Maximizing Your Katahdin Dealer
Updated 4/15/24 After many months or years dreaming about your dream log home, you’re finally ready to start the process. That first meeting can be a little intimidating, especially if you’ve never built a home before. Your dealer has a wealth of experience that you’ll want to build on to maximize your dealer relationship. We… Read more »
Permeable Driveways Make Even More Sense
Updated 2/26/24 Recently, municipalities began to assess the costs and challenges for coping with storm water runoff from developed areas. Water from rain, snow, melting and flooding can easily overwhelm municipal sewer treatment facilities, so more and more towns and cities are assessing a storm water utility tax. This tax can help the city construct… Read more »
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Super Hard Fossilized Bamboo Flooring
Bamboo flooring has been a popular flooring for many years, in part because of its reputation as a highly renewable wood product. As with many wood- or plant-based flooring, conventional bamboo flooring may show scratches and wear more than a hardwood surface like oak or maple. One company has taken bamboo’s green aspect and used… Read more »
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Green Tip: Door-In-Door Refrigerators
Nothing destroys a refrigerator’s efficiency like standing in front of it with the door open. The engineers at LG have taken note of mothers who—a million times a day—say “Close the refrigerator door!” The LG Door-in-Door Refrigerators™ offer auxiliary doors that allow access to refrigerated compartment for drinks and snacks without opening the full door.… Read more »
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Katahdin Form+Function: Sketch, Quote and Design
One of the best aspects of building a Katahdin Cedar Log Home is the opportunity to create your own unique log home. Our experienced design team is ready to convert your ideal design into a home that meets your needs and budget—and with careful consideration—the extras that make it your own. We thought it would… Read more »
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Hearth Treatments for Kitchens
In early homes, the fireplace hearth was more than just a source for heat, it was an essential element of the kitchen. Now some kitchen designers are reinventing the kitchen hearth with a look that can be rustic or classic. We think it’s a great look for contemporary log homes as well. The hearth design… Read more »
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Mudrooms and Laundry Rooms’ A Great Combination
Many homeowners with active families now include a first floor laundry and a mudroom area to keep the main part of the house a bit cleaner and more organized. First floor laundries situate the washer and dryer adjacent to the kitchen in many instances to make it easy to get the wash done while preparing… Read more »
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Three Spring Shows Remain- See Where We’re Setting Up
We just completed one of our popular Log and Learn seminars in Texas and we’re working on the next location, so stay tuned! If you can’t attend a seminar, a log home show is a worthwhile step to get started on your own log home. Katahdin has local dealers on hand at each show below… Read more »
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Survey Results Are In!
The survey provided some interesting and positive insights into the mood of our readers—similar to feedback we’re seeing at log home shows, events and ongoing conversations. An overwhelming majority felt that the economy was better or the same year over year (83%) and that their own family was better off or about the same (81%).… Read more »
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New Texas Seminar and Upcoming Log Home Shows
Join Katahdin experts and dealers in your area for LOG & LEARN TEXAS, planning seminar and home tour on Saturday, March 7. You’ll get the inside scoop on designing, site selection, energy efficiency and financing for your log home. Space is limited and admission is free, so you’ll want to reserve your spot by clicking… Read more »
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New Appliances on the Horizon
Reports from the Consumer Electronics Show last month in LasVegas indicate that the convenience, multitasking and the “internet of things” are leading innovation in household appliances. Most of these appliances should be available later this year. Seeing double LG introduced a new Twin Wash washing machine that offers a smaller separate washing drum for smaller… Read more »
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Katahdin Form + Function: Customization
One of the most enjoyable parts of building a log home is the opportunity to make the design match your personal tastes. Katahdin offers many detail options for customization once you’ve identified the general plan you’re working with. It’s best to balance design choices with your budget in the overall, but there are customization options… Read more »
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Tiling Update: Understanding the Upcharge
Tile is a very popular design feature for many areas in a log home: bathrooms, kitchens, and mudrooms are some of the places where beautiful tiles can add color and visual interest. But there are differences in tile installation costs, depending on the style, size and other factors. Handmade tile can be more time-consuming to… Read more »
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Green Tip: Pocket Doors
When designing a log home for maximum space efficiency, interior doors are big space hogs. A conventional hinged swing door can take up 14 square feet in space required to operate and clear obstacles. That’s a lot of unusable space: a dozen doors requires about 120 square feet of wasted space! In a tight budget… Read more »