Young Harris home's remarkable Before and After

North Georgia home before the remodel.

A home in Young Harris, has undergone and "etreme makeover". The home was average before, but since E-Log siding was put on the home, it is remarkable. The home looks nothing like the "average" home of before.

Initial concept for design was done by architect Judy Smith whom originally suggested D-log. Owner's research indicated that the D-log created too many problems in the long run, so a nationwide Internet search for other products was done with several good results; manufacturers sent samples. Elog was a new product but was by far superior to anything being used in this area and its look was magnificent .

The design was then reworked with Design Concepts in Hiawassee, builder Mark Crawford and stone mason Leo Abernathy, to get the final design. The metal roof was replaced with Grand Canyon 50 year roofing shingles which has a 3-D appearance, a 3 board cedar facial and lounge and groove cedar offset. E-log supplied a 12 inch 8 foot half log pre stained (which has a radius of 3 1/2 inches, a R-10 insulation factor and could be installed like regular siding since it weighed only approximately 14 pounds) Cedar was used around all windows and corners (6 x 6), Cedar shakes were used to define the front windows. Leo Abernathy personally did the design for all the stone work, driveways were acid stained to give them rich color. The project was started on March 14th and completed by June 9th.

(Below) Same home after the remodel. What a difference!

From the inside, the Master bath and laundry room were also extended. A new front porch with a peaked roof was built. Cabinets for the bath and laundry room were built and installed by Donnie Payne. The house has a great view through large picture windows to the East and South from inside as well as the decks. The house provides a great view of the lake and the sunrises; to the North and West the house has an equally wonderful view of the valley and the sunsets. All in all the house has one of the best views in all Towns county. Costs were kept to a very reasonable amount by the owner performing a good deal of the labor himself.

The E-Logs were provided by Pine River, Inc. of Charlevoix, Michigan. Low maintenance, the environment, and energy savings are important when choosing a half log siding look, making e-log siding The Smart Way to Build ... with logs.

Insulated composite e-logs are engineered to make sensible use of our natural resources, address the high cost and limited supply of the earth's energy fuels, and for compatibility with 21st century building techniques and siding material advancements. Boeing Corporation just announced the world's first composite airliner and E-Log is right there with them by manufacturing the most stable and energy efficient composite wood log siding using space age technology laminating an insulating core with real wood.

Tongue and groove wood log siding is available in white pine, red or white oak, aspen, maple, hickory, beech, cherry, and more. Basically, they are able to make the e-log using a wide variety of thick wood veneers. If you have a particular species that we are not listing, please contact us and we will try to accommodate your special request. The web site for the E-Log company is www.e-logsiding.com.

This home is truly a transformation that is worthy of being noticed. The entire look of the home is very suiting to the mountain environment of North Georgia and much of the work, inside and out, was done by local craftsmen, the best in the business!