Praise for the first edition:
" "B. Allan Mackie demonstrates to anyone who has ever dreamed of
having a log home that ownership is within reach." "
-- Log Home Design
A decade ago, B. Allan Mackie was nearing completion of Ardea,
the log house he built on Shanty Lake. He shared these experiences
in the original edition of "The Owner-Built Log House." In this new
edition he continues his personal journey, which led him to
complete Ardea and realize he had yet to build the perfect log
house. This book is a testament to Mackie's most treasured desire
-- to reproduce the life and style of the pioneers.
In this unique book, Mackie provides a thorough, expert and
practical guide to building a log house. He demonstrates that, with
the will to learn, the average person is more than capable of
building a log house that will serve for years to come.
This profusely illustrated book is both a technical manual and a
photo essay. Mackie, renowned for his skill, recounts each step day
by day. The chapters cover: The purpose of building a log house The
building tree Making a set of plans How long it will take and how
much it will cost Choosing a site and tools Log walls Notches Roofs
Windows, doors and stairs Interior and finishing touches
Mackie also carefully addresses such issues as building
ecologically and harvesting trees.
This new edition of "The Owner-Built Log House" includes a new
chapter that covers the building and finishing of two additional
log houses, which were only in the planning stage when the original
book was published. Over 30 photographs take the reader carefully
through the process of building the author's main house at Shanty
Lake as well as a new and smaller retirement home in which the
author currently lives.
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