Sitka Log Homes builds custom log homes, log cabins, timber frame and hybrid homes.
our log home package is customized to include the materials specific to your home. We manufacture and specialize in the log work itself. The package we offer you includes the log shell and the insulation and hardware needed to complete the log shell portion of your log home. The following list is typical of what you could expect in package:
- accurate production dates and scheduling
- exact log work costing
- dependable and ongoing construction consultation
- on-site re-assembly supervisor
- hand-peeled log walls of 12" - 14" diameter (larger is available)
- all logs will be full length with no wall log breaks
- all lateral grooves and corner notches scribed, fitted and insulated
- log walls with window and door openings cut out and key-ways pre-cut and supplied
- all log ridge poles, and log roof purlins cut to accept roof framing
- log posts for porches, decks, entrance, breezeway etc., including steel settling jacks
- log trusses, structural or decorative
- all log work finished with medium fibre conditioning pads. This essentially eliminates almost all sanding of log components by finishers, `ready to stain` except for basic cleaning and preparation required for any wood staining project.
- mortise and tenon log stairs including log support posts
- hand-peeled mortise and tenon log handrails where required
- all rough openings cut-out, notched back, flared and sanded
- 6" foam sill gasket supplied for log to sub-floor seal
- plated steel ½" through-bolts drilled and installed for all corners and doorway openings
- steel ½" X 18" drift pins supplied and installed during re-erection where required
- all log components sprayed with non-toxic mildewcide to minimize moisture damage during shipping and erection
