Is this fellow crazy or does he have an idea that just needs some refinement? He plans to build a vertical log cabin in Alaska and he shares his ideas in this video.
As you probably know, 99.9% of all log homes built in the lower 48 utilize horizontal logs stacked atop each other. I am not an architect or a building expert, but I envision a multitude of problems with this concept – especially for a home in Alaska. Plumbing challenges alone make me question the feasibility of this type of design (as explained in the video).
I’d love to hear from the experts in our industry… can this log cabin be built to accommodate Alaskan winters? What other problems will this fellow expect with such a design?
Honest Abe Log Homes will only host three log raising events in 2010 that are open to the public. The next will be held on July 24th, with the remaining two dates on September 25th and November 13th. Since the event is held indoors, space is limited, so the company requests that seating reservations are made prior to the date. The log raising starts at 9 AM, CST at their National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee, and typically ends just after noon.
Randy Fudge, President of Honest Abe Log Homes and host of the event had this to say, “We have never wanted our log raising to just be an advertisement for our homes. It’s supposed to be educational, and we hope it helps the log home industry as a whole. We try to keep the mood light and the atmosphere casual.” Randy also commented that the event is open to the public and there is no fee involved. See their Press Release here.
This website is about log homes and log cabins. At least that’s what we spend most of our time discussing – with a few side trips along the way.
Consequently, most posts are about the house/cabin part of this timber home business. Today I received an email from PrecisionCraft Log Homes promoting their “backyard living space”, called the Trailwind timber pavilion.
Their unique designs take the idea of a gazebo to the next level. We’re talking about covered spaces that can include a kitchen, a bar and lounging areas that are protected from the elements, but permit you to enjoy the great outdoors.
If you visited this blog in the past two days, you may have seen an ugly message from Google if you were using the Firefox browser. The message stated that this site was ‘unsafe” and the site (this blog) was blocked from view.
Every website owner’s worst nightmare is that their site might get hacked and used for unsavory purposes. Unfortunately, such things happen to thousands of websites every day, and most owners never know it happened until Google or their web host informs them of the breach.
My hosting company contacted me about the same time that Google began to alert visitors. Fortunately, I hire the talents of a crackerjack programmer from time to time and he began the job of cleaning and locking down my site immediately. It took two days to purge 5 years worth of files and inform Google that we were free of any problematic scripts.
The good news is that I learned that we were not passing along any dangerous viruses or malware, it seems our site was being used for other purposes, but none aimed at our visitors.
So now I am back in the business of log homes and done playing the role of geek troubleshooter’s trusty sidekick. If you happened to see Google’s warning message, as Paul Harvey says, “and now you know the rest of the story”.
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In the previous post I asked how was that Log Home Research Going? Today, I would like to take that idea a bit further by asking you to participate in a short survey. Relax, I’m not asking for your name, email or any personal identifying information, just a few quick questions to get a feel [...]
Hey, we’ve all done it. Maybe it was that classic ’67 Camaro or that antique Queen Ann Highboy, or just that riding lawn mower you wanted to buy, but you researched it to the point that you knew more than most experts. If you talk to many log home manufacturers, they’ll tell you that the [...]
Today we won’t talk about log homes. Today we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for you and me. Today we give thanks to our fathers, sons, daughters and everyone who has worn the uniform of our country and served in the military. Thank you. Although it was many decades ago when I [...]
