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 Floor Plan– In this step a floor plan is chosen that closely matches your needs and reflects your ideals. A floor plan can be chosen from our standard plans, selected from another source, or a custom design. In this stage we either modify the existing plan or draw a new layout.

2) Obtaining an Estimate– Once we have a floor plan, then we submit it to the Quotation Department at Lake Country for a price quote estimate. This takes approximately a week. Then we receive a Quotation Sheet detailing the package inclusions and price.

3) Deposit for Preliminary Drawings– At this stage a 15% deposit is made by the customer to finalize the preliminary drawings. Approximately 2-4 weeks is needed for the homeowner to view the preliminaries, make any desired changes, and receive the modified prelims for approval.

4) Second Payment– After the preliminaries are finalized, then an additional 35% payment is made. Lake Country makes the full Construction Drawings and begins milling the log home. Approximately 6 weeks is required for this step.

5) Final Payment– The final 50% payment for the log and material package is required one week prior to scheduled loading date.

6) Construction of Milled Log Home– Typically 4-9 months is required to complete a full turnkey solution. Key factors that dictate exact construction time include size of home, weather, specifics of job site, and the builders schedule.

To Sum It All Up– Please allow approximately 10-12 weeks from initial 15% deposit until delivery of your milled log and material package.
(Rush Orders may be possible within 6-8 weeks depending of speed of customer.)

TIMELINE FOR HANDCRAFTED HOME: (Including Handcrafted Stacked Log, 10” or 12” Swedish Cope, Post and Beam and Heavy Timber Frame Construction)

1) Choosing a Floor Plan

2) Obtaining an Estimate- Submission of plan for quote estimate. Please allow one week.

3) Deposit for Preliminary Drawings- 15 % deposit for preliminary drawings and finalization of prelims. 2-4 weeks needed.

4) Second Payment– 35% deposit for full Construction Drawings and Handcrafting of home. Please allow 10-12 weeks for this stage.

5) Final Payment– 50% final payment due one week prior to scheduled load date.

6) Construction of Handcrafted Home– 4-9 months to complete a full turn key solution. Key factors that dictate exact construction time include size of home, weather, specifics of job site, and the builders schedule.

To sum it all up, please allow approximately 12-16 weeks from initial deposit to delivery of your handcrafted log and material package.
(Rush Orders possible ~ Please call us to check availability in yard.)