Sheds, Garages, and Outbuildings – More than Storage
Once the humble repository of garden tools, snow removal equipment or lawn mowers, these auxiliary buildings have taken on new roles: playhouse, potting shed, workout room, office, studio or hideaway. Whatever use you ultimately define, it’s important to consider several factors when planning these auxiliary building spaces. While sheds and out buildings have fewer regulations…
Recovered Timber – Centuries-old wood takes rustic to a beautiful level
If you’ve ever visited an historic home and noticed the wide-plank floors that came from old-growth timber, you’ll understand the eye appeal they can add to a log home. Unless you are able to find salvage wood from a reclaimed building, it’s difficult if not impossible to find old growth timber since old-growth forests are…
Cogeneration Makes its Home in Residential Applications
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems have practiced in industrial applications for years. They are attractive because they capture the most of the energy that is lost to heat in generating electricity. Now Micro-CHP systems are making their way into domestic applications, especially in areas where homeowners can send excess electricity into the power grid…
Hand-forged Steel Adds Style to Log Homes
Katahdin customers are always looking for that distinctive touch that makes their cedar log home their own. One way to approach putting your own imprint on your home is through the decorative touches you add. A terrific source for rustic looking iron products, including cast and wrought iron and other metals is King Architectural Metals.…
Green Tip: Pervious Concrete Admixture
If you’ve got a big expanse of concrete driveway or plan to use a mixture of concrete and stone in your patio area, you might want to consider the BASF Pervious Concrete Admixture, a three-part binder that sticks the stones and aggregate together, yet allows water to pass through the concrete. It provides a smart…
Mark Your Calendar For Upcoming Spring Log Home Shows And Seminars
You won’t want to miss this season of log home shows and seminars. Katahdin is offering expert advice energy saving designs and ways to fulfill your dreams and stay within you budget. We’re experiencing a lot of interest from customers in many different regions of the country. Katahdin’s next stops for log home shows include:…
Katahdin Cedar Log Homes Introduces R-23 Energy Envelope System
Yes, your dream log home can be energy efficient! Katahdin Cedar Log Homes has taken your quest for reduced energy consumption to heart and has developed the new R-23 Energy Envelope System, which increases the R-value of your exterior cedar log walls by 156%. How does it work?We started with Northern White Cedar, which naturally…
Single-Double Appliances: New options for energy-conscious homeowners
As households change and busy families become empty nesters with weekend visitors, new “double half” appliances can save you time and energy. And because of their smaller configuration, they make ideal components to include in a universally designed home—one that can accommodate the residents in all stages of life and abilities. Single-Double Oven CombinationEver wished…
Katahdin Log Home is First Certified Green Home in South Carolina
One of Katahdin’s Dealers, Bill Seymour of Carolina Log Center, has been an early advocate of the benefits of building certified green homes. Last month, one of Seymour’s homes became the first home to be certified green by the Build Green Greater Columbia program. Additionally, the home is Energy Star Certified and is a certified…
Plantation Style Shutters Give a Rustic Feel to Windows
If you’ve ever spent time in the south, you’ll recognize plantation style shutters as a traditional window covering that filters light, but allows a breeze to come through. As an addition to a room in a log home they provide a rustic charm and functionality to windows or patio doors. Plantation shutters come in many…
Green Tip: No-Burn® Original Mih
We’re quite familiar with No-Burn® Original, a fire protection treatment that is applied to wood as a fire retardant before finishing. No-Burn® Original was applied to the Katahdin Cedar Log Home we built for Extreme Makeover Home Edition. In fact, Extreme Makeover has used No-Burn® on 13 projects to date. We were impressed with its…
Spring Log Home Events and Seminars
Katahdin is really enjoying this Spring’s season of log home shows and seminars. We’re experiencing a lot of interest from customers in many different regions of the country. Katahdin’s next stops for log home shows include: Feb 27 – Mar 1 Nashville, Tenn. Log Home Living March 13-15 Augusta Me., America’s Best…