Cedar Log Homes Inc

	Facts About Our Log Homes

	Questions and Answers How much does it cost to build a cedar log home. On an average, within our 4-state area, the cost of building a log home is $95.00 to $100.00 square foot. Yes, this is the best quality of wood you can get, "Northern White Cedar." This price includes everything except a well, septic, excavation to your property and we do not stain or paint. Most of the homeowners will paint and stain themselves to save money. We are different from most log home companies. We own our own company, so we do things a little different. Our goal is for our customers to have the best quality in their home and as much equity as possible, by the time they move in. We have a contract for the log kit and a contract for our carpentry labor only. Everything else, we get at our discounted contractors price for the homeowner. So really the cost of building your home is up to you and your taste. Are Cedar Log Homes less energy efficient than traditional homes? The energy efficiency of a cedar log home far outways the traditional home. We are talking approx. 48% more energy savings. When energy prices continue to rise, this can be a tremendous savings to the homeowner. Log homes in general are on the rise because of this savings and the durability of our homes. View our Energy Efficiency Reports by clicking the thumbnails individually below. How long will it take to build my cedar log home? An average home will take approx. 3 months from start to finish. This could vary, depending on the size and the amount of corners in the house. Is fire a more serious problem with cedar log homes? Fire can be extremely painful in any situation. Have you ever tried putting a whole log in a fire by itself and attempt to burn it? It's very difficult. Most of the time it will smolder and burn itself out. This would be even more difficult in a complete log wall. To be honest with you, a brick home will burn faster than a log home because of the combustion able material that's inside. What about termites and wood rot? It's a known fact that termites will not touch any type of cedar because of a chemical that is nature grown in the wood itself and it's also resistant to rot or decay. Some other qualities about Northern White Cedar is that it has the highest insulation quality of any wood in existence (this is because of the millions of tiny air cells it has inside), it's also mildew resistant, has less moisture content inside than any wood (16%), the lightest wood per cubic foot of any woods (an 8 foot log weighs about 44 pounds), and has a 25 year warranty on all log building products produced by Maine Cedar Specialty Products against material workmanship and defects. How long will a cedar log home last? Due to the facts that I have given you above, the existence of a cedar log home is far greater than our life span could reach. I live outside in Colorado, how far will you travel to build a cedar log home? We would travel as far as necessary to accommodate your needs. Will I need to hire any additional contractors to finish my cedar log home? No. I am a General Contractor and I will provide you with the necessary Sub-Contractors to complete your house. Some people may have certain Sub-Contractors within their families or maybe friends that they would like to use during their construction. I have no problem with this and will be glad to work with them in any way possible to assure a quality built log home. What comes in a log home kit? Our log kits include the following: 6” x 6” tongue and groove logs Gasket, caulking, 8” lag screws with washers 3” x 6” posts 8” x 8” corner posts 1” x 6” northern white pine for the ceiling and/or inside walls Interior and exterior trim caps 4 9/16 Cedar jamb stock for windows Log siding for gables Porch posts, round or square Porch headers Porch rafters All other building materials are purchased locally. By purchasing locally we save you, the homeowner, money on freight and you also get the contractor’s discount saving you even more.