livingnow, but with a lifestyle that is very

much set in its own ways. To make the most out of your

rural experience, you’re fortunate that this classic guide to

country living, first published in 1999, is still in print. It has

helped many urban and suburban refugees make the adjustment and embrace their new

environment with confidence.Case in point. You’ll likely need a well. But you probably don’t know that there are

five kinds of wells. This book informs you of them all, provides tips for working with a

well contractor, explains the four types of pumps, and tells how to test for water quality

and remove contaminants. All this just for water.

Other chapters take a more Heloise’s Helpful Hints approach. Some material is more

technical, but everything is well organized and clearly written, and there are plenty of

pictures and margin notes to amplify the text.

If you are moving from a metro area, you have to take most of what you read on

faith. So when you read something contrary to your existing knowledge, it gives you

pause. In the first chapter, “Your Place in the Country,” for example, the text about log

homes rings true, especially considering that the book’s subtitle touts “self-reliance,” as

in, you might be building it yourself. Anyway, the caption beneath the illustration of the

log home declares: “Log homes are generally cheaper to build than wood-frame houses.”

Good luck with that.

As the authors note, this home reference book is a compilation of articles written

by authors who “started writing about their passions 40 or more years ago” and “have

inspired millions of readers to do things for themselves, whether it’s home building,

animal husbandry, growing and preserving food, composting, soap making or countless

other practical skills.” You may not expect to embrace country living to the extent thatthis book prepares you for, but it’s the one book you’ll want to keep handy for those ever-

so-often questions that need answering or chores that need doing. And if you do decide

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Historical Persistence

The myth persists that the Pilgrims who appeared in America in1620 built their first homes of logs. Chronicling the Mayflower

Pilgrims in Saints and Strangers (1945), American historian George

F. Willison observes that “scarcely a detail in the saga is authentic

in the sense that it is historically true.” He argues, however, that a

myth or saga “has no need of such authenticity,” and that “it enjoys

a kind of poetic license and can take great liberties with the facts

without impairing in the slightest its essential validity and truth.”

Willison cites the tales of George Washington chopping down

the cherry tree and Davy Crockett choking a grizzly bear with his

bare hands, then asserts that whether the Pilgrims first landed on

Plymouth Rock “does not affect in any way its value as a symbol or

as a useful pivot for the whole Pilgrim story. Nor does it much mat-

ter if the mythmakers had the Forefathers living in log cabins when

the fact is that the log cabin, a foreign ‘invention,’ first appeared

on our shores some years later in the settlements of the Swedes and

Finns along the Delaware.”

Whereas pedants might recoil at the perpetuation of such inac-

curacies, Willison believes the Pilgrims were authentically heroic

enough people that, if they’d only known about log cabins, they

surely would have lived in them. That attitude obviously prevailed.

The accompanying pen-and-ink illustrations by N.C. Wyeth show-ing Pilgrims building log cabins appeared in a 1920 edition of The

Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

Tercentenary Edition with introduction by Ernest W. Longfellow

(Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company).

Salvage SitesLaurent and Cheryl Veilleux ( see page

24) made extensive use of salvaged

building materials when they built theirlog home in northern Vermont. They

saved money and found materials that

turned their home into a real charmer. If

you’re keen to use salvaged, reclaimed,

recycled and sustainable materials for

your home, check out these two sites.

ecobusinesslinks.com This site compiles more than 13,000

links to outlets selling recycled, reclaimed

and sustainable goods. For an exhaustivedirectory of building-materials companies,

start on the Home (Directory) page and

scroll down to EcoHouses, Architecture

& Green Building Supplies, then to Recy-

cled & Surplus Building Supplies. There

you’ll find a thorough directory of outlets

and links in 11 categories, among them

green building supplies, recycled building

materials, reclaimed wood and recycled

metal roofing.

Habitat.orgHabitat for Humanity’s ReStore outlets

sell new and used home-improvement

goods like furniture, home accesso-

ries, building materials and appliances.

ReStore resale outlets accept donated

goods, which are then sold to the gen-

eral public at a fraction of their retail

price. The proceeds help local nonprofit

Habitat for Humanity affiliates fund

the construction of homes within their

communities. The website explains the

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LessonsLearnedWe didn’t intend to becomeowner-builders of a log

home, but circumstances

thrust it upon us when

the State of Pennsylvania

replaced two old bridges that

had dammed the creeks that

bordered the property we

had recently bought, putting

the 80-year-old cabin on theproperty in a flood zone.

Since it proved unfeasible to raise or move the cabin, we demolished it. I began the

adventure of designing and building a log cabin on very limited means (we were not

reimbursed by the state for the loss of the cabin, and I lost my job shortly after beginning

the project, remaining under-employed for several months) and even more limited experi-

ence (I’m not an architect or engineer nor have I any skills in the building trades).

We’ve definitely learned some les-

sons in the process. For one thing, we

saved thousands of dollars by buying

remnant cedar logs from a log-homebuilder but found that the extra costs

in erecting the walls ate up the savings.

Finding good subcontractors and sup-

pliers is, of course, always an interest-

ing challenge, particularly when your

primary residence is 300 miles away.

We did a fair amount of procurement

from Craigslist ads and salvage yards,

with pretty good results so far. We sal-vaged and are refinishing the original

wood windows and front door from

the old cabin.— CHRIS CURRIE

via email

Loving the Cabin LifeI love log cabins. This is my second that I built, on a dead-end road just south of the

Michigan state line. It sits on an acre of dense woods and overgrown brush. In thesummer, it’s barely visible from the road, but busy Notre Dame University is just

down the street.

This cabin has some of the things that were missing on the first. It has a loft,

approximately 400 square feet, vaulted ceilings throughout, four dormers and two

porches. These are some of my favorite things.

Plus, there is no yard to take care of as it is mostly mature trees, shrubs, f low-

ers and flagstone walkways leading to a small gazebo, with a picket fence stained to

match the gazebo.

I feel fortunate to have this very peaceful and comfortable home. Others also

enjoy just coming over and sitting on the porch, often to spot deer, wild turkey,squirrels, or watch the farmer with his tractor work his fields at the end of my street.

— BARBARA MISENAR

South Bend, Indiana

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Q:What keeps logs from falling

over when they’re stacked

to form walls?

A:Besides overcoming gravity, walllogs must be stacked so they

don’t lose their balance and fall off the

log below it. That depends on compres-

sion and either a well-crafted or well-

engineered fastening system.

Compression tightens the seal

between two logs and provides a base,

wide or narrow, to support the load atop

it. The roof links the walls so they don’t

spread apart. Fasteners secure logs to

each other.

Machined and hand-finished logs are

connected horizontally in ingenious ways.

Crude cabins used short logs that sup-

ported themselves at the corners, where

walls intersected. This way of building left

gaps between the stacked logs. Residents

filled these gaps, or chinks, with any mix-

ture that would stay in place and keep out

the cold.

Over time, logcrafters and sawmill-ers devised ways to cut logs so they

supported each other along their entire

length, the horizontal surface. Joining

logs by hand used scribe-fitting to form

a coped contour, resembling a quarter-

moon, that allowed logs to fit over each

other and settle into a tight seal. Today,

handcrafters typically insulate and seal

the horizontal joint.

Machined logs could be cut to eithera smooth coped bottom surface to fit

over the round top of the log below or

tongue-and-groove profiles. Technically,

the curved cope log is tongueless-and-

grooved. Anyway, there are tongue-and-

grooved logs, double-tongue-and-grooved

logs and even triple tongue-and-groove

logs. However many t-and-g’s, the logs

start off with a precise fit. They’re then

fastened, using some nail, screw or bolt

arrangement designed to keep the fit

tight. Then come insulation and foam

gaskets. Finally, flexible, adhesive caulk

or, for a broader sealing application and

traditional looks, chinking.

Being securely fastened and sealed

keeps wind and water from infiltrating

between logs, assuring they’ll stay stur-

dily stacked. Any movement will be the

wall as a unit, a degree of give and take

being desirable to handle wind, snow andquaking earth. Only in extreme conditions

can these forces break the bonds of logs

to each other.

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CHOOSING MATERIALs for yourlog home used to be easy. Trees androcks about covered it. Toss in someironware, such as hinges and glasswindowpanes, and you were readyto build. Of course, indoor plumbingand electricity hadn’t yet arrived, andthe kitchen was out back, where, if itcaught fire, it wouldn’t burn down the

whole house. How times have changed.Today, building-supply stores thesize of small villages stock more mate-rials for your home than existed evena few decades ago. Even if you stick to

basics like cabinets, countertops, floorcoverings, roof coverings and such, thechoices are overwhelming.

Preparing a shopping list for yournew home requires research, planningand a clear sense of purpose. Start byasking yourself three questions: Whatpurpose will it serve? Will it fit in withother material selections? Do I need it?

The first question steers you to theright aisle in the building-supply store.It helps you sort out the materials thatmay generally share purposes. Kitchencountertops and bath countertops are

similar, for example, but you don’thave to consider the effects of setting a

hot skillet on a bath counter.The second question addresseswhether materials are compatible withyour overall design. Imagine a rusticor lodge log home set on a stone foun-dation with stone pillars supportinglog beams at the entry. Now imaginethe same design with the stoneworkreplaced by new red brick. Most peo-ple would agree that rustic log and new

brick don’t play nearly as well togetheras log and stone.

The third question protects yourbudget. Planning a new log home car-ries a sense of excitement, a chanceto dramatically change your homesurroundings. It’s easy to get carriedaway and not hear the cash registerchattering away in the background. In

a roundabout way, the big building-supply stores can help answer thisquestion by letting you compare count-less labels on variations of a specifiedproduct to help decide whether it’sactually worth buying.

Green ChoicesArmed with these three questions, let’slook at some common building mate-

rial choices. Because the field is sobroad, I’m going to concentrate on onecategory of building materials, thoseoften referred to as “green.”

Enough people are attracted tomaterials carrying a green label thatmarketers sometimes simply tack theword on advertising and packagingwith thin or no justification. Termed

“green-washing,” this sustainable-in-name-only practice can lead buyersto pay for the label rather than theproduct.

What truly makes a building mate-

LEFT: Windows, now considered greenwhen they save energy and are made ofsustainable materials, are available in agreater variety to help control tempera-tures within the home.

Modern MaterialsColor your shopping list green whenbuilding your new home.

By Jim Coopersavvy builder

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rial green? The answer isn’t simple. It

may be a product that uses little energyor few nonrenewable resources in itsproduction. It may last a long time in

relation to the amount of resourcesconsumed to make it. Or it may be able

to be recycled, spreading the costs inenergy and natural resources over sev-eral incarnations. It may also be some-

thing that avoids using a less-desirablecomponent or something from a quicklyrenewable resource.

Usually it’s a combination. Thebroadest definition simply defines agreen building material as one that

offers benefits in resource conservationor human health.

Sustainable WoodLet’s start with every log-home enthu-

siast’s favorite material: wood. Increas-ingly, wood used to build in NorthAmerica comes from forests managed

to ensure that it remains a renewableresource. Some woods — redwood,

old-growth cedar and tropical woodssuch as mahogany — may originate ina managed forest, but not always. To

encourage wise use of rare and exoticwoods, a number of organizations mon-itor forest practices. For example, the

Forest Stewardship Council providesthird-party monitoring of wood pro-viders and certifies products based on

management and harvesting practices.When wood-certification programs

first appeared, approved wood washard to find and usually cost more.Over the last 10 years, increased con-cern has led providers to adopt moresustainable forestry practices. Sellers,too, have responded to demand by ask-

ing their providers to supply only certi-fied products. Major retailers, including

Lowe’s and Home Depot, currentlyhave wood policies that favor certifiedwood products over uncertified ones,

and they even refuse wood productsfrom certain forests.

New-Formula ConcreteIn addition to wood, most log homestoday contain concrete in foundations,

patios, walks, driveways and floors.Concrete manufacture consumes a lot

of resources, and yet its long life meansthat for some purposes it may requirefewer resources than shorter-lived alter-

natives. One of the main concerns with

concrete today is the large amount ofcarbon dioxide released into the atmo-sphere during the manufacture of a key

ingredient: Portland cement.Today, concrete is made greener by

substituting fly ash, a waste productfrom burning coal to generate electricity.Substituting fly ash for roughly a third of

the Portland cement results in strongerconcrete while reducing by a third theamount of carbon dioxide generated in

production. In some areas of the coun-try, fly ash is already routinely includedin concrete without increasing cost.

Efficient WindowsWindows are made from an assortment

of building materials including wood,glass, aluminum and plastic. Windowsare considered green when they saveenergy and are made from sustainablecomponents.

Until recently, a high-efficiency win-dow consisted of two panes of low-E

glass with an inert gas such as argonbetween the panes. To control tempera-tures, the glass was manufactured to

reduce the passage of sunlight. Design-ers now realize that windows are not aone-kind-fits-all product. Specifications

for Minnesota are very different fromthose for Texas. As a result, windowsare available in greater variety, and a

well-designed home will probably havemore than one kind of window.

For example, in cold climates, win-dows on south-facing walls may be dou-ble-paned with a high solar heat gaincoefficient (SHGC) to capture solarenergy. On other walls, windows maybe gas-filled and triple-paned to maxi-

mize their insulating ability. Twentyyears ago, an R-3 insulation value was

considered very efficient. Today, unitstypically have values of R-8 or more.

Durable RoofsRoofing materials include shingles,metal, tile and wood shakes. Conven-

tional composite shingles are the mostpopular roofing choice for new con-

struction. Their longevity ranges from

about 15 to 50 years, depending onweight and type. While they are the

most inexpensive alternative, they aren’tconsidered green for a variety of rea-sons. Petroleum products are used to

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cult. They also tend to absorb heat more

than other types of shingles, adding to

summer cooling costs.

Metal roofing comes in sheets, simu-

lated shingles or tiles. Metal roofing lasts

longer, offers better fire protection andusually includes a proportion of recycled

materials. Metal is lighter to handle

and handles heat well, especially lighter

colors.

Some homes use ceramic tiles. They

are extremely durable and very fire resis-

tant. Glazed roofing tiles are a good

choice if you plan to collect rainwater

because water doesn’t pick up chemicalsfrom the tile. However, tile roofs are

heavy and may require extra framing for

support.

Wood shakes, usually cedar, offer

a distinctive rustic look that goes well

with log. They are biodegradable, unlike

composite shingles or metal, and are a

renewable resource when obtained from

managed forests. They are short-livedcompared to other roofing types, though,

and are not fire resistant — some areas

forbid wood shingles due to fire danger.

Counters and FloorsCountertop and floor coverings include

wood, stone, cement, ceramic tile and

sheet goods, such as vinyl. This cat-

egory offers many opportunities touse reclaimed, recycled and renewable

resources. Wood floors and countertopsfall into the last group. Fast-growing

bamboo is currently popular for floor

coverings. Vinyl floor covering is not

considered green because of the chemi-

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although it costs more.

It’s hard to match the durability ofconcrete floors and countertops. Stampsand dies allow installers to create surface

patterns, and pigments create a rich range

of colors. If you are planning to build on

a concrete slab using radiant floor heat,

consider a polished concrete floor as an

attractive, affordable alternative.There is a wide selection of counter-

top materials that contain a high propor-tion of recycled content. Countertops

made from recycled plastic or glass come

in a range of textures and styles. Such

countertops handle water well and are

extremely durable.

Water and AirPlumbing fixtures focus mainly on water

conservation. Building codes now specify

limits of water consumption for toiletsand showers. Even if you don’t live in

a drought-prone area, water conserving

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Heating and cooling systems have

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You spot an ad that shows a charm-ing log home on a scenic lot, offeredfor $59,500. You can’t order yours fastenough. Surprise. The home in the ad

isn’t for sale. Only the logs are. Every-thing else, including the scenery, costsextra. Even without land, the finishedhome might cost closer to $359,500.Gulp!

Serious sticker shock arises whenbuyers don’t understand how log homesare sold. The process customarily startswith the company that sells the logs.Now, if you were building an ordinary

custom home, your first stop wouldn’tbe a lumber yard. It’d be a builder or adesigner. Or both. The logs — or wood—come later. Your log-home companymight provide other materials and ser-vices, but basically it sells the logs for thehome whose picture goes with your plan.

These logs constitute the kit, whichfor the home in the ad is what costs

$59,500 (plus tax and delivery). It prob-ably contains more than logs, but what-ever it lacks costs you extra.

You could lower your bill by settlingfor less expensive logs and taking thecheap route on the rest. But most peoplebuy a log home to fulfill a dream, notas an affordable alternative to an apart-ment, or even a starter home. Still, that$59,500 price tag haunts you.

There are definite advantages tostarting your project with a log-homecompany. After all, its focus is the logs,which are the home’s defining look. But adifferent sequence of events might makemore sense for your circumstances, fromboth a looks and a money standpoint,and help ease your sticker shock.

Start the buying process not with

the kit price but with your budget.How much home can you afford? If youknow $250,000 is your limit, work withthat figure. Don’t open with a $59,500log package that will ultimately cost

$359,500 to complete or shatter yourdream because you’re $109,500 short.

Buy your land. Where you buildwill determine the cost to build.

Hire a project manager. This’ll beyour overseer, more than a mere gen-eral contractor, who’ll find and deal withyour designer, builder and log company.Project managers worry for you andmanage your timeline and bottom line.

Choose your designer. Whetherarchitects or not, designers with log-home experience already have contactswho can handle the entire project. Know-ing your budget, they’ll design accord-ingly, aware of what materials and laboryou can afford, and will balance bothto deliver the look you want for themoney you have. Many log-home com-panies have design staffs and dealerswith design-build experience. Definitelyconsider them, but remember that usingthese services doesn’t obligate you to buy

your log kit from that company.Find your builder. Look for one

who specializes in log homes or at leasthas experience building ones like yours.Any other builder, the first thing she’s

going to do is try to talk you out of a loghome because it’s outside her wheelhouse.Like log-home designers, log-home build-ers can refer you to a log-home company

after they’ve assessed your project or caneven buy the logs themselves, just as theywould other materials.

Shop for a full-service log-home

company. Consumer demand and thelagging economy have prompted log-home companies to offer more, in termsof both materials and services. Mostmanufacturers have long provided designservices and different degrees of kit com-pletion. Some routinely dispatch crewsto erect or supervise the erection of thelog shell before turning the project overto the local contractor. Nowadays, moreand more are willing to handle the wholejob themselves and take responsibility formaking sure your home is built right.

None of these steps requires you tocompromise or shortchange your dream

of log-home ownership. They’re aimedat taking some of the shock out of thesticker and helping you avoid the frustra-tion that sometimes comes with buyingand building a log home.

Kit and KaboodleDon’t let sticker shock be a setback to owning your log home.

By Roland Sweetmoney matters

When you buy a log home, you’repaying for the logs and some othermaterials, not the finished home.

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The carved stone at the entrance ofLynn and Brian McCreery’s log homeand bed-and-breakfast inn says it allabout the hospitality and the memo-rable experience guests may expect here.“Céad Mîle Fáilte” the sign announces.

If you aren’t fluent in Gaelic, don’tworry; the McCreerys are. “One Hun-dred Thousand Welcomes” is what thosewords mean in Brian’s native Ireland.

Besides Gaelic, Lynn McCreeryspeaks more than a dozen other languag-es — Russian, Chinese and Hindi amongthem — which is one of the reasons thatguests from 48 countries have found theirway to Ozark, a secluded little spot insouthern Illinois, and been made to feelright at home at the Irish Inn. A formerpublic relations specialist with interna-tional clients, Lynn traveled the world

for more than 25 years, but when it cametime to put down roots, she returned toher home near the communities of Anna- Jonesboro. Her family owned five acresin the Shawnee National Forest, where,her mother told her, “a log cabin would

look lovely up on that hill.”At 4,000 square feet, the so-called

cabin turned out to be more of a chalet,made of Carolina pine logs and localstones, that certainly befits a home withsuch international appeal. Before Briancame into her life, Lynn broke groundon the home in 1997 and installed thelast of its 52 windows on St. Patrick’sDay, 1998. Later, Belfast-born Brianreplaced two of those windows withstained-glass designs he created himself.One is a Celtic knot, and the other is aCeltic wedding symbol.

Lynn chose a foundation inspired byFrank Lloyd Wright because of south-ern Illinois’ location on the fault line ofthe worst earthquake ever to hit NorthAmerica. The New Madrid fault extendsfrom southeast Missouri and northeast

Arkansas across the Mississippi Riverinto Illinois. In doing research for herhome, Lynn had learned that after thegreat Tokyo earthquake of 1928, one ofthe few surviving structures was a FrankLloyd Wright home there. As a result, theMcCreerys save considerably on earth-quake insurance for their home and busi-ness. And a sturdy log home adds an evengreater feeling of security.

The three guest rooms and suites areas comfortable and homey as imagin-able, with a fireplace, handmade quiltsfor snuggling, and Oriental rugs covering

International AppealLogs play a big part of the hospitality at southern Illinois’ Irish Inn.

By Diana Lambdin Meyergreat places

The Irish Inn in Ozark, Illinois, began as theowner’s dream for a cabin on a hill but turnedinto a 4,000-square-foot bed-and-breakfast.Made from pine logs, it features three guestrooms and suites and a full Irish breakfast.

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the pine and bamboo flooring. The homeis also a showplace for a museum-qualitycollection of artifacts that Lynn gatheredduring her travels to six continents. Among

the treasures that are the focal point of theliving room is an exact replica of furniturebelonging to China’s Last Emperor, Pu Yi,

hand-carved by Taiwanese woodworkers.Framed and protected by glass is a

Mandarin officer’s robe from the Ch’ingDynasty. Lynn believes the officer hadbeen a royal executioner. Also on displayis a collection of Punt, the first currency

used by the Irish people after their 1918revolution. Other collections of glass, carv-ings and art from various cultures and timeperiods fill the home, which remains ascomfortable and warm as any log home isexpected to be.

When Brian came into Lynn’s life andjoined her in the inn-keeping business, afull Irish breakfast became regular fare atthe inn. For those who’ve never enjoyed

one, it typically consists of bangers (porksausage), Irish bacon (more like ham),black-and-white pudding, homemadepotato bread, sautéed mushrooms andtomatoes, and two eggs sunny-side up. Inhonor of St. Patrick’s Day, each eveningduring the month of March, guests at theinn may enjoy a corned beef and cabbagedinner.

For all of these reasons and more,readers of Lanier travel guidebooks votedthe Irish Inn “the most international inn”

in North America. The website Best ElopeIdeas ranks it the No. 1 place to elope inIllinois. The McCreerys aren’t quite surewhy, but their hideaway averages about 40elopements a year, along with a numberof other “regularly scheduled” weddings.

As a result, they have a number of areaministers on call, including a 91-year-oldWorld War II veteran, who often capturesthe hearts of the newlyweds as much as thesetting in the remoteness of the ShawneeNational Forest. In all, a visit to the IrishInn fulfills every expectation.

IF YOU GO: Ozark is located in extreme

southern Illinois, about 125 miles southof St. Louis, Guests may fly into thatcity’s Lambert Field or take a commuterflight to Marion, a 35-minute drive fromOzark. Another option is the train, arriv-ing by Amtrak in Carbondale, an hour’sdrive away. A rental car from either place

will take you to the inn and allow you toexplore the surrounding Shawnee Nation-al Forest (shawneeforest.com). The IrishInn is both pet and child friendly. Roomrates range from $130 to $200. Call

618-695-3355 or visit irishinn.tripod.com. If you are planning to elope or getmarried at the inn, call 618-695-5683.

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THIS MAGAZINE HAS A SECTION dedi-cated to floor plans, where aspiring own-ers can start their search for the perfectdream home. I did it, too, and dutifully

ordered piles of log-home plan bookswhile starting my comparison shoppingbased on the beauty of the photos. Littledid I realize — until later — that whatwas really drawing my attention was thethird dimension: the rooflines, the porchesand the soaring great rooms.

At the beginning, we think we needto choose a manufacturer based on its

floor plans, but once we realize that wecan design our own custom home withany company, things start getting inter-esting. After all, interior wall partitionscan be moved at will, and the log-home

company really doesn’t care where youput the bathroom. How many differentways can you configure an open floorplan?

What really requires thought is theinteraction between the second floorand the rooflines. The first floor iscomparatively simple: You’ve either gota cathedral ceiling or a regular ceiling.Once you go upstairs, however, there’s awhole new set of considerations.

Start with the Roof

First of all, what kind of roof do youenvision? The simplest (and most eco-nomical) is a long ridge from one sideto the other. The angle and height of theroof slope determine how much floor

space you are going to lose because ofthe pitch. There’s a good chance youdon’t have as much useful space asthe second-floor plan indicates, unless

you’re 2 feet tall. Once the log-homedesigner turns your plans into realdrawings, he will “gray out” the deadspace, but it’ll save costly revisions to beable to conceptualize the third dimen-sion ahead of time.

For instance, I wanted a 45-degreeangle in my roof. This is a 12/12 pitch(in other words, the roof rises 12 inches

for every 12-inch horizontal run). I havea 28-foot-wide house, and I wanted theslope to go all the way to from peakto floor in my loft. The peak measuresabout 14 feet from the second-floor

Beyond the LayoutDon’t overlook your home’s third dimension.

By Mercedes HayesInside the box

Multiple rooflines addcharacter and interest

to the exterior look.The shed dormer

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deck. If I were 6 feet tall, I’d lose 6 feet offloor space to stand upright. (I’m speakingin broad generalizations here, not precisemeasurements.) My loft extends halfwayinto the great room, so this leaves meabout 8 good feet of width in the loft —

far less than the 14 feet my homemadefloor plan shows.

How do you increase living space? Byadding a dormer. The wider the dormer,the more space you regain. This featureadds cost to the whole project, but it’s wellworth it. Some narrow dormers do littlemore than add light, while a shed dormerwidens the whole room. Your choice of

dormer will be determined by the lookyou want on the outside. You can evenadd a gable and create an alpine-look,which will give you a big triangular-shaped wall instead of a slope. A thirdoption would be to add kneewalls, thusraising up the whole roof. However, ifyou want the same pitch, this means thepeak will be correspondingly higher fromthe ground.

The roof pitch was a huge factor inthe placement of my staircase. The stairsrun along the wall. I wanted extra squarefootage at the base of the steps, but to doso meant that the top of the stairs wouldemerge dangerously close to the ceilingslope. I would bang my head every timeI went upstairs. So the stairs had to besituated so that they reached the loft in or

near the middle of the house. Or I couldhave added a landing and angled thestairs to keep them in the center. I optedinstead to take a notch out of the loft andshift the stairs a few feet forward, calcu-lating how much headroom was left over.Still, I wasn’t sure how far the staircasewould extend — that third dimensionagain. In the end, I had to sacrifice thepotted plant I intended to put in the cor-

ner at the base of the stairs. There justwasn’t enough room to do it all.

Sizing WindowsAnother challenge is trying to visualizejust how big those plate-glass windowsreally are. If you want a ranch with biggreat room windows, you may have toshorten the panes of glass to fit into a

peak that rises only 14 feet from thedeck. It’s hard to fit a large window setin a small wall. Most of the beautifulwindows in magazines take up well morethan two stories — more like 24 feet.


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Choosing windows thatare the right size for thewall is a critical decision.

Perhaps a ranch with a loft is the best ofboth worlds.

I made the mistake of ordering win-dows so large that I cannot reach thecenter of the glass to clean it by hand.And I certainly don’t want to rest my lad-

der in the middle of the window. What Ididn’t learn until later is that if you ordera window that’s too large (say, 6 feet by6 feet), the glass will bow ever so slightlyunder its own weight. This may cause thethermal seal to break, as it did after oneyear in my house. You’re better off usingsmaller, divided windows to create thesame wall of glass.

The last thing I want to mention is totry and look at your roof from a bird’s-eyeview. How do your ridges line up? Do youhave disconnected angles pointing in everydirection? That will greatly increase the

cost of construction. If you have a gable inthe front and a gable in the rear, do they lineup? Or could you line up a gable in the rearwith a porch in the front? The more compli-cated the lines, the more costly the building.

The most amazing thing about build-

ing your log home is having to wait untilit is nearly erected before you actuallyknow what it’s going to look like. On aregular house, the frame goes up first andthe shape is defined. But with a log home,it can be a long wait before you get thewhole effect. Once the roof is on, though,the effect can be almost magical.

Mercedes Hayes (jerseyloghomes.com)is a Realtor in New Jersey and Pennsyl-

vania. She designed her own log home,

which was featured in Log Home Living’s2004 Floor Plan Guide.

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This 2,222-square-foot homemakes extensive use of reclaimedmaterials. Half-log steps leading tothe entry porch, for example, werefashioned from cedar trees on theproperty. Metal roofing adds goodlooks and aids in shedding snow.

This vacation home over-looks New York’s Wind

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looks New York’s Wind-ham Mountain, wherethe family goes to ski.To accommodate threegenerations, the homeboasts 11,000 squarefeet of finished space. Acovered deck off the din-

ing room (shown in detailon page 37) offers theideal setting to enjoy themountain view.


Resourceful homeowners use salvaged materials and

sweat equity to build their northern Vermont getaway.STORY & STYLING BY DEBRA GRAHL | PHOTOS BY ROGER WADE

Happy

Campers

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ather than buy their logs first,

Laurent and Cheryl Veilleux

started with the other con-

struction materials for theirweekend home in northern Vermont.

Having read about tremendous savings

available at salvage yards, Cheryl searched

online for reclaimed and salvaged goods.

“I visited one place in Connecticut and

purchased a door that I thought would

be cool for a pantry,” she says. “Then

we discovered ReStore in Springfield,Massachusetts, and knew we had struck

gold.”

The budget-minded Connecticut cou-

ple visited the building-supply outlet, now

named EcoBuilding Bargains, often over

a two-year period, finding windows and

doors, plumbing fixtures, cabinetry andfurnishings. These items not only cut their

construction cost, but also influenced their

design. They planned the kitchen, for ex-

ample, around an old soapstone farmhouse

sink (a $50 bargain), a vintage bowling

alley lane (used in the island), overhead

lighting fixtures and salvaged cabinets.

Once the Veilleuxes amassed all theycould store, they went shopping for some-

one to turn their finds into a house plan.

They settled on Coventry Log Homes,

ABOVE: Canvas chair swings andwooden rockers assure comfort-able seating on the porch, wherethe fireplace lets the owners enjoythe view practically year-round. The

table is made from two chickencrates topped by an old door.

OPPOSITE: Local fieldstone, someof it found on the owners’ land, wasused for the great room fireplace. Inaddition to the windows, the roomrelies on patio doors and sidelightsflanking the fireplace to brightenthe interior. “We love the light andthe openness of the house,” CherylVeilleux says. The glass and stonebalance the 6-by-8-inch D-style logs,whose flat interiors convey a finelyfinished look.


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which Laurent calls “the very best find

of all.” The couple worked up their own

design, then turned it over to the New

Hampshire manufacturer for the final,

engineered plans. “Anytime a customer

has purchased building materials differ-

ent than those we provide, it can pres-

ent a challenge,” Coventry’s draftsman,

Doug Chadwick, explains, “the biggest

one being openings in the log walls. Our

logs are pre-cut to length, so if customers

have windows or doors that they would

like to use, we need to know the required

rough openings for these items. You don’t

want to find out when it’s too late that the

opening isn’t the right size.”

The Veilleuxes’ plan also presented

two specific challenges, Chadwick recalls:

“the placement of the stairs leading up

to the second floor, a deviation from our

standard design approach, and how to

tackle the differences in the pitch of the ad-

joining roofs.” Two months later, the cou-

ple had final plans for their 2,222-square-

foot house. “We still can’t believe how

well the plans turned out without having

to hire an architect,” Cheryl says.

They planned to build the home on a

cleared fieldon their 22 acres, whichcame

with a brook, twowaterfalls and a swim-

ming hole, as well as a barn where they

could store materials and sleep when theywere working on the home. Builder Shawn

McKean was also willing to work with

the couple, who understood that, because

they planned to do a substantial amount

of the finish work themselves, coordina-

tion was crucial so he could schedule his

work around theirs, especially since the

bank had mandated a one-year construc-tion phase. “Because Laurent and I had

limited time when we could get up to the

house on weekends,” Cheryl says “we were

OPPOSITE: Twigs from the property were used for loft railings. “We love how when we walkthrough the front door, we look straight into the kitchen, the heart of our home,” Cheryl says.

ABOVE: The owners found the antique pantry door at a salvage yard and refinished it. Theyalso designed and installed the floor tile. Tile used throughout the home cost only $300.

LEFT: The shelf above

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LEFT: The shelf abovethe dining window is amantel, reclaimed froman old brownstone,that Cheryl strippedand refinished. An oldwindow, a roadside find,

frames Cheryl’s photo oftheir brook.

BELOW: Vertical knottypine paneling andhickory flooring in themaster bedroom comple-ment the eastern whitepine wall logs. Cheryl’sgrandmother made thesmall braided rug. Thelog cabin-patterned quiltcovering the bed is a

family heirloom.

Being Resourceful Pays Off

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Being Resourceful Pays OffBuying materials at nonprofit EcoBuilding Bargains (formerlyReStore, not to be confused with Habitat for Humanity’s ReStoreoutlets) before ordering their logs was an unconventional tacticthat not only saved Cheryl and Laurent money, but also improved

their home’s design. “The items they carry, whether vintage or new,inspire creativity,” Cheryl says.

The store sells used, salvaged and surplus building materi-als donated by homeowners, contractors, manufacturers, retailersand municipal collection centers. Sales manager John Grossmanpointed the couple in the direction of materials that he felt wouldblend nicely together. “We love to help people with their projects,”he says, “particularly if they are in the design phase, where we cansuggest certain materials, such as oversized windows, that they canshape rooms around.”

Besides using available materials to create house plans, hav-

ing access to storage space until the actual construction begins is

critical. “If the perfect set of cabinets is found before framing hasbegun,” Grossman advises, “purchase them immediately, becausethey may not be there the next day, let alone six months down theroad.”

The couple also took advantage of free materials they found ontheir property, such as fireplace stones taken from their land andthe brook that cuts through it. They also incorporated fallen treebranches. “The curved railing design of the loft would have beenan expensive assembly with traditional building materials,” Laurentpoints out. “So when I found a branch near the brook that was per-fectly bent, I knew I was onto something.” When the couple decidedto use the branch for the top of the ra iling, Laurent searched untilhe found another bent branch for the bottom of the railing and tocomplete the rungs of the railing. The result is an interesting weath-ered wood sculpture, courtesy of Mother Nature.

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OPPOSITE: The rear view of the cozy Vermont home shows the half-log steps fashioned bybuilder Shawn McKean’s crew and the outdoor fireplace. “The porch is definitely usable most ofthe year, with the fireplace radiating heat on chilly days and evenings,” Cheryl notes.

ABOVE: The clawfoot tub in the master bath was a salvage item that Cheryl repainted. She also

tiled the floor and transformed a 1960s cabinet — $15 from a Goodwill store — into a doublevanity, with inlaid glass from the Dollar Store. The owners’ oldest daughter made the mirrorabove the sink from old barn wood.


scrambling right up to the last minute of

the last day to finish it.”

At times the work was more of a chal-

lenge than they had anticipated. Because

the salvaged tile for the bathrooms was

purchased in odd lots, Cheryl, who in-

stalled it herself, says, “I never knew ex-

actly how much of what colors and shapes

I actually had to work with.” Her solution

was to lay the tiles out on the floor of their

garage in Connecticut according to the

floor plan of the Vermont cabin, take a

photo of them, then pack them and rep-

licate the design on the floor in Vermont.

By saving on their materials, the

couple could splurge on certain features.

They opted for full stone masonry, rather

than inserts, for the great room and out-

door porch fireplaces, for example. “At

first, when we were trying to cut corners

to make the home more affordable, we

thought the outside fireplace and porch

might not be necessary,” Cheryl recalls.

“The more we discussed it, the more we

realized it was extremely important. When

the building was over, we wanted to re-

flect on the experience while sitting on

our porch with a warm fire burning. It

has proved to be worth every dollar we

spent on it.”

The Veilleuxes intend to add even

more porch area, creating a wraparoundoutdoor living space. “All in good time,”

Cheryl says, pointing out, “Most of the

fun is in the planning.”

The couple looks forward to moving

to Vermont and settling in to their dream

home permanently. For now, they are thor-

oughly enjoying the time they are able to

spend there with family and friends, con-tent to sit back, relax and savor the results

of their efforts, enjoying the beauty that

surrounds them, both indoors and out.

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SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,222

LOG PROVIDER: Coventry Log Homes

The owners wanted a vacation home theycould use year round, so they included aroomy rear porch with its own fireplace.The compact layout demonstrates thecouple’s desire for “a place to go, not forshow.” Guests enjoy privacy in the loft.“We wanted a master bedroom on thefirst floor for down the road, when wemight have difficulty getting up the stairs,”Cheryl says.

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A fishing enthusiast lands

the vacation home of his dreams.STORY & STYLING BY DEBRA GRAHL | PHOTOS BY ROGER WADE

Catch ofa Lifetime


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With nearly half a mile of river front-age, this Colorado log home enjoysplenty of privacy — and great fishing.The large-diameter lodgepole pine

logs also assure quietness inside thehouse, even when trains pass ontracks running parallel to the property.

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M arvin Meyers is a dreamer,

but one with a knack for

making his dreams come

true. A first-generation

farmer with six square miles of almond andolive orchards in California’s San Joaquin

valley, he possesses an ardent love of the land.

Of water as well, as made evident by his

vacation log home, situated near the banks

of the Yampa River. “I first encountered

Gabe Butler, my builder, while he was meet-

ing with my Colorado neighbor, who also

happens to be a friend and fellow farmer

in California,” Marvin recalls. “I liked the

building ideas that Gabe was presenting to

him and told myself that if I ever purchased

property and built a home in this area, Gabe

would be my builder.”

The opportunity arose almost immedi-

ately, when the real estate agent representing

the neighbor showed Marvin another parcelupstream. He immediately fell in love with

the river access and substantial frontage.

“A lake across the highway, included in the

acreage, was also alluring,” Marvin says,

noting that it is full of pike. “The scenery

was fantastic, it was September, and the as-

pen trees were beginning to turn gold. I was

especially captivated by the opportunities for

fly-fishing, which is my passion.”

After he and his wife, Tish, acquired this

initial acreage, they were able to purchase

ABOVE: A custom-made entry dooropens to the foyer, which showcas-es the home’s skip-peeled logs, socalled because traces of the innerbark remain. This technique enhanc-es the home’s rustic look.

RIGHT: Warm hues of river rock,flagstone and cut stone block gracethe home’s front entry. Althoughthe wall logs average 11-to-12-inchdiameters, builder Gabe Butlernotes that the support logs used forposts like the one in the foreground,as well as for roof purlins and truss-es, are even larger.

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RIGHT: The comfy great room mixesstone and glass to balance the large logs.

Expansive windows maximize the view of theriver. The river rock fireplace makes a formi-

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adjacent properties downstream, all the

way to their California friend’s place to

the west. Their combined holdings give

them access to some of the best fishing

on the Yampa but also stirred concerns of

their neighbors to the east, brothers whose

father had homesteaded the land. “When I

met them for the first time and told them I

was from California, they were under the

impression that I was intending to develop

the land into multiple home sites,” he says.

To prove he had no such intention,

Marvin flew one of the brothers to

California to show him his farm. “The

trip was during almond harvest,” he says,“and it was very successful in terms of

showing them that I was a true farmer

and a good steward of the land. All of the

Yampa River brothers warmed up to me

after the visit to California. In fact, they

now keep an eye on the place for me and

keep my road plowed during the winter

months.”Having established friendly relations

with theneighbors,Marvin began dream-

ing of the ideal vacationhome. He cleared

enough land for a house, built a barn for

storage,andmoved forward todesign and

build a logcabin onthe river that his fam-

ily and fishing buddies could enjoy. Butler,

a dealer for Montana Log Homes, intro-ducedMarvin to Jake’s Drafting Service,

an architectural design firm in nearby

Steamboat Springs.

At this point, Tish became more in-

volved in the planning, and the “cabin”

grew from Marvin’s initial vision of a mere

2,500 square feet to 6,000. “I knew that

our family and friends would love com-ing here, which meant we needed enough

space for large gatherings, as well as guest

sleeping quarters,” Tish says.

dable focal point, even more so by virtue ofextending the stone to house the television.Tish Meyers bought most of the furniture on

a two-day trip to Denver with her daughter,Brooke, and the builder’s wife, Gabby Butler.

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ABOVE: The dining area features wide-plank flooring, finished with a deep cherry stain,that also extends to the living room and kitchen. Tish enhanced the chandelier above thehandcrafted table by hot-gluing twigs to it.

RIGHT: Custom cabinetry is the highlight of the kitchen. “In a log cabin, there is not muchof an opportunity for color in the structural elements,” says Tish, who wanted her kitchento add both personality and brightness to the open great room area. “The red and blackcabinets have a distressed finish, so they absorb use or abuse.”

After their plans were drawn, the

couplemadesure that their sitewas prop-

erly prepared prior to the logs’ arrival,

guided byitsproximity totheriver.“The

foundation is a 6-foot solidconcretewall

on a crawl space with a slab, designed

to guard againstwater infiltration as thewater table rises with the river,” Butler

explains. “It has permanent high-velocity

pumps installed throughout and below

the slab, with rigid piping to the outside

should the need for water removal arise.”

The main-floor elevation was deter-

mined by the height of the Union Pacific

Railroad tracks running parallel to the

Yampa. “The tracks had never been

flooded by the river,” Butler says, “so

we matched their height with the finished

floor. We excavated down 2 feet from the

house site to good solid soils and then

built up the soil from there, to the height

of the tracks.”

With gentle grading away from the

home site, Butler achieved both flood

and frost protection for the foundation.The grading gives the impression that

the house was situated on flat ground,

whereas in reality the ground had “risen”

4 feet.

The house itself uses handcrafted

lodgepole pine logs, with diameters av-

eraging 11 to 12 inches, from trees in

western Montana that were killed by pine

beetles and dried before harvesting to a

moisture content below 19 percent. The

crew of seven logsmiths at Montana Log

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Homes’ log yard in Kalispell spent four

months meticulously hand-scribing and

notching each log into place. Then they

took apart the log shell, loaded the logsonto five tractor-trailers and delivered

them to Colorado. Butler’s crew reas-

sembled them on the building site in

five days.

Marvin playeda limitedrole in the

home’s construction. “During much of

the time the house was being built, I

was goingthrough surgery, soTish andI were not able to travel to Colorado

frequently,” he recalls. One time, he

was able to fly into the Yampa Valley

regional airport and was driven to the

building site. When he arrived, all he

could do was sit in a lawn chair while

Butler’s crew worked around him. “I

knew I was in the way,” Marvin says,

“and I felt kind of silly sitting there like

that, but they just kept on working,

without any complaints.”He is thrilled that he was able to

be present when the logs were raised.

“It seemed to me that the entire com-

munity came to watch the amazing

event,” he says.

Since finishing their Colorado

home, the couple visits as often as time

allows. As they turn over the managingoftheCalifornia farm to their son, they

look forward to spending even more

time onthe river and in their log home.

“It’s every bit as good as I’d dreamed

it would be and then some,” Marvin

says, adding with a big grin, “By the

way, the fishing is fantastic.”

LEFT: Tish chose brightly colored glazed tiles for the vanity countertop in this upper-level guest bathroom. A second guest bath on this level is similarly finished.

ABOVE: Thanks to its large windows and glass door leading to the deck, the main-levelmaster bedroom is filled with sunlight from dawn to dusk. Tish brought color into theroom with scarlet bed linens and a whimsical hooked area rug over the carpeting.

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home details

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 6,000

LOG PROVIDER: Montana Log Homes

For a large house, this layout features few rooms but bigger ones,especially the wide-open great room. The home was laid out tomaximize views of the Yampa River, which runs the entire lengthof the house. The master bedroom, great room, dining area,kitchen, a small sun room and both upstairs guestrooms overlookthe river. The broad deck extends the home’s living space into theoutdoors.

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ABOVE: The family delights in dining ontheir riverside deck at every opportunity.“We get to watch wildlife of every kindin their own environment, right up toour deck at times,” Marvin says. “It’struly a sight to behold.” The deck itselfis made of redwood decking, which theowners left unstained so it weathers toa pleasing gray patina.


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There’s much more to great rooms thansquare footage. Inspired in large part bygathering rooms and lobbies of grandlodges, they combine separate functionalspaces and are open laterally and vertically.

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The greatest great rooms make the most of their space.

Grand Central

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As prominent as logs are, great roomsowe just as much to two non-log ingre-dients: glass and stone. In fact, manypeople’s notion of a log-home great roomis mostly windows and fireplace. Thesematerials join logs in managing greatrooms’ fourth element: volume.

Openness goes sideways, but also up

and down. The bigger the expanse, themore challenging it is, but small greatrooms need balance, too, to amplify ratherthan subdue their volume.

Adding WoodSo, great rooms are stone, glass, volume andwood. More wood than just logs, too, andmore logs than just the walls: exposed-beamceiling, trusses and so-called character postsdesignating territory, such as the border be-tween kitchen and living or dining areas.

Flooring adds yet more wood, maybe

even stone, especially hearthside and foradjoining entryways. A stone chimneycould separate the living area by showingits backside to the door. Or a two-sided

chimney might formalize a dining areainto a room, perhaps with both it and theliving room observable from the kitchen.

These three primary spaces — living,eating and cooking —constitute what wemean functionally when we use the term“great room.” Some people may call theirliving room a family room, while otherscall only the living room their great room.

The New NormGreat rooms evolved from the great hallsof medieval manors and the lobbies and

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G reat rooms are the hallmark of today’s log homes. More than

any feature, these signature spaces distinguish log homes from

cabins. It isn’t about size, though. Even small log homes can enjoy the tall

ceilings and openness that characterize log-home style.

Great rooms needn’t rely on the familiarwall of windows. An interior focal point —the fireplace — turns the attention inwardand effectively divides living and d iningspace. Smaller windows are strategicallyplaced to lighten the log mass.

The cathedral

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gathering rooms of grand lodges. All fea-tured towering ceilings and fireplaces, evenwhere there weren’t logs. But in today’s loghomes, great rooms have become the norm.

Grander great rooms may countneighboring space outside the living-cooking-dining triangle, provided it’sopen to the rest. And usually not just lat-erally. Lofts, for example, are open adja-

cent spaces, just on another level. Manygreat rooms have the living and diningareas open to each other and the kitchentucked away not by walls but by a lower

ceiling, provided by the loft level, whichconstitutes the upper half-level. On floorplans, you see the second-level identifiedas “LOFT” and “OPEN TO BELOW.”The loft level is the great room’s mez-zanine and not only enjoys a view below,but also shares the great room’s ceiling.

Overhead OpportunitiesThe cathedral ceilings that typify greatrooms create opportunities for exposedrafters or purlins and dramatic trusses, of-ten made from large-diameter handcrafted

ABOVE: Upward openness lets lofts

become part of the great room, addingone more focal point from below, but alsoenjoying a perspective of the ceiling, par-ticularly the rafters. ABOVE RIGHT: The cozy furniture groupingdefines the living-room portion of the greatroom, while the eye-catching ceiling, punc-tuated by the shed-antler chandelier, anddistinctive flooring unify the volume.

ceilings that typify

great rooms createopportunities for

exposed rafters or

purlins and

dramatic trusses.

Drywall can balance wall logs, fireplacestone and roof trusses, as well as amplifylight coming through the window wall. Italso acts as a neutral transition from thefireplace to the windows, emphasizing thedistinction between these two focal points.

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logs, even when the wall logs are smaller

and milled. Besides lofts, upper great roomsconsist of catwalks, railings and even dis-tinctive stairs connecting the levels.

Floors are no less important than ceil-ings. Some great rooms change flooringmaterial to define borders. Typically, livingand dining areas share a floor, and thekitchen uses a different material. Step-upand step-down delineations aren’t com-mon, but they’re as effective as separate

flooring materials. They’re another wayto manage volume, but openness has toallow access. Changing elevations requiresawareness and doesn’t help people who

physically or psychologically need every-

thing on a level that’s legitimately level.

Furniture’s RoleThe final component is common to everyroom, but it’s especially crucial in express-ing the personality of the great room: fur-nishings. The style of furniture and its ar-rangement establish the room’s physicaland visual flow. Rely on scale more thansize to control volume. Adorn walls and

ceilings to punctuate the look.Should you add drywall or paneling for

interior walls that partition the great roomfrom neighboring rooms? You should if you

ABOVE: Great rooms needn’t have cathe-dral ceilings. In small homes with open

layouts, lower ceilings can convey old-fash-ioned cabin coziness.

OPPOSITE TOP: Without partition walls,the simplest way to delineate space in agreat room is by grouping the furniture byfunction to avoid ambiguity.

OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Kitchens are keycomponent of great rooms, but even invery open layouts, they’re usually visuallydistinguished from the living and diningareas, often by log posts and beams.

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want to soften the logs. You may if it makes

you more comfortable. Drywall can be espe-cially cheerful when used for the upper walland ceiling part of the great room, perhapseven accented with dark timbers for a truetwo-tone effect — three-tone if you countthe wall logs that prompt the drywall.

Yes, there’s a lot to consider whenyou’re envisioning your log-home greatroom. But the possibilities are endlessand exciting — and totally up to you.

After all, when you’re planning your log-home’s custom-perfect great room, thesky is the limit.

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Today’s log-home designs rely on a mixed bag of materials.

The Finishing

Touch

Stone, glass, plaster, logaccents and a mahoganydoor in the entry help thishome redefine the term“log home.”

L ogs are logs, but log homes are more than logs. Their charac-

teristic woodsy look persists in some, but many homes today

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mary ingredient but no longer dominate. Glass and stone especially

have assumed more prominence in defining contemporary design. Other

materials pitch in. Even drywall, which some see logs as an escape from,

has become more evident.

This mixed bag broadens the appealof log homes, not just to buyers, but alsoto designers and builders, who find thegreater possibilities more challenging in

some ways and easier in others. They’vedefinitely changed people’s impression ofwhat log homes are and can be.

Once you establish your floor plan andturn your attention to designing the inte-rior and exterior, you’ll find many options.Here are some elements to help refine yourlog look.

Windows. The old knock against loghomes was their dark and dreary insides.

Designers consciously countered that stereo-type by adding windows. Besides letting inmore natural light, bigger windows becameeven more desirable by showcasing views.

Advances in log-home engineering andwindow technology opened the door forthe now-ubiquitous wall of windows thatdefines great rooms. Other rooms, notablymaster suites, also rely on bigger windows.

Not all log-home windows are expan-sive. Their size, shape and location inlog walls contribute substantially to thehome’s overall look by softening wood’simpact and either emphasizing or counter-balancing stacked logs’ horizontal nature. Walls of windows have become a commonfeature of log homes, adding light and views.


Stone. Stone is evident primarily, butnot exclusively, in log-home fireplaces.It’s also an effective perimeter transitionfrom ground to logs and often formspiers that anchor roof posts. It can evenf f d d d

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form a frame around entry doors andwindows. Inside, stone chimneys often

tower to the great room ridge, providinga dramatic focal point that sometimeslessens the logs. But stone can be usedmore subtly as the base of a kitchenisland or backsplash, or as a bathroomvanity or tub surround.

Coinciding with advances in glass,stone has become increasingly desirablebecause of improvements to manufac-

tured, or cultured, varieties. The widerrange of colors, better mixes of sizes andless noticeable recurrence of patterns makefaux stone not just affordable, but also ver-satile and adaptable for applications wherereal stone won’t do.

More Wood. Log walls aren’t enoughfor some people, who add non-structurallogs as exclamation marks. Other woodcomes into play for porches, decks, stairs,railings, floors, ceilings, cabinets — you

Kitchens are common rooms for complementing logs, especially with wood for cabinets andstone, in this case granite, for countertops. Glass helps cast a cheery mood.


name it. Don’t overlook window and doortrim, which can be painted to comple-ment your logs with color. There are evenwooden gutters, providing a distinctivetransition from roof to wall logs.

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Roofs. Log-home roofs constitute asmuch as half of the exterior mass. Inhomes with a wraparound porch, the logsmay not even be noticeable until you’reright up on them. So, as homes grew,designers dealt with distributing the roofmass in visibly pleasing ways. Varyingrooflines was one tactic; adding dormers,another. Both work especially effectivelyatop big houses.

As for the actual roofing, see the“Savvy Builder” column ( page 12), butseriously consider a modern metal roof,both for looks and longevity. It also addscolor. A standing-seam version is tradi-tional and connotes rusticity, but today’smetal roofs come in many styles, oftenmimicking other materials but with great-er durability. Cedar shake shingles aredesirable for their rustic looks. Asphaltshingles are more than adequate and canmake a colorful topping.

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Ceilings. The under-side of roofs deservesmuch deliberation to

create a look you love.Think of the ceiling asyour indoor sky. A com-mon material for tall ceil-ings is pine tongue-and-groove deckingover exposed rafters (running perpendicu-lar to the ridge beam) or purlins (runningparallel). Adding trusses is popular, eitherfor support or looks, or both. White dry-

wall also works, especially when teamedup with upper-wall (clerestory) windowsto bring in light that the drywall reflects.

Flat ceilings tend to be conventional butmay add log or timber beams for impact.

Floors. Wood is common, both newand reclaimed, but stone and tile are also

popular. Use different materials to desig-nate spaces, such as tile for your kitchenand wood for adjacent dining and living

areas. Wide-plank floor-boards enhance rusticinteriors.

Walls. Drywall andpaneling are commoninterior materials. Dry-

wall’s neutral surface lets you mute logsor introduce bold colors to challenge thewood. Drywall is often applied to kitchenwalls and to stud-framed partition walls.Half-log homes, because the walls are

framed, are especially compatible withdrywall for interior variety. Paneling cancover whole walls or form wainscoting.

Applying plaster below thelogs instead of above is an

unorthodox arrangementthat adds appeal to this

cozy entry nook.

Once you establish your floor plan

and turn your attention to

designing the interior and exterior,

you’ll find many options.

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WE MARVEL that some of America’s log homes survive fromthe 19th century. A few even date to the 18th. Just imagine.Well, there’s one log building that’s still standing from theninth century. Obviously not in the New World. It’s a churchin Essex, England.

We think of English churches as stone, going all the wayback to the Middle Ages. Indeed they were. Even longer ago,though, England’s ample for-

ests yielded long and broadtimbers for building. In fact,timbrian is the Old Englishverb for “to build.” Thenoun timber meant “a building,” and the act of building itselfwas getimber — “timbering.” Timbrend is “a builder.”

Fittingly, this ancient church, officially St. Andrew atGreensted-juxta-Ongar, was built — timbered — by Anglo-Saxons. Those German tribes had been settling Angle-Land

since the seventh century. After converting to Christianity, theyfirst formally worshipped at Greensted, historians tell us, in asimple wooden church built around 650. It was rebuilt later,possibly around 845, of logs with a thatched roof.

Now, the English weren’t log builders, not in the sense thatwe think of skillfully shaping and stacking logs so they don’ttumble down. But they did figure out how to stand the logs onend, side by side, like the walls of a fort.

The nave, which today lies inside a brick exterior, wasformed by such upright logs. They had tenons cut at the base

that fit into a wooden sill. Their beveled tops were slotted intoa beam at the top of the wall and secured with wooden pegs.Furthering the mighty-fortress image, the original church had

no windows; torches were lit to provide illumination.The 5-foot-thick oak tree trunks used for the nave walls

came from nearby Epping Forest. They were split down themiddle, so the erected walls were curved on the outside andflat on the inside. The corner logs, instead of being split, had aquarter section removed to form the inside corner.

The jumbo logs inspire awe, even among today’s tourists.One child visitor who saw

them asked, “Could thesetrees have been acorns when Jesus was on earth?” If so,these still-standing logs span

the history of Christianity. People have worshipped in Green-sted church uninterrupted for 1,300 years.

What makes logs especially appropriate for Christianchurches is that they represent the tree, the symbolic linkbetween earth and heaven. “Tree” sometimes refers to the

cross. At least two New Testament verses — Acts 5:30 and 1Peter 2:24 — state flat-out that Jesus was hanged on a tree.This reference to crosses as trees occurs often in Old Eng-

lish Christian verse composed around the time the Greenstedchurch was built. In “A Dream of the Cross,” for example, theeighth-century poet Cynewulf wrote:

Wondrous that Tree, that Token of triumph,

And I a transgressor soiled with my sins!

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