Post and Beam homes have much character and charm, but the heart of this drama is mainly visible on the interior of a home. Instead of stacked log walls or conventionally framed walls the timbers themselves carry the load and structure of the home. Let’s take a tour of heavy timber post and beam home […]

Round Post and Beam homes are included in the category of log and timber homes. Specifically, the round post and beam style is part of the handcrafted log home construction. The reason for this is all the logs are left with the natural taper from one end to the other. All the logs are hand […]

Log gazebos are features which some of the larger handcrafted log homes possess. The use of an octagonal room enhances the floor plan and allows for more design features for both the exterior and interior of the home. Log gazebos are built from the post and beam style or a square timber frame. Here we […]

Post and beam construction is another style of log and timber homes that we offer. Post and Beam is where the vertical posts and horizonal beams are used to support the superstructure of the home. Strictly speaking, in a log home context, our Post and Beam homes are built from the handcrafted log style. The […]

I recently had someone ask me about a Beam and Post home and how it differed from a Post and Beam home. I had to think a minute, as post and beam is always the order I have used the term. But with a bit of research, my original thought was confirmed– they are both […]

Calculating costs for Post and Beam homes is one of the services we provide as a full service log home company. While almost everyone can picture a log home a Post and Beam house is not as widely known. Any of our homes can be built in any of the five home styles we offer. […]

The Heavy Timber Construction that we offer is in the form of Heavy Timber Framed homes, garage, and commercial buildings. Heavy Timber Construction is another name for Heavy Timber Framing. This is the art of taking a timber and handcrafting it to fit into the timber superstructure. Traditional timber framing uses the old world style […]

Round Post and Beam Homes Post and Beam homes are the medium between the solid log home and square timber frame. Post and Beam allow for more flexibility in design elements than the handcrafted log homes. Each log used is hand peeled and then hand scribed to fit into the log structure. There are no […]