The Honeymoon Chalet is one of our most popular plans. One draw back is the shipping.  If you purchase a full dryin package two semis are required for transportation.  To help maximize your log home shipping dollars, we often recommend that our customers purchase the logs and other lumber to fill the truck.  Here are [...]

Often seeking log home financing is the only way to make your cabin a reality. Though the face of lending has changed a lot over the years, there is still one factor that never changes– that banks like to make interest money on solid loans. We do not finance log home personally. But here are [...]

No matter how you say it- log homes in Montana, Montana log homes, or any other combination- Montana is a state where log homes are widely built. Our plan, the Montana Log Home Floor Plan, was built in Ennis, Montana. If I had to choose a location from anywhere in Montana, this town would be [...]

Full Turnkey On North Pole Handcrafted Log Home This is a 1,925 square foot handcrafted log home with full saddle notch corners. Below we have included a break down of the package price plus two levels of completion for this home. The Dry In and Full Turnkey Prices are based on Cowboy Log Homes as [...]

Shipping is always a good question when considering a log home. There are several factors that should be remembered when asking this ‘loaded’ question. Recently a customer approached us about shipping to an Eastern State. With some figuring we came up with an estimated cost of about $7,000 per truck. That may sound astronomical to [...]

From Drafts to Turnkey… When planning for your home, it is very important to realize how much time each stage of your home will require. Here are realistic timelines from start to finish for an averaged sized milled and handcrafted home. (Scroll down for handcrafted log home timeline.) FOR A MILLED HOME: 1) Choosing a [...]

Log Profiles are the place it all begins for milled log homes. Currently we are offering 9 profiles ranging from our square 5×8 to our round 8×8. Typically for a home the 8×8 logs are the best. With each inch of thermal mass gained, your home will be even more energy efficient. Logs, with the thermal [...]

Get Your Cowboy Log Homes Plan Book Today! Book Type Full Color $18.00 Plans Black & White $12.00 Many times sitting down with a plan book and a hot cut of coffee is more enjoyable for many future log home owners than browsing through page after page on a website. So for those who prefer [...]

Turnkey Pricing on Handcrafted and Manufactured Log Homes A log home in Montana is a dream for many. This is a unique place in that there are people from all over the United States who come here. Many properties are owned by people who plan to retire and move here. Turnkey pricing for log homes in Montana [...]

Handcrafted Log Homes are a specialty of ours. The love of the unique, original, and natural gives way naturally to this style of home. In a previous article we addressed the exact package inclusions for a milled log home. So here we are going to show the same thing, except for these log beauties, simply [...]

Manufactured Log Home Packages Many times we are asked exactly what is included in our homes. In both our SAMPLE PACKAGE PRICING section (located in the right side bar) and our PRICING  section (also located in side bar), we provide mainly package highlights. For those who would like more detail, below is a complete material [...]

(CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE VERSION) Manufactured Log Profiles Our manufactured logs come with a double tongue and groove stack and full saddle notch corners. Log styles include D- log, Round On Round, and Square Log. Log sizes range from 5″x7″ to an 8″x8″. Please see below for more details.   Cowboy Log Homes

Lake Country Handcrafted 10″ and 12″ Swedish Cope Average Square Foot Pricing

FOR Log and Material Package $70-90

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Log Species: Lodge Pole Pine, Engelmann Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Western Red Cedar

Package Inclusions:

LOG WALLS:
Log walls, predrilled for through bolts, electric wiring, and boxes
Log wall assembly hardware including: lags, washers, SofRod gasket, and screw jacks
All other log elements shown on drawings including posts, beams, floor joists, purloins, rafters, ridge beams, and log trusses
Log siding is also available

ROOF SYSTEM:
Handcrafted Log roof system with rafters, purloins, log trusses, etc. Also manufactured trusses
Rafter or trusses, per plans and code requirements
1/2″ Roof sheathing, Western Red Cedar fascia, and 1×6 Pine tongue and groove for ceilings and soffits
30# roofing felt, ridge and soffit vents, ice and water barrier
Asphalt shingles, metal roofing, or Western Red Cedar shakes (home owner’s choice)
Notching for interior walls

SECOND FLOOR SYSTEM:
2x joists with ply wood sheathing
Log joists with 2×6 Douglas Fir loft decking OR log joists and sub-floor (2 x joists with 3/4″ sheathing)

GABLES:
2×6 framing as per design with 1/2″ sheathing, Tyvek house wrap, and Gable Flashing
Handcrafted Log Siding or Wood Siding for exterior of gables

PORCH MATERIALS (as per design)
Posts, beams, roof system, 1×6 Pine T&G paneling  for ceilings, decks, railing, and pressure treated floor framing

INTERIOR WALLS:
2×4 and 2×6 framing lumber AND/OR solid log interior walls (as per design)

WINDOWS:
Metal clad wood windows or vinyl with Low-E insulated glass, grills, screens, custom wood jambs,  log wall door and window flashing, 2×6 bucks

EXTERIOR DOORS:
Pre-hung fiberglass entry doors, metal clad wood French doors, metal clad wood or vinyl sliding patio doors, steel fire doors where required

EXTERIOR TRIM:
1×6 Pine trim for exterior doors and windows

DORMERS:
2×6 framing as per design with 1/2″ sheathing and Tyvek house wrap
Log siding and corner boards for exteriors

INTERIOR STAIRS AND RAILING:
Pre-assembled Douglas Fir Handcrafted Log or timber stairs, floor floor to upper with timber landing (if required)
Interior Railing – Western Red Cedar log Railing

Delivery to job site additional

Please allow approximately 12-16 weeks from initial deposit to delivery of your handcrafted Swedish Cope log and material package. (Based on average sized home).

Cowboy Log Homes ~ Belgrade, Montana
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 Post and Beam and Material Package (Douglas Fir):

Heavy Timber Frame and Material Package (Douglas Fir):

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Log Species: Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar

Package Inclusions:

POST AND BEAM WALLS with conventional framing between Posts and Beams:
Post and Beam Mortise and Tenon and Dovetail Joinery
Any required assembly hardware
All other log elements shown on drawings including posts, beams, floor joists, purlins, rafters, ridge beam, and log trusses
Log siding is also available

ROOF SYSTEM:
Handcrafted log roof system with rafters, purlins, log trusses, etc. Also manufactured trusses
Rafters or trusses, as per plans and code requirements
1/2″ roof sheathing, Western Red Cedar fascia, and 1×6 T&G Pine for ceilings and soffits
30# roofing felt, ridge and soffit vents, ice and water barrier
Asphalt fiberglass shingles, metal roofing, or Western Red Cedar Shakes (home owner’s choice)

SECOND FLOOR SYSTEM:
2x joists with ply wood sheathing
Timber joists with 2×6 Douglas Fir loft decking OR timber joists and sub-floor (2 x joists with 3/4″ sheathing)

GABLES:
2×6 framing as per design with 1/2″ sheathing and Tyvek house wrap and Gable Flashing
Handcrafted Log siding or wood siding optional

PORCH MATERIALS (as per design):
Posts, beams, roof system, 1×6 Pine T&G paneling for ceilings, decks, railing, and pressure treated floor framing

INTERIOR WALLS: 2×4 and 2×6 framing lumber (as per design)

WINDOWS:
Metal clad wood windows or vinly  with Low-E insulated glass, grills, screens, custom wood jambs, log wall door and window flashing, 2×6 bucks

EXTERIOR DOORS:
Pre-hung fiberglass entry doors, metal clad wood French doors, metal clad wood or vinyl sliding patio doors,
steel fire doors where required

EXTERIOR TRIM: 1×6 Pine trim for exterior doors and windows

DORMERS:
2×6 framing with sheathing
Handcrafted Log siding or wood siding optional

INTERIOR STAIRS AND RAILING:
Pre-assembled Douglas Fir Handcrafted Log or Timber stairs first floor to upper with timber landing, if required
Interior Railing- Western Red Cedar Handcrafted Log Railing

Delivery to job site is additional

Please allow approximately 12-16 weeks from initial deposit to delivery of your Handcrafted Post and Beam or Heavy Timber Frame package. (Based on average sized home).

COWBOY LOG HOMES, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES FOR LAKE COUNTRY LOG HOMES 2009 LTD.
MIKE AND SUE LEMMON ~ BELGRADE, MONTANA 59714 ~ 406-388-3458

10″ or 12″ Swedish Cope Log and Material Package

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Log Species: Lodge Pole Pine, Engelmann Spruce, Douglas Fir, and Western Red Cedar

Package Inclusions:

LOG WALLS:
Log walls, predrilled for through bolts, electric wiring, and boxes
Log wall assembly hardware including: lags, washers, SofRod gasket, and screw jacks
All other log elements shown on drawings including posts, beams, floor joists, purlins, rafters, ridge beams, and log trusses
Log siding is also available

ROOF SYSTEM:
Handcrafted Log roof system with rafters, purlins, log trusses, etc. Also manufactured trusses
Rafter or trusses, per plans and code requirements
1/2″ Roof sheathing, Western Red Cedar fascia, and 1×6 Pine tongue and groove for ceilings and soffits
30# roofing felt, ridge and soffit vents, ice and water barrier
Asphalt shingles, metal roofing, or Western Red Cedar shakes (home owner’s choice)
Notching for interior walls

SECOND FLOOR SYSTEM:
2x joists with ply wood sheathing
Log joists with 2×6 Douglas Fir loft decking OR log joists and sub-floor (2 x joists with 3/4″ sheathing)

GABLES:
2×6 framing as per design with 1/2″ sheathing, Tyvek housewrap, and Gable Flashing
Handcrafted Log Siding or Wood Siding for exterior of gables

PORCH MATERIALS (as per design)
Posts, beams, roof system, 1×6 Pine T&G paneling  for ceilings, decks, railing, and pressure treated floor framing

INTERIOR WALLS:
2×4 and 2×6 framing lumber AND/OR solid log interior walls (as per design)

WINDOWS:
Metal clad wood windows or vinyl with Low-E insulated glass, grills, screens, custom wood jambs,  log wall door and window flashing, 2×6 bucks

EXTERIOR DOORS:
Pre-hung fiberglass entry doors, metal clad wood French doors, metal clad wood or vinyl sliding patio doors, steel fire doors where required

EXTERIOR TRIM:
1×6 Pine trim for exterior doors and windows

DORMERS:
2×6 framing as per design with 1/2″ sheathing and Tyvek housewrap
Log siding and corner boards for exteriors

INTERIOR STAIRS AND RAILING:
Pre-assembled Douglas Fir Handcrafted Log or timber stairs, floor floor to upper with timber landing (if required)
Interior Railing – Western Red Cedar log Railing

Delivery to job site additional

Please allow approximately 12-16 weeks from initial deposit to delivery of your 10″ or 12″ Swedish Cope log and material package. (Based on average sized home).

Cowboy Log Builders LLC ~ Belgrade, Montana
Authroized Representatives ~ Cowboylogbuilders.com ~ Lakecountrylog.com