| Most people think that log cabins and houses are | | | | come numbered and packaged. These are |
| always weekend getaways situated in woody, forest | | | | easy-to-assemble modular log homes. A milled log is |
| areas. But the fact is that ninety percent of log | | | | one which has been put through a saw mill. In milled |
| homes (homes made fully of wood) are primary | | | | logs, the wood has traditionally been pine, spruce, fir, |
| residences of owners - with over eighty percent | | | | or cedar, with pine being the cheapest and cedar |
| situated in and around metropolitan regions. | | | | being the costliest. |
| Wood is an excellent natural resource for building | | | | Modular log homes keep insects and bad weather |
| homes. It is self-renewing, and harvesting wood | | | | away. A well designed log home will not let humidity |
| causes less damage to the environment than | | | | accumulate, attract insects, or decay. Log's ability to |
| extracting minerals and metals. It is easy to work | | | | absorb heat keeps the weather outside from coming |
| with compared to brick, stone, concrete, glass, steel | | | | inside. |
| or aluminum. | | | | The choice for species of log is based on personal |
| The average log homebuilder takes five times longer | | | | preference. White pine is abundant, easy to work |
| than a traditional homebuilder to research and build his | | | | with, has excellent insulation properties and is light on |
| home. Log homebuilders must decide about budget, | | | | the wallet. Western red cedar is highly valued |
| finance, where to build and how to build - and | | | | because of its longevity and resistance to insects and |
| especially about log species, size, profile and so on. | | | | decay. |
| Log homes are of two types - hand crafted or | | | | The cost of a modular log home is much lower than |
| manufactured. Handcrafted log homes are done by | | | | a handcrafted log home. It also compares favorably |
| expert craftsmen who strip, shape and custom fit | | | | with a traditional, "stick-built" home. Modular log |
| each log in its place. This is usually very expensive | | | | homes can be altered, and additions are easy to |
| and time consuming. | | | | make. In all, log homes beat concrete stick-built |
| Modular or manufactured log homes are prefabricated | | | | homes in beauty and character. |
| homes made of smooth, uniform milled logs that | | | | |