Advantages of Log Homes

• Log homes are less expensive to build
   
• Log homes will last an average of 500 years if you build them properly and take care of the foundation and the roof.
   
• Log homes are natural.
   
• Log homes blend into any landscape.
   
• Log homes are nearly maintenance-free.
   
• Log homes are relatively earthquake-proof.
   
• Log homes are 20 to 30% easier to heat and cool (we've experienced up to 50%).
   
• Log homes are easier to build.
   
• Log homes can be easy to repair.
   
• Log homes which have had fires can be sandblasted and restored.
   
• Log homes today have wall-to-wall carpeting, plumbing, air- conditioning, dishwashers, central vacuuming, hot tubs, built- in saunas and walk-in safes.
   
• All Log homes are different.
   
• Log home building can be creative and could last for centuries if taken care of properly.
   
• Log homes are pre-eminently adaptable.  They can be built to nearly any shape and possess a flexibility unknown to most other modes of construction.  Doors and windows can be cut almost anywhere even after the building is completed, making additions quite easy to build.
   
• Design flexibility and endless opportunities for owner innovation and self-expression are a great selling point.  Most companies permit design alteration from their basic plan kits.
   
• Log homes are very quiet, a paradise to music lovers.  Music does not bounce off log walls and even human voices become mellower.