![]() If you are looking for really good renders you will need to build the walls by stacking logs (see the bonus libraries available). I personally have done them by using a thick wall with exterior and interior layers set to log siding materials (overall thickness about the average thickness of the logs used) but It will not render super great that way and you will need to add custom corner boards with the overlapping log corners. I cannot find a log wall in the library and I'm blank as to how to create one. Then first log course followed by chinking. I normally do not take remodels or additions, but this is a favor for a contractor who has been a top notch client for over 35 years. The bottom is a stacked stone foundation/basement. The family wants the house to be as close to the original look as possible and they are not daunted by the cost of such an undertaking. foot is about 1.50 that is a pretty reasonable price when you are looking at the construction of a house. A sheet of drywall can cost anywhere from 9 to 15, depending on the size and the installation per sq. This was the first dwelling constructed in what became a Country Club and golf course built and developed along Little River in Sevier County Arkansas by the great grandparents of the current owner on a large homestead. Instead, it was mainly applied on the less attractive interior wall faces of most dwelling rooms. Drywall is a pretty cheap option as far as interior wall materials go. Indoor plumbing was added 70 years ago along the rear of the original cabin with no plan or consideration for privacy. The pier & beam floor is not level and sits about 12" above grade. The interior of the original log house has exposed log rafters. The fireplaces and columns are river rock. Everything that is not log or pole is board & batten. Cypress siding is the most costly of these softwoods, running. I used rough cut oak planks for the interior walls of my cabin, and ended up with lots of gaps in lots of sizes. I think a really fine grit silica sand looks best. ![]() The clients want to keep the original log house and fireplaces, plus remove the poles and once the new structure is in place, replace the poles. DIY board and batten siding material costs can vary somewhat widely, with most materials costing between 100 and 1,000 per square. One part cement or lime slack to three parts sand. However, this is a hand hewn log house, butt and pass, and the multiple additions are stud walls with poles attached as siding for "authenticity". I have drawn new log homes and shop homes in the past, and I was able to "fake" the log walls by using an 8" or 10" solid wall with log siding. ![]() I have been retained to renovate a 125+ year old lake house/cabin with the original log house being totally restored, the many bad additions removed, and new additions added to bring the building up-to-date. Chief user since 1994, currently using CA X13 ![]()
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