Montana Log Homes

he architectural legacy of Montana log homes has captured the imagination of today's home builder. No other form of construction can match the charm, beauty and warmth of a handcrafted log home. The beautifully crafted log homes we have built over the years reflect a variety of architectural styles; ranches, chalets, victorians, and contemporaries in sizes ranging from 500 to more than 10,000 square feet.

  Montana Log Homes are log homes with a difference. A handcrafted difference. Unlike milled or "kit" log homes, our log shells are individually crafted by skilled log smiths using chainsaws and traditional hand tools. Each full length log is cut, carved and assembled into the finished structure right here at our construction yard in Kalispell, Montana. By hand fitting each log separately, we maintain a high degree of quality control throughout the entire log construction process.

   With Montana Log Homes' design flexibility, you're sure to find the right design combinations that match your lifestyle. We offer in-house design and blueprint services to enable you to achieve the custom details that you want built into your log home. From planning stage, to final reconstruction at your site by our crew, the experienced team at Montana Log Homes will give your project the attention you expect, and deserve.

Our Custom Handcrafted Log Homes Feature:

• Full length logs - no unsightly splicing
• Standing Dead or Dry seasoned log stock
• Choice of log sizes from 11"-12" base diameter on up
• Choice of log species - Lodgepole Pine or Spruce
• Hand peeled logs for natural color, character and energy efficiency
• Full Scribe Swedish Cope, or Chink style construction.

Our Custom Handcrafted Log Home Packages Will Include:

• Log walls - Hand peeled, full length dry seasoned logs assembled using saddle notched corners with full scribe V-trough filled with fiberglass insulation, or whole round log chink style construction. Standard wall height is 8'6" to 9'0".
• Log floor joists - Log joists are standard for the second floor or loft. Loft logs are saddle notched through the exterior log walls. Loft logs are cut flat on the top side for smooth floor decking installation.
• Log ridgepole and purlins - Log roof support consisting of log ridgepole and purlins or 6"x6" framed uprights at the gable ends. Ridgepole an purlins will extend past the gable ends providing minimum 3' protective eave when the finished roof is installed. Ridgepole and purlins are cut flat on the pitched edge for smooth roof decking installation.
• Log post and headers - Porch and balcony supports with notched posts and log headers cut flat on the pitched edge for smooth roof decking installation.
• Log beams - Where required, overhead log beams (tie logs) are saddled notched through the exterior log walls.
• Delivery - Prices will include delivery of the log package to your home site using flatbed trucks operated by interstate carriers.
• Re-assembly - Two experienced men from Montana Log Homes will travel to your homes site and reassemble the log package with the help of three local skilled laborers and a crane for log handling, provided by the homeowner. Our crew will cut and key-way all door and window openings, wall slots where frame partition walls meet log walls, and any other necessary log trimming.
• Construction Manual - We will provide you and/or your general contractor with a construction manual to assist with the finish construction of your home.

Options

Log Trusses
Full log gable ends
Log handrailings for stairs, loft edge, balconies and decks
Custom log staircases
Large log diameters
Extra log rounds
Valley logs
Log dormers
Tongue and groove decking for loft and roof
Square timer beams, trusses, and purlins
Custom design and blueprint services

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