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Thirty-five years ago, when Log Home Living first hit the newsstands as “Log Homes Magazine,” building your own log home was commonplace. You ordered a “kit,” followed directions and voila! You had yourself a log home. Even 15 to 20 years ago, the pioneering spirit was still alive and well, with many would-be log home owners tackling construction on their own slice of log paradise.
This story is from the February 2018 edition of Log Home Living.
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