Build Your Own Low Cost Log Home by Roger Hard. This American book provides step-by-step instructions and detailed plans for building a moderate-sized, two-story log home from a pre-cut manufacturer's kit or from freshly cut logs, proceeding from site selection to finishing work and maintenance tips. It includes information on How to shape logs, make corner joints, erect walls, fit joists, add decks and porches, and much more. How manufacturers' kit homes differ, illustrated by many photographs and detailed drawings. How to pick the best site for a house and plan your foundation, driveway and landscaping. What the manufacturer of a kit log house can do for you and how to be sure you get what you want. The secrets of how to save the most on building your log home what you can do and more. Chapters are; Introduction and history Trees and log preparation Basic tools for log buildings Building site and cost considerations Log house designs Kit log home construction Heating systems and utilities Maintenance furnishing and landscaping

Softcover, 196 pages, 220mm x 280mm, b&w photos and drawings, brand new. Check out my other listings for more books Im happy to combine postage where possible.

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