Log Cabin Inspiration For Those Dreaming Of Building Their Own

[JohnangelGuitarist]

Perfect



[aaroninatlanta]

Thanks for the link you sent back in August.....very nice cabin!

I'm going to check out your website too.

My son and I have been researching & will be building one in the next few years.

Thanks again!

Aaron

[melodyl52]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful Log Home video with me. I love it!

[melanie91344]

Really nice! gr8 video! thanks!

[areyouserial]

Looks cozy, resource friendly, easy as a diy technique and I'd guess less dust-catching with flat interior walls. However, with such low r-value walls I wonder if I could ever get a permit to build that way anywhere near civilization.

[shortloghome]

@areyouserial - Hey Serial, thanks...you're right in that these walls have proved to be very "dust friendly". As far as permitting and r-values go, most permitting departments are log home savvy enough these days to understand that log homes retain their heat differently than stick frame homes (thermal mass vs. r-values). This home was built within city limits and passed all inspections under International Building Code regulations.

[driftingtheworld]

BY far the most informative video I've seen on log homes! Thank you for passing

on the info! 1 question how do insulate such a home on the cheap? You mention

it cost $4,000 for the shell of the home, what's the best insulation trick for keeping the heat in and cold out? I think you will know since you live in alaska thanks for the video and the extra mile you went in sharing it with us!

[shortloghome]

@driftingtheworld Thank you - The log walls take care of their own insulation through the properties of thermal mass. As long as the floor and roof are well insulated you are in good shape. I was able to score some salvaged foam panels (non-structural SIP's) for this project very inexpensively.

[pkrska]

Does a home inspector come by and inspect it to make sure it's within code? Or are log home free to be build as is?

[shortloghome]

@pkrska It depends on where you are building. This home was permitted and fully inspected to meet code requirements. You will want to check with your local permitting agent to see what the requirements are.

[magikbroom71]

I love it and I am sharing with my friends :)

[shortloghome]

@vaidotas86 - I can appreciate that you have an opinion but to say that an entire industry and time honored building method is "doing it wrong" is fairly narrow minded don't you think?

[vaidotas86]

I"m sorry ,but one wall log homes are not efficient. you need at least 2 walls and insulation between them. Because wood is not a very good insulator, you need at least (AT LEAST) 90cm thick wooden walls to get enough insulation. I know you are inspired what you do, but you doing it wrong...

[curiosidadesextrano]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[greatwf]

¡Great!



[TruthSeekingElf]

Stunning!!!!!!

[NewChannels]

Hey! Very nice. I hope to have one in the next few

[MsSanetta]

were so damn broke, that i built it outta popsicle sticks....just wasnt the same...

[MegMerrilies]

beautiful! I doubt it'd be allowed in England

[SuperUFOfreak]

Thanks for sharing :D

[HankDarkmoon]

Thank you for sharing this video with me. Good job, the cabin looks great.

[AndreRober18]

How much did the materials cost for this log house?

[shortloghome]

@AndreRober18 - Keep in mind that these are Alaska prices where everything costs more, but I got all the rough-cut logs for my home including the log rafters for about $4,000.

[31u]

great video,thanks for info.

[smooth73074]

Beautifully done. I too live in a log home (milled logs). The shell (logs) was built by a contractor but I did most everything else. If it were to be built today then I would definitely do it all myself. PS- my back yard log cabin is just for fun!!! I'll check out you're seminar. Thanks for sharing

[shortloghome]

@smooth73074 - Thanks and good job yourself! In this day and age of done-for-you, it's an honorable thing to actually do something for yourself.

[DakotaMatador]

very nice!!

[ARTnSKIN]

Where have you built your cabins? California ?

[Ebiczebulanious]

@ARTnSKIN - They are illegal here in California even if they were not $50,000 in fees and permits. You have to deal with the Local, City, County, State, Federal and even International Regulations. Also the Forestry Service, DF&G, EPA, Air Quality Board, Fire District and Irrigation District. You have to have Fire Sprinklers ($5,000) a 3000 Gal Water Tank ($3000) Sand/Gravel Septic ($30,000) and when you are finished you have a home that is worth half of what it cost.

[HappyHooker83]

@Ebiczebulanious Wow, that sucks! All this just to make money!

[matt4270]

@Ebiczebulanious Cali sucks anymore. It's getting to be as bad as new jersey, (where I live), which has become a REAL SHITHOLE! Corrupt politicians from the most basic level up, high cost of living, Soprano's Attitude Syndrome, and too much else to list make it SUCK!

[AnalyticalSurvival]

Incredible work, brother! Amazingly beautiful yet simple - which is exactly what makes its appeal stick. Keep up the great work and many blessings --GM

[TheNaturesFriends]

very nice thank you

[cosmicsponge2000]

Awesome!!!!!!!



[ScrappyNana]

Simply beautiful in its understated elegance.

[shortloghome]

@ScrappyNana - Thank you Scrappy, that's exactly what we were going for!

[justicerobbie67]

i built a outhouse out of cottonwood tree logs.

[shortloghome]

@justicerobbie67  - Ha, ha...that's pretty ambitious! When I was building all I managed was a pole frame with a blue tarp covering. I think you have potential!

[justicerobbie67]

@shortloghome

well thank you i will have to make another video of it i put cedar roofing shakes on the side walls

and a temperary door.

[redneckbryon]

Nice

[brownhornet71]

You did an outstanding good! I don't want much in life except to have a cabin, canoe and to fish all day. That's not asking for to much.

[brownhornet71]

@brownhornet71 - oops....job

[shortloghome]

@brownhornet71 - You're a man after my own heart!!

[Barbarossa4U]

Thanks for the info and I'll definitely watch the seminar

[cdltpx]

If I had the health I would build but I am so crippled.