Log Home Project Planner

Book Description:
The only complete workbook with instructions, forms and worksheets for managing any log home project from start to finish. Includes forms for requesting bids, preparing a detailed cost estimate, and scheduling construction activities. Ideal for owner-builders and those with limited construction management experience. Written by Jim Cooper, former general contractor and author of best-selling log home construction book, Log Homes Made Easy.

From the Inside Flap:
The Log Home Project Planner is a comprehensive workbook to help you plan and direct building your log home. It contains the following: Cost Detail Sheets for all stages of building, Log Home Cost Summary Sheets, Request for Quotation Forms for subcontractors, Worksheets for estimating/bidding materials, Bid/log for tracking bid/estimate status, Useful Tables and Formulas, Daily Site Report, Complete Construction Calendar

Book Description:
A cabin isn't just a home in the woods, it's an architecturally and aesthetically unique structure that deserves special attention with regard to decoration and organization of rooms and living space. Cabin Kitchens and Baths is the first book to look specifically at the challenges that can come with decorating or remodeling bathrooms and kitchens in log homes and cabins-small spaces, unusually shaped rooms, lighting issues, and more. Cabin Kitchens and Baths offers tips from professionals in the log home building industry on cabinetry, appliances, architectural details, color, and floor plans that will help make a dream kitchen or bathroom a reality. From floor to ceiling, these rooms are the most complex in a home, and are even more so in a cabin or old log home. Franklin and Esther Schmidt focus on the architectural elements, furnishings, appliances, design and decor, and include inspiring kitchen floor plans and expert sidebars as well as beautiful photography. This book is a must-have for anyone considering a remodel or redecorating project on a cabin or log home. Esther and Franklin Schmidt are a photography, styling, and writing team who have photographed and written about hundreds of log and timber frame cabins. They have traveled to nearly every state, producing articles and photo features for all the major log and timber frame magazines. Their work is featured in a variety of books on cabin living as well as such national magazines as Architectural Digest, Old House Interiors, Antiques and Fine Art, Country Home, and Country Living. As field editors for Victorian Homes, Washington, D.C. correspondents for Art and Antiques, and antiques columnists for Country Accents, they have focused their work on interior design as it relates to architecture and lifestyle.

From the Inside Flap:
Introduction I. Architecture and Architectural Elements The Kitchen Footprint Tips from a Professional (Chong) Windows and Skylights Tips from a Professional (Meyer) Doors and Entranceways Tips from a Professional (Meyer) Flooring Tips from a Professional (Wood) Ceilings: What's Up? Tips from a Professional (Mitchell) Fireplaces and Other Elements II. Furnishings Cabinetry Tips from a Professional (O'Connor) Countertops Islands Freestanding Furniture Upholstered Furniture and Textiles Tips from a Professional (Moffei-Toolan) III. Appliances IV. Design and Decor Wall Colors and Coverings AQ: Please change, next section title is too similar. Tips from a Professional (Buchanan) Window and Wall Coverings Displaying Art and Collectibles Tips from a Professional (Finkelstein/Montana) Kitchen Journals Tips from a Professional (Mahaffee) Tips from a Professional (Warner) V. Bathrooms Tips from a Professional (Tommy) What to Incorporate How Many, How Big Rustic Retreat or Contemporary Spa Tips from a Professional (Bracht) Enjoying the Process as Well as the Product VI. Resources

Book Description:
9 3/4 X 9 3/4 In, 128 Pp, 125 color photos, 30 floor plans. Thirty fabulous log home plans-the favorites of builders and designers, selected form across the united states. More than just renderings, each floor plan is illustrated with beautiful color photographs of the landscaped exterior and fully styled interior. Weaving pictures and plans together are valuable information, advice, and planning tips from the people who design and build log homes. Ranging in size and accommodations, they include: *Cabins, Bungalows and Small Abodes. *Family homes, cottages and moderate residences. *Havens, Retreats and Grand Estates.*

From the Inside Flap:
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Cabins, Bungalows and Humble Abodes Family Homes, Cottages and Moderate Residences Havens, Retreats and Grand Estates Resources

Amazon.com:
The craze for "getting away from it all" in buildings of log, stone, and unpainted lumber has been a part of American life since the 1800s. From the Gilded Age retreats of the Catskills and Adirondacks to the rugged Wild West lodges of Yellowstone and Yosemite, Cabin Fever celebrates the architectural elements that make cabin style unique: gleaming hand-peeled and polished logs, cowhide sofas, and river-rock fireplaces. Some are large, old, and built as public lodgings, like Putnam Camp, the Adirondack summer retreat founded by philosopher William James, which still has the cheerful austerity it had when Freud and Jung mingled there with Harvard academicians. Others, like the grand hunting lodge nestled on the edge of a marsh, are more recent monuments to quirky private visions of the perfect rustic retreat. Rooms in both are accessorized with animal heads, native American blankets and art, snowshoes, antler chandeliers, and willow twig furniture. The book's appendix includes catalog sources for everything from small wooden summerhouses to buffalo-plaid blankets, and a list of hotels in the grand old style (like Yosemite's Ahwahnee and the Grand Canyon's El Tovar). Even if you can't have a piece of the wilderness to call your own (and the burl furniture to match), you can still enjoy the rustic yet substantial comforts of Cabin Fever.

From Library Journal:
The log and stone camps and lodges in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, which gave city dwellers a place to escape, have become synonymous with rustic style. Carley examines the architecture and interiors of this turn-of-the-century style through history and photographs of buildings such as Sagamore lodge in the Adirondacks as well as contemporary dwellings that echo this rustic style throughout the United States. Kylloe, a dealer and collector of rustic furniture and decorative accessories, examines furnishings and provides a history of the style and its manufacturers and designers. Carley has photos of individual items of furniture, Kylloe focuses on showing the furniture in its rustic setting with captions showing history and provenance . .  conflicting approaches that complement each other.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description:
The romance of log building has inspired American creativity for centuries. Capturing the romance requires hard work and planning. Featured here are thirty of the most popular floor plans from top handcraft design professionals. Each has been thoughtfully planned to incorporate distinctive quality and timeless design. They take the dreamer beyond the standard construction drawing and average floor plan to the place of builder/owner. Each stock plan has been evaluated by qualified handcrafted log builders and has undergone numerous space-utilization studies to maximize every square foot.

From the Publisher:
The romance of log building has inspired American creativity for centuries. To capture this requires hard work and planning. We hope these homes fuel the fire for you to create a log home that captivates your imagination.

Book Description:
A comprehensive guide to log home maintenance for the homeowner.

Review:
"Robbin Obomsawin is the mistress of small, startling homes that blend the beauty of timbers with conventional architecture."

Book Description:
Whether you're planning a starter home or a lifelong retreat, Small Log Homes is an indispensable idea book for planning, building, and outfitting your cabin in the woods or on the prairie. Lush photographs show how log-home owners, builders, and contractors around the country have achieved the richness and warmth of cabin living within the bounds of economy and space management. And all without feeling cramped or hamstrung. For more information about log home building please visit the Author's Website.

From the Inside Flap:
Contents Introduction Building a Storybook Cottage Special Consideration in Constructing a Handcrafted Log Building Small Log Homes with Big Ideas A Checklist for Contracting Log-Home Construction Storybook Plans Resources

Review:
..a useful guidebook for building homes in which simplicity is revered over opulence. The author combines traditional handcrafted artistry and natural inspiration with modern, space-saving designs for traditional-style cabins that are updated with a touch of whimsy for today's lifestyle

Book Description:
W. Ben Hunt's classic has earned a reputation as the" authentic handbook since it was first published in 1939. Updated in 1974, it remains the only step-by-step guide to building log cabins and log furniture -- pioneer style."

From Library Journal:
These two books are fine additions to the literature of architecture and building from Taunton Press, best known for the magazines Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding. In an introduction and six chapters, Obolensky, who collaborated with Sarah Susanka on The Not So Large House, presents 52 garages, from basic to elaborate. Various styles and purposes are illustrated, including workshops, hobby shops, living spaces, and parking spaces. The extraordinary photography that accompanies the precise text brings the glory of the "Garage Mahal" to life. The result is whimsical in tone yet serious in design and execution detail. Architect Mulfinger and writer/editor Davis accomplish much the same for the cabin. In four chapters "Rustic," "Transformed," "Traditional," and "Modern" they present 36 cabins from across the United States. In addition to exterior and interior photographs, colored renderings of site plans are included where needed. The authors also emphasize the importance of mood and environment. While this book is a bit more serious than Garage, the joy in the discovery of great design operates strongly here as well. These extraordinarily well-produced books are enthusiastically recommended, particularly in communities strong in second-home construction. Alex Hartmann, Williamsport, PA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:
The broad spectrum of cabins showcased here, from a one-room rustic to an all-glass Wisconsin aerie, is almost seductive enough to surrender to country-wilderness living. Mulfinger and Davis have done an exemplary job of building the emotional case for cabins--beautiful settings, simple shelter, and at-home feelings. More than 30 basic (and not-so-basic) homes are documented, with photographs, overhead blueprints, and sidebars about specific intricacies. Watch out, Abraham Lincoln, for the new generation of "gimme shelter." Barbara Jacobs
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From Library Journal:
Most library users are interested in homes using traditional construction methods, but comprehensive collections should offer information about alternative technologies. These three titles offer good options. Pearson offers instructions to build yurts, tipis, and benders all dwellings that consist of a collapsible, lightweight frame covered with cloth. Examples range from simple, temporary designs to much sturdier structures appropriate for year-round use. The examples are from all over the world, but brief instructions allow anyone to build a rather exotic structure inexpensively. The Sanchezes provide a wealth of information about the history and techniques associated with the use of adobe, an ancient material common in the Southwest. Twelve plans for both traditional and modern homes are included some of which look surprisingly conventional to the casual observer. This title will be of particular interest to readers in the more arid regions of North America. Mackie, a well-known author and educator of log home-building techniques, shows how to construct a log home in a low-impact, environmentally friendly manner. The homes shown are beautiful, with a great deal of exposed joinery; Mackie's step-by-step instructions and excellent illustrations show how everything is done (the author, who is in his mid-seventies, is still building homes a feat that many half his age would find taxing). These titles are recommended for comprehensive collections or for those with a regional interest in the particular technology covered.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.