Our Standard Log Home Building Package

Log Home Exterior Shell

Logs

• Logs custom cut, thru-bolts, foam tape, caulking tape, spikes, splines, dowels, etha-foam gasket, caulking.

Trusses And Parallam

• Custom designed for your area, cantilevered overhangs give more room for insulation and ventilation, various designs include commons, gables, scissors, girders, and drop trusses.
• Truss joists used in most cathedral ceilings.
• Laminated ridge beams and point-load lintels.

Beams And Posts

• Pine interior support posts, porch beams, porch posts, and screwjacks.

Windows And Exterior Doors

• Windows are wood casement with high efficiency, low E, Argon gas filled and detachable wood grilles.
• Doors are insulated steel, pre-hung in wood frame, with foam weatherstrip, and P.V.C. clad wood threshold.
• Sliding glass doors, picture windows, and special fixed lite windows do not have grilles.
• Garage doors are raised-cedar sectional, complete with hardware, 2×6 subjambs and gaskets for windows and door openings.
• Traditionally styled 1×4 custom trim.
• Premium grade caulking included for sealing around windows and doors.

Materials to Close in the Shell

Subfloor

• 3″ teleposts, sill gaskets and plates, air barrier, built-up beams, floor joists, crossbridging, strapping, adhesive, 5/8″ tongue and groove sheathing, nails.

Interior Walls 

• 2×4 and 2×6 studs with nailers and plates, door lintels.

Gable Ends (On Trusses)

• 7/16″ aspenite sheathing, air barrier, 1x 8 pine siding, staples, nails.

Gable Ends (On Frame)

• All materials for Gable ends (On Trusses) plus 2×6 studs and plates (2×4 if applicable.)

Roof (On Trusses)

• 2×4 or 2×6 lookouts, 1/2″ spruce sheathing, 1/2″ H-clips, and 2×6 subfascia, 50 lb. rolled roofing, ice and water shield, metal drip edge, 20 year asphalt shingles, roof vents, nails, 24″ valley flashing.

Roof (On Frame)

• All materials for Roof (On Trusses) plus 2×8 rafters, 2×10 build-up for insulation , framing for joining roofs.

Dormers (Shed and Gable)

• All materials as specified for Roof (On Frame) and Gable Ends (On Frame) plus 7″ galvanized step flashing, 6″ wall-to-roof flashing.

Soffits And Fascia

• 1×6 tongue and groove soffit, 2″ continuous vent strip, trim, 1×8 pine fascia, nails.

Exterior Door Locks

• One handleset for main entry and quality deadbolt locks for remaining exterior doors.

Tarping

• All logs and lumber are tarped to protect materials from the elements.