A finished basement is a very desirable feature in the modern log home, increasing both the functionality and resale value of your house. While the benefits of a finished basement are great, many people designing a new house will wish to put their budget to use above ground and finish the basement at a later date.
Solar hot water, as seen on the roof of this log home, is a smart choice whether you're on or off the grid.
Living in a rural area can have many advantages, not the least of which is the lower cost and greater availability of large amounts of land to call your own.
In our last post, we discussed how the log exterior could be accompanied by other details like stone and stucco. After posting, we realized that we have yet to devote a post to discussing the various log profiles we offer. While the external accents of stone and stucco are nice additions to the log home, the appeal of the logs themselves are what attract us all to the log home design. Therefore, we decided to talk in this post about log profiles we offer and to share a few examples of each.
At Real Log Homes, we naturally love the classic look of a house built with logs. While we appreciate the classical style of a log home, many buyers wish to add additional style elements to the exterior of their homes. Since every Real Log Home is customized to the owner’s desires, we are more than happy to design our homes to realize these wishes. In this post, we will highlight a few of our log homes that have used stone and stucco to accentuate their exterior visual appeal.
This is an Expedition model cabin just built in Minnesota
The wonderful blooms of the outdoors, are best kept outdoors for those who suffer from allergies...
Skylights are a wonderful way to let more natural light into your log home. They are much more efficient at allowing light into the home than wall-mounted windows, and the natural light they admit has been shown to have positive psychological effects and lead to increased productivity.
Real Log Homes prides itself on creating durable and aesthetically pleasing log homes that keep you safe from the elements. However, there are several steps you should take with any home to maintain it as a safe environment for you and your family. To keep your family safe through the years, here are a few safety tips.
With summer upon us, the time is ripe for all manner of outdoor activity, from grilling for a summer party to hiking in the wilderness. The arrival of summer also brings biting insects like mosquitoes and chiggers, unfortunately. There are, however, many ways to conquer the menace of biting insects.
