Years Later, Still Excellent: A Homebuyer's Gastineau Log Home Journey

About this episode

John Lizzo shares his journey of owning a Julianna model log home from Gastineau Log Homes and offers insights for future homeowners.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with John Lizzo, a proud owner of our Julianna model from Gastineau Log Homes, built just outside of St. Louis. John shares his full journey—from the first spark of an idea to moving into his dream log home—and what it's been like living in a handcrafted oak home years later. Hosted by Lynn Gastineau, this conversation dives into what makes the Gastineau process unique, what John would recommend to future homeowners, and creative tips and upgrade...

People in this episode

Host: Lynn Gastineau

Guest: John Lizzo

Topics covered

• homebuying journey
• log homes
• homeowner experience
• Gastineau process
• home upgrades

Keywords

• log home
• homebuyer
• Gastineau Log Homes
• home upgrades
• St. Louis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gastineau Log Homes

Products: Julianna model

Places: St. Louis

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