2007-01-27 04:46:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The first thing to do is to get a few pieces of graph paper and draw your floor plan out to scale. Make sure that you include measurements to the center of studs as well as the center of window openings and door openings.
You can also buy a program to draw out your floor plan for you, I'd recommend either Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer or Sierra Home Architect; they're fairly easy to use and give you a good final product.
This can only take you so far however; you're going to need to take your plans to an Architect to have them finished up.
The best thing you can do to save money, however, is to consult with electricians and plumbers (Hopefully you know some personally so you don't have to pay for advice) and get your plans showing plumbing and electrical before you take them to the architect. Even if you don't consult plumbers or electricians, draw up a rough plan for where you want lights and outlets. Every minute you save the Architect saves you a lot of money.
2007-01-27 05:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by Tristan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just completed building a log home in so east michigan. There are many log home manufacturers and un limited plans on the Internet, we found a set of plans that were nearly exactly what we wanted, we then customized those plans working with the manufacturer. There is a lot more to building a log home than just stacking the logs, a lot of special considerations for plumbing, electrical wiring, foundation, windows and doors etc. If you go with an architect, I would make sure they have experience with log home construction. Best of luck, we love our log home.
2007-01-28 07:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by breezyburgee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to purchase the logs, best option would be to ask a log home manufacturer, I'd bet some would build to your plan, even if it was a kit form you'd assemble yourself.
2007-01-28 12:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just contact your local architect, they would also have it up to your local code requirements. There are log home manufacturers that will take you plan and build a kit home for you to put together
2007-01-27 12:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by Gary S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to LOG HOUSE on the Internet. You might be just as satisfied with one of the cookie cutter houses, at a much lower cost.
2007-01-27 19:30:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋