Q&A

FAQ Page

Here we have tried to summarize the most common questions about us, our products and our services.

What is included in your log home package?

Your log home package is customized to include the materials specific to your home. We manufacture and specialize in the log work itself. The package we offer you includes the log shell and the insulation and hardware needed to complete the log shell portion of your log home.

What other services do you offer?

We have designers and architects to help you with your log home design ideas and create your final blueprints if that is something you need.

What wood type's do you offer, what sizes and where do your logs come from?

We offer a choice of Northern European Pine. Our Nordic Region foresters, who choose only the highest quality from our northern forests here Suliva, Finland, and Karelia, Russia, harvest the timber. Log sizes are on average 10 to 14 inches in diameter. The smallest we would build with is 10 inches in diameter, and we can build with much larger. We inventory a large volume of raw logs.

Are your logs graded?

All of our timber is graded and stamped exceeding the Timber Products Inspection Agency requirements.

What is the moisture content of the logs you use?

Our logs are air dried in our construction yard to average moisture content of between 15% and 20% before we begin building.

Can I make changes to your floor plans?

Absolutely, we are custom builders and build according to our customers specifications. The few log home floor plans we offer are really to help get people started with ideas for their new home. Send us a sketch, floor plan, or your blueprints and we will offer you a detailed quote.

How long before I receive my log package?

Once we have received your final plans and deposit it is generally 6 to 8 weeks when your completed log package arrives at your home site, but may take longer in a high building season. This gives you time to prepare your foundation and site.

What kind of foundation is necessary?

Our log homes do not require any special foundation. We can build on full basements or a standard 8" concrete wall with a regular sub-floor is fine.
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Where does the plumbing and wiring go?

Plumbing is installed into interior stud partition walls the same as it is in conventional homes. The wiring is generally run from your sub-floor and drilled into the log that will hold your outlet plate and along door and window key-ways and then drilled into the log that holds your switch plate.

How do I get started?

Your first step would be to secure your property. At that point, you are better able to refine a home plan to suit your desires and needs as well as fit your property. Determining your budget is important at this point. Assuming you have decided upon Sitka Log Homes to build your new home, we would look at your blueprints to offer a price quote on the log work. If you are still in the design stage and need help with this, we do have designers and architects that can assist you. Secure your financing, if necessary. You are now ready to sign a contract for building your log home.