| Custom Woodcraft Builders realizes that many more | | | | weather in different ways. Find the look you want |
| of us want a log home or timber frame home than | | | | and then we have your wood type. I promise there |
| actually have one. Sure they cost more but often | | | | is a log manufacturer or timber framer that will offer |
| that is not what is holding up making that log cabin or | | | | the package - price you want with the wood YOU |
| timber frame barn a reality. In many cases it is the | | | | prefer. |
| overwhelming amount of information received from | | | | Kiln dried. Green. Dead standing. Moisture content. |
| internet searches, log home or timber frame | | | | Which is better and how do I know what I am |
| magazines or the ultimate brain overload - attending a | | | | getting? There are pluses and minuses to all of the |
| log or timber frame show. | | | | above. The key is to know and to compare apples |
| Yes, it's true; each and every source of information | | | | to apples when you select a log home or timber |
| or log/timber frame manufacturer you spoke with | | | | frame manufacturer. As a building of log home and |
| gave you different and seemingly contradicting | | | | timber frame projects, Custom Woodcraft Builders |
| information. But that by no means they are wrong at | | | | really does not care what the moisture content is, |
| all. One reason is that in many cases it is an 'opinion' | | | | we just need to know and all the logs must be the |
| vs. right or wrong. Let's it, log homes and timber | | | | same. The key is account for any shrinkage in the |
| frames are age old crafts. There is not a college | | | | building process and adjust accordingly. |
| course to take or a degree to get. Most | | | | If the log home or timber frame manufacturer are |
| professionals in this industry learned there trade from | | | | not contractors and do not actually turnkey build, |
| another and it may have been handed down from | | | | how can they tell you all the cost and everything |
| generation to generation. There are many ways to | | | | involved? They know what they do but what about |
| accomplish the same gorgeous log or timber frame | | | | the 20 other subs and the permit rules and |
| structure without it being 'right or wrong'. | | | | regulations of the area you build. Custom Woodcraft |
| As I am sure you are finding out, log home | | | | Builders without a doubt recommends getting your |
| manufacturers and timber framers do not build your | | | | builder involved early - at the beginning. Whoever |
| home. In an over simplified analogy - they sell wood. | | | | your builder is, they cannot be involved too soon. |
| Granted some dealers are also builders and most | | | | Building your log home or timber frame dream is |
| timber framers erect their own frame, but they are | | | | supposed to be fun and enjoyable. Custom |
| not the beginning to end general contractor. So what | | | | Woodcraft Builders will help guide you through the |
| would are they selling you? The 'best'....what is best? | | | | maze of information and decisions that need made to |
| Pretty sure God made all of it and any species will | | | | make the dream a fun reality. From plans and designs |
| outlast each of us. They sell you what they have | | | | to selecting and negotiating with the log or timber |
| access too. Of course there are 100 great reasons | | | | frame producer to actually beginning to end |
| to buy any species but are any types of hardwood | | | | construction, Custom Woodcraft Builders is there |
| really 'bad'? Each wood species has different | | | | every step of the way. |
| characteristics and grains and take stains and | | | | |