Log Homes and Log Cabins Design and Construction Drawings.

Follow the Step-by-Step, Long Distance,
Design of this Custom Log Home and
Preparation of the Construction Drawings.

In March of 2000, Greg and his wife drove over 200 miles to visit our model log home (Sandy's Joy) in Fredericksburg, VA. Impressed with what they saw, they started with the model's floor plan and modified it to fit their needs. Using the computer and fax machine to design their dream log home and prepare the construction drawings. This is their story:

After answering a few questions, Greg's first faxed sketches were enough for us to quote a log home kit price.
Plan View Click here for a larger Image Close the pop-up window to return	Front Elevation Click here for a larger Image Close the pop-up window to return
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After receiving the quote for the log kit, Greg faxed the following
modified floor plan.

(3k) The customer's second (modified) free hand sketch of the 1st floor plan.

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Using AutoCAD LT, we now begin the design work. Rather
than attempt a complete log home floor plan immediately,
we do it in sections.

There are several ways to design the hallway from the great room to the
guest bedrooms and bath. We faxed Greg three options:

Option #1

(2k) B&H's option #1 for the design of the guest wing of the log home.

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Option #2

(2k) B&H's option #2 for the design of the guest wing of the log home.

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Option #3

(2k) B&H's option #3 for the design of the guest wing of the log home.

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Greg Responds with
another design:

(3k) The customer responds with a modification of one of the guest wing designs.

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No problem! We change the hallway as requested and now include
the kitchen and great room as shown in his last floor plan
(shown again on the left below for your convenience).

Greg's next floor plan

. (3k) The customer's 2nd free hand sketch of the first floor plan.

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The kitchen and
revised hallway.

(4k) The customer's comments on B&H's drawing of the plan on the left.

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The great room.

(2k) B&H's detail CAD drawing of the great room in this contemporary log home.

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Greg responds with a modified kitchen design and adds a linen closet to the guest bath.

(7k) The customer responds with a modified kitchen design and adds a linen closet to the guest bath.

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And so the correspondence continues until the final floor plan below
met with the approval of Greg and his wife Chris.
Total lapsed time from start to finish, about three months.

(16k) The final CAD drawing of this customer's first floor plan.

Click here to review the contents and/or order copies of B and H construction
drawings. The first set of construction drawings for the East Carolina Model sells for $210; each additional set is $30.

To view floor plans similar to the East Carolina, click on the links below:
Mountain Bliss, 2740 square feet,
Camp Ulrich, 2600 square feet,
Sandy's Joy, 2300 square feet,
Salem, 1824 square feet.

(4k) The final CAD drawing of this customer's 2nd floor plan.

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