The Owner-Built Log House: Living in Harmony With Your Environment
by MacKie, B. Allan

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The Owner-Built Log House: Living in Harmony With Your Environment: Hundreds of photographs and detailed diagrams and drawings take the reader step-by-step through the building process: selecting the land; purchasing and preparing the logs; sharpening tools; cutting, lifting and fitting the logs, and all the other steps involved.

As a unique feature of the book, the author takes us through his current building project on a 100-acre wilderness site. The reader experiences the entire process – from buying land right up to moving in and spending the first winter.

Chapters include:
Purpose in Building a Log House
The Building Tree
Making a Set of Plans
How Long Will It Take and How Much Will It Cost?
Good Site, Good Tools, Good Work
Log Walls
Notches of All Kinds
A Roof Over Your Head
Windows, Doors and Stairs
Interior and Finishing Touches

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Quantity:	2 item(s) available
Weight:	0.79 kg
Price:	CDN$ 24.95 (US$ 22.38)

ISBN-10:	1552975487
ISBN-13/EAN:	9781552975480
Author:	MacKie, B. Allan
Publisher:	Firefly Books Willowdale, Ontario
Publication Date:	7/2001
Pages:	232 pages
Size/Dimensions:	0.5 x 8.75 x 10.25 inches
Binding:	Paperback