Where the wind blows the log cabin needs to be really snug… Log cabins are a passion of many, but there are several issues that concern future home owners. Within this small article I am going to strive to explain why these log cabin kits are so worry free. You want the most worry free construction [...]

The Calico 20′x24′ Handcrafted Log Home Package $74,900

The Calico is a handcrafted log home package. With an open loft and first floor bedroom, this cabin could be used for many things. Here is it actually pictured as a welcome booth for a resort. Also a first floor covered porch could easily be added under the front over hang.

The Calico Plan
First Floor 480 sq. ft.
Second Floor 240 sq. ft.
TOTAL  720 Square Feet

Click here to view  The Calico plan

This home is crafted from Engelmann Spruce with a median diameter of 13 inches. Logs vary in diameter from about 11 to 15 inches. Please find package description below.

Handcrafted Log Home Package
13″ mean diameter logs
Soft Rod
Through bolt log package assembly hardware
TPI grade stamp
Log Base Flashing

Handcrafted Stairs and Railing
Preassembled Log Stairs of Douglas Fir
Stair Landing
Log Railing for Upper Floor Railing of Western Red Cedar

 Windows -
Metal Clad Pine Wood Windows Jeld-wen
Trapezoid Windows for Gable Metal Clad Pine Wood Windows
Exterior Entry Door pre hung Hemlock

2×4 and 2×6 Framing For Interior Walls

Exterior Door and Window Buck and Trim-
Log Wall Bucks 2×10
Exterior Door and Window Trim of 1×6 Pine
Door and Window Flashing
Log Wall Jamb Liners 1×6 Shelving Pine Trim

Upper Sub-floor of 2×6 Fir T&G V-joint Flush One Sided Loft Decking

Upper Framed Walls-
2×4 Plates, Nailers, and Studs
Sheathing
Tyvek
Gable Flashing

Roof-
Rafters 24″ on center
Sub Fascia
Fascia
Sheathing
Soffit Vent
Spacer Board

Roofing-
Ice and Water Shield
Ridge Vent
Shingles 30 year
Eve Flashing

1×6 Tongue and Groove Pine Paneling for Roof Ceiling, Exterior Roof Soffit, and Interior of Gable Ends

1×8 STK Western Red Cedar Channel Siding for Exterior of Gable Walls

Construction Drawings

Shipping is additional and based on distance from Malakwa, British Columbia to job site. Prices are not guaranteed until contract signed and deposit received. Home offered by Cowboy Log Homes, Montana USA

The Queest Log Cabin Kit $59,600

Our featured log cabin kit is the Queest Plan. Please find package details and highlights below. This small log cabin kits price is based on A 6″x8″ dead standing lodge pole pine. (This home is also available in a 8″x8″ log for $3,300 more.)

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE QUEEST FLOOR PLAN

This is a 24’x25’ log cabin with loft. 971 square feet with open loft and first floor bedroom. 6×8 dead standing Lodge Pole Pine. 6×8 D style log with full saddle notch corners.

First Floor      616 sq. ft.
Second Floor 355 sq. ft.
TOTAL               971 sq. ft.

For $59,600, you get a fully pre cut, pre-numbered weather tight log home package. A log schedule comes with your home plans detailing where each piece goes. Our mill is completely computerized, so your home is milled with extreme accuracy. Let that western wind blow! It’s going to stay outside of this cabin!

That is “WEATHER TIGHT”? It is everything to keep the weather out of your home (exterior doors, windows, roofing material, porches and decks as per plans, timber roof system). PLUS!!! Interior framing, interior 1×6 pine tongue and groove for ceilings, timber stair case, loft railing, first floor sub- floor, and MORE—See below for additional package highlights.

Log Home Package

Below are the package highlights~

6×8 D- Log Dead Standing Lodge Pole Pine @ 14 Rounds (approximate height 101.5″)
Log Wall Assembly Hardware of 1/2″x10″ lag bolts, foam tape, notch gasket and caulking (as per plan)

TIMBER PACKAGE
Log Posts (Round) Supporting Covered Porch 13″ mean Diameter Handcrafted Engelmann Spruce Log
Log Post Supporting 2nd Floor Beam 13″ mean diameter handcrafted Engelmann Spruce Log
Log Roof Post 13″ mean diameter handcrafted Engelmann Spruce Log
Log Beam Supporting Covered Porch 13″ mean diameter handcrafted Engelmann Spruce Log
Timber (square) Beam to support loft floor floor of 8×8 Dead Standing Lodge Pole Pine Timber
Timber Joists (square) 6×8 Dead Standing Lodge Pole Pine Timber
Screw Jacks- powder coated black screw jacks @ main floor posts

TIMBER STAIRS AND RAILING
Timber stairs pre-assembled Douglas Fir Timber Stairs (Main Floor to loft)
Stair Landing pre-assembled Fir stair landing
Loft Railing LOOSE SPF railing material (4×4, 2×4, and 2×2)
Loft Stair Railing (One Side) LOOSE SPF railing materials (4×4, 2×4, and 2×2)

WINDOWS
Metal Clad Pine wood windows with custom wood jamb liners and Low-E

EXTERIOR DOORS
Great Room Patio Door Metal Clad Wood Patio door with custom Wood Jamb Liners and Low-E
Entry Door pre-hung fiberglass 9-light

MAIN SUBFLOOR
Sill plate ACQ treated brown 2×6
Sill gasket 5- 1/2″ sill gasket
3 ply  Beam between (foundation walls)SPF #2 btr 2×10
Joists 16″ on center SPF#2 btr 2×10
Rim joists SPF #2 btr 2×10
Sheathing Plywood fir std T&G 3/4″
Flashing brown log base flashing

MAIN FRAMED WALLS
2×4 and 2×6 plates, studs, and nailers

BUCK AND EXTERIOR WINDOW AND DOOR TRIM
Bucks SPF A- Grade kd 2×8
Key Way Boards SPF #2 btr 2×4
Exterior Door and Window Trim 1×6 S4S Pine
Log Wall Door and Window Flashing- brown flashing door and window 8′

UPPER SUBFLOOR
Decking 2×6 Tongue and Groove Pine Loft Flooring

UPPER FRAMED WALLS
2×6 Plates, Studs, and Nailers
Sheathing plywood Fir 1/2
Tyvek house wrap 900 sq. ft. roll
Gable Flashing

ROOF
Rafters 24″ on center 2×12
Porch rafters 24″ on center 2×8
Sub Fascia 2×8
Sheathing Plywood Fir std 1/2
Fascia Western Red Cedar 1×10

ROOFING
Roofing felt 30#
Ridge vent
Metal Roofing
Pitch Change Flashing
Rake Flashing
Screws

25′x6′ COVERED PORCH
Beam treated 2×8
Joists treated 2×6
Rim joists/ledger treated 2×6
Decking treated brown 5/4 x 6 decking

PINE PANELING
1×6 Pine Tongue and Groove Pine Paneling for Vaulted Ceiling
1×6 Pine T&G for exterior roof soffit
1×6 Pine T&G for covered porch ceiling
1×6 Pine T&G for interior of exposed gable walls

LOG SIDING
2×8 matching log siding for exterior of gable ends of cabin

FINAL BLUEPRINTS

Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.

Feel free to contact us, Mike or Sue Lemmon from Cowboy Log Homes~Representatives for Lake Country Log Homes~ for more log cabin kits and pricing. Phone/fax 406-287-3780,

Our log cabins have many superior features such as the finger joinery, double tongue and groove stack, full saddle notch corners, and fully pre-cut pre-numbered logs.

All shipping costs are in addition to log package pricing and are based on distance from Lake Country Log Home’s mill in British Columbia.

Please call for quote. Thank You, Mike and Sue Lemmon

Cowboy Log Homes is an Authorized Representative for Lake Country Log Homes 2009 LTD. of British C0lumbia, Canada. As a dealer, any projected costs, cost estimates, and estimated construction/building costs, are only the opinion of Cowboy Log Homes and are drawn from our experience. Every home is custom tailored to meet our individual client’s wants and desires. Due to the individualism of homes, any cost and cost estimates we provide are only that, simply estimates. The construction of a Lake Country Log or Timber home is based on two primary costs, material provided by Lake Country Log Homes 2009 LTD. and construction costs contracted with the builder of the customer’s choice. Final costs are obtained and contracted with each respectively. Cowboy Log Homes is simply the “glue” that helps bring these two together to provide a final columniation of a customer’s project.  

Log gazebos can be found in many of the Lake Country homes. A unique room, they can be incorporated as part of the living space of the log home, i.e. a breakfast nook or part of a Great Room, or they can be used for outdoor entertaining. Placement of the gazebo mainly dictates its usage. All gazebos displayed on this page are constructed by the post and beam construction. A gazebo makes each log home stand out in a crowd. Each log is hand peeled by master log craftsmen at Lake Country Log Homes. Two towering cranes lift each piece as many times as necessary until each fits perfectly together. Logs range in diameter from 13″ to 14″ in the middle of the logs and between 12″ and 18″ at the ends. Notice the roof angle cut into the top of each log. It takes great skill, time, and patience to craft the logs into the unique pieces required.

Log Turrets are typically added to the larger to medium size home plans.  Both manufactured log homes, handcrafted log homes,  and post and beam are greatly enhanced with the inclusion of this artistic accent to a home. Log gazebos can be added on the long side or corner of a home. Lake Country Log Homes is able to match any angle to make the Post and Beam gazebo an integral part of the finished log home. Adding this enhancement to your plan turns any floor plan into a special luxary log home.

Log Gazebos can also be built to accent a garden or home. Some times homeowners will order their home and then have a gazebo added to the log home package. This way making them both match each other identically.

Here are some photos of some of our post and beam log gazebos under construction and finished.

Mike and Sue Lemmon Cowboy Log Homes

 

Post and Beam Homes

construction is another specialty of Lake Country. With a team of specially trained log home master craftsman, under the shadow of the two cranes, these handcrafted post and beam homes superstructures take form. Post and beam construction is found in authentic turn of the century barns and homes. A traditional style applied to custom homes, make quite a combination.

Our log packages for post and beam construction include just the structural elements of a log home. The post and beams are hand crafted to fit. Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir are the two species of logs that are used to form these round log beauties. This type of post and beam home construction allows the homeowner or business owner to leave the logs exposed on both the inside of the structure and the outside. Only premium seasoned logs are used for the process. Logs can reach an average of 13″ and 14″ at the mid point and 12″ to 18″ at the ends. Those are some big logs!

Not just any log is used. First each log is selected based on quality and strength for placement in the log structure. TPI grading and rating is what separates the logs. Then they are handpeeled. Then the craftsman use chain saws, micrometers, and other hand tools to form the logs into the desired lengths. For a unique home, this may be the choice for you.

Log cabin kits are a good way to insure the quality of your home. Logs are not like other building products. It is wise to purchase a log cabin kit fully precut from the mill. When a timber roof system is included in log cabin kits, it will fit better than if cut on site. We have built home both ways, and the precut at the mill is actually the most economical when also calculating in the man hours on the job site and extra equipment rental. Not to mention the precision cuts that only come from the master log crafters at the mill. From small log cabin kits to extra large 20,000 square foot homes, Lake Country has handled them all. I think they are the best kept secret in the Log Home Industry.

Take a look and dream on as you look through our showcase log cabins.