Keep an Eye on the Weather with Weather Stations from Classic to High-tech
Log home enthusiasts more often than not are also interested in the natural environment around their homes, the changing of the seasons and the daily events around which one plans. From the most rustic log cabin in the woods to the modern log home, weather can become an interesting and meaningful framework for your daily… Read more »
Due Diligence: Four Questions to Ask Your Log Home Manufacturer
Our customers do a lot of research to decide which log home manufacturer they should select to build their dream home. Yet beyond design, price, and quality, many customers neglect a very important topic: the financial stability of the company. We are pleased to report that Katahdin has a very sound financial foundation—even in these… Read more »
Lights Out! Planning for Comfort in an Emergency
Is your home designed to handle an emergency? Whether a natural disaster like hurricane or ice storm, or a man-made one like a rolling black out, there are steps that you can take to make your home and your family reasonably comfortable during a prolonged emergency and keep safe during a sudden event. The Annual… Read more »
Green Building Facts and Myths”Will it work for you?”
You’ve heard many in the building business talk about going green, but what does it really mean? Sure, with the price of energy these days, everyone wants to be more efficient and use less fossil fuel. You’ve seen home television programs where people are recycling all sorts of materials into “green” homes, but our suspicion… Read more »
Green Tip: Smart Laundry
>Front-end loading washers and dryers have been on the market for a while, but GE’s Profile SmartDispense washer and dryer use technology to take the guesswork out of laundry. The units are installed on a unique pedestal that holds dispensers for laundry detergent and softener. The washer uses sensors to dispense just the right amount… Read more »
Still More Opportunities to Meet with Katahdin
We’re still on the road in October trying to meet with as many of our customers. As many of our customers will tell you, these shows are an opportunity to do research, learn and explore—no hard selling reps in our booth! This month, we’ll be in upstate New York in beautiful Lake Placid, attending two… Read more »
Authentically Sustainable
Welcome! Thank you for your interest in Katahdin Cedar Log Homes. Katahdin has been crafting our cedar log homes since 1973 and is family owned and operated in Oakfield, Maine. Our log homes are constructed from the finest Northern White Cedar logs from nearby forests in northern Maine. Why Northern White Cedar? We work exclusively… Read more »
New Generation of Wood-fired Hydronic Heaters Offer Clean, Renewable Heat
With colder months fast approaching, many people are researching new ways to keep winter at bay, without breaking the bank. New technologies in wood fired hydronic heaters are enabling home owners to take a second look at wood as a renewable heat resource. Much of the change in design has come as a result of… Read more »
Rustic Furniture Designed to Complement Your Log Home
When it comes to furnishing a new log home, nothing works like the rustic style of cedar log furniture. One furniture company, Rocky Top Log Furniture and Railing not only produces a wide range of premiere indoor and outdoor furnishings crafted from Northern White Cedar, they also offer the discerning home decorator the opportunity to… Read more »
Green Tip: Moveable Awnings
Moveable awnings are one low-tech way to maximize the passive solar benefit of windows in the winter, while keep the summer’s harsh rays from sending your air conditioner into overdrive. And with today’s advance fabric technology, these awnings have a 10- to 15-year lifespan. The fabric can then be replaced easily. Sunbrella, a specialty fabric… Read more »
Join Us for Our First Off-site Home Buyer’s Seminar
For those of you in southern New England, you won’t want to miss our first Off-Site Homebuyer’s Seminar on September 20 in Mansfield, Mass. We’ll have a team of log home experts on hand to walk you through the process and show you how we manufacture our Cedar Log Homes. We’re especially please to be… Read more »