The Log Home Industry Expert

There is no better time to build. Over the past 18 months, log home enthusiasts are seeing an encouraging trend in the home building industry; builders are willing to compete for their business. As a result, building costs have never been lower than they are now.

Timber Frame Entry

To capitalize on this trend and to better serve their clients, PrecisionCraft has put greater emphasis on their exclusive Builder Bid Administration process. Doing much of the groundwork for their clients, PrecisionCraft researches builders, request bids, and performs thorough reviews and evaluations of the builder bids received. From construction drawings to materials selection to their exclusive builder bidding process named BidRightSM, PrecisionCraft acts as the client’s advocate, ensuring the best price, highest quality and accountability from all parties involved. With that level of assurance, building a custom log home or timber frame home is feasible. Read more about why now is a good time to build.

Timber Frame Home, Custom Design

Building Log Homes, Nationwide

PrecisionCraft launches its new Log Homes Design Build Center at PrecisionCraft.com!  With this new online resource center, people worldwide can get a complete look at PrecisionCraft’s Design Build approach to building custom log homes and timber frame homes. From creating one-of-a-kind designs through the entire construction process, PrecisionCraft’s Design Build center highlights how this unique approach utilizes streamlined processes, aggressive cost controls and cutting edge timeline management techniques to ensure the highest quality build standards at the best price. PrecisionCraft’s Design Build Approach includes:

• Conceptual Design
• A Cost Feasibility Study
• In depth, Pre-Construction Planning, and…the
• Highest Quality Construction

According to Jim Young, President of PrecisionCraft Log Homes & Timber Frame, “the primary advantage of such a unique approach in the log and timber home industry is the client’s ability to see every detail of his or her project thought through and planned for before committing to construction. This means every client has the right design for them, feels completely comfortable with its cost, and enjoys the security that comes from such in-depth planning prior to making a commitment to construction.”

Browse PrecisionCraft’s new Log Homes Design Build Center at: http://www.precisioncraft.com/DesignBuild.html.

If you are considering building a log home, consider members of the Log Homes Council. The Log Homes Council is part of the Building Systems Councils, a council of the National Association of Home Builders. Members are required to participate in the Log Homes Council’s log and timber grading program. It is important to select a log home company that grades and certifies under the grading rules established by the Log Homes Council. This protects you as a customer and ensures that you get only graded logs and timbers when purchasing from a Council Member. This is a critical issue, as the new International Building Code will require grading and building inspectors may reject logs and timbers which have not been graded.

Log Homes Council members must subscribe to a rigid code of ethics developed to ensure well-constructed, code-complying structures and fair business dealings. The Council is a clearing house for complaints dealing with questionable practices and often times mediates customer complaints and disputes. All Council members agree to provide interested persons with truthful and accurate information and educational materials about log home building systems. The Log Homes Council sponsors research and testing of materials to determine structural and thermal qualities. This information has been critical to engineers and architects as they design buildings with log and timber components. Members of the Log Homes Council are also members of the National Association of Home Builders.

In addition to using the Better Business Bureau, using the Log Homes Council is a great way to narrow your search for a log or timber home company. Organizations such as the Timber Framers Guild and the Timber Frame Business Council are also great resources for researching industry companies. Starting your search with the members of these organizations will ensure that you are shopping the best log home companies.

Now that you are considering building a log home, selecting the right company will be one of the most critical decisions.  Finding the right log home company can be a daunting task.  There are many good companies and, unfortunately, some that are not so good.  Reputation, experience, architectural depth, financial strength, product selection and manufacturing capability are all factors to take into account before selecting a log home company.

The Better Business Bureau is a good place to start.  Check to see if the log home company you are considering is a member and if there are any outstanding complaints.  Dun and Bradstreet is a financial and credit reporting service and can give good information about the financial history of a company.  It is highly recommended that you consider only companies that have financial history reported by Dun and Bradstreet.  If a company is not listed, you may want to look elsewhere.

Consider companies that have affiliations with industry trade groups such as the National Association of Home Builders - Log Homes Council, the Timber Framers Guild or the Timber Frame Business Council.  Many trade organizations, such as the Log Homes Council, establish ethical guidelines to ensure well-constructed, code-complying structures and fair business dealings.     Once you have narrowed the field, we strongly encourage you to visit the companies. Check out their log home manufacturing facilities and talk to their staff.  You will be relying on the capabilities and expertise of the company and it is important that you trust their abilities and integrity. Learn more about PrecisionCraft’s log home design services & manufacturing.