wood siding/room addition

[NICK]

We would like to put a room addition on to the back of our home. We have a Hart home built in 1998 sitting on our own land (18 acres). The room we are considering adding would be like a great room & want it built out of log. We also have thought about adding wood siding to the home to give it a log home look. Wondering if this would be possible or if it would cause some type of problems? Also our home is on a perm. foundation & of course if adding a room on it would be built on a perm foundation, will this change the way the home is classified or taxed?

[Tom]

Make sure who ever builts the addition pays special attention to the attach point. We see so many problems with leaks in this area. If what you mean by a permanent foundation that you have blocking around your entire perimeter of the home, you should be okay for the siding also. If your not blocked around the perimeter, then you must do that first, as the log siding is very heavy. Tom

[NICKI]

Thanks! Will the room addition & siding cause me any trouble down the road if I wanted to refinance the home?

[Tom]

Try posting that question on the other forum here on the site that deals with financing/refinancing, or with your prospective lender. Tom