It is interesting to note that currently, there are over 500,000 log homes in the U.S. This count accounts for 7% of the whole custom home building market in the U.S.
Log cabins are much cheaper to build and maintain than bricks and mortar buildings, and add a wonderful touch with their wood materials and traditional construction techniques.
Other people prefer to have a log cabin in their garden to act as an extension to the home and converted into an office, gym, art room or playroom, etc.
When you build a log cabin, whilst it will be an investment in time, money and effort, you will be able to enjoy and appreciate your log cabin over many years and probably generations.
A Summerhouse is a small roofed building of varying forms in gardens or parks designed to provide cool shady places of relaxation or retreats from summer heat.
In the past log cabins were never intended as permanent dwellings and as time passed they were often converted into out buildings for coops, animal shelter or other utilitarian uses.
A summerhouse is much more attractive than a standard shed and can just as easily be used for storage.
Interestingly, there is now a toy available in the market, called Lincoln Logs, which is fast becoming a favorite among the young. It is obviously named after Abraham Lincoln, who must be the most famous figurehead associated with log cabins.
More and more log cabins are being built as a permanent dwelling for many people.
Although log cabins and log houses are constructed from the similar materials they do have some differences; log cabins are usually built with round rather than hewn or hand-worked wood where as log houses tend be a one story building, with an almost "less finished" appearance (unlike the log cabins) as these were initially constructed with the intention of being short-term.
A log cabin isn't just for the bottom of the garden; it can be made into a comfortable second home. 5th September, 2009
Log cabins are fun and exciting to decorate. You do not have to get a degree in interior design, all you have to do is imagine and be creative. 30th September, 2009
Log cabins are popular throughout the world as more homes are enjoying the beauty of a log cabin in their garden. 2nd September, 2009
Log cabins have been around for thousands of years. They are commonly associated with the United States of America and remain popular in today's modern world. 24th August, 2009
You may know a lot about log cabins, but did you know these interesting facts? 20th August, 2009
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