How to chain saw a log window opening and the end of a log

PATRIOT Log Home builders uses the Makita saw 16 1/2 blade takes skill and strength and care as its use is/or can be dangerous! The blade is exposed ! This saw should ONLY BE USED BY A PROFESSIONAL !!!!

Mike HOmpertz of Patriot Log Home builders

Using a standard Chain Saw to cut a D shape 8 x 8 Tulip Poplar log

A technique that Mike f Patriot Log Home Builders uses is, when he stacks the logs, rather than cut them to size, i.e. cut them to the length of the window opening, he finds the closest log and lets them hang threw, then after the stack he cuts threw , after marking the side of the window opening and in one full sweep cuts the opening. This takes skill and a steady arm.

Mike cutting with the large Makita 16 1/2 inch saw

Using the preferred Makita saw, Jeremy with Patirot Log home Builders shows how to saw the end of a log during the Kentucky log stack of Grizzly Tulip poplar

Tulip poplar log stack in Kn April

Mike HOmpertz of Patriot Log Home Builders went to Kentucky to do the log stack on the Grizzly package, a home just under 3000 square feet.

Log stack~ look at the progress in just 3 days!

Effective use of time and dedication

TULIP POPLAR- A HARDWOOD

Tulip poplar is a heavier and more dense wood than pine and cedar. It is 50 % heavier than both. The advantages would include more thermal mass, leading to a more solid and sturdy home with additional wind/weather Resistance including earthquake , tornado and hurricanes

Tulip Poplar more Weather Resistant 

Tulip Poplar- 50 % heavier than pine or cedar .

Patriot log home builders moves tonnage!!

Each log average  16 feet long and  weighs about 150 to 300 pounds each, these were  placed on the sub-floor by the forklift then individually cut, moved and set by hand. On this  semi load of logs it carried s 8 skids, each skids which  holds about   25  logs per skid or about 20 tons of logs

Patriot moved 27 tons in just 8 days! The garage was full log as well.  This requires endurance and strength, Patriot worked an average of 9  hours per day(excluding breaks)  and worked straight threw. This is the type of dedication you will receive when Patriot Log Home Builders shows up to build your home.  This print called for a 13 log stack, however with Patriots thrift in cutting the material and the log management with layout, additional logs were available and with negotiation with sales of Grizzly an additional course was added.

Why  use a professional to stack your logs ?

This is not the place to try to save Money , hire a specialist, it is NOT suggested to use a stick framer or general carpenter to stack your logs, it requires special tools and skill . Do not let them learn how to do this on your home, you will be sorry.

• Your house is forever
• Do you want to gamble with an unskilled laborer?
• Number  1 problem , walls out of plum! Serious issue !
•  Missed gaskets (not air tight)
• More waste of time and material  and your money !
• walls out of plum effect house home, it will show up EVERYWHERE , your doors, interior walls, trim and roof framing.

What if my log stack is out of plum ? How can I fix it ? 

The only thing you can do , is take it down and re-stack it . This time hire a professional, the money is well spent.

The economizer package

See first hand the quality and beauty of the D-shape tulip poplar milled log home package, being built in Tennessee. Mike Hompertz recently visited the job site and recorded this video.

Front view

 

 

Economizer

This is our standard 32 x32 square log kit. With this kit you can build out plans of 1000, 1400, 1700, 2000, 2500, 3000 sq ft.

We offer options of bat n board strip siding for gables & 2nd floor shed walls, tongue & groove flooring 3/4 or 1 1/2 thick, we offer beams for floor joists and porches, trim, & lathing. We can set up windows, doors, & tin roofing . The reputable   and highly trusted Patriot l crews who will dry in for $20 per sq ft including  sub-floor. 

Please call for more information & plans.  608 547 4129


Economizer Pricing :

6 Thick Walls  Siding for Gables  Siding for Shed Wall $15,000 $1,000 $1,000

Log Beams for 2nd floor joists:

6x8                                               $2,500

Tongue & Groove Solid wood Flooring/ceiling or walls :

3/4 1 1/2

$2.50 per sq ft $4.50 per sq ft

Outline and options :

•  Bargain Basement :Total for 6 inch tulip poplar  with 6 x8  beams and 1 1/2 T&G ( for loft flooring and finish 1 st floor ceiling),  =$21,000.00 with siding $23,000.00

• With full log another 700 sq @ $15.00 Sq. ft $10,500.00 $31,500.00 (recommended *)

• With tulip poplar 2 x 8 planking  flooring $2,500.00 $33,000.00

♥With labor $63,000  
 

 Why go full log on second floor?

*Keep in mind that although  siding is $2000.00 and full log is $10,000 , you will have the additional costs of OSB sheeting, Tyvek wrap , 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 framing material, insulation, dry wall, (cost of paint) or tongue and groove siding. There are the experiences of the paying the contractors for insulation, dry waller and the carpenter. With full log, as soon as it is stacked , the exterior and interior finished are complete along with insulation and you pay only the log home builder.

 What you will need to provide :

• sub-floor
• partition walls 
• OSB 4 x8 (plywood ) for sub floor and floor Joice
• rafters
• windows and doors 8 1st floor  and  (12 windows) and 2 doors

approx cost of above items $20,000.00 dry in total cost 

• Basic green  metal roofing  available at best prices in the industry

 

Side View , can have siding or go with the full log option (recommended)*

lower level floor plan

upper level floor plan

REDUCE YOUR COSTS AND BUY DIRECT!

This is the basics needed to build your log home, you will need to provide other building materials, (see list above) which we will help you put together. A martial list will be provide with a basic cost , to keep your cost down, we suggest that you go to your local lumber yard, such as Menards, Home Depot, Lowes and get your lumber direct, this reduces shipping costs, and you can have a hands on experience and have direct recourse.

Look and see what do I get with rustic tulip poplar ECONOMY KIT

It is imperative that a consumer see first hand what they are purchasing. See this video made by Mike Hompertz of Patriot Log HOme Builders in Tennessee of an economy kit rustic tulip poplar log home kit that he managed the construction of.

Home Of the $10,000 log home  kit

Rustic log TULIP poplar buildt by PATRIOT LOG HOME BUILDERS

RUSTIC TULIP POPLAR

Mike HOmpertz from Patriot Log Home builders, had come across Grizzly log homes in his Craig's list surfing, He found  the site and discovered that they offer TULIP POLAR, in addition to pine and cedar.  Meanwhile , Mike made contact with the owner and began to establish and relationship. Mike and his wife , had an interest in selling. To learn more about the company, its product and the integrity of the man behind it, Mike  went to pleasant shade Tennessee for 9 days to work on the following log home made from rustic  tulip polar.

What he found was a product that exceeded his initial  expectations. The  rustic tulip polar is heavy and durable and Mike saw first hand how it can and does stand the test of time. During the stacking process, mike found that it required more labor, strength and endurance to get these logs, waure , plum and to fit. This is how they did it in the old days, choosing logs, picking them from the pile and determining which should go next and working with the log to get in stacked.  This is not a numbered log kit. I requires experienced builders/carpenter.

HOME OF THE $10,000.00 kit

In the old days , logs where secured with wood dowels, but today log screws/nails , (oly's) are used.

The economy kit-Shot gun

1000 square feet, three bedrooms (2 upstairs ) 2 bathrooms rustic home economy kit. These are RUSTIC logs, butt and pass.

This entire home cost with the 1 acre, creek in back will sell for $75.00!

crawl space 16 x 36 

See plans here

What exactly does a RUSTIC LOG mean? 

Grizzleys  rustic log , in order to offer an very affordable log home, has intentional cut costs at the mill. The logs are not prefect, many vary in height and in width, this can cause gaps in the wood, and for those familiar with log homes, you can see that the exterior logs are not flat or prefect. However this is really is only an aesthetic, as proper sealing still insures quality insulation and weather proofing. 

  Single milled cuts down on cost. What does that mean? the log only goes threw a machine that cuts away one time the outer part of the log , leaving the heart of the log. In other milling processes , where the logs are all the same dimension and width, this heart will go threw a refining mill , which shapes and prefects the log. Such a log will cost up to another 30 % more. 

Get that OLD FASHIONED log home for less! This is a great log for a hunting, camping or second vacation home . For those who love nostalgia and like the rustic log look this is prefect. As you can see, the setting of this log home, merits the rustic log tulip polar choice.

  608 547 4129 Mike Hompertz