Appraising a Log Home

[Couch Potato]

Always there

*Wendy, I noted a little mote in that crawl area, along with some water lines - does that indicate a high water table ??

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Wendy is here in Central Florida where high water table is a given for every house. Its low water table that is unusual and would need to be mentioned in a report.

 

[jay trotta]

Ahhhhh, a log house in Fla. - well that right there is interesting, somebody miss a flight at Cape Carnival......lol

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mold & mildew entrapmint, take the cuffs off, I swear I won't do it again...ha

 

[murray stroupe]

RE; Interesting Read

Log homes are all you say and then some: some good; some bad.

Having appraised many true log homes, seeing the cost, the upkeep, the inability to add or change the design, the general all around problems that owners have with them and finally the problems in selling log homes, I would never consider owning a log home.

They are a fantasy to the max. Build a good frame built house with 6" sidewalls and put log facing on it if you want the look of a log home.

My professional advice is to stay away from full log homes.

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Like thier looks;
especially the somewhat exspensive/exstensive big Bass Pro Shops log complex. But agree on'' all around problems''.

On my stick built cypress home siding[1'' thick exterior boards] ,planned to run siding horozontial, log cabin style;
grey haired general contracror suggested run vertical cypress boards [not logs], water drains better & less rot. So, glad i avoided that potential problem, because of experienced, good counsel.

Interesting the carpenter bees attack my cedar fenceposts/logs more than my cypress home.

Excellant point on 4' overhang/post , but you can install the finest wood door,8' overhang porch and still may have to do some serious wood planer work years later because of humidity .Wood is just a higher maintance than brick;
even generaly low maintance pressure treated lumber ,CYPRESS, CEDAR, REDWOOD...