STANDARD  “LOG SHELL” PACKAGE :

ü      Spruce logs

ü      13” mid-span diameter (14-16” butts,  11 inch tops)

ü      9 ft. high log walls as indicated on blueprints

ü      Saddle notch corners, Scandinavian scribe-fit

ü      Log ceiling beams for loft (if your plan has a loft)

ü      Window and door openings in logs cut C/W keyways and sanded

ü      Wall slots cut for intersecting frame walls

ü      Log handrail across loft (per blueprints)(pre-assembled)

ü      Log Ridgepole and purlins, supported on log posts

ü      Log ends trimmed, curled and sanded

ü      settling jacks  as required

ü      All loads fully tarped and “belly wrapped”

ü      For US shipments, we handle the customs clearance.

ü      Log homes enter the US duty free, however there may or may not be State taxes payable, these are the customer’s responsibility

o       OPTIONAL ITEMS:

o       Freight to your building site

o       Re-assembly supervisor

o       Upgrade to Douglas Fir logs

o       Upgrade to Western Red Cedar logs

o       Higher wall height (gives you more head room in the loft) (also raises the eave line in relation to window or door tops, allowing in more light and more “view” out the window)

o       Log staircase (Mortise & Tennon) C/W handrail, main floor to loft

o       All exterior wall logs insulated with Double foam gaskets  (highly recommended)

o       Fiberglass or Sheep’s wool insulation for notches and grooves in exterior log walls

o       Walls flattened for kitchen cabinets

o       Drilling for electrical in logs (boxes cut out too)

o       No-Mar log handling  (hoisting of logs using non-marking tongs or nylon straps rather than the typical “Skid tongs” used by most).

o       “Underscribe” log fitting system – a more advanced scribing system that anticipates the shrinkage that will develop at the notches over time, the result is a better fitting log over time.

o       Oversize logs.

o       Trim cut package – a package of trim cuts that will make finishing the log package much easier (probably more than pays for itself in labor savings)

o       Window / Door package

o       Custom Design and 3D visualization services

o       Engineering if required by your building Department

o       Log Grading if required by your building Department

o       Basement staircase

o       Deck Handrail

o       Deck stairs

o       Deck support Posts

o       Deck Support Beams

o       Log trusses

o       Timber Frame roof system (large dimension timbers)

o       Sculpted Headers

o       Sculpted archways

o       Custom Carvings

o       “Character Log” feature pieces for Handrails or Posts

o       Extra sanding to provide a more smooth log surface

o       One or more coats of wood finish of your choice