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Old 10-08-2009, 01:59 PM
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Alright guy & gals......I just purchased 6.5 acres & looking at building. Been looking at different types & manufactors of Log homes. Man these things are fine!!!!!!!

What do yall know about them....pros & cons & cost comparision.
The different salesmen say all the good stuff! imagine that.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:01 PM
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I wanted one, but I couldn't talk my wife into it. I think they are pretty nice.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:03 PM
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Ray, they are nice! just don't see a lot of them. Just wondering why. ????
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:14 PM
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i am a building inspector for south louisiana, i have personally seen only one built on bourg- larose highway just south of Houma about 7-10 years ago. I drove by there last week and i don't see how it is still standing. many of the logs are completely rotten out.
the owner said that when he noticed wood rot starting, he primed and painted the exterior, but it did not stop the problem.

get as much info as you can and go to your local building official, every parish in the state has one.

ask the salesman to provide you with info on building in a high wind provision area were the average humidity is "too frikin high"
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:21 PM
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T-Mae Booth's son had one in Grand Chenier, right next to the store, for over 20 years and it was in great shape till Hurricane Rita took it out.

I saw a log home building company somewhere around Gonzales on the West side of I-10. But know nothing about them.
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:28 PM
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that's why i say get all the info you can to guarantee that it will stay put and not rott, i think they look great!
it's like anything else do your home work!!!!!!!
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Old 10-08-2009, 02:30 PM
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they have some kind of log home building company advertisement in opelousas off I-49 right before the Judson Walsh exit heading north.
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I looked at the one Ray just mentioned, they have a lifetime warranty on the logs against rot.
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Old 10-08-2009, 04:30 PM
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Warranty is only good as long as the company is in business and I will bet the problem will not start until you have been in it for atleast 20 yrs. I would call and get some insurance quotes also, premium should be more expensive than comparable frame siding home or brick. If I could do it over,I would have bought land and built a metal building with living quarters. For what I paid for my house I could have almost paid cash for a similar metal/land setup.
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Old 10-08-2009, 04:37 PM
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i built some in ohio pain in the you know what!!! i just dont know about the super humid/moist weather down here . when done properly i belive they have a great r value
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Old 10-08-2009, 04:43 PM
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Also .. what about the upkeep of a log home, how often to stain or seal the logs, you might want to check into that .....also when building log homes you have settleling(?) in the logs, and that has to be accounted for in the construction...so be sure you use somebody that knows what they are doing ...
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I have put cabinets in quite a few. My questions are: Do you plan on just purchasing a log home and subbing out the rest (AC plumbing electical etc) yourself? If so those prices will be way more expensive than conventional constrution. Also if you are the type of person who remodels often it will be even more difficult to do. Are you looking at the log home that has the logs on the outside and then sheetrock or some sort of interior sheeting on the inside? That is not as bad as having the logs show from the inside. I have done a few where the homeowners had problems with the insulation inbetween each log on the type where they show from the inside. Nothing major just a little more of a pain. Other than that if you dont mind the extra cost I really think they come out nice. I dont know anything about the longevity of them just the construction phase. hope this helps.
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I think you should go with the metal shop man. Fixing to order mine. Maybe if we order 2 we can get a discount. I did my dirt work about 2 months ago. 60 9 yard loads. That was fun. I just got back from venice with Dino. Man that plant has changed. Any way, the log cabins do look sweet.
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Old 10-08-2009, 07:03 PM
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Don't forget the resell value in the equation, log homes are what I consider a specialty home similar to purchasing a home with ponds, horse barns,ect. You can always sell a piece of land with a metal building on it since the future buyer will have a place to live while he is building his dream home.
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just let me build a house out there for ya!
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Warranty is only good as long as the company is in business and I will bet the problem will not start until you have been in it for atleast 20 yrs. I would call and get some insurance quotes also, premium should be more expensive than comparable frame siding home or brick. If I could do it over,I would have bought land and built a metal building with living quarters. For what I paid for my house I could have almost paid cash for a similar metal/land setup.


i just bought ten acres this is what we are going to do the metal seems the way to go much cheaper and you can make them look just like a house .... wret i would make sure on the insulation on thes i have a friend that has one he has a hard time cooling it but may be because of his high cielings...beautiful house though
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Ever seen the new Vinyl siding that looks just like log homes?

My dad is a contractor and is known for some REALLY nice, and REALLY perfect work.. Let me know if you want his number.. He could build you a regular house and make it look like a log cabin..


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i've been thinking alot about the metal building with living quarters also.....mine would be a big shop with a place to sleep lol
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A buddy of mine had one built about 20 years ago. after about five years old he had to start resealing the house every year top to bottom which took a lot of sealer to do. The house started looking old and faded. Then we were at the camp (far north) and he got a call from the girl that fed his horses for him while he was gone and she said that water was all over the patio and carport, no one else had keys so he drove all the way back and the washer machine water pump busted and flooded the whole house. So he had to pull all the carpet and replace. One year later he had to replace the bottom two boards around the whole house (rotten), they had to lift the house from the slab, cut the steel pins(or big nails) that held the boards, slide in new boards and lower the house onto the bottom boards and anchor down. He said he thinks the first(bottom) board was starting to rot before the washer broke from the years of rain that would splash on the house. He sold the place quick. I would not build a log home in La., looks good but need lots of $$$$$$$$ for ever and ever.
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