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Title: Comparing
Kits
Author: Jim Cooper
Description: Perhaps the most frustrating challenge facing log home shoppers is comparing prices quoted by different companies.
Here, then, is a method for beating a path through the thicket of kit comparisons without getting scratched. |
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Title: Shopping
Around For the Best Wood
Author: Jim Cooper
Description: A
sure way to liven a gathering of log home enthusiasts or builder-dealers
is to pronounce the superiority or inferiority of a particular
species of wood. It's like tossing a gauntlet into a gathering of
knights. You're almost guaranteed that someone will rise to your
challenge. |
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Title: Myths
and Math: Estimating Log Home Costs
Author: Jim Cooper
Description: Unless research is your passion, nothing is more exasperating than trying to conjure up a realistic estimate of the finished cost of your log home. Unrealistic estimates are easy enough to come by. For example, you can multiply the cost of your log home kit by some mythical factor... |
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Title: Save
Money By Building Smart
Author: Jim Cooper
Description: Building smart starts right after you decide you want a log home. Most people begin by gathering information about the kind of log home they want. They visit models, fill boxes with sales literature and talk to numerous representatives. Some even visit the manufacturer's facilities. But collecting information is not, by itself, building smart. Building smart starts with how that information is put to use.
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Title: General
Contractors Sweat the Details
Author: Jim Cooper
Description: Most people know that a general contractor's
markup accounts for 15 to 20 percent of a house's total cost. But
what does the GC provide for that hefty chunk of cash? The work of a
GC falls into four major areas: budget, schedule, quality control
and administration. A fifth area, risk, is also factored in... |
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