OUR LOG PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Top quality full length logs ranging in size from a minimum of 10” diameter to a maximum of 20” diameter. Average midspan is 14"-16". Logs can be TPI graded to the engineers requirements.
• Log species to be determine by customer. Engelmann Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, Douglas-fir, and Western Redcedar.
• Log walls nine feet or higher upon request.
• Each log hand-peeled and full length scribed, using an overscribed Scandinavian Saddle Notch Corner or a corner of your choice. Dovetail and Diamond notch are available.
• All window and doorway openings cut to size, keyway and flared back and sanded.
• Log beams and floor joists cut level for second floor or loft.
• Log ridge beams and purlins cut to correct roof pitch.
• Interior and exterior of log package is sanded twice. (Rarely done with other log companies.) These logs are smooth.
• All exterior corners are curled and sanded.
• All thru bolts with springs supplied on exterior corners.
• Drift pins around window openings and spline material for doors and windows.
• All settling jacks supplied where needed.
• Fiberglass insulation in all corners and lateral grooves.
• Sill gasket provided for the bottom log.
• One log smith to assist with the re-assembly of your log home shell on your prepared foundation and sub floor.
• A FREE WEEKEND STAY at High Mountain Log Homes reconstructed, original “Gold Rush” log guest house situated on the family cattle ranch and minutes from the log building yard. Enjoy yourself while watching your log home being built!
• Spring River Log Homes will provide you with travel expense money to BC, Canada to stay at the “Gold Rush” guest house. This amount will depend on the contract price of your log home shell.
• Constant communication with the log yard staff and you, and your contractor.
• Weekly progress emails and photos as your log home shell is being handcrafted in the log yard.
• All logs sprayed with a mildewcide prior to loading.
• Logs are loaded on the trailer(s) and tarped.

Optional

• Beautiful log trusses.
• Pre-built gable ends with ceder siding.
• Log stairs of mortise and tenon construction.
• Log railings pre-built in sections for stairs, decks, lofts and balconies.
• All electrical chases drilled, outlets cut and flared back.
• Interior wall slots cut on-site.
• Emseal joint gaskets with fiberglass/treated wool in the corners and lateral grooves.
• Character logs.
• Spruce/Pine/Fir tongue & groove decking.
• Staining of exterior and interior of the log shell
• Log arch entrances with log gates.
• Custom made log beds, picnic tables and playground equipment

High Mountain Log Homes will supply the customer with a top quality, handcrafted log package. Pricing is directly related to the overall size of building, the log species, the design specifications, corners, and the complexity of the project. Construction will take 8-10 weeks. Log reassembly generally takes 1-3 days after which a qualified local contractor can finish your home.

How much do our handcrafted log homes cost? — We can't price our homes by the square foot, it simply doesn't work. For example, we have built 1000 square foot houses with only 4 log walls, we have built other houses with the same square footage and as many as 8 log walls, as you can imagine, the prices were quite different.

When we price a house we look at the following:
How many log corners does it have? — a lot of our time is spent notching the corners.
The log species — different species of logs cost us different amounts depending on the season or local availability.
How high are the walls? — quite often wall heights of 9', 10', or higher are requested, the higher the walls, the more logs we need to put in.
What diameter of log is requested? — We buy our logs by the cubic meter; larger diameter logs cost us more.
Are we supplying log staircases, log handrails, log trusses in the roof? — All of these are available, but of course we must consider whether or not we are including these when we are quoting a price.

The final aspect in pricing out a log home shell is the relationship of the Canadian dollar to the customer's currency.

In VERY general terms, log shells cost $40 to $75 per square foot. Turnkey, handcrafted log homes are now costing anywhere from $150 to $275 per square foot, depending on the construction details.

When choosing a builder, a very important consideration should be whether or not you feel comfortable with him or her, have you seen some of their work? Do you like the style of work they do? Were they easy to talk to? Were they helpful in answering your questions? You will be working closely with this person for several months and you will be entrusting them with your "dream" and together, you will be making decisions worth many thousands of dollars.

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