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Customizing and Personalizing Your Log Shell

 Your log home or cabin will be as unique as your own personality,if you have a particular peice of wood or design idea that you would like incorperated into your shell we can sit together and discuss the possibilities of making it work out so that the integrity of your structure is maintained while all your expectations are met. Having your input along the way will help me to ensure that you get exactly what you want, after all this is your unique shell and should meet your vision clearly.

Aren't log homes really expensive?

  Most basic shells start between 50 and 65  dollars a square foot.The finished cost of a log home can be at many different levels. You can build a very simple design and the cost will reflect the simplicity. The more complex, the more per square foot the log home will cost. Costs are directly linked to number of corners or notches, number of log beams, high vaulted ceilings, amount of glass, big decks, covered porches and quality of finishing. A good general rule is if the style of finishing is similar in another type of construction, i.e. all wood finishes, and similar finishing, the finished log home cost will be only slightly more.
 
 
  What about the finish?
 
 
    The video below is a bit of a slow loader but it will give you an idea of the depth of finishing texture that can be achieved when using hand peeled logs and the proper staining techniques.  A clear finish is applied after the stain to give it this rich gloss look that can also be used with natural stain colors and makes clean-up a snap if you use it inside as it makes dusting and cleaning much more easy on a smooth surface while still leaving the hand crafted look to the log under the finish, there is no need to pay for hand peeled wood only to sand it smooth after and loose the texture achieved from hand peeling the logs.