You'd think during a quick drive around the burbs that the American home is purely a stick-framed beast. However, trade in your car for a chairlift, mountain bike or fishing boat, and you'll quickly see that when thoughts turn from Wisteria Lane to "take a left by the oak tree at the end of the dirt road," the rustic beauty of logs plays more into customers' vision. So, if you take your show on the road or get a call for a city-side log structure, you'll need a top-flight provider of the "sticks" that go into log homes.
Kuhns Bros. is a veteran. The company kiln-dries their logs, decreasing checking, shrinkage and weight while enabling the finish to be applied ASAP. Kuhns Bros. also works with architects and homeowners to zero in the design and cut the package. And they have sweet post and beam/log detailing on the interior — along with killer custom details like bunk beds, porches and glorious handrails for stairs. (I see these and think about hybridizing them into other projects.)
The designs are truly custom, loaded with clerestory windows through which that mountain, lake, or wooded refuge is as clear as the dream that got your customer there.
Or, if you just want to know more about log homes, take a weekend class on how to build one. Big tools usually means big fun!
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