Is Building a log cabin hard?
Building a log cabin requires lots of physical and hard-work. Most of your work will be felling, cutting, peeling, notching and lifting your logs as you build the cabin. Lots of beginners will often ask: How long does it take to build a log home?
Do you have to insulate a log cabin?
Besides some internal and gable framed walls, they do not require siding, conventional insulation or drywall, but the logs are carefully hand-picked and scribed for a tight fit and can be adjusted over time to ensure you have a snug and warm log home.
What is the R value of a log cabin?
In a solid log wall, the logs provide both structure and insulation. The R-value for wood ranges between 1.41 per inch (2.54 cm) for most softwoods and 0.71 for most hardwoods.
Why choose custom timber log homes?
Custom Timber Log Homes designs and produces the highest quality log home packages in Tn and the surrounding areas. We began as log home builders in Tn and the Eastern half of the US. This distinction sets us apart from the rest of the log and timber home industry. With over 35 years building log homes, our reputation speaks for itself.
What is a stacked log home?
Stacked log homes feature main floor walls which consist entirely of logs, stacked horizontally on top of each other, typically up to the beginning of the roof structure.
Why choose our log home plans and kits?
Our plans and kits are constructed to keep the builder the top priority, and are of the highest quality log home packages available anywhere. From the selection of plans, quality of materials, all the way to the delivery of the log home, we make every effort to exceed expectations at every step in the process.
What is included in the log home package?
All materials to put your log home ‘In the dry’This package includes everything the bare bones package has (log and heavy timber), plus everything you need to complete the exterior shell of the log home.