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Our Product
Coast Mountain Log Homes builds
Handcrafted Log Home Shells out
of REAL hand peeled and hand scribed logs that are 12-20 inches. We
DO NOT offer milled logs, profiled logs, or
logs only packages nor do we offer "log home kits". We are real
craftsmen building real log homes.
Click here to see what a Log Home Shell really is .
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Our Logs |
We Do Not Sell Milled Logs |
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Milled Logs |
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Our "Real"
Logs
Notice the Natural beauty and
size of the logs
Our logs are # 1Grade A,
"high-grade" house logs, hand selected from BC's top forest
companies. On average our forester has to sort through
200 logs just to find one log that meets our stringent standards.
Our logs average 14 inches at the mid span and are
typically 40 feet long or longer.
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Milled Logs' unnatural shape
just doesn't "Stack"
up to our "real" logs. Log mills can use lower
quality wood because of the milling process hides any defects in the
wood. |
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Our
Handcrafted Logs
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Milled
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Log size
will average 12" to 18" with an average diameter of 14". Only large,
top quality logs are used. Red Cedar and Douglas fir Premium house
logs |
SIZE
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Larger Log
size will average 6" to 8". Logs may be up to 10" at a higher cost.
Poorer quality logs can be machined and used. Pine and Spruce
"Utility" logs |
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All logs
will be full length, with no distracting butt joints. |
LENGTH
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All logs
will usually be butt jointed. As a rule, no log will be longer than
16'. Unsightly joints will appear. |
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Handcrafted logs retain all of their inherent features and natural
taper and are crafted by skilled artisans who fit, scribe and notch
each individually chosen log. Logs are smooth to the touch and
require no sanding |
AESTHETICS
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All logs
are machine cut to maintain a uniform size the full length of the
log, with a set dimension. Due to this mechanical process, few of
the true characteristics of the logs remain, and every home has the
same look. Logs do not have a smooth finish and must be
sanded by homeowner |
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The
handcrafted log will average 14" diameter, giving the log over 100%
more mass with drastically increased R-value than "milled log" |
MASS
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A 6"-8"
thick wall will have considerably less mass. Log home heating and
cooling is based on tightness and mass- kit home has low R value |
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The
handcrafted log home is totally custom fit. Your home is pre-built,
so we know it will fit perfectly when it arrives at your site. |
QUALITY
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Inconsistency in the milling process can leave gaps up to 1/4".
Homes are not pre-built prior to shipping, therefore flaws would not
be detected until erected on your site. |
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Your log
shell will be erected on your site in an average of 2-4 days. |
TIME ON SITE
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Your
average milled shell will take 1 to 2 weeks or more to erect and
leave considerable and expensive mess on your site/ |
A typical
log home shell will take us
6-10 weeks to build on our construction yard and 3-5 days to re-assemble on
your home Site. You WILL NEVER have to stack
logs or cut notches- we do ALL the log work for you. Once the log
shell is re-assembled, our work is done and the home owner is responsible
for finishing the house- usually through a general contractor or
owner-build. We do not install roofing materials, flooring,
foundation, etc. We are experts in log construction; it is what we do
best, therefore, we leave the other jobs to the tradesmen who do them
best. If you are looking for a REAL log home built from real logs by
real craftsmen then we invite you to contact us to discuss how we can help
make your dream of owning a real log home come true.
Log Home Plans
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