-Occasionally a client will choose to pick up his CUSTOM BUILT LOG HOME from our mill in Poplar Bluff, MO.  More often we arrange delivery by truck to the building site.  The average cost is $2.00 per mile one way.

- Many prospective clients are under the impression that they must purchase a log home in kit from.  You need not be compelled to purchase someone else's precut kit home.  Also, why pay freight on the flooring, 2X4's and roofing materials when they can be purchased locally.

- Insurance is no higher on a log home than on any other home.  Some factors that determine insurance rates are neighborhood, distance from a fire station or pond and number of recent fires.

- Custom Built Log Homes uses the driest timber available.  It is natural for solid wood timbers to shrink (3%) and check as they dry.  This is not limited just to logs but is also true of any timber utilized in building.  Most of this checking has occurred before the log is milled into its unique shape.  Our logs are kiln-dried.

- When building in high, dry climates, preservatives are not necessary.  However, when building in damp humid climates such as the Gulf-South, the logs are treated at the building site with a chemical known as C-8.  A water proofer and preserver will be provided, if desired.

- On the exterior, we recommend a boiled linseed oil mix, log oil, or oil based transparent stain.  The inside of the log may be stained with a furniture grade finishing oil, or left natural.  In any case, we always recommend that you apply a sealer to avoid penetration of household dirt.

- Yes; many of our clients elect to erect the home themselves.  You must be capable of some carpentry talents and tools, or you may contract us to do a partial or total building process.

- The total cost of any home is dependent on the amenities of the home.  Different qualities of floor coverings, kitchen cabinets, fireplaces, windows and doors, etc., drastically affect the cost of your home.  Once you have plans completed, we can more accurately estimate the cost of your home.  Many clients contract for their home on a "shell" basis and either finish it themselves or sub-contract it out by bids.

- A "shell" is the construction of the home from the foundation to the roof inclusive of window and door installation and electrical pre-drilled in logs to the point of need plus all interior walls studded, but unfinished (no paneling, etc.).

- Kiln-drying provides several important benefits:

1. It produces logs that are more uniform and dimensionally stable.

2. Timbers are sanitized when they are heated in a kiln.  This heat kills mold, wood decay fungi, and any insects, their eggs, or larvae.

3. Pitch in the wood is crystallized by the heat, preventing the sticky substance from seeping through the logs.

4. More than 10,000 pounds of water can be removed from a typical log home, significantly reducing weight for both shipping and handling on the work site.

5. Interior and exterior finishes can be applied immediately after construction and applications tend to penetrate deeper and last longer.

- We generally stay within 50 miles of Jackson Missouri.  Anything beyond that may require extra traveling expenses.