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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Acting as your own General Contractor

In 16 years, I have only seen one client (out of several hundred) hire a general contractor for their Log Home Construction. When you act as your own General Contractor it doesn't mean that you are at the job site everyday with a tool belt on. It simply means that you are organizing the subcontractors. The savings by acting as your own General Contractor are substantial. I recently was talking with a colleauge about her addition and garage construction. She asked for my help in looking over the estimates from the General Contractor. I was astounded when I saw a fee of contracting fee of 20%. The estimates totalled out at $277,000. The 20% contracting fee was assessed to that number. An additional $54,000.00! If you are considering a Log Home and want to act as your own General Contractor, we at North American Wholesale Cedar Log Homes can assist you in doing so. We offer on-site technical assistance. Local Subcontractors who are insured and registered. Breakdowns of timelines, schedules, and costs. We guide you every step of the way! Save that $54,000 and chose NORTH AMERICAN WHOLESALE CEDAR LOG HOMES! Call today at 1-866-933-5647. Visit us at www.nawclh.com or follow us on Facebook!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Stability and Efficiency of Log Homes


Over the last 30 years research has found that Log Homes are structurally sound when faced by natural disasters. There are documented cases such as a Log Home being overtaken by high flood waters that raised the home completely off its foundations, and it floated intact down the river. A tornado, several years ago went through a small Illinois town and wiped out all of the homes with the exception being a Log Home. Even the wildfires of California proved to be powerless over a Log Home. In topanga Canyon, Ca a Log Home owned by Nicholas and Wendy Walker was a place of refuge for firefighters and neighbors during a typical wildfire. The home, constructed of Cedar Logs and a metal roof, escaped the fire with minimal damage! If you are considering a Log Home, let NORTH AMERICAN WHOLESALE CEDAR LOG HOMES help you get started. We offer 10 standard plans, but custom design for FREE. Call us today toll free at 1-866-933-5647 or visit our website at www.nawclh.com

Sunday, March 7, 2010

United States Department of Agriculture


The USDA has a Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory located in Madison, Wis. This entity serves the public as the nation's leading wood research institute. Some areas of concentration is the comparative decay resistance of heartwood of our native species. As printed by the USDA Forestry division, the top 3 species of wood that fall into the category of Resistant to Very Resistant are:

1. Bald Cypress (Old Growth)
2. Catalpa
3. Cedars
Another interesting fact is that the southern and eastern pines and bald cypress are now largely second-growth with a large proportion of sapwood. Consequently, it is no longer practicable to obtain substantial quantities of heartwood lumber in these species for general building purposes.
Source: USDA Forest Service/wood hand book.
If you are considering a Log Home, make sure you start with a wood that is known for its decay and rot resistant qualities! Contact NORTH AMERICAN WHOLESALE CEDAR LOG HOMES for information on building and buying your Dream CEDAR Log Home! 1-866-933-5647