Before shipping to your site, the log home is completed as a free standing structure at U.S. Log & Timber build site in conjunction with our partner mills. This process ensures each piece of your home has been properly fit and has passed our quality control examination. Each of our handcrafted and milled log homes are extensively checked and rechecked before ever being considered complete. When final touch-up and clean up is complete, each log is tagged with an identifying number. Then the log shell is stacked, loaded and wrapped on trailers or into containers ready for transportation.
The delivery of the log home package can be accompanied by a U.S. Log & Timber technical assistant. That assistant will be with you for the entire stack of the log home package to advise and assist your general contractor in the proper assembly.
Delivery lead time – Plan on four to eight weeks from the time you place your order to delivery, depending on the time of year. Note: Spring month lead times can run longer. Be sure to coordinate your schedule so that we can deliver your home when you are ready for it.
Before Package is Shipped:
· Full visual inspection of all logs during tagging and numbering.
· Final spot touch-up and cleanup of logs before shipping.
· Apply non-hazardous wood treatment to prepare for staining, maintain color and deter mold and fungus growth per plan and package requirements.
Access to your site – When planning your infrastructure, keep in mind that our tractor trailers need wide, fairly straight roads to reach your site.
Unloading – Make sure you have your work crew scheduled to be on site when your home is delivered. Check with your dealer to determine the kind of equipment and workmen you’ll need on hand to unload your particular design.
During this initial log home build, your general contractor will simultaneously prepare your foundation and sub-floor at your build site. When the sub-floor is ready, the completed hand crafted log shell package can be delivered.
Pre-cut in our mills – We are able to save time and on-site cutting by pre-cutting each log on our state of the art house line so that they interlock and provide a solid fit.
Optional insulation package – To increase the natural R-factor of logs, we offer an insulation package. An added benefit of this insulation package is the ability to run electrical wires without the need for on site drilling in the log walls resulting in savings.
Log facing styles – Whether it’s a hand-peeled rustic look you prefer or the consistent look of milled finishes, laminated cedar logs or even a pioneer style of log, US Log has a number of different looks to choose from.