Cowichan Lake Log Homes for Sale
More of Them Here Than Anywhere Else in the ValleyCowichan Lake log homes for sale turn up more often on this lake than anywhere else in the Cowichan Valley, which makes sense in a place built on forestry. People who worked in the woods built with what was around them, and some of those houses have been standing for 40 or 50 years.
Three different things carry this label and they behave differently. A full scribe home is stacked solid logs, which settle, check and move with the seasons. A post and beam home uses heavy timber framing with conventional walls between, so it looks the part without the same movement. Log siding is a finish on an ordinary stick built house. I confirm which one before anything else.
Maintenance is where the real cost sits. Solid log walls need their chinking or sealant kept up and the exterior stained on a cycle rather than when somebody remembers. Wide overhangs and good drainage do most of the protecting. I look hard at the bottom courses, the corners, and anywhere a deck, a planter or a woodpile holds moisture against the wall.
Settle insurance and financing early. Some insurers rate these differently and will ask detailed questions about the wood heat and the chimney, and appraisers have very few comparable log sales on this lake to work from, which can make the appraised value a surprise late in the deal. I get a quote and talk to the lender during the condition period rather than in the final week.