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Title: Cut
and Dried
Author: Jim Cooper
Description:
All logs shrink as they dry and shrinkage can cause settlement. If you and your log home company don't plan for shrinkage, you could end up with doors that bind and windows that
jam--or worse. Many people dream of settling down in a log home, but they don't always understand that, beyond their dream, settling is an important reality of log home living.... |
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Title: Keep
Murphy Away on Delivery Day
Author: Jim Cooper
Description:
After months, maybe years of planning, dealing with lenders, finding subs, scheduling and
re-scheduling, there is no greater reward than that moment when the first truckload of logs rolls into view. Delivery day for most log home buyers is a time of excitement second only to moving day.... |
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Title: Making
Allowances for Settlement
Author: Jim Cooper
Description:
Wood shrinkage and the resulting settlement and movement are not problems but characteristics of working with a natural material. Shrinkage only becomes a problem when the manufacturer, builder or home owner fails to recognize or respect it.... |
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Title: The
Twenty-thousand Dollar Surprise
Author: Jim Cooper
Description:
How can a house run over budget by $20,000? First, realize that it probably isn't due to one omission. Most likely the overrun results from an accumulation of errors and unforeseen circumstances of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars...Where do overruns come from?...
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Title: What
Log Home Buyers Really Want
Author: Jim Cooper
Description: In an effort to better understand the log home buying public, I distributed a questionnaire to more than 150 potential log home owners at
log home seminars around the United States. These were not casual lookers, but individuals or couples with a serious commitment to learning about log homes and a definite interest in purchasing one.... |
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