Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Did you know?

Did you know that you can put an addition onto a Full Log Home? We recently worked with a couple who live in a 20 year old full log Beaver Mountain home and needed more room. So with a bit of creativity and some unique design work, we helped them add onto their home! It's still a work in progress, but you can see that most of the work is finished now!

Here's what the house looked like before the addition:



And after (there's still staining to be done on the addition, but the construction part of the project is finished):



The old garage was converted into a bedroom/playroom and then a new garage was added on with a 2nd story. The dormer gave the home an additional 10' of floor space upstairs, which made it possible to split one of the bedrooms into 2. This particular home went from a 2 bedroom to a 4 bedroom with the option of another bedroom over the garage in the future if needed. The rooflines were varied to give it a custom look while still fitting in with the overall design of the original home. The garage and dormers are panelized and sided and the original structure is full log, making this a truly hybrid home.

So whether you're looking to add onto your existing log home or just looking to refresh it with some new design features (maybe a gazebo or a new timber porch), give us a call! 800-233-2770

To follow this addition from the beginning, you can visit their blog at http://lakehouseaddition.blogspot.com/