Hands-on Log Homes

ISBN-10: 0879058056
ISBN-13: 9780879058050
Category: Log cabins
Pages: 204
Language: English
Published: 1998
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Author: Arthur Thiede

Description

This third book by popular log-home authors Cindy Thiede and Art Thiede brings the scale of log homes back to practical reality. It features owner-built homes, recycled log homes, and historical renovations. The Thiedes also show some stunning examples of personal details that make a home stand out. In addition, log builder Art Thiede lead teh reader through the steps of designing and constructing a small log building. Filled with exceptional color photographs of log homes that reflect the personalities and lifestyles of their owners, Hands-on Log Homes tells of people with extraordinary stories of determination and purpose. Most of them had regular jobs and regular incomes, but for many, a handcrafted log home would not have been financially possible without the generous infusion of their own sweat equity. For others, taking on a house-building project with logs was the opportunity to challenge their own resourcefulness, vent powerful creative energy, and say loud and clear, "Yes, I can!" Cindy Thiede and her husband, Art Thiede, have spent almost twenty years photographing and writing about log-home architecture in the United States. Not only have the couple designed, built, and recycled log homes for themselves and other clients, but they have crisscrossed the country three times over in their efforts to study and document the architectural legacy of logs.

Get the book

Similar books

The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway
By Dale Mulfinger, Susan Elizabeth Davis
Celebrating an American classic, the authors introduce readers to getaway cabins of every kind through hundreds of photographs and illustrations.
Crafting Log Homes Solar Style: An Inspiring Guide to Self-sufficiency
By Rex A. Ewing, LaVonne Ewing
Rex drills holes with a pneumatic rock drill for placing the dynamite. I don't know whatI expected—maybe something out ofa Mel Gibson. 62 CRAFTING LOG HOMES SOLAR STYLE.
ADL: Log Cabins

Each !юок features: • a brief overview of the period or region that inspired the style • descriptions and examples of the style's ... Art Deco, Neoclassical, Modern Style, Prairie Style, Retro Modem. Island Style, India Style.
Building the Alaska Log Home
By Tom Walker
BUILDING THE ALASKA LOG HOME includes everything you need to build with logs. The detailed drawings and insightful text in which Walker explains every step clearly and concisely take you from standing timber to the finished home.
The Cabin in the Mountains: A Norwegian Odyssey
By Robert Ferguson
The wooden holiday cabin, or hytte, is a staple of Norwegian life. Robert Ferguson, author of Scandinavians, explores the significance of a national icon in this charming, affectionate history.
Building a Log Home from Scratch Or Kit
By Dan Ramsey
Describes the advantages and disadvantages of owning a log home, explains how to estimate costs, prepare a site, and assemble a home, and gives advice on finishing and maintaining a log home.
Log Cabins: The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Log Cabin
By William Anderson
In this book you will find information on: -Materials and tools you need to build a log cabin -Log cabin foundations -Building the log cabin walls -Building roof and flooring -Insulating your log Cabin -Weatherproofing you log cabin ...
Small Log Homes
By Robbin Obomsawin
Small Log Homes
Cabin Style
By Janice Brewster
The history of the log cabin embraces many styles, from Early American and Shaker to Victorian, Arts & Crafts, Western ranch, summer camp, cottage, and modern styles.