Log Homes & Cozy Cabins

Interested in mastering the art of building your own log home? Our comprehensive bootcamp offers a hands-on learning experience that will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to bring your log home dream to life. Experienced craftsmen join you on your cabin build to teach you the tricks of the trade. Gain practical insights into stacking house logs, timber-framing and the finishing touches to ensure your log home is not only beautiful but also energy-efficient and durable. Join our program and embark on an unforgettable journey toward creating your very own log home masterpiece.

The Log Home Estimator tool is still being develop. Please call us at 719.274.4381 and our log home department can help with pricing.

Log Home packages are designed to provide everything you need to construct the shell, but it's more than just a set list of materials. It's a completely customizable solution. Your package includes materials need for the subfloor up through to the metal on the roof. However, shipping these packages internationally has taugh us some building materials are best purchased locally, and we'll guide you in making these decisions.

A typical log home package includes:

• Subfloor Package: (sill seal, sill plate, rimboard, joists, AdvanTech OSB subfloor, adhesive, and necessary hardware.)
• Log Wall Package / Exterior Walls: (logs, Emseal, Log Boss fasteners, dowel rods, caulk, and window and door bucks)
• Interior Wall Package: (studs and necessary hardware)
• Roof Package: (timbers, Log Boss fasteners, tongue and groove, nailbase insulation panels and hardware, roof wrap, roofing metal)
• Deck Package: (timbers and posts, ledgers, hardware, joists, decking (natural wood or synthetic))
• Common custom add-ons to the package:
  • Hardwood flooring
  • Tongue and groove for walls and ceilings
  • Natural wood trim for windows, doors, and baseboard
  • Wood siding
  • Vertical corners
  • False butt and pass corners
  • Custom metal brackets
  • Live edge mantels
  • Board and Batten
  • etc...

Constructing your new log home with Allpine Lumber is a straightforward process. We'll be with you every step of the way, providing expert guidance and support, ensuring your dream home becomes a reality.
The unfortunate truth is log home construction is a dying art. Many contractors and DIYers love the idea of building a log home but are nervous about committing to build one. But we can help with that. Either Allpine Lumber's building crew can construct the log home shell, or we can train the contractor's crew or DIYer in the lost art of log home building through our comprehensive Boot Camp program. This program provides hands-on training and guidance, ensuring you have the skills and knowledge to build your dream log home.

Yes. Measuring the energy efficiency of a log home is different than that of a stick-built home. Recently, much misinformation about energy codes and log homes has been circulating. We are here to help you understand and comply with the building codes, ensuring your log home is not just a dream, but also an energy-efficient reality. Learn more about energy codes and log homes.

To better assist you with your log home dream, we have a few questions:

• What size home do you want?
• Do you have a floor plan in mind? If so, great! We can customize your floor plan to work as a log home. If you don't have a floor plan, we can help with that, too.
• What style of log do you want? Our options are listed here.
• When are you hoping to start building?
• Where is your property located?
• Do you have a contractor in mind?

The following steps will help explain what's next:

1. Local Government: Contact your county and HOA (if you are building in an HOA community). There are several things you will need to discuss. For example, what steps are necessary to obtain a building permit? Are there size restrictions on new buildings? Are engineered plans required? This is not an extensive list.
2. Floor Plan: Floor plans are often time-consuming and sometimes frustrating. We recommend spending time on several different floor plan websites. Search "floor plans" in your browser and find a plan(s) that suits your needs. Even if it's a combination of floor plans - it's much easier and faster than starting from scratch. As you narrow in on a plan, remember the requirements the county and HOA may impose. Also, take into consideration the following to help keep your log home cost-effective:
   • Keep the width of the home less than 28 feet wide.
   • We can go as long as you want, but we must add a structural post or wall at least every 24 feet to support the roof.
   • Large windows and doors look great but make log walls structurally unsound. So, please limit the number of large windows and doors, or at least be open to suggestions from our team. We will help you find the balance between a great view and a strong wall
   • On average, materials run $45-$55 per square foot. Our labor rates average $40-$60 per square foot. Please understand these are rough numbers, but historically, they are within 10% of the actual price. Many factors influence these rates. The size of logs, the roof's pitch, the number of corners in exterior walls, the size of timbers required to span distances, etc. Those prices do not include material and labor for the other trades (plumbing, electric, concrete, carpentry, etc.) Contact contractors from these trades and request a square foot price. Be aware that these numbers will only give you a ballpark figure.
3. Adjusting the floor plan: Once you have a floor plan, we will review it and suggest changes to convert it to a log home. Also, we will point out ways to save money. For example, keeping your home under 28 feet wide and rectangular will help save money.
4. Deposit and name on the list! At this point, we can determine the number of logs you will need to construct your home. A deposit of 50% of the log cost, not the home, will secure your spot in line for logs.
5. Drafting and Engineering: The next step is to send off the floor plans to a drafting company to draw them. Then, it goes to an engineer to review, inspect, and stamp.
6. Take-Off: We can now do a take-off with the stamped plans. A Take-off is a detailed list of materials needed to construct your project. Take-offs cost $1 per square foot. The take-off fee is non-refundable but is applied toward the price of the log home package upon purchase.
7. Schedule Your Build: Now, we can schedule your build. A deposit of 50% of the labor costs and 50% of the remaining materials will secure your spot in the building schedule.

This may end this list, but the fun is only beginning! Coordinating the schedules of the different contractors can sometimes feel like a full-time job. Or you can hire a general contractor to handle all the ins and outs of the build.

We hope you find this information more helpful than overwhelming. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. We are happy to help.

House Log Specs by Size and Style

Base Design Values for Wall-Logs

Log Boss - The one with wings!

Log Boss Log Fasteners by Permachink are the ultimate log fastner.

• No pre-drilling
• No washer needed. Drive it one time and forget it!
• Flat head design easily countersinks with maximum pulling power
• Coated for minimum friction and corrosion protection
• Features a unique wing above the threads to increase the hole size and minimize friction and heat build up in the shank.
• Made in USA
• Available Lengths: 6", 7", 8", 9", 10", 11", 12", 13", 14", 15", 16"
• Package includes one 5/16" hex head driver.

Download the ICC-ES Evaluation Report - per the manufacture, use the test results of the LogHog.

EMSEAL - Classic Log Home Tape

The EMSEAL advantage: How it works Open-cell foam is impregnated, compressed to the size of the opening to be sealed, and shipped in reels. The stored strain-energy of compression in the foam means continuous back-pressure is exerted against the logs. This pressure, combined with the adhesive nature of the impregnation, assures reliable adhesion to both upper and lower log surfaces. As the logs shrink and expand with seasonal temperature and humidity changes, long-term sealing contact with the log surfaces is maintained.

EMSEAL Log Home Tapes are high performance sealants with the following characteristics:

• Permanent elasticity/memory enables it to fill gaps caused by changes in log size (shrinking and settling)
• Continuous backpressure enables the foam sealant to fill contours and irregularities
• Maintains weathertight seal and thermally insulates over extreme temperature ranges
• Does not dry out, become brittle or crack
• Unlike putty-type (butyl) and liquid sealants which squeeze-out under compression, LogHomeTape compresses into itself and remains in place between the logs where it is needed.
• Resistant to ultraviolet light and ozone
• Does not cause “log-float” (suspension of logs by air-filled cells of closed-cell gaskets)
• Easy to install with mounting-adhesive on one side—strong polyester scrim embedded in adhesive resists stretching of material during installation
• Highly resistant to vermin (bugs, rodents, birds, etc.)
• No ozone-depleting chemicals used in manufacturing and contains no volatile organic compounds (V.O.C.’s)

Download the EMSEAL Informational Pamphlet for more information.

Nailbase Insulation

ACFoam® Nail Base is a 4'×8' non-structural panel comprised of thermally efficient closed-cell ACFoam®-II polyisocyanurate (polyiso) insulation board bonded to OSB on the top face. ACFoam Nail Base is offered in a variety of composite thicknesses, providing long-term thermal resistance (LTTR) values. To acheive the desired roof R-value, muiltiple layers of foam are offset under the top nailbase layer. The offset minimizes the effect of thermal bridging, and the impact of moisture/airflow into the roof system. The panels are secured to the roof with long fasteners that penatrate the OSB, the foam, the tongue and groove and finally into the timber rafters.

Click the link to down the follow data sheets:

• Atlas ACF-II Foam (base layers)
• Atlas ACFoam Nailbase Insulation (top layer)
• Atlas Nailbase Tread Point Fasteners