Satterwhite Log Homes Catalog

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A Few F.A.Q.'s If reading a brochure from cover to cover is not something you can find time to do. We have tried to hit the high spots with the most commonly asked questions and their answers. ''How are the electrical and plumbing installed?"

Most electrical wiring is run behind

the interior window and door trim.

Holes are drilled from these openings

to electrical outlets and switches

and from tops of windows and doors

through upper logs to the attic. Wire

is pulled through, leaving enough of a tail for an electrician to run to the

nearest junction box.

Want an outlet in the middle of a

log wall? The wiring can be hidden between logs as the walls are being raised.

As with a conventional home,

plumbing is installed in interior stud partitions.

• Porches provide protection from

the elements, while adding extra outdoor living space.

• Minimum three-foot overhangs on

exposed log walls offering addition­

al protection from moisture and the

sun for a lifetime of beautiful log

home living.

• Site your home within existing

trees for shade and protection from damaging ultraviolet rays.

''What about maintenance?"

faces is also a requisite for a beautiful,

money to preserve your log home's

coating system provides protection

It is necessary to invest time and

natural beauty and longevity.

However, there are several design

considerations that provide the max­

imum protection for your investment.

Periodically sealing the wood's sur­

well-maintained home. An exterior

from the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays. It also minimizes the natural

shrinking and swelling that occurs with long exposure to moisture.

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