Glad you guys like the look of it. Loretta and I fell in love when we saw the other one he built. It is a log package with pre-
cut milled logs. I know there are plus and minuses with just about any kind of construction, but we just had to have this one.
The log home will be energy efficient too. The new design on these things are completely different then the early log cabin homes most people think of. Everything is sealed off tight with Ø10" diameter logs all around. Windows are super energy efficient gas filled etc. With a wood burning stove and circulating air vents, we need to "pre heat" the home to get it to temperature, but once it gets there, only maintain it with little more stove heat to keep it at temperature. Same procedure for keeping it cool during the Summer.
Inside you can get a choice of round log or modified look. So the dips between the logs on the interior is not so drastic as the outside. That's what we are going to get. They even have a smooth finish interior if you want. And the wood smell is predominant on the inside. They are awesome. I don't know why we didn't get one in the first place? Must be Loretta's fault? All this time there have been a couple of really neat looking log cabin homes that we drive by and we spent all that money on the first design only to change our minds. Better late than never, I guess.
I'll bet you guys probably know more about these new log homes than I do.