This is probably the most common log home floor plan in existance. The greatroom is to the left side and has a dining room behind it with a kitchen in the rear center of the house. The right side is the bedrooms, in this case one big one that runs the depth of the house. Upstairs is a loft that overlooks the greatroom and a master bedroom and bath over the downstairs bedroom. The area upstairs in the back where the roof comes too low to be usable floorspace is walled off with a "knee wall" and us used for storage as an attic.

What is unusual about this home is the log construction itself. This home is designed by Hearthstone Homes and uses a type of construction first seen in Kentucky in the 1700's. The logs do not contact one another but rather have a four inch space between them with spacer blocks between them. The gap is filled with insulation and closed inside and out with masonite filler strips. These gaps are where many of the wires are run to outlets and light switches.

There are many misconceptions about log homes, and unfortunately, the notions cause the homes to be difficult to finance and sometimes to insure. 

• Fire: many people belive that log homes are more "dangerous" in a fire, or more prone to burning, but just the opposite is true. It is much easier to start a pile of twigs and branches on fire than a pile of tree trunks, and the twigs and branches will burn up much more rapidly. Just the same is true with a log home, which will usually leave the shell standing after a fire, while a conventional home will collapse in on itself.