Word: logging
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...growing number of Americans are building log houses that capture a rustic feel but still have all the amenities of contemporary custom homes. According to the Log Home Council of the National Association of Home Builders, more than 25,000 log homes are built each year, up from about 7,000 in the mid-1980s. Sales in the U.S. and Canada have more than doubled since 1998, to $1.37 billion. Those homes now account for 7% of the custom-home-building market. And their popularity is widespread, from Colorado to the Catskills...
Bill De Iasi, a sales and marketing executive, dreamed of living in a warm, comfy log home since he was a kid. But Christine, his wife, an orthopedic surgeon, didn't want to relocate her practice or move away from relatives in her hometown. So the De Iasis decided to build a 4,000-sq.-ft. log home smack in the middle of Secaucus, N.J.--just five miles from New York City's Times Square. Says Bill proudly: "We decided to bring a little West over to the East...
...Iasis purchased a model log-home kit from Kuhns Bros. Log Homes for about $250,000, which included specially manufactured kiln-dried logs and blueprints. Judging by the package price, it seems like a tremendous bargain. But the couple estimates they'll spend an additional $300,000 or more to hire local workers to complete the house...
Costs to build a log home range from $125 to more than $1,000 per sq. ft., depending on the type of logs, style of home and amenities, says Jason Goodman, publisher of Log Homes Illustrated. So that you're not shocked by the final price, the Log Home Council (which offers a free brochure on log homes; 800-368-5242) advises potential buyers to do the following...
...Talk to builders, contractors and log-home owners to get a realistic idea of the cost...