Cozy Log Cabins and Log Homes There’s something about owning a cozy log cabin in the woods that creates an escape from the rat race of day to day living. The aroma of the logs, the fresh mountain air, and most of all the serenity of nature. It brings you back to your inner self,…
There are many complexities depending on the design, structure type, all that have to be taken into consideration when building a handcrafted log home. A log home that is highly energy efficient, and will be in the family for centuries.
A gorgeous post and beam made from western red cedar, carefully handcrafted with inner knee braces and supports and is currently being built at the Cascade Handcrafted log yard. Once the log and timber frame home is completed, it will be shipped to it’s new home in Kansas, USA.
A handcrafted log home is the only “true” log home. In a handcrafted building, the log is still a natural log, the only alteration being that it has undergone removal of the outer bark and part or all of the “cambium” or inner bark layer. Because of this, each log still possess all of the uniqueness and character that nature intended it to have.
We had a great family of Western Australian visitors come on a tour of The Cascade Handcrafted log yard today. Ruth, Martin and their daughter Rochelle came for a visit to see how our western red cedar log homes are handcrafted. Markus is shown explaining the process involved in building the log homes and Steven is explaining to Ruth the difference between the log finishes.
Cascade Handcrafted Log Homes supports an environmentally friendly approach by using a method of building that has been around for centuries. In addition to being environmentally friendly as far as the building goes, we also selectively harvest logs for the log homes we build to avoid any clear cutting. Selective harvesting ensures a perpetual growth…
Cascade Handcrafted Log Home’s team includes the industry’s most talented professional logsmiths and scribers. We’re passionate about what we do, and each and every home we produce combines that passion with superior craftsmanship, top materials, and a process that takes each client’s unique hopes and dreams for their custom log home into consideration. Here’s an…
We are building this beautiful Post and Beam Latewood cabin, which is destined for Lake Kawartha in Northern Ontario. The design is unique in shape as it resembles more of a diamond than your traditional square or rectangle
Cascade Handcrafted Log Homes worked with this private property owner to selectively harvest and clean up some windfall after our bout of BC’s fall and early spring windstorms. Selective harvesting the western red cedar trees allows the light to shine through and give the undergrowth and new trees a chance to thrive
‘Full Scribe’ Log Homes refers to a method of fitting horizontal stacked logs to build a tight wall. Each log has a long groove hand cut into its underside, so it precisely and securely nests on the log below. The corners are interlocked with notching to provide a very secure structure. This method of construction…
