Things to consider "before" you build your new home.

What can go wrong when you hire the wrong builder!

When evaluating builders for your log home – Be Sure You “CHOOSE WISELY!!”

In the United States & Canada, more than 400 manufacturers and handcrafters produce log homes. Design & construction techniques, as well as, quality vary widely. It is, therefore, critical to remember that even the most carefully & precisely milled logs won’t go together to form a weather tight home if your builder doesn’t assemble them according to the manufacturer’s system. Getting pricing from builders with specific experience with your chosen log home manufacturer will minimize the likelihood of cost over rides and various other surprises along the way. Your final choice of the builder you contract with should be based on these & other important considerations.

Many log home manufacturers kits have log construction only on the first floor. Their gable walls & second floor are frequently only of frame construction with log siding, topped off with a truss or rafter roof with tongue & groove under it. Almost anyone with minimal skills can put up the systems of many of these types of manufacturers log homes. By comparison, Katahdin Cedar Log Homes are of superior quality & are built to last. See “Why Choose Katahdin” to further examine Katahdin’s special features & how their careful attention to all details combine to make the ultimate difference in your choice of log home manufacturer. Katahdin Cedar Log Home Kits are somewhat unique with completely solid full log & gable wall construction, & are usually accompanied by large round timber roof purlins, trusses & support posts. Katahdin’s packages include features such as these fine types of timbers, as well as, timber/log ceiling joists & round log railings &/or balusters.

We trust that your application of these considerations outlined will help you in this important decision of wisely choosing the builder who will help bring your ideas & dreams of building & owning your own Katahdin Cedar Log Home into a joyous & pleasurable reality that will last beyond a lifetime!!!