The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 34, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 September 1983 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., September 7,1983

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North Webster News BY MARY LEE WILLMAN

Carpenters make dream come hue with log house construction

Almost every young couple hope and plan to some day be able to build or buy their own home and the “back to nature” trend of the past few years has created an interest in log houses. Jay and Kayann Carpenter of mar Barbee Lake have brought their dreams and interests into being by building their own log bouse. The attractive two-story home is constructed of white pine logs from the Ozarks, and contains a little over 1,850 square feet of living space. It took Jay and his father-in-law (working part-time) with friends helping when they could, about 60 days to put up the shell. “Many people think this type of construction is cheaper,” said Jay. “It really is more expensive. All you get is the shell, doors and windows. It doesn’t include the stairway, plumbing, heating, wiring or inside walls.” Soon after the shell was up Jay and Kayann moved in and started to work on the inside of the house. The first winter they used only a wood stove for heat. It kept them comfortable and they had no problems with frozen plumbing inspite of the severe weather in 1981. Now, a gas fired, forced air, back up heating system was been installed. Before choosing their home the Carpenters sent for a variety of literature and visited several log houses. \ The logs provide the home’s only insulation and that is quite adequate. Slightly flattened on the top and bottom the logs fit snuggly in place and require no chinkIt happened in -

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THE KOSCIUSKO County Humane Society is planning a yard sale for September 24. It will be held at the humane shelter which is located behind Farm and Fleet. Donations of saleable items are welcome and all proceeds win go toward maintaining the shelter. Items may be dropped off at the shelter or call 834-4240 or 267-3008 for pick up of large items or quantities. BOUQUETS TO the many folks who have offered condolences at the loss of our oldest cat, Dodo, and to the many request for “more cat stories.” This reporter will do her best to keep track of the cat’s activities. A few time I’ve tried following her around with pencil and paper but on those occasions she just sits and stares. If the cat doesn’t do it this reporter can’t write about it because the cat stories are all true. You can rest assured that when the cat does perform readers of this column will be among the first to know. IN THE hospital — Virginia Bockman and Don Hoover, Goshen Hospital, Goshen; and James Eddy, Parkview, Fort Wayne. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Michael McCoy, Sept. 1; Ron Greider and Walt Corbin, Sept. 2; Jeremy Stidams, Sept. 3; Elsie Elsenrath, Lynn Atwood and Harry Miller, Sept. 4; Dick Lundy, Allen Thompson and Dick Shanahan, Sept. 5; Elsie Shaw, Sept. 6; Ruth Dunker, Sept. 7; Bill Thompson and Hal Minear, Sept. 8; Steve White, Jr. and Vickie Rich, Sept. 9; Dennis Wright and Andy Bos, Sept. 10;

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ing. They are held together in a tongue-in-groove fashion at the corners and elsewhere with 10-inch nails, spline and rubber gaskets, and soft caulking. “It gives us three seals in the walls,” said Jay. “We tried to run as much wiring and plumbing as possible on the inside walls and not drill through the logs.” Where it is necessary to use an outside wall the wiring and pipes are consealed behind the baseboard. The logs should be treated with a wood perservative every two years to prevent any weather or insect damage. Jay noted, “I would never build a two-story house of this type again. It’s more expensive and takes too long.” Kayann smiled, “I don’t think we could ever live in a conventionally built house again. This is so cozy and comfortable and looks especially pretty at Christmas time.” She laughed, “It does take some getting used to. Pictures have to be hung a little differently because of the rounded logs on the inside walls.” She pointed to a “school house” type clock. “It took us two weeks to get that clock hung properly so it would run. Also the logs take a while to dry out. They are full of moisture and sometimes it runs and drips. Once everything is good and dry there are no more problems. The logs don’t seem to draw moisture.” Inside walls that are not log are covered with knotty pine. Ceilings, upstairs and down, are log. Jay pointed to where the knotty pine joined the ceiling and outside walls. “That was a very time

Bob Likens, Sept. 12; Jenilee Anderson, Annalee Reynolds and Preston Gregory, Sept. 13; Margaret Teal and Rob Zurcher, Sept. 14; Don Ferverda, Sept. 19; Rachel Heare, Sept. 20; Dennis Likens and Virginia Perry, Sept. 21; Naomi Angel, Suzanne Taylor, Marcia Conkling and Roger McCoy, Sept. 22; Amanda Slaven, Tony Burk and Ray Kimmell, Sept. 23; Mayzel Miller, Sept. 24; Mike Taylor, Sept. 26; George Sliger, Virginia Lakness, Jonathan Mock and Melissa Heare, Sept. 27; Galen (Johnny) Johnson, Sept. 28 and Karleen Richards, Sept. 30. FALL MEETINGS for North Webster Lady Lions will begin at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 15, at North Webster United Methodist Church. —o— GRANDMOTHER SAYS, “If you need a drink make sure it’s water.” LAKELAND WOMEN’S club will hold its first meeting of the fall season at 10 a.m., September 8, at North Webster United Methodist Church. REGISTRATION FOR North Webster Girl Scout troops will be held at 7 p.m., September 21 at Camelot Hall. Adult volunteers are needed for this years scouting program. NEW ARRIVALS - Kyle Lee, born August 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Rich (Lori) Graff; Cindy Diane Lundy, born August 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Jan (Cindy) Lundy and Adam Gregory Minegar, born

consuming situation” he said. “All the pine boards had to be cut and fitted in around the logs. Doing the closets also took a lot of time.” A large six by 12-inch wooden support beam runs the full length of the house. A friend showed Jay how to build the stairway. It is in two sections and has a wide landing, with wooden railing, that overlooks the entry hall, giving a balcony-like effect. Blue prints and suggestions for assorted floor plans come with the house. “It’s nice to be able to arrange and plan rooms the way you want,” said Kayann. “Since the kitchen and dining area was so large we were able to make a utility room at one end.” Kayann selected beautiful rustic oak cabinets for the kitchen. There is red brick pattern linoleum on the floor and one wall is covered with printed paneling featuring small clusters of brown and white flowers on an off white background. The dining area has shaded brown carpeting, a large wagon wheel style chandelier and windows over looking the roomy front porch. By choosing not to include a third bedroom until some future date the Carpenters almost doubled the size of their living room. It runs the full length of the house and has a large picture window at one end. The home is decorated throughout with rustic, wild life and nature pictures. Most of the lighting is provided by quaint, rustic wall lamps and ceiling lights. All inside doors are made of wide planks with “Z”

August 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Gregg (Teri) Minegar. THERE ARE 1,800 old books for sale at North Webster-Tip-pecanoe Township Public Library. They cover just about any and every subject. Stop in and browse. Proceeds go to support the library. THE LAKELAND Kiwanis Travelouge series for this season will begin in October. Places to be explored on film include, “San Francisco,” “Reflections Os Poland,” “Holland-The Modern Fairy Tale” and “Highway To Alaska.” NORTH WEBSTER Senior Citizens will meet September 14 at North Webster Church of God. Those attending are asked to wear their wedding clothes or to take a picture or some momento from their wedding. NEW BOOKS at the library. Adult fiction: “Brain,” by Robin Cook; “Monkey Shines,” by Michael Stewart; “Changes” by Danielle Steel; “Poland” by James Michener and “Icebreaker,” a James Bond story, by John Gardner. A CAT must get its “sea legs” before encountering the mattress on a water bed. Joshua Cat, who belongs to this reporter’s son, jumped up on the just filled mattress of son’s king size water bed. This created a wave which traveled across the bed, hit the wall, gained momentus and came rolling back toward the astonished cat. Before he could move the wave hit him and knocked him to the floor. Joshua Cat spent several days carefully checking out that aggressive new piece of furniture. He finally decided the house was big enough for both of them. Now the bed is one of his favorite napping places. TILL NEXT week... -NWLeesburg man struck on Warsaw street Russell J. Shrode, 50, r 2 Leesburg, was struck by a pickup truck as he crossed Center Street in downtown Warsaw recently. The eastbound truck, driven by Roberta L. Terry, 30, r 9 Warsaw, was turning right from Center Street onto Indiana Street when it struck Shrode. He sustained contusions to his arm, and was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital by the driver of the truck. She was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian,

braces, black iron strap hinges and old fashioned latches. The large upstairs bedrooms have high A frame log ceilings. There is shaded brown carpeting throughout the house. The upstairs bathroom is done in shades of gold. A rustic, wooden, double mirrored medicine cabinet hangs over the built in vanity. The walls are covered with paneling decorated with pink yellow, green, lavender and blue wild flowers in a block

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pattern. An old oil lamp with a very tall glass chimney stands on the vanity. Walls in the downstairs bathroom are covered with stripe patterned paneling in pale shades of brown, gray and blue. The downstairs room also contains an antique style medicine cabinet made of dark wood. Kayann laughed, “We were so excited to find out our house had been delivered. When we went to have a look it was a funny feeling

to see nothing but seven or eight big piles of logs in the yard. Up till then we had seen otdy blue prints and pictures of the finished house.” Jay added, “Financing for this type of construction can be a problem. Banks aren’t exactly sure of the resale value because there aren’t that many log houses around. Besides, if for some reason you aren’t able to go ahead with things the bank doesn’t want to be stuck with

seven or eight piles of logs to dispose of. Shipping expenses are high. It costs about 11,000 per truck load of logs.” “Another thing,” added Jay. “You must be very careful of some log home dealers. Sometimes they don’t get their facts and information straight. They say one thing and the factory says something else. Never make any verbal deals. Have a written contract and keep checking it against what you are

receiving. Make sure you know what you’re buying and exactly how much you are paying for everything.” Kayann chimed in good naturedly, “If your husband plans to do the work you better expect to be a 'house widow’ for about six months.” Would they do it again? Os t course, they are already thinking about a similar project. The “Pioneer Spirit” is still alive and well in Indiana.