Remodel With Log Siding: Turn An Ordinary House Into A Dream Home

(HIT) - Ever get a ho-hum feeling looking at your house? If you do, consider a dream home make over. It’s not as difficult as you might imagine, especially if you’re willing to take the time to study and rethink before remodeling your house.

"Many homeowners like the area where they live but just aren’t excited about the appearance of their home," says Kathy Janczak, co-owner of Wisconsin Log Homes Inc. of Green Bay, which has designed and produced dream homes for 20 years.

"People are seeing their homes as an extension of their personality. They are realizing the appearance of their home is one of the strongest statements they can make about the character of people who live there," she said.

To add architectural detail and interesting texture to plain houses across the country, Wisconsin Log Homes has developed two unique log siding styles that can be used for remodeling. Both are available in pine or cedar, and are ship lapped for easy application. The company also offers the necessary door and window trim to compliment its sidings and complete the remodeling transformation from ordinary to extraordinary.

Timber-Lock™ log siding has a rough-sawn face with heavy channel lines and bevels to highlight the wood’s texture. This thick siding was designed to enhance just about every home style in any setting, from a sophisticated city contemporary look to simply country and everything in between.

The Cottage-Log™ siding line was launched for people who want to transform their primary or vacation home into a log home. Porch posts, railings, wood window and door trim give the home’s exterior an authentic log look.

Janczak said any interior room can also be remodeled into a warm, cozy space where people will love to relax by installing Cottage-Log siding to the walls and adding a few hand-hewn beams to the ceiling. A zero clearance fireplace with cultured stone and a log mantle beam also adds to the look.

Homeowners who reside in their houses with quality Timber-Lock or Cottage-Log sidings usually recover their investment immediately through increased equity. "Besides achieving a dream home make over, our beautiful wood sidings add tremendously to the resale value of a home," Janczak said.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center