Home The average cost of building a log home usually "begins" around "low end" $100.00 per sq. foot (turnkey) and as high as $250.00 +sq ft for high end. This home falls somewhere between, by the way it's been built, as you will see by the items listed. The home needs a  pressure wash, staining and the repair and re-design of one of the two porches. The owners spent $9,000.00 on the home in 2002 and a total of $125,000.00 over the past 5 years with an addition (Owner acting as contractor and doing part of the work). The owner is willing to install a new porch, pressure wash and staining for the full asking price or will negotiate price if buyer is willing to do the work for him/her self. The home alone would cost an estimated $145.00 per sq ft to build according to Blue Ridge Log Home's owner Garry L. Lewis. At 3,042 sq ft of living area that comes to $441,090.00 for the home alone, not counting the porches on home or finished garage, the shop/office, carriage house, land, landscaping etc..
The home has a Total sq footage of: 3,754 sq ft/ 2500 sq ft that was built in the fall of 1997
3,042 "living area" 
472 sq ft of porches  
240 sq ft of finished garage 
(these measurements were calculated by a computer program and may or may not be accurate within inches)
This Home has a multitude of possibilities, Horses, Rental, Mother in-Law,  large family. The shop can be used for what it was designed: "Auto Restoration with upstairs office" or can be converted to large apartment or large office. Shop is quality built with 2X6 stud walls and has never cost more than $80.00 for electricity and averages $50.00 to heat in the winter with central gas heat.
House has:
[2] Complete Kitchens
[3] Full baths
[2] Large great rooms/living rooms one with built in entertainment center
[4] Bedrooms, one with built in shelves another with French doors leading out onto porch
Large Laundry room with 4 machines and hook ups
Wrap around stone fire place with wood stove on opposite side
[2] breakfast rooms
[1] Dinning area
[2] large walk in closets [1] 14' long [1] 12' long with lots of lighting
[1] small walk in closet with light
[2] linen closets with light
[1] hall closet with light
large storage areas upstairs "not included" in sq footage
[1]1 car garage with electric door opener that is finished with log walls and painted sheet rock and ceiling. 
[4] Large bay windows [2] 9' bays and [2] 8' bays
[2] 8' ft picture windows in breakfast room
Both front doors have cut and beveled glass
[1]Large Stained glass window light box, built into wall
[1] Large light box built into wall at base of stairs
[4] Ceiling fans
[2] 8' porches totaling 59' in length
Wood stove and flu
2 ton heat pump with "gas furnace back up" and 500 gal underground tank
[2] hot water heaters (50 gallons each, lowboy under house and unit in laundry room)
Large 8"X12" oak girders with exposed 4"X 8" oak floor joist and roof rafters in about 1100 sq ft of home
Part of home has 2"X 10" roof sheathing (un-heard of) other part that's not exposed ceiling has 3/4'" T&G with $110.00 a sq architectural shingles with 40 year warranty installed in 97
Roof has 3' over hang with recessed lighting
Attic has duel air filtration system with duel automatic fans and ridge vent
50% of home has random width oak flooring (also in 3 of the closets)25% has 2"X6" T&G pine flooring with ¾" glued and screwed sub-flooring.
Remainder of home has top of the line carpet and padding. The upstairs padding which comes from S&S Mills is a sound deadener and pad combined with a 20 year warranty. That's longer than carpet warranty.  It was installed last year and the padding alone costs as much as many types of carpet.
Part of home has decorative block foundation with the other being of stone, some stone to be finished.
Large storage area with lights above garage in home that could be finished, it is not counted in the sq footage of home
Shop and Office 2 story
1275 sq ft not counting up stair storage area
1st floor with 2 bays and utility room 924 sq ft 
2nd floor finished office with 351 sq ft 
FIRST FLOOR of Shop 924 sq ft
Central gas heat throughout with 100 gallon exterior tank, which always last for two months or more, 2X6 stud walls with T 1-11 sheathing 6'concrete slab floor for first floor and [2] 10' garage doors Out door utility light w/timer
[16] over head florescent lights, 12 of which are 8' twins plus spot lights for extra lighting
5 horsepower compressor with lines and filters throughout
Paint booth with fan vent system, filtration, special lighting, air outlets for compressed and for fresh air pump. 
Work bay with work benches and large built in cabinets for storage. Air outlets
Utility room with 120,000 BTU gas furnace, air compressor, desk and cabinets
SECOND FLOOR 351 sq ft
Finished upstairs where office is located has nice Berber carpet and padding, decorative spatter ceiling, paneling, multiple phone lines and electrical outlets for office equipment. Two large storage areas not listed in sq footage.
Carriage House
480 sq ft 
2 Bay with storage shelves
Electrical outlets with [3] 8' fluorescent lamps
6" concrete slab
Carriage style swinging doors with old style iron hinges
Cupola and weather vain
Out side old style lantern
1880 sq ft of foundation wall with 6" slab for addition to shop, 6 courses of block with solid cap block………….$7,500.00 cost from ten years ago. Slab has plumbing installed under concrete for future bath if desired.
Land: 13.83 Acres
5 acres open
9 acres in mature woods
½ acre pond stocked with Blue Gill and Large Mouth Bass
3 Springs
600' of Nunn Creek runs through
2,500' of underground electric
Several springs
Landscaping
Pump house by pond for watering (New Pump, which has yet to be installed comes with sale)
3 miles from town, 4 miles from fire dept.
Property has three division rights if buyer ever wanted to sell part.
Summary
Home
Shop/Office
Carriage House
1800 sq ft of Foundation and slab for more shop office area
13.86 acres 5 open and the rest in mature timber
Pond
600' of Nunn Creek
Three Springs
Landscaping

ITEMS THAT STAY WITH PROPERTY
[1[ Jenn-Air Range/Oven (Kitchen one)
[2] GE Range and Oven (Kitchen two)
[3] GE Dishwasher
[4] New Pump for outside watering from pond
[5] Two Satellite dishes (one for C Band and one small Dish)
[6] 5 Horse, Up Right Air Compressor for shop with lines, drains and filters
[7] 18,000 BTU Built in wall AC for upstairs office
[8] 120,000 BTU Gas furnace for central heat in shop