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Log Cabin Homes

Log cabin homes are just like log homes, but the only difference is they are comparatively smaller and more rustic.

Log cabin homes can be built with earth floors. However, people use foundations to keep out the dampness from the soil and also to make additional storage or cellar underneath the cabin.

Gone are the days when log cabins had dirt floors and no utilities. Today’s log cabins can be as comfortable as your own home; with insulated walls, tiled roof, full central heating, and double glazed windows.

Log cabins are a great investment and with the right rental company, a great deal of money can be made.

It is believed that log cabins began to be constructed initially in the northern part of Europe, around 3500 BC.

William Henry Harrison made use of log cabins, along with the "Whigs" to show to the Americans that he was a people's man.

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.

There have been massive constructions of log homes in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Garden sheds are, of course, the most popular garden buildings.

Log cabins are becoming a popular choice because a log cabin tends to have a lower asking price than a traditional brick building of the same size, and low mortgage rates are still on the market.

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