Compare our three packaging levels.    Major differences in each category are highlighted. 

Premium Interior and Exterior Packages are listed at the end.   

Freight is included in all three packages. 

MIX-and-MATCH to make your own customized package.

 

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▼  Basic Package*

Designed to be like our competitor’s packages, but with higher quality components and services, like Douglas Fir, Quality Assurance Certificate, T&G Ceilings, Includes Freight.

▼ Traditions Package*

 

The “cut-above” package we’ve successfully sold for years as our standard package – proven quality,  beauty and performance.

▼  Ultimate Package*

After building log homes for nearly 30 years, we’ve identified elements which bring the look and feel of the home to that upper level of quality and innovation.   We’ve added many of these here.

Subfloor:

  • 2x8 Treated Sill Plates
  • 2x10 joists on 16” centers
  • Doubled 2x10 Perimeter Band
  • Tripled 2x10 Girder
  • Metal Cross Bridging

·         3/4-in. OSB T&G Subflooring

  • Subflooring Adhesive

Subfloor:

·         Subflooring Adhesive

Subfloor:

Subfloor Skirt:

  • One course 1x12 White Pine, kiln-dried, band-sawn face, Standard & Better grade

Subfloor Skirt:

  • One course 1x12 White Pine, kiln-dried, band-sawn face, Standard & Better grade, OR
  • Matching log profile siding

Subfloor Skirt:

  • Matching log profile siding, or
  • 1x12 and 1x6 Cedar with band-sawn face, stepped to cover subfloor, or
  • Two courses 8-inch Western Red Cedar rabbetted Beveled Siding, rough-sawn face

Porch-Deck Floors:

  • 2x8 Treated joists on 16” centers
  • Doubled 2x8 Treated perimeter band
  • 5/4” x 4” Treated decking using 0.25 pressure treating

Porch-Deck Floors:

Porch-Deck Floors:

Log Wall System:

  • 6x8 D-log Profile x 13 courses (97.5” tall)
  • Saddle Notch or Butt-and-Pass corner joinery
  • TLH Quality Assurance Certified Eastern White Pine (pinus strobus) interlocking double tongue & groove logs.  (3-stage-3-month drying, Air-Dry/Kiln-Dry/Acclimation), sanitized with Timbor(TM) and kiln temperatures, pre-cut corner joinery system, pre-cut spline notches, pre-cut window and door openings*, pre-drilled with countersinking, 3/8 x 12-in. lag bolts and washers, grade stamped to TPI standards, double strips of closed-cell insulation gasket, installation caulking, dovetailed interlocking splines, window & door rough opening frames with splines, blueprints and log wall erection diagrams, log bundles wrapped. (*minor trimming and odd-shaped openings may need to be cut on site)
  • Quality Assurance Certificate
  • Lifetime Limited Warranty

 

Log Wall System:

Log Wall System:

  • 8x12 D-Log x 10 courses (111” tall), OR
  • 8x12 Square x 10 courses (111” tall)
  • Saddle Notch, Dovetail, or Butt-and-Pass corner joinery
  • TLH Quality Assurance Certified Eastern White Pine (pinus strobus) interlocking double tongue & groove logs.  (3-stage-3-month drying, Air-Dry/Kiln-Dry/Acclimation), sanitized with Timbor(TM) and kiln temperatures, pre-cut corner joinery system, pre-cut spline notches, pre-cut window and door openings*, pre-drilled with countersinking, 3/8 x 14-in. lag bolts and washers, grade stamped to TPI standards, double strips of closed-cell insulation gasket, installation caulking, dovetailed interlocking splines, window & door rough opening frames with splines, blueprints and log wall erection diagrams, log bundles wrapped.   (*minor trimming and odd-shaped openings may need to be cut on site)
  • Quality Assurance Certificate
  • Sikkens Cetol™  3-coat Exterior Preservative and Sashco Conceal™ Textured Caulking with backer rod
  • Lifetime Limited Warranty

Basic Package

Traditions Package

Ultimate Package

Second Floor System:

  • No. 1 & Better Douglas Fir Beams, 100% Free of Heart
  • 6x12 Girder Beam
  • 4x8 Joists on 24” spacing
  • 6x6 White Pine support posts w/ jacks
  • 2x6 Premium Select Grade tongue-and-groove spruce decking
  • 3/8-inch lag screws for installation

 

Second Floor System:

 

Second Floor System:

Exterior Studwall Gable/Dormer System:

  • 2x4 Framing on 16” centers
  • 7/16” OSB Sheathing
  • Matching Log Profile Siding, or
  • Squared & Butted Cedar Shakes, or
  • Board & Batten band-sawn siding

Exterior Studwall Gable/Dormer System:

Exterior Studwall Gable/Dormer System:

Roof System:

Roof System: *

Roof System: *

  • No. 1 & Better Douglas Fir Beams, 100% Free of Heart, eased edges
  • Factory Pre-cut Timber-Frame Beams – precision milling and joinery will likely eliminate the use of a saw or drill during roof system framing - Pre-cut rafter tails, birds-mouths, ridge notches, mortises for collars, pre-drilled with countersinking, pre-cut compound angles, features too numerous to list - Save a bundle on labor
  • 6x12 Ridge, Valley and Header Beams
  • 4x8 Rafters and Collars on 48” centers
  • 6x6 Douglas Fir Support Posts
  • All Hardware for roof framing connections
  • 2x6 Premium Select Grade tongue-and-groove spruce decking
  • 30# Felt Vapor Barrier
  • R-28.9 (4.5”) Rigid Insulation Panels with molded ventilation channels (total system exceeds R-33)
  • 7/16” OSB Roof Sheathing
  • 6-inch screws for installation
  • 30# Felt, ready for finished roofing
  • 1x12 and 1x6 Cedar Step Fascia, band-sawn face, kiln-dried

Basic Package

Traditions Package

Ultimate Package

Porch Roof System:

  • Conventional 40# Framing (stick-built or trusses)
  • Conventional framed flat ceiling
  • 4x8 Porch Roof Support Plates - No. 1 & Better Doug Fir Beams
  • 6x6 White Pine Support Posts
  • 1x8 White Pine Tongue & Groove Ceiling, kiln-dried, std. & better grade
  • 30# Felt, ready for finished roofing
  • 1x8 White Pine Fascia, band-sawn face, kiln-dried, std. & better grade

Porch Roof System:

  • No. 1 & Better Doug Fir Beams
  • 4x8 Rafters on 48” spacing
  • 4x8 Porch Roof Support Plates
  • 6x6 or 8-inch Round White Pine Support Posts
  • Olympic self-drilling screws and lag bolts for rafter installation
  • 2x6 Premium Select Grade tongue-and-groove spruce decking
  • 30# Felt, ready for finished roofing
  • 1x12 White Pine Fascia, band-sawn face, kiln-dried, std. & better grade

Porch Roof System:

  • Factory Pre-cut Timber-Frame Beams – precision milling and joinery will likely eliminate the use of a saw or drill during porch roof system framing - Pre-cut rafter tails, birds-mouths, pre-drilled with countersinking, eased edges, features too numerous to list - save a bundle on labor
  • No. 1 & Better Doug Fir Beams
  • 4x8 Rafters on 48” spacing
  • 4x8 Porch Roof Support Plates
  • 6x6 or 8-inch Round White Pine Support Posts
  • All Hardware for porch roof framing connections
  • 2x6 Premium Select Grade tongue-and-groove spruce decking
  • 30# Felt, ready for finished roofing
  • 1x12 and 1x6 Cedar Step Fascia, band-sawn face, kiln-dried

Exterior Railing Package:

  • Not included, but may be added.

Exterior Railing Package:

  • Not included, but may be added

Exterior Railing Package:

  • Heavy Timber White Pine 4x6 Railing with 3x3 Pickets

Exterior Windows:

  • Kingswood™ Double-Hung Windows
  • Stain-grade wood inside and out
  • Sash carries 20 year warranty
  • Factory extended jambs
  • Factory applied exterior trim
  • Windows are crated for forklift unloading
  • Crates wrapped with Tyvek™
  • Factory installed screen
  • Extended sill horns
  • Low E, high performance, insulated glass with argon gas
  • High performance TPR Bulb weather-strips at top, check and bottom rails
  • Clear stain grade frame
  • Custom jamb widths
  • Tilt sash
  • Sash plowed for finger lifts
  • Sash is 1 1/4" stain-grade spruce
  • TRUTH locks
  • Beige CALDWELL weather-strips
  • Solid wood sill and sill connector
  • Removable wood grills
  • Bronze screens

Exterior Windows:

  • Caradco™ Clad or Wood exterior, wood interior (all stain-grade wood)
  • Thick Western pine construction for strength, durability, insulating qualities, and beauty; treated with water repellent and wood preservative for long life.
  • Wood or aluminum-clad exteriors. Aluminum-clad exteriors in Hartford Green, Sandstone, Brilliant White, Chestnut Bronze, French Vanilla, and Mesa Red.
  • A combination of TPE bulb and vinyl-covered foam weather-stripping for a weather-tight, draft-proof seal.
  • Energy efficient 5/8" insulating glass with high-performance Warm Edge™ technology.
  • Tilt-in, removable sash for easy cleaning.
  • Insulated Flex-Hinge® jamb-liners for years of trouble-free operation.
  • Screens in Hartford Green, Sandstone, Brilliant White, Chestnut Bronze, or French Vanilla.       
  • Applied jamb extensions to accommodate various wall thicknesses.
  • Argon-filled Lo-E2 insulating glass.
  • Options too numerous to list
  • Jobsite Delivery after home is in the dry.

Exterior Windows:

 

  • Your Choice….

 

  • Caradco™ – packed with features

www.caradco.com

 

  • Andersen™ – the market leader

www.andersenwindows.com

FREE Upgrade to Andersen’s Best Window - Limited Time Offer

 

  • Marvin™ – custom made to order

www.marvin.com

The upgrade to Marvin™ windows and doors carries an up charge and is not included in the published package price.

 

Basic Package

Traditions Package

Ultimate Package

Exterior Doors:

Exterior Doors:

Exterior Doors:

  • Caradco™ for full glass doors
  • Fiberglass Wood-grain for half-glass and oval-glass doors (20 yr. warranty)
  • Andersen™ FREE Upgrade to Andersen’s Best Door - Limited Time Offer
  • Marvin™

The upgrade to Marvin™ windows and doors carries an up charge and is not included in the published package price.

Interior Partition Walls:

  • 2x4 Framing on 16” centers
  • 2x6 Framing for plumbing walls

Interior Partition Walls:

  • 2x4 Framing on 16” centers
  • 2x6 Framing for plumbing walls

Interior Partition Walls:

  • 2x4 Framing on 16” centers
  • 2x6 Framing for plumbing walls

Interior Stairs:

  • 2x12 Stringers
  • 2x12 Treads

Interior Stairs:

Interior Stairs:

  • Factory Pre-cut Timber-Frame Stairs
  • No. 1 & Better Douglas Fir Heavy Timber
  • 3x12 Stringers mortised to accept treads, 3x12 Treads tennoned to pass through stringers, Pre-drilled for exposed dowel pegs

Freight:

  • Freight is included in the Continental USA
  • Staggered, Full-truck Deliveries available upon request

Freight:

Freight:

  • Freight is included in the Continental USA
  • Staggered, Full-truck Deliveries available upon request

Construction Training and Product Selection:

  • The industry’s most comprehensive construction training program in our state-of-the-art facilities
  • FREE Construction Training Seminar for up to 2 people
  • Send your builder to us for training

Construction Training and Product Selection:

Construction Training and Product Selection:

  • The industry’s most comprehensive construction training program in our state-of-the-art facilities
  • FREE Construction Training Seminar for up to 2 people
  • Send your builder to us for training
  • Minimum Two days On-site Technical Construction Assistance

Design Center:

  • Spend one-on-one time with a member of our design center to work out details in your home design.  FREE appointments with appropriate deposits
  • State-of-the-art computer projection system
  • See your home from any angle in 3D, interior and exterior

Design Center:

  • Spend one-on-one time with a member of our design center to work out details in your home design.  FREE appointments with appropriate deposits
  • State-of-the-art computer projection system
  • See your home from any angle in 3D, interior and exterior

Design Center:

  • Spend one-on-one time with a member of our design center to work out details in your home design.  FREE appointments with appropriate deposits
  • State-of-the-art computer projection system
  • See your home from any angle in 3D, interior and exterior

Home Care Products:

  • Not included, but may be added

Home Care Products:

  • Not included, but may be added

 

Home Care Products:

Premier Interior Package may be added to either of the above packaging levels for any model.

These items will dress up the interior of your home and give it that “high-end” look and feel.

Even a scaled-down package is “all dressed up” when these items are added.

·         Full 1” thick X 6” eased-edge trim

·         Baseboard

·         Door Casings

·         Window Casing

·         Crown Moulding

·         Rosettes

 

·         Vertical 1x8 T&G snowblocking

·         Douglas Fir 6x12 mantle with sconces

·         Douglas Fir shelf with sconces for gable end cathedral areas

·         Jobsite Delivery after home is in the dry

Premier Exterior Package may be added to either of the above packaging levels for any model.

Add these architectural features to give your home that “set apart” look found in modern,

up-scale log homes for a relatively small amount of money.

·         Extra Heavy Timber Railing with wrought-iron accents

·         Y-braces for exterior posts

·         Timber-frame eave trusses

·         Framed garden window boxes with timber-frame sconces

·         False round purlins in roof overhangs

·         Arched logs at overhangs

·         Timber-frame arbors &  terraces

·         Framed eave boxes with timber-frame sconces and contrasting siding

 

*Some models have roof areas that are conventionally framed.  One story models usually have conventionally framed roofs.  Check with Tennessee Log Homes, Inc. (Athens, TN) for exact package contents for specific models.  Prices and components subject to change without notice.  Substitutions may be made.  Brand-names listed may not be available in all areas.  Package contents are described herein for advertising purposes and may vary from your actual package contents as per your Purchase Agreement.

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