Smaller Log Home

Designing a smaller log home requires sitting some priorities. Keep your kitchen, living room and master bedroom large enough to make your home enjoyable to live in. Stay as close to the basic roof lines and you will help keep costs down. You can also avoid hallways and instead let rooms flow from one to the other. You should keep windows in proportion to the rest of the house but try to admit as much daylight as possible. Keep living areas open and sleeping areas cozy. A cathedral ceiling will make a small living area seem that much larger. Some rooms can do double duty like sitting up a computer desk in the corner of the kitchen. Make sure you plan a lot of storage space. Use space under stairs, even in an attic area. Lofts use a staircase so you may want to avoid them. If you can, add a basement, it will give you extra storage space and possibly house the laundry room. Include decks and porches since they extend your living space, and landscaping the property will make the home appear larger by making everything flow together.

Modifying Log Home Floorplans

There are many reasons to choose a stock floorplan. The materials are readily available; know what the pricing is upfront; turn around time on the plan is much quicker. If you are thinking of modifying a stock plan here are some dos and don'ts of altering a standard floorplan. A lot of people have a tough time with dimensions like how much room a doorway may need to be or how much space a bathroom vanity takes up. If your considering changing anything on the main floor that will also effect everything above, and you have to look at all the extra materials involved: foundation, floor joists, ceiling material and roofing. People think they will find the perfect floorplan from a stock plan but that doesn't exist, the better thing to do would be to find one that is close and sit down with the designer. That way you can create the perfect plan with just a few changes. "When a builder, dealer or manufacturer is trying to help, listen." Keep changes simple. Think about how high you want the ceiling because it can make a big difference in how large the room feels.

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