Crafting log homes solar style [electronic resource] : an inspiring guide to self-sufficiency / Rex A. Ewing and LaVonne Ewing.

ISBN:

9781936555109

Title:

Author:

Ewing, Rex A.

Personal Author:

Ewing, Rex A.

Publication Information:

Masonville, CO : PixyJack Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

Revision of: Logs wind and sun. 2002.

Contents:

Log home living, solar style -- Site selection -- Plans and permits -- Logs -- Tools and construction -- Excavation and foundation work -- The floor -- Peeling and lifting logs -- Building with logs: part 1 -- Building with logs: part 2 -- Gables and dormers -- Roof framing -- Windows, doors and wiring -- More settling issues -- Chinking and finishing -- A new philosophy of freedom -- Harvesting solar and wind power -- Heating of house and water -- Pumping water -- Finish work: making your house a home -- Lavonne's logbooks -- Log-ically solar: homeowner profiles from around the country.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Subject Term:

Log cabins -- Design and construction.

Log cabins -- Energy conservation.

Solar houses -- Design and construction.

Wind power.

Added Author:

Ewing, LaVonne.

Ewing, Rex A. Logs wind and sun.

Format:

Electronic Resources