Log Home Maintenance

Log Home Maintenance

March 12th, 2010 - 1:52 pm

How hard is log home maintenance?
As log home representatives and builders, this is one of the most common questions we are asked. This is also the issue that people are the most misinformed about.  
So here is our Top Ten Things to Know About Log Home Maintenance.
1). Amount of Extra Maintenance a log home requires. We have lived in several log homes over the years, so let us outline the extra time it has cost us per year.  
a. Log homes need about one day per year of your time to visually check it for  any thing damaging the logs, i.e. plants and insects touching it, water exposure, or weathering to logs, and to caulk checks in the logs. A check in a log is the little cracks that appear in the log itself. All logs check some, no matter what the log species. So it is a good idea to fill any of ...

Turn Key Pricing

Turn Key Pricing

March 11th, 2010

Turnkey Pricing on Handcrafted and Manufactured Log Homes 
A log home in Montana is a dream for many. This is a unique place in that there are people from all over the United States who come here. Many properties are owned by people ...

Cameron Floor Plan 2,088 Sq. Ft.

Cameron Floor Plan 2,088 Sq. Ft.

March 7th, 2010

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The Cameron Plan
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Dimensions: 54′ W x 34′ D
Levels: 2
Square Footage First Floor: 1,656
Square Footage Second Floor: 432
TOTAL Square Footage: 2,088
Bedrooms: 3+ Open Loft
Baths: 2
First Floor Laundry
Covered Porch     
The Cameron log ...

Handcrafted Log Home Package Inclusions

Handcrafted Log Home Package Inclusions

March 5th, 2010

Handcrafted Log Homes are a speciality of ours. The love of the unique, original, and natural gives way naturally to this style of home. In a previous article we addressed the exact package inclusions for a milled log home. So ...

Manufactured Log Home Packages Inclusions

Manufactured Log Home Packages Inclusions

March 5th, 2010

Manufactured Log Home Packages
Many times we are asked exactly what is included in our homes. In both our SAMPLE PACKAGE PRICING section (located in the right side bar) and our PRICING  section (also located in side bar), we provide mainly ...

Swedish Cope Log Homes

Swedish Cope Log Homes

February 25th, 2010

Swedish Cope Log Homes
 
Our Swedish Cope log homes feature heavy 10″ or 12″ diameter logs and are part of our handcrafted log home family. Swedish Cope Logs are at times referred to as ‘turned log homes’. ...

Manufactured Log Profiles

Manufactured Log Profiles

February 20th, 2010

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Manufactured Log Profiles
Our manufactured logs come with a double tongue and groove stack and full saddle notch corners. Log styles include D- log, Round On Round, and Square Log. Log sizes ...

Revelstoke Floor Plan 5,105 Sq. Ft.

Revelstoke Floor Plan 5,105 Sq. Ft.

February 15th, 2010

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The Revelstoke Plan
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Dimensions: 73′ W x 50′6″ D
Levels: 3
Square Footage First floor: 2,395
Square Footage Second Floor: 447
Square Footage Basement Level: 2,258
TOTAL Square Footage: 5,100
Bedrooms: ...

Keremeos Floor Plan 4,468 Sq. Ft.

Keremeos Floor Plan 4,468 Sq. Ft.

February 15th, 2010

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The Keremeos Plan
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Dimensions: 80′ W x 40′ D
Levels: 2
Square Footage First Floor: 2,768
Square Footage Second Floor: 1,700
TOTAL Square Footage: 4,468
Bedrooms: 3 + Open Loft
Baths: 4
Den, ...

Panorama Floor Plan 4,416 Sq. Ft.

Panorama Floor Plan 4,416 Sq. Ft.

February 15th, 2010

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The Panorama Plan
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Dimensions: 106′ W x 36′ D
Levels: 2
Square Footage First Floor: 3,936
Square Footage Second Floor: 480
TOTAL Square Footage: 4,416
Bedrooms: 4 + Open Loft
Baths: ...

Linden Floor Plan 3,893 Sq. Ft.

Linden Floor Plan 3,893 Sq. Ft.

February 15th, 2010

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The Linden Plan
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Dimensions: 80 W’ x 40′ D
Levels: 2
Square Footage First Floor: 2,768
Square Footage Second Floor: 1,700
TOTAL Square Footage: 4,468
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 4
Bonus Room   
The Linden ...

Crossfield Floor Plan 3,600 Sq. Ft.

Crossfield Floor Plan 3,600 Sq. Ft.

February 15th, 2010

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The Crossfield Floor
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Levels: 2
Square Footage First Floor: 2,600
Square Footage Second Floor: 1,000
TOTAL Square Footage: 3,600
Bedrooms: 4
Bedrooms: 3 1/2
Study, Covered Porches   
The Crossfield home is shown ...