EDITOR’S VIEW

by Don Butler

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Country’s Best

Log Homes

VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 2

www.loghomesnetwork.com

Country’s Best will get
a Little Remodeling
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The log homes industry is chang-

ing, and Country’s Best Log Homes is

changing with it beginning with the

May issue. We’re going to pack in even

more of the information you’ve come

to expect; in addition, we’ll expand our

coverage to the entire universe of log

homes, including handcrafted homes. Many of the same elements will

remain. We’ll still include resources,

tons of advice from other homeown-

ers, the most log-home floor plans in

the business, and tons of photography

showing many different ideas to help

you find the home or design that’s right

for you.

We’ll also be adding or expanding

our lineup in these areas:

• Log-home basics. We’ll include

even more information on pricing,

ALPINE LOG HOMES

buying, building, financing, do-it-

Country’s Best Log Homes will begin coverage of

yourself projects, and looking at every

handcrafted log homes in the May 2007 issue. We’ll

step of the log-home decision process cover differences between handcrafted and milled

• Energy efficiency. Log homes have

log homes, including construction styles and costs.

always been the “greenest” of struc-

tures. We’ll take that concept and expand upon it. We’ll look at breakthroughs in HVAC

(heating/venting/air conditioning), lighting, smart technology, maintenance, and other

trends used in log homes to help save owners money after they’ve moved in.

• Expanding Favorite Plans. Floor plans are a popular part of each issue, and we’ve

had a lot of positive comments on our room-by-room Favorite Plans. Besides continu-

ing these themes, we’ll feature plans for single-floor living, homes under 1,800 square

feet, designs for a compact footprint, hybrid log homes, and for homes with base pack-

ages under $125,000.

• Expanded Cabin Fever section. More tours, listings, news, and coverage than ever.

• Bigger photos and more tours, including our centerfold “Home of the Month.” We

sift through literally dozens of home and hundreds of photos to select the featured tour

for each issue. We’ll take it a step farther with a different presentation for the “headliner”

home.

• Expanded directory listings. Meet local log-home representa-

tives and builders, find out where model homes are, and let them

tell you about some of the popular and/or memorable homes

they’ve built over the years.

Every issue, you’ll get the most comprehensive coverage of log

homes in the business. That’s our promise to you.

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DON BUTLER Editor

IN COUNTRY’S BEST LOG HOMES MAY 2009: This issue will be

packed: Favorite Plans will cover specialty rooms (offices, game rooms, media rooms,

loft spaces); we’ll ask producers for their top single-floor living plans; and we’ll cover

smart technology, the differences between handcrafted and milled log homes; light-

ing; and appraisals. Look for it in 60 days on newsstands or order it from our web