LOG HOMES MADE EASY
Jim Cooper
Description
This edition of Log Homes Made Easy will take you through the steps of getting started, choosing an architect, basic construction skills and tools, planning site, roads, wells, septic systems, framing, wiring, plumbing, and roofing. It will also assist you in scheduling and controlling cost. A great buy for anyone trying to get started on building their dream.
Price
$16.95

BE YOUR OWN CONTRACTOR
Carl Heldman
Description
This is the way to do it all by yourself. If you can deal with people in a fair manner, you can build your own house or addition. You will learn that you can get exactly the house you want, done the way you want. This book contains steps such as selecting land, securing financing, developing plans, and identifying cost saving options.
Price
$14.95

BUILDING AND RESTORING
HEWN LOG HOUSE
Charles McRaven
Description
This is the book for the person looking to restore or build a hewn log home. It will take you through the steps of selecting appropriate logs, replacing rotted wood, and how to solve the problem that caused the rot in the first place. Also, it will take you through the process of hewing logs all by yourself.
Price
$21.99

OUTDOOR WOODWORK
Alan and Gill Bridgewater
Description
This project book includes sixteen attractive projects for anyone wanting to learn to do woodwork. Complete and easy to follow illustrated instructions, and also includes materials list and cross-section drawings.
Price
$17.95

NOTCHES OF ALL KINDS
B. Allan Mackie
Description
This is a good reference book, exploring many different kinds of timber joinery. Shows many different notches and how to make them
Price
$22.00

SMALL HOUSE DESIGNS
Kenneth R. Tremblay, Jr. & Lawrence Van Bamford
Description
Each drawing includes an exterior drawing, floor plan, site plan, axonometric of interior, and elevations.
Price
$19.99

BUILD YOUR OWN LOW COST LOG HOME
Roger Hard
Description
This is the basic book for the log house builder with those special tips that come only with much experience. "If it's a log house you're considering, built of your own logs or from a kit, here is one of the best books on this popular subject" (Country Journal).
Price
$19.95

BUILD A CLASSIC TIMBER-FRAMED HOUSE
Jack A. Sobon
Description
With these step-by-step instructions you can build your own classic timber-framed house--one that features a level of craftsmanship rare in modern construction.
Price
$21.95

HOW TO AFFORD YOUR OWN LOG HOME

Carl Heldmann

Description

This completely updated fifth edition tells you everything you need to know to get the log home of your dreams at an affordable price. Sixteen pages of full-color photos give you a sampling of today's lg home styles and sizes.

Price: 17.95

LOG CABIN AND HOW TO BUILD THEM

Willam Swanson

Description

Everthing you'll need to know about building a log cabin presented in one handy, classic volume. A step-by-step illustrated guide that will give an inexperienced builder a true picture of how a log cabin can be built by various time and labor saving methods.

Price: 12.95

 

        

NEW COMPACT HOUSE DESIGNS
Don Metz
Description
Houses of the future will be smaller, more energy-efficient, and better suited to their environments. Intelligent design solutions can help expand the scope and livability of a compact house, making it elegant as well as practical.
Price
$19.95

BUILDING WITH LOGS IN NZ
Bill Knight & Liz Brook
Description
This book describes and illustrates the various stages of building a log home. In clear, lively style, they cover cost, drawing up plans, choosing a site, laying down foundations, the tools for the job, and how to get the work done.
Price
$12.00

RUSTIC RETREATS:
A BUILD IT YOURSELF GUIDE
David & Jeanie Stiles
Description
Do you like hunting or fishing or just love nature? The woodland hideaway you've dreamed of is in these pages. From an elegant water gazebo to a traditional tipi, you'll find it in Rustic Retreats: A Build it Yourself Guide.
Price
$19.99

LOW-COST POLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION:
THE COMPLETE HOW-TO-BOOK
Ralph Wolfe
Description
This one-of-a-kind book will save you money, labor, time and materials in building a small home or other structure. It involves limited grading, no excavation for other types of building, good wind resistance, and fewer materials.
Price
$14.95

THE LOG HOME MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Gary Schroeder
Description
Gary Schroeder is a log home maintenance professional with 10 years of experience building and repairing log homes. There are beautiful, details color photos throughout.
Price
$24.95

SQUIRREL PROOFING YOUR HOME & GARDEN
Rhonda Massingham Hart
Description
The best selling author of Deer Proofing Your Yard. This book will help you understand squirrels, chipmunks, groundhog, and other squirrel relatives. Find and choose effective household and commercial repellents.
Price
$12.95

RENOVATING BARNS SHEDS & OUTBUILDINGS
Nick Engler
Description
From the foundation up, from the walls in, and the roof down, craftsman Nick Engler shows you how to save money, history, and architecture when you renovate or restore, rather than replace.
Price
$24.95

THE CLASSIC HEWN-LOG HOUSE

Charles McRaven

Description

This is a learn book that teaches you to Hewn a log with a boadaxe, make a dovetail notch, replacerotten logs, find and use vintage logs.

Price: 19.95

LOG HOME CARE AND MAINTENANCE

JIM DAVIS

Description

Complete instructions for dealing with the main enemies of a log home: sun, moisture, insects, and neglect. Complete remedial instructions for owners with existing structural problems. Charts, recommendations on maintenance and sealents product types, and checklist for prospective buyers of previously-owned log homes.

Price: 19.95