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Was $179,000, Now $119,000!

Artisan Log Homes is currently looking for a family or individual who has always wanted a stunning custom built log home. This custom log house, which is currently under construction, offers over 2800 sq ft of living on the main and upper floor, plus an optional basement.  The footprint of the log shell is 54′ x 31′.
Walk through the 9’ entry doors into a massive 25’ vaulted area that incorporates log stairs which lead up to both wings of the house. The main floor is 1825 sq.ft with kitchen, dining, living room, stone fireplace, laundry, full bath and a large office.

The upper level features 1082 sq.ft of living with huge 15’ vaulted ceilings. The east upper wing is completely devoted to the master suit, featuring a full bath, walk in closet and octagonal shape post and beam room for the bed. The upper west wing consists of a large second and optional third bedroom with full bath.

Please contact us for more information or to set up a tour.

3 years ago while attending the International Log Building Association AGM in Whitefish Montana, I was introduced to the Estonian Wood House Association.  They really admired and appreciated the way that Artisan designs and builds post and beam log homes.  This past September, I was asked to travel to Estonia and teach a 5 day course on post and beam construction and give a presentation on how we build our log houses to be air tight.

After pin pointing exactly where Estonia was in Europe, I was excited for this new adventure.  Following 20 hours of Travel I landed in the centrally located town of Tartu.  The following day, after a large breakfast of heavy bread and sliced meat, I was on my way to the log yard of Estonia’s largest log house company, Hobbiton.  I spent the day picking logs and collecting tools for the week ahead.  The next five days we’re very productive and rewarding.  I had a class of 14 local log builders and handymen, there English was very limited and my Estonian was non existent, I guess you can say we spoke using our tools and chainsaws!

After five days of handouts, demonstrations, lots of cutting and some good laughs we completed 2 small post and beam structures that will later be used as small garages or saunas (my favorite Estonian tradition).

The Estonians were a wonderful group of people, very hospitable and kind.  The food was amazing and the country side beautiful, I really look forward to returning to Eastern Europe, next time for a longer visit.

-Josh Littler

Until recently, most lateral grooves found in log homes have been insulated using fiberglass insulation, wool or a combination of both.  With recent innovations in gasketing, some log builders have taken advantage of log specific gasket products available in the market place.  For the past 6 years, all log houses built by Artisan have had two continuous rows of closed cell, compression “p” gasket in all of the lateral grooves.  We also use expanding gasket for all post and beam connections and timber frame connections.

When a home is at completion of the lock-up stage, it looks finished from the outside; windows and exterior doors have been installed and the outside roof cladding is on. If gable ends (the exterior walls on the second floor under the angle of the roof) have not been included in the log work package, that cost will have to be incurred at this stage.
Since 1977, Artisan has completed lock-up on almost every log structure that it has built in Canada. We also pre-frame and ship gable end components with each log shell. This has proven to be more cost effective than constructing them on-site, following re-erection of the log work. If the building is going to be located outside of Canada, we like to send at least 2 log crafters with the shell, to over-see re-assembly and provide guidance as lock-up proceeds.

A square foot price is often inaccurate and misleading due to the great variation in cost and quality of materials used to finish a building. This applies to both log and conventional framed structures. “Finishing” is generally meant to include inside framed walls, plumbing, heating, wiring, cabinets, fireplaces, floors etc. Your builder should be able to provide you with firm prices up to the point of “inside finish” and then your personal taste (and budget!) will determine how much the remainder will cost.

Large logs ensure good insulation quality and energy efficiency, as well as superior strength. House logs used by Artisan range from a 11″ tip to an 20″ butt, OR size as specified.  Below are the flared butts of Western Red Cedar.