Modified Westbury on a lakefront site gallery/finish/Horn-20060904_5.jpg f8eb8dbd-db6b-d5a9-b52b-121effb0e0cf Driveway winds up the hillside to the house gallery/finish/Horn-20060904_6.jpg e37942cd-de2b-11ab-8931-ba0ceacc277e Dramatic prow with large roof overhang strikes a dramatic profile gallery/finish/Horn-20060904_7.jpg 2817ccab-ba0e-3476-94c3-5e26e9b97adc House from across the lake gallery/finish/Horn-20070417_462.jpg fa372830-03a3-435c-0e51-b42ea5387e83 Entry portico features custom double wood entry door set gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_002.jpg 9db2b99e-e0f6-2b42-4d6a-175217066e7c Deck is supported by stone faced columns gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_007.jpg c1df3a1d-d885-fbab-d460-f28401ec8538 Country acreage always has room for a garden cherub gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_012.jpg f7c55e16-69ae-b48f-e1b2-c2d4e3573787 View of the lake from the main deck gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_020.jpg 91b7b17f-f3c7-f938-326c-40e4f6f5da1d Relaxing on the deck around a heater gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_145.jpg 0f81646d-dd56-4d8e-a828-71a27e2494f3 Wood deck railing with wrought-iron pickets gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_150.jpg 248ed836-621e-4cbb-4bf5-34efbf953a70 Deck with tons of space gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_154.jpg 6f535f3e-e875-ff9c-f40c-087aa652cdab Upper walls of this post and beam home are finished with cedar shingles gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_162.jpg 310a8d0d-daf0-8042-37f2-90397ae9c074 Garage door below main deck gallery/finish/Horn-20070516_166.jpg 0c408c0f-f7b8-dc77-d935-a940d5133cf7 Unique mountainside home gallery/finish/100_0041.jpg 7fac50f3-343e-4a82-d359-7ce03429d9d2 Grand covered deck with soffits finished in tongue and groove pine gallery/finish/11-11-2005-28.jpg a44ad0c3-343e-f18a-39ba-c9b5619661c5 Triple 1x8 pine wood fascia is a standard Log Connection detail gallery/finish/20060609_04.jpg e78bb24d-dc08-ea00-d1ed-6aabeb1b8dab A modified Juniper with upper walls finished in board-and-batten siding gallery/finish/Richardson-20060810_91.jpg d16f7397-7b43-7dae-08f6-7fefbebffc90 A shed dormer creates additional head room for the upper floor gallery/finish/Richardson-20060827_38.jpg e858832c-c650-9388-d871-77dfc8e33d1b Log homes are warm and cozy on a snowy day gallery/finish/Richardson-20061127_068.jpg cba9f875-539c-9ce8-725c-3a33f0bce43e The Juniper's staggered roof prows create a vivid profile against the sky gallery/finish/Richardson-20070829_3.jpg 14ac3e4c-ceb2-66cc-fbe5-b896c79921ff A sloping site often works best with a daylight basement and retaining wall gallery/finish/Richardson-20070829_4.jpg e1d82faa-ab18-7512-2c2c-bde909dbbd96 Glass railings permit an unobstructed view from the deck and great room gallery/finish/Richardson-20070829_9.jpg 295f385c-cbba-7a27-441d-cebc51428922 House on a steep wooded slope from above gallery/finish/Bender-f62.jpg 1fd06eb2-25d6-c8f7-794d-77aed4f73acd Side view of house on a steep wooded slope gallery/finish/Bender-f65.jpg 7522f771-17b1-16dc-f836-fb4a98ecd027 Living room windows looking onto deck with a view gallery/finish/Bender-f67.jpg 3782c43a-abe4-d7a6-5a1f-312164767e46 Living room windows looking onto deck with a view gallery/finish/Bender-f68.jpg f46bd30f-f3db-a3bc-8f81-9e4f05cc1e01 Curved log wall tails support the roof overhang gallery/finish/Bender-f73.jpg 68489c38-8274-a4a8-7d8d-4a0d2f677620 Dormer in upper bedroom leads to small private balcony with log railings gallery/finish/Bender-f74.jpg 4698be47-76f4-8c93-e1c3-d9e5d12d56a0 The Newport's covered side porches are ideal for snow country gallery/finish/Branson-20070121_191.jpg 04bc13c7-7b32-3e86-3319-221e2218f3cc Natural wood stain color and a green metal roof are an attractive combination gallery/finish/Branson-20070121_192.jpg 09de9bae-eb1b-1629-c438-f63ea518d863 A log mantel complements a stone finished fireplace gallery/finish/f38.jpg 25bb5abe-e864-c4cf-0dcf-57749641f6eb Log roof purlins create generous overhangs gallery/finish/Hardee-20060904_1.jpg 03617d5e-ec75-6e60-d90d-ce34f972e892 Dramatic prow from below gallery/finish/Hardee-20060904_3.jpg 9fbe531a-ac33-cb93-c958-40eb618ec44b Modified Westbury post and beam log home finished in horizontal siding gallery/finish/Hardee-20060904_4b.jpg 7498973d-d147-b468-5c86-d0cf35382205 Conventional deck railing with 2x2 wood pickets gallery/finish/Hardee-20061020_367.jpg f923e4f1-100c-fc3a-4085-8181298da596 Basement garage with stair leading up to main deck gallery/finish/Hardee-20061020_392.jpg 861b0b17-7c98-c0b6-9ad9-8a5ef1479d88 Applying finishing touches--don't look down gallery/finish/Hardee-20061020_412.jpg b604fe38-83f9-234d-30a5-24524c145eae Log entry portico with stone piers and wall finish creates a great first impression gallery/finish/Hardee-20061020_446.jpg c75035cf-f5c0-937f-dfb5-f7dcb5a11f09 Entry side view gallery/finish/Hardee-20061020_447.jpg 661b6799-948e-f49a-8e3d-20b9e45f7d01 Exterior soffit lighting creates a dramatic night effect gallery/finish/Hardee-20061020_458.jpg 77ffba14-4d1b-4577-2e74-44aa57d5a3f5 View from driveway with stair leading up to entry gallery/finish/Nicholls-IMG_0648.jpg 99f7ea0f-fe2a-8592-e37b-0c4813320282 Front view, with extensive grade level deck gallery/finish/Nicholls-IMG_0650.jpg a6c220eb-b3bc-c42f-6e5e-4204edb6ee34 Side view, with upper balcony from second bedroom gallery/finish/Nicholls-IMG_0654.jpg 8b1fc998-8671-589d-71c1-c428d3a46f7c Rear view with covered entry to mud room gallery/finish/Nicholls-IMG_0656.jpg e7a7d666-6de9-12f9-0840-53648bd3daaf Evening view with exterior lights gallery/finish/Rees-20070708_66R.jpg 06e919fe-ec8b-0d7c-41b4-a4485c02ddf0 Fieldstone facing is an attractive option for foundation walls gallery/finish/Rees-20070919_34.jpg 911a79be-e4bb-5a30-efc6-1fc10944d40c This deck features log posts that extend up to support the deck railing gallery/finish/Rees-20071027_14.jpg 6ca5b4c5-5260-805b-a0d0-fc1f1bf31130 Ranch home with garage gallery/finish/tyb_10-27-04_4.jpg 555379cf-fcd7-9cdb-a4fc-2e7bcf75c02c Close up view of metal roof and dormer gallery/finish/tyb_2-12-04_10.jpg 857f8abc-c736-9788-a9b5-0663434bc25e Modified Westbury with exterior stucco finish and standing seam metal roof gallery/finish/Vance-final_026r.jpg 46d73186-6a47-4be5-dcd9-cb1fd85a3174 Entry portico with custom carved entry door gallery/finish/Vance-final_029r.jpg 35bf88ef-f3b3-eb57-da24-b1db6794e33e Closeup of hidden log truss chord connection gallery/constr/000_1410.jpg ab4be96a-a88a-5f38-434b-4ed35b89e3af Closeup of log truss chord connection gallery/constr/000_1411.jpg 1d27424c-c850-68ff-6fb7-be87405176d8 Inside faces of truss logs are slabbed flat for wall framing attachment gallery/constr/000_1412.jpg da0a326d-d4c0-ce66-44d3-75747cef785f Closeup of log truss middle connection gallery/constr/000_1413.jpg 3dc58b97-7871-b942-b116-238d2de86cde Drilling for hidden connection of side chord to post gallery/constr/000_1414.jpg 9b999b2e-ed2f-9c42-8ae6-6e2bab61366f Completed log truss ready to be lifted into place to verify fit gallery/constr/000_1415.jpg 46e80a18-8b19-eb1f-07b1-0180c25efb5b A log truss in the end gable of a vaulted space, supporting roof ridge and purlins gallery/constr/000_1425.jpg 12d0afe8-8660-442a-5d03-08a511e97e8f Laying out the first round of wall logs: a full log in one direction, a half-log in the other gallery/constr/000_1631.jpg 4eab258b-b3ae-c48b-fbe6-c904ebc2e017 Log beam blind-notched into log beam gallery/constr/100_0024.jpg ad720ce9-96b1-4b91-e219-b91ae811fea3 Log stair, with log railing attached gallery/constr/100_0044.jpg 7a07dd88-89c6-3834-a660-eb767c5694a0 Closeup of spiral log stair tread with spindles gallery/constr/100_1530.jpg 5789a8a7-77e8-c9ec-956c-7030ad6af53b Spiral log stair gallery/constr/100_1544.jpg 6ee2bdfb-bf71-240b-14b7-756e0ab43b01 Drilling for roof beam pinning gallery/constr/100_1582.jpg ee119fb2-2860-935c-b870-1cd91d9f36a7 Logs require precise scarf cuts wherever they are attached to other log members gallery/constr/100_1662.jpg 7b3af2d4-46bb-fbe5-a439-b2648d291bb2 Log walls have electrical switch and outlet boxes pre-cut during crafting in our log yard gallery/constr/100_1689.jpg 9eb20335-5973-2e52-68b3-4e02e399ae61 Mitred log beam connection gallery/constr/20051031_462.jpg c61c306a-ab87-512b-d0ac-021e25dae802 Log beams tenoned into log posts, with slot cuts for wall finish gallery/constr/20051031_463r.jpg 6cfbd14a-a1f8-3a73-d97a-bfd71eb6782a Placing king post gallery/constr/20051101_496.jpg 8bb6284d-d2ca-3bc5-fac8-e2db933787d1 Drilling the base of a log post for a screw jack gallery/constr/20060509_13.jpg 8be4c1f7-7b59-50bc-4c83-13588fdcb035 Cuts are ground and sanded smooth gallery/constr/20060511_5.jpg 7617d44f-f4c5-63dc-db8b-5e4c3bc6268e Finished corner notch ready for next log to be placed gallery/constr/20060516_465.jpg d929af3c-c73d-9e24-ac48-ba7976e98534 Sections of log stair, with treads housed between stringers gallery/constr/20060628_01r.jpg cbf6ab7a-ac06-9491-2a8e-62d370d5385d The beams for a post-and beam home are crafted in place at ground level gallery/constr/20060713_15.jpg 48fa40eb-b021-c8db-bce6-0f4667c7ee5b Angled connection between log beams gallery/constr/20060721_15.jpg 48c95381-14c8-ef98-6a93-5a37a0250fad Log joist to beam connection gallery/constr/20060721_16r.jpg 88abae32-251a-3286-94cc-3d3b98ff9b4b The roof logs form a complete structure over which conventional roof joist framing is typically installed gallery/constr/20060801_56.jpg 44df802f-fcd1-040d-8a2a-2750cb601a6c Spiral stair treads, ready to be fit onto supporting post gallery/constr/20060812_27.jpg df132a6f-f2c2-db95-b208-e5a75c9b5d89 Spiral stair pieces clamped in place gallery/constr/20060822_02.jpg 948c1b37-71ff-6958-06b4-d91eb1a8231f The ridge beam is often the largest diameter log in the structure gallery/constr/20060831_38.jpg 0236d4f4-4ef0-a066-c844-830bfaf5a88f A completed window opening in a full log wall gallery/constr/20060831_44.jpg 18e9ea18-8e48-e542-632a-8fbdad591f5f A door opening in a log wall before finishing the cut gallery/constr/20060831_44-B.jpg 07fac91f-f6a5-a4e9-1404-4930d9e75e87 Wall log being lifted into place by crane gallery/constr/20060918_04.jpg 7bf39aed-d3ff-b831-05ab-f78608677686 A log post from below, showing screw jack gallery/constr/EPSN0328.jpg 174c2d28-8256-38ee-608a-9ded4b6be496 Log beam with scarfs and pitch cuts for framing materials gallery/constr/Hardee_09-30-05-2.jpg e699a630-0bbf-57b1-c041-a1459b9ec835 Log beam with end cut for tenon gallery/constr/Hardee_09-30-05-4.jpg 77c3f1fa-a27c-a056-7397-abe7dda59ffb Closeup of finished Scandinavian corner notch gallery/constr/Image033.jpg b4ecd736-6ed2-3009-0338-8b90efdcc436 For scarfs and corner notches, the first rough cuts are made using a chain saw gallery/constr/Image140.jpg 586c7bf0-0d89-b78a-93b1-61fbc12d1a46 Pitch cuts of top wall logs and beams must all align accurately gallery/constr/Image183.jpg be737a07-7bc2-8868-2265-088a339b2ea0 In some log home designs, roof beams and posts meet at intriguing angles gallery/constr/Image184.jpg 965ab8c4-4fdf-71e4-3973-ee35b48514c0 Flat scarf cuts are made on log posts wherever any framing will be installed against them gallery/constr/Image187.jpg 1014ccb5-5930-3daf-3010-be8003c80680 Canopy roof over entry porch, with ceiling finish already in place gallery/constr/Img0188.jpg d2faa759-944b-a3e9-adcd-ddfa7603ba29 Bark and the outer layer of wood are removed from each log using a draw-knife gallery/constr/knifer.jpg 91bbeea7-7d6a-841a-9447-85f8ea419314 Carefully scribing a wall log for cutting a perfect lateral groove gallery/constr/Larry_09-30-05-5.jpg 566c0e52-28ef-9440-6d46-73a6cfc73399 Log railings are pre-built in sections for shipping gallery/constr/Larry_11-21-05-10.jpg 8067ede8-8e44-f06d-450d-c48f29a758a3 Drilling first round of wall log for anchor bolts gallery/constr/P1010037.jpg 862f813d-d42a-f584-3d34-14be60e8204a Drilling for pinning to log post gallery/constr/P1010171.jpg 6824b1d4-4dc4-09ce-5579-c26c3b0945b0 A loaded truck ready to deliver a log shell gallery/constr/P1020636.jpg c1dd9c48-8bf1-935f-83ca-0bcea01f4126 Truck loaded with Dry-In Materials ready to go gallery/constr/P1020682.jpg 0ae8aa24-4435-7796-512e-aeac86f478a2 Wall logs ready to be stacked, with all-weather gasket installed in the lateral groove gallery/constr/P1020704.jpg 7cdbc5d1-124f-f781-8638-fe480b144084 An exterior log truss supports an entry canopy roof gallery/constr/P1020834-r.jpg 4e63d7b4-4e07-963b-9589-75c60e1965c3 Inserting a through-bolt to ensure proper log alignment gallery/constr/P1030048.jpg 7ab98eef-fd7a-c7b9-5e70-36d8f477b600 Cutting the slot in the logs at the jamb for steel spline which secures each window or door during settling gallery/constr/P1030142.jpg 1d16c819-9344-f2a1-aa3b-cd728bff8420 Cutting slots for wall finish material gallery/constr/P1030143.jpg f892c5bb-be61-96aa-fb0e-a558079b19e1 Slots for wall finish material to tuck into gallery/constr/P1030147.jpg aa1eaad9-9c0b-7ef0-9e55-a6cd9079b45f Log stair runs installed, with railings still to be attached gallery/constr/stairway_02r.jpg 5ddfffc6-6a79-ef98-b29f-222dde054ce7 Kitchen with traditional style stove gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_244.jpg 9e686ea1-1223-d376-95ec-f06f7f9e8890 View out from kitchen towards great room and log stair gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_245.jpg 0de9caaf-f6cd-33f5-63c7-372ba6c79043 Living room gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_248.jpg 2cf18779-9b39-964a-73b1-bba8f0f095d6 Living room vaulted ceiling from stairway gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_250.jpg fbbf4e3b-b219-fa29-3c43-7682fe5d692c View fo Loft gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_251-r.jpg 8ed42697-7e52-17d5-3d13-4dee6b908846 Traditional claw foot bath tub gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_257.jpg 92f5125a-a2f3-8edb-5386-c0f86a30e8bd Bathroom with frame wall and log wall gallery/interior/Branson-20070121_261.jpg e3f6aaf5-5588-cf1d-957c-f12f11da16a7 View up towards loft gallery/interior/Hardee-20060809_97.jpg 0aab8b31-1f5e-5fbc-a7ac-bdf575c01e5a Vaulted ceiling with log purlins and ridge beam gallery/interior/Hardee-20060809_99.jpg 87282cb5-5014-a913-f9c1-8bb300a7bd82 Fireplace finished in stone and painted wood gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_023.jpg ce67b3ae-e412-b561-adf4-8626cacea8e5 Interior walls finished in tongue and groove pine gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_025.jpg 0cc301d8-8d82-6bdb-73ad-5841c37a2496 View towards great room from entry gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_030.jpg c01c023d-dcdf-a8b2-958f-5f47aa8399d6 Master bedroom gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_041.jpg 7503bf78-84a3-6ee0-e2df-d94bc64a2650 Great Room gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_050.jpg 0cd28e07-79f5-1e16-cdb3-0cde85042207 Great Room gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_051.jpg 615d86a1-1026-3917-09e4-cf58e6a9b57b View towards kitchen from Great Room gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_053.jpg 8aae71a7-7a6b-93d3-2016-c520aa32b412 Dining room 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Upstairs study gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_110.jpg 9e7c861b-b184-4852-7bbe-d36d432f185b View down into dining room from loft gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_124.jpg 160bcc63-3389-ae78-3c0d-c0a668166117 Log stairway gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_137.jpg de4654a3-3e03-b71b-1640-2a9e049fb5c0 View up into loft from dining room gallery/interior/Horn-20070516_141.jpg 83abff96-6ddc-4615-0f32-955568b377ed Kitchen island with bar seating and log stair beyond gallery/interior/Rees-20070706_bar.jpg e487a736-6356-d8cc-81bc-a5bd0c27c8e8 View up into loft with vaulted ceiling gallery/interior/Rees-20070822_39.jpg 3767fdf8-8a62-ed46-2866-9622238d7c40 Log post, double log beam, and log upper floor joist gallery/interior/Richardson-20070224_10.jpg cfd5257b-b6e0-002f-e579-32e62a4ba7db Upper floor bedroom with vaulted log ceiling gallery/interior/Richardson-20070224_29.jpg 411b7915-5b5d-1a76-1082-ecf8a17f2955 Master bedroom with loft beyond gallery/interior/Richardson-20070224_32.jpg 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