THE
Blue Ridge

This daring, contemporary design is quickly becoming one of our most popular log home plans.

The Blue Ridge features a dramatic, soaring prow front and overlapping raked roofs. Twin spiral stairs descend from decks off the dining and master bedroom areas.

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For the month of March only, we are offering the Blue Ridge in round log post and beam style for $130,500 US for the log shell. That is a saving of over $23,500 off the standard log shell price of $154,457.

[** Offer valid if you proceed with a design agreement and pay 10% down before March 31, 2010. Stated prices are based on post and beam version of log shell.]

$130,500 US

Electrical Wiring

Stacked Log homes require special care in planning the electrical design. In order to have electrical outlets and switches on a log wall, holes need to be pre-drilled for wiring chases. The hole continues up from the bottom wall round to where the box will be, where a rectangular recess for the box also needs to be created.

Another detail that should not be forgotten is flattening of the wall log so there will not be a gap behind the cover plate due to the natural curvature of the log surface. Since the Log Connection does all this work in our log yard while the log shell is being crafted, an Electrical Plan must be done before the log shell work begins. We include this service as part of our log shell price, seeking the client's input for location of switches and fixtures.

When the log wall is re-stacked on the client's site, a pull cord is threaded through the holes as each log is placed. Then after the log shell is completed and the framing has progressed to the point where the home is ready for the electrical rough-in, the electrical contractor uses the pull cords to pull wires up through the log wall into each outlet box. When the wires are installed, the electrical contractor also needs to leave some slack when the wires are fastened, to allow for settling of the wall.

In a post and beam log or timber frame home, these procedures are not necessary because the infill walls are conventionally framed. However there are other electrical considerations that apply to all types of log and timber construction. For instance the client may desire a ceiling lamp or fan be hung from a log roof beam or joist. It is best to avoid this if possible, as running wiring up through the ceiling framing and then drilling through the log is quite tricky. However a pendant lamp can easily be hung from any log beam, as long as it is a "swag" type lamp, where the electrical cord loops away to connect to an electrical box located nearby on the ceiling.

Plumbing in a Stacked Log Home

Even in typical frame construction, plumbing in exterior walls is generally avoided because of freezing and insulation concerns. With stacked log construction, running plumbing pipes through the log walls is an even worse idea because of the added difficulty of repairing or replacing the pipes should it ever become necessary. So--as is a good idea with frame construction too--all vertical and horizontal plumbing runs should be routed through interior frame walls.

Special detailing is necessary where piping goes from the main level to an upper floor. Since the entire upper level can settle several inches, a flexible coupling must be used in water supply lines (below). And in waste (drain) lines, an expansion / compression fitting must be used (right).