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Log Homes for the Eco-Conscious

Hermann Thoene — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:28:48 +0000

Brian Hartz wrote a nice article about Hermann Thoene and his new Vanisle Ecolog Homes business for Douglas Magazine. The article was published in their Nov/Dec 2011 issue. Brian did a great job in summarizing the background and current status of our business. Thanks for Douglas Magazine to allow us to allow us to make [...]

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Building A Log Home – Part 3, Log Walls and Roof

Hermann Thoene — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:30:27 +0000

2 months after we started with the construction, the ICF basement was finished and the subfloor was in place. We were all really excited when the log home kit arrived. A 60′ truck brought all pre-cut timbers for the log walls, posts, beams and roof structure. The delivery truck had a built-in crane and unloaded [...]

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Will log homes be felled by modern building codes?

Hermann Thoene — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:17:41 +0000

A few days ago I was interviewed by James Bradshaw, who was doing some research about log homes and the National Building Code. I provided him with some of the information based on my Energy Advisor training and based on the research I did for my recent article about Building Codes for Cottage Magazine. James [...]

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Understanding Building Codes in Canada

Hermann Thoene — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:24:09 +0000

Eliminate construction problems and save money by knowing how building codes work

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Building A Log Home – Part 2, Foundation / Basement

Hermann Thoene — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:32:26 +0000

Log homes can be built on top of any common foundation. The most common types of foundation in North America are these: Slab-on-grade Foundation A concrete slab is poured into a mold directly into the ground. This slab serves directly as the floor for the main level of the home. This type of foundation is cheap to build, but [...]

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Have a Laugh: New videos from EcoLog-Homes.com

Hermann Thoene — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:44:18 +0000

Videos "Fun with logs": Improving famous buildings by giving them a "log look".

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Building A Log Home – Part 1, Lot Search

Hermann Thoene — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:56:11 +0000

When I decided to build up an EcoLog business on the West Coast, it was clear that I had to have a “show home”. Ideally this home would be at a location not too far away from where I live now, and easy to reach by interested customers. I started my lot search around Feb. [...]

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Unit Converter for home builders and trades people

Hermann Thoene — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:10:08 +0000

Canada is officially metric, and children in school learn how to measure and calculate using the metric system. But did you ever work in any construction related job and use metric units? It’s all about feet and inches, yards and some other measurements like boardfeet. Most plans, material and “talks” are in imperial units. But [...]

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Bringing EcoLog Homes to the West Coast

Hermann Thoene — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:21:06 +0000

My name is Hermann Thoene, and as you can see on my LinkedIn profile, I have spent a significant time of my “professional life” in the computer industry. For various reasons (maybe I’ll write about that some day in a more personal blog) I had to do something new and different – and that turned [...]

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