Log Cabin Remodeling

Quite a few people currently have a log cabin or log home that they are thinking of adding onto with a remodeling project. It is just as important to research log home companies and log home builders for a project like that as it is for a new log construction project. Log homes are easily added on to but if you don't know who supplied the logs for the project you may have some searching to do. We bid a remodel and restoration project and contacted a Wisconsin log home company called Stevens Point Log Homes.They were able to mill and peel the logs to match the logs that were already there. They are a log home company the offers a great product and reasonable prices. It is hard to find a log home company that is willing to do custom sized logs too. Most just want to stick to their normal sized log and run it through their machines. When it comes to a rustic appearing half log with that draw knife look their logs can't be beat! Their half log with a partial coped corner makes for a great looking log home or cabin regardless if it is a remodel or new build. I'm happy I came across them and make sure to check them out for your next project. You too will be impressed with their rustic half log siding.

Wisconsin Log Home Builders

Road limits are off and spring is in full stride in the upper midwest. With the season brings the start for some and researching for others for Wisconsin log homes. In both Wisconsin and Minnesota there are several log home manufactures to choose from. Some offer only half log, others offer only full log but most offer both. Beyond type of construction you will also have choices of log style and size. Some log home companies offer round, pencil like logs with very little character to them. That is fine for some but most like a peeled, rustic looking log. To break it down further than that, some machine peel their logs and others have a random rustic peel. I'm not a fan of machine peeled logs due to the fact every few feet the pattern usually repeats itself. As we all know, nature doesn't usually repeat itself so neither should your logs. Stevens Point Log Homes offers true half log for your log home. They only control the height of the log and the face of it has a random and rustic peel to it. Hands down, they have one of the best looking logs on the market. They also have a network of Wisconsin log home builders to help you through the planning and construction stages of your project. I've said it before but there is no standard in the log home industry for materials or packages so it is up to you to stay researched and sort things out on your own.

Wisconsin Log Homes

Here in the northern tier of the U.S. spring has arrived. With the arrival of spring the finalizing of log home plans accelerates and the excitement to get started ramps up. Regardless of time of year and location, some of you are in the researching stage while others are planning and some are soon to start or underway already. The research side of log homes and log cabins is confusing. Everyone has something to offer but no two offer the same packages so it is nearly impossible to compare company to company. The best way is to work with a local/regional log home company and their builder to get an estimate of the whole project, not just materials. That is the only accurate way to compare costs. Species of wood and log size and style will also impact costs. A Wisconsin log homes company called Stevens Point Log Homes has one of the best looking milled logs available. Their log is available in both full log and half log options with several corner styles to choose from. Their half log is available in 7", 8", 10 and 12" options and their full log is available in 8", 10" and 12" with custom sizes available. They are one of the few out there that use actual measurements for their log heights. When it comes to rustic appearance, they can't be beat. They achieve the "true log" look with their rustic peeled log being they don't run their logs through a machine peeler. Nature doesn't have repetitive patterns and neither should your logs! For the best looking hand hewn half log check out Stevens Point Log Homes

Log styles

It has been awhile since I have posted anything here. Things have been busy with log home plans and getting spring starts ready. The end of '11 started getting busy and things have been wild ever since. One thing to bring up in comparing logs or half logs is the peel pattern. Some log home companies run their logs through a machine to peel it. That results in a repetitive machine peeled look that loses the rustic appeal pretty fast. A company that supplies log homes in Wisconsin and beyond is Stevens Point Log Homes. They have one of the best looking logs in the milled log market available. They control the heights of their log but the face of it is randomly peeled. This is the only way to get a random, draw knifed look to a log. Go to their website and take a look at their product. They have builder support as well which is great to see.