Log cabins started out as basic shelter, built from the most plentiful building material around – trees. Though we think of them as being uniquely American, they originated in Scandinavia and Russia. Underneath the stucco of, for example, the Kremlin is a log building. Regardless of there roots, the appeal of log cabins, or more appropriately “log homes”, has endured for centuries.
Frontiersmen felled and notched whole trees to assemble their log cabins, filling in the gaps with a mixture of mud and straw or “chinking”. Today’s log home kits are made of milled solid timbers that use a variety tongue and groove interlocking methods to eliminate air and water infiltration.Log home kits range from “complete packages,” with all logs precut and numbered and all components (such as roofing materials, doors, windows, interior partitions, stairs, railing, garage doors) included. On the other end of the spectrum, “linear log home kits” include sufficient logs that need to be cut and notched at the job site. All other components are purchased locally.
Log homes are made from a variety of woods, including: white cedar, eastern white pine, oak and douglas fir. All woods work well and benefit from periodic application of a protective exterior stain or finish.
Eagle CDI Inc. abides by the codes and regulations of the log building council to assure safety and quality construction. Dan Mitchell, President of Eagle CDI Inc., is the chairman of the System Building Council and a board of trustee in the Building Systems Council.