Personally, I will never own another log home:
1) Exterior maintenance is constant
2) Lack of ductwork and no practical way to install it...so no central air or heat.
3) Find a good exterminator to keep the exterior sprayed or else Carpenter bees, woodpeckers, and wasps will drive you crazy.
4) The house readily gets cold in the winter and hot in the summer.
5) Every floor will eventually squeak and creak.
6) EVERYTHING is harder to do....remodeling, electrical, plumbing...all of it.
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I am willing to bet your logs were air dried...
1.) I stain my house once every 4 years. that is all I need. No Borax or anything
2.) sounds like you didn't design your home for duct work. I have forced air and you can't see any of my duct work anywhere and it is a two story with a full basement
3.) Again, this is due to air dried logs. Bugs ( ants termites, etc..) eat the moist wood in the air dried logs. That is one of the major reasons for kiln dried logs. No need to use borax of worry about insects. except lady bugs, they seem to love my house. especially the windows
4.) I have zero air conditioning, I don't need it. It always stays cool. But, I do live in a cool climate
5.) can't comment on this, mine don't squeak but some do I guess...
6.) once again, you have to design you home properly from to get go. Electrical needs to be thought out before you build. Outlets are a ##### to put in after the fact.
Log homes are ALOT less forgiving in the building phase. If you do not build it tight and build it right with the correct methods and material, you will pay for years to come. But if you do it correctly they are a wonderful place to call home.
I researched log homes for 3 yrs before I decided on what I wanted and it seemed to have paid off...