Linden Home Log Mountaineer proposal for a new option

[Radioactive Rosca]

Greetings.

Would it be possible to propose a change or a new selection to the Linden Home Log Mountaineer?

The interior staircase to access the loft should have as an option, in addition to the current "permanent" one, a trapdoor, retractable, like the one found in the Ranch Knotty Pine house (which Patch Linden likes so much).

the proposal:

Instead of the permanent (we would gain space for 3 paintings).

Edited April 28 by Radioactive Rosca
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[Sparkle Bunny]

Seconding this. The logs are due some love, and I've been known to wall off those stairs to save myself the prims of decorating the loft.

[Persephone Emerald]

The Log Homes are actually my 2nd favorite theme after Victorians. The environment is so peaceful and reminds me of homes around Lake Tahoe in RL. There are only 4 home styles to choose from though. 🙁 Given that the old LH Tahoe A-frames are relatively popular, I think the LDPW should add another A-frame (with another big picture window), a single story cottage, and a couple open interior homes (also with big windows). 

Edited April 28 by Persephone Emerald
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[Cinnamon Mistwood]

And the new options should have big windows in the back for people who want to look at the backyard instead of the road or 180° rotation

[Tary Allen]

And back doors in all the options.

I'm waiting for new logs also, smaller, big windows, back doors. I have a Grandview, but too big forme, love the big glass wall.

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[Matthieu Quander]

4 hours ago, Tary Allen said:

And back doors in all the options.

I'm waiting for new logs also, smaller, big windows, back doors. I have a Grandview, but too big forme, love the big glass wall.

For me, the Grand View is the perfect size, and it is my favorite Log Home model by far.  Like most, I do wish it had a back door, and of course there is the issue with the 90° rotation.  I love that the moles thought about those windows and considered that we might want to be able to point them in a different direction, but as we have all learned, 90° isn't enough to acquire the best view (in most cases).  It feels like keeping the door somewhat accessible from the mailbox/road was the priority, which makes sense from a functional standpoint, but at the cost of the grand view for which the model was named.     

[Radioactive Rosca]

One of the thinks I like more in Log Mountaineer is the room on the top floor of the house, pre-configured for a bathroom. I don't know of any other model, among the 12 different types of LH, that has a space specifically created for a bathroom.

[Love Zhaoying]

On 4/28/2024 at 10:42 PM, Cinnamon Mistwood said:

And the new options should have big windows in the back for people who want to look at the backyard instead of the road or 180° rotation

That would be cool if your back-neighbor also had the big windows, you could wave at each other while admiring the picturesque view!

[Matthieu Quander]

3 hours ago, Radioactive Rosca said:

One of the thinks I like more in Log Mountaineer is the room on the top floor of the house, pre-configured for a bathroom. I don't know of any other model, among the 12 different types of LH, that has a space specifically created for a bathroom.

 

I personally like the fact that several of the Linden Homes leave room for a little imagination.  I don't want the same bathroom as everyone else, and if I want an extra floor, no problem.

[Nika Talaj]

In Logland, I've always wanted a small single room cabin that could be moved to a choice of three or four positions on the parcel. I wouldn't be picky about Windows or doors for such a small place; The focus would be on the outdoors. 

There are many log parcels with an absolutely enchanting forest ambiance.

[Tary Allen]

Yes, for me a small cabin, 2 rooms at most would be enough, I don't see the need for a bathroom (or a kitchen) in my  SL house, and smaller places use lesss prims, big glass windows and a back door and I would be happy

[Abnor Mole]

50 minutes ago, Tary Allen said:

Yes, for me a small cabin, 2 rooms at most would be enough, I don't see the need for a bathroom (or a kitchen) in my  SL house, and smaller places use lesss prims, big glass windows and a back door and I would be happy

But where do you eat an poop?!?!? (ideally these should be two separate locations for obvious reasons)

[Nika Talaj]

3 minutes ago, Abnor Mole said:

But where do you eat an poop?!?!? (ideally these should be two separate locations for obvious reasons)

eat: small kitchenette in a corner w/breakfast bar, plus an outdoor sitting area where one can eat

poop: Dude!  outhouse, obviously!  A floral one, preferably  

(Now, how about giving us one or two of those lovely dogwoods ...)

[Tary Allen]

8 minutes ago, Abnor Mole said:

But where do you eat an poop?!?!? (ideally these should be two separate locations for obvious reasons)

well, so many woods around  and I have a small lake in the back of my log, good for baths

[Tary Allen]

But I did put a kitchen in my log, just traded places where usually you put the room. I had all that space to fill, just because of that. bathroom is in the woods

[Kylie Jaxxon]

1 hour ago, Abnor Mole said:

But where do you eat an poop?!?!? (ideally these should be two separate locations for obvious reasons)

Picnic table and outhouse, on separate sides of the yard

[Sparkle Bunny]

As a rabbit hybrid, I eat my poop.

[Radioactive Rosca]

On 4/30/2024 at 9:52 AM, Radioactive Rosca said:

One of the thinks I like more in Log Mountaineer is the room on the top floor of the house, pre-configured for a bathroom. I don't know of any other model, among the 12 different types of LH, that has a space specifically created for a bathroom.

Ok, the Ranch Knotty View Linden Home has a space dedicated to WC and also has a trapdoor, retractable, to the loft. 

[Radioactive Rosca]

And it is very unfair that there are only 4 models of Log Linden Homes, when other models have up to 16 options/models.
Please, Moles, create a second Log House Mountaineer variation without the fixed ladder to the attic, replacing it with a trapdoor with a retractable ladder, like the Ranch Knotty houses.

[Kathlen Onyx]

I love, love the log cabins and would love to see a 2048 version of them for premium plus.  

[Radioactive Rosca]

On 6/1/2024 at 10:39 PM, Kathlen Onyx said:

I love, love the log cabins and would love to see a 2048 version of them for premium plus.  

I agree, as long as the Log House will have specific room for the bathroom, like the Mountaineer and a retractable ladder to access the attic, like the Ranch Knotty View.

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[Nika Talaj]

On 6/1/2024 at 2:39 PM, Kathlen Onyx said:

I love, love the log cabins and would love to see a 2048 version of them for premium plus.  

The thing I love most about the logs, the beautiful dense forest landscape, wouldn't work well in a 2048 version.  The larger parcels would, I think, break up the lush forest "feel".

That's why the ranches work so well, because the theme requires a 'wide open spaces' feel.   Note that the Mediterranean landscaping also is not generally lush, as suits a dryer climate.