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Jacque's Log "Cabin"	Snoqualmie	Modified Sevilla w/ Garden Room, Garage & Basement	Island Custom Log w/ Basement
Modified Sevieri w/ Basement	Custom American w/ Garage & Lindal Sunroom	Cabin Log Home w/ Interior/Exterior Fireplace

LOG HOMES BY NORTHWEST CEDAR HOMES LLC

If a contractor can build a log home, he can build any type home. Log home builders are a special breed of builder. A log builder has to have skills and tools unique to the industry to build these massive wood structures. We have those skills & tools and have been specializing in beautiful log homes and cabins since 1985. From small rustic cabins to luxury homes with over 6,000 square feet of living area, we have provided the romance of wood to many satisfied families.

We have provided the following Log Home Information for your benefit when considering a log home of your own design:

“THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF LOG HOME BUYING”

1. BUY FROM A LOCAL LOG HOME COMPANY
* Assistance is close at hand & warranties are honored.

2. BUY ONLY DRY LOGS
* This means 'low moisture content.' Our logs are 'cured' which means they are air & kiln dried. We believe this method produces the best house log on the market.

3. BUY THE LOG PACKAGE UTILIZING A THRU-BOLT SYSTEM
* 5/8” or larger thru-bolts tied to the foundations and continuing through the wall’s top plates.

4. BUY FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY
* Check them out thoroughly; be satisfied that they are what they claim to be. Be very careful when purchasing log packages from another country, their laws are different from ours. If a foreign company doesn’t deliver after they have your money, you may have a sad tale to tell.

5. UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING FOR YOUR MONEY
* Put forth the time and effort to find out – ask questions. If the company you’re dealing with has nothing to hide, they will welcome your questions. Get references from several of the company’s log home customers. If they have no references, there is a reason why.

6. KNOW THE QUALITY THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
* Are your expectations the same as the company is willing to supply? Make sure you have a good understanding of their quality.

7. BUY STOCKADE CORNERS
* Corners that overlap and interlock

8. KNOW YOUR WOOD SPECIES
* Use logs best suited to you and your locality.

9. IS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE READILY AVAILABLE FOR THE OWNER BUILDER?
* You may need help!! Is it going to be there?

10. IS YOUR LOG HOME GOING TO MEET COUNTY BUILDING CODES?
* Your local construction company can be a valuable asset should you require help with building departments & insurance agencies.

IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF LOG HOME BUYING, THEN NORTHWEST CEDAR HOMES WILL BE YOUR CHOICE FOR A LOG HOME SUPPLIER, BUILDER AND/OR PROJECT MANAGER. NORTHWEST CEDAR HOMES OFFER A TO Z IN THE LOG HOME INDUSTRY.

LOG PROFILES – Northwest Cedar Homes offers the following popular log profiles:

Round Single Tongue & Groove Swedish Cope
D-Single Tongue & Groove Swedish Cope
Laminated Logs

Our logs with the exception of the Laminated Log are milled from the whole tree. Building with a whole tree log that still has the heart in the center as apposed to cants which many in the industry use makes a far superior log wall. Cants are produced by cutting square timber from one large tree possibly exposing the heart or having the heart on one side or the other, thereby weakening that side of the finished log. This can cause the log to warp or to split through the center.

LOG SPECIES : Western White Wood

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING ANY OF OUR HOMES, PLEASE CONTACT US.

AGAIN, WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR SHOWROOM AND MODELS. BY WALKING THROUGH OUR HOMES, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT SETS US APART FROM THE REST.