Material package contents & NOT list

Honest Abe Log Homes Material Package Contents

Not all material packages are created equal! They can differ substantially in price, content and quality of materials ... and then there is service during and after your purchase.

What's in your material package?

The material package for your log home or timber frame home is a core purchase. It may represent one-third, more or less, of your home costs. It is a vital financial necessity for you to know exactly what is provided in the package you are about to purchase.

Do you know? Is it presented to you in writing?

If you are uncertain, bring your floor plan ideas or drawings to Jack and we will help you sort it out.

Have you been provided with a line item listing of the contents? If not, ask or tell the dealer with whom you are working to give you an itemized list of materials in writing. You need to know this and your builder needs to know this. Otherwise, you absolutely do not know what you are buying.

Scroll down to see one such material list that Honest Abe Log Homes provides. We also provide a line item listing, by category, of what is in your material package.

See Honest Abe Living magazine diagram on page 24. If you do not have a copy, you may request a copy by sending an email to Jack@LogHomesByJack.com with your name, complete address and telephone number to:

Jack Hutslar
LogHomesByJack.com
P O Box 140
Huddleston, Virginia 24104
800 767-4916 or Jack@LogHomesByJack.com

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Material Package list from Honest Abe Log Homes

Subfloor System

1. Foundation [by owner]
2. Treated Sill with Termite Shield
3. Joist [2” x 10” at 16” on center]
4. Double Header
5. Subfloor Girder
6. Decking [3/4” T&G Advantec OSB]

Log Wall System

7. Log Walls [includes all fasteners, caulk, gaskets, etc]
8. Window and Door Rough Opening Frames

Second Floor System

9. Support Posts
10. Ceiling Beam Girder
11. Ceiling Beams
12. Header
13. Tongue & Groove Decking [2” x 6”]

Roof System

14. Heavy Timber Rafters [4” x 8” Douglas Fir]
15. Heavy Timber Ridgepole [3” x 12”]
16. Collar Ties
17. Tongue and Groove Decking [2” x 6”]
18. Insulation [R-30 or better per code]
19. Sheathing [7/16” OSB]
20. Felt 30#
21. Fascia [cedar]
22. Trim – not shown
23. Conventional Rafter [2” x 10”] at 16” on centers with T&G ceiling
24. Overhang Rafter [2” x 6”] - not shown
25. Conventional Ridgepole [2” x 12”]
26. Soffit Framing
27. Soffit Vents
28. Dormer Framing [2” x 4”]
29. Gable End framing [2” x 4”]
30. Gable End sheathing
31. OSB Nail Base [log siding] – not shown
32. Log Siding for Gables [standard on Milled-D, Genesis, Round, Original]
33. Cedar Lap Siding [standard on Timber Frame] – not shown
34. Roof Truss with Tongue & Groove Ceiling

Porch and Deck System

35. Porch and Deck Piers [by owner]
36. Porch and Deck Framing [treated]
37. Decking [treated or Trex **]
38. Porch Post/Plate/Angle Braces [6” x 6”]
39. Porch Rafter [4” x 6”]
40. Porch Roof decking [2” x 6” Tongue & Groove]

Window and Door Units

41. Insulated, Double Hung, Tilt-Sash Wood Windows
42. Insulated, Wood Grained, Fiberglass Doors Exterior

Interior Items

43. Interior Wall Framing
44. Stair Stringer [2” x 12”]
45. Stair Tread [2” x 12”]
46. 1” x 6” Tongue & Groove for Interior Walls ** - not shown
47. Baseboard and Ceiling Trim [1” x 5”]
48. Interior Wood Doors

Items Not Shown

- Ventilated Roof Components
- Interior Gable Siding
- Porch Rails and Spindles
- Exterior Finish
- Borate Wood Preservatives
- Premium Wood, Clad and Casement Windows **
- Engineered I-Joint and Beams **
- Web trusses for subfloor **
- Heavy Timber Stair Package **
- RuSTICK stick built homes with rustic exterior and interior log siding

** These items are not included in the standard material package price and are available as optional purchases.

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Jack's NOT List

Below is a list of items NOT in our Legacy material package. Do you know what is NOT in the material package you are considering?

The material package from Honest Abe is a rather complete dry in package. See the list and options on page 24 in the Honest Abe Living magazine. Add this list to our estimate for your material package and you will have a very precise picture of what you are buying when you deal with Honest Abe Log Homes. You will get no shell games from us. Here is what is NOT included in our material package:

Boards and OSB for mud walks
Basement framing unless ordered from us
Support studs for bracing one thing and another

Railings, spindles and posts for lofts and decks
Stairs from porches and decks to the ground
Spiral stair cases

Posts from the porches and decks to the ground, usually pressure treated
Insulation for interior walls
Insulation for 2x10 and truss roof systems

LVL to clear span basement – can be ordered from Honest Abe
Sheetrock for interior walls and ceilings
Fireplaces and gas log set-ups

HVAC
Plumbing, sinks and tubs
Electrical wiring and fixtures

Appliances, washers, dryers
Bathroom moisture barrier wall material
Linoleum and tile unless ordered through Jack

Matching doors and windows for basement - usually ordered from us
Flooring [carpet or wood] for main floor unless ordered through Jack
Cabinets and counter tops

Matching T&G for interior walls unless ordered from Honest Abe
Matching gable end interior wall material IS provided
Interior stain unless ordered from us

Shingles or metal roof
Rough in lumber and posts for the basement unless ordered from Honest Abe
No Tyvek or Green Guard wrap

Fire doors separating garage from home or mud room
Garage car doors
Guttering

Trex decking is an option in the package – others ordered from Jack

The list of materials above will be provided by the contactor or you may provide them for the contractor. The materials you provide should be approved by the contractor.

Customers may ask manufacturers to provide the contents of the material package along with what needs to be purchased by the builder or the customer.
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Handcrafted Big Log Homes

Average Big Log size is 14 inches.
Some larger. Some smaller.

For more information, contact Jack at 800 767-4916 or Jack@LogHomesByJack.com

• Handcrafted at the manufacturing plant

• Dis-assembled and loaded directly onto trucks

• Delivered to your job site

• Built with logs never having touched the ground

Handcrafted Big Log materials include:

log walls, purlin roof system, posts, porch beams, framed gables, 2^nd floor log beams, log stairs, construction by manufacturer, other options include interior log walls, garages and more

Remaining items in the basic material package for dry in construction provided by LogHomesByJack.com and the contractor.

Cost varies with big log home style, material package content, sizes and types of windows and doors, foundation covering, roofing, garage, et cetera.

LHBJ Showroom:

Smith Mountain Lake on Rt 122
13699 BTW Hwy, Suite 201

Moneta, Virginia 24121
800 767-4916

Jack@LogHomesByJack.com

LogHomesByJack.com
Jack Hutslar, owner

P O Box 140 [for business]
Huddleston, Virginia 24104

Differences between log homes and timber frame homes

Differences and Similarities












Timber Frame Bent [above] ... a 2nd type of timber frame

Homes tend to be categorized as

[1] stick built
[2] brick or stone built
[3] log
[4] Timber frame homes can fall in all of these categories when people consider "hybrid” homes involving a variety of construction materials and techniques. 

Commercial construction involves other materials such as cement and metals that are not commonly found in residential housing.

In my world, log and timber frame homes represent two different styles of homes and different methods of construction. Many contractors are NOT comfortable building log and timber frame homes.

Many of us are familiar with log homes. They are built by stacking one real log atop another, usually about 13 courses high depending on the size of the logs. The logs are of different sizes and are the wall insulation, to answer a frequently asked question. 

Log walls come in several common species of wood with several different styles of corners depending on the type of log – notch and pass, dovetail, saddle notch and Swedish cope. Eastern white pine is the most common log species used in log homes. It is the most stable and economical log.

Timber frame homes are composed of vertical uprights called posts and horizontal cross members called beams. The beams connect the posts together to form a very solid frame. Think of this as a skeleton, the bones. Next the roof system is assembled.

Timber frame walls are usually composed of what are called SIPs or structural insulation panels. SIPs are a three-layer material composed of a core of insulation with OSB on the outside and sheetrock, an option, on the interior portion. SIPs can be thought of as cookies with a cream filling.

After these SIPs are fixed in place with glue, caulk and screws, the outside is ready to be covered. The exterior can be finished with wood siding of any type, composite siding, brick, stone or vinyl. The interior side of the SIPs are ready to be painted.

The roof systems for both log homes and timber frame homes can be composed of trusses, conventional materials, or exposed beams. As a rule, timber frame homes are considered more elegant than log homes. I call it "rustic elegance."

There is a second timber frame system for your consideration. The timber frame shell is composed of “bents” that are usually assembled as a frame using olde world mortise and tenen crafting. See the photo above or conduct an internet search on “timber frame bents” to find other examples.

These bents include the side posts and roof system beams. Bents allow the floor space between posts to be expanded. You can see this system in old barns.

LogHomesByjack.com offers log homes and both styles of timber frame homes.

Begin your study process by looking at the floor plans on our web site - www.LogHomesByJack.com. We have material package pricing for all of our models, in both log and timber frame.

You can also send an email to Jack@LogHomesByJack.com with your basic "Detail List" of your preferred home style and floor plans, if you have them. Please note your initial ideas about square footage, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, porches, decks, basement or crawl space. Mention also your budget and your timeline. 

Call Jack at 800 767-4916 to discuss your ideas or to set up an appointment.
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New Year's Sales Promotion - ENDED

ENDED - IT'S OVER

2015-2016 New Year's Sales Promotion

on Log & Timber Frame Homes

50% off on shipping with a minimum $1000 deposit by January 31, 2016 ... 

and the Material Package delivery is taken by June 30, 2016. 

Plus ...

Locks in current price structure until November 30, 2016. 

This Promotion ends January 31 2016. 

Price change February 1, 2016. 

See "News from Jack" at www.LogHomesByJack.com
for more info. 

Contact Jack@LogHomesByJack.com at 800 767-4916
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Luxury Log Cabins

Cabins to Castles

Luxury Log Cabin Mansions

Click on the links below and then review the text, video and slide show. [wsj.com] 6/27/13. 

You will be impressed. 

Thanks go out to my network associate Harry Ballard for telling me about this Wall Street Journal article. 

To begin your journey toward owning a luxury log cabin, timber frame home or hybrid home, contact Jack Hutslar at LogHomesByJack.com. 800 767-4916

http://online.wsj.com/public/page/real-estate-luxury.html?mg=inert-wsj

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323893504578559872245501026.html

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What is a Log Home Buyer Workshop?

By Jack Hutslar, Owner

LogHomesByJack.com

November 22, 2014

DOLLARS & SENSE

When I first became a log home dealer in 2001, it seemed like a natural idea for me to offer seminars for clients who are interested in purchasing log homes and timber frame homes. So I did. They were soon re-labeled Log Home Buyer Workshops.

Why was this natural for me? Well, I was a teacher and coach. That is what I did for a living. I enjoyed teaching. I always liked students and imparting new information to those “students” who were interested in learning.

How are these Workshops structured, you ask?

It is pretty simple. I present a schedule [i.e. curriculum, lesson plan] to take attendees through The Process of building a home. It is not radically different from building a conventional home but there are some differences. We cover that.

An interesting feature of “my” Workshops is that you can ask questions as we go. Novice teachers do not like questions ... that comes from lack of knowledge. In my "classes," if you do not ask questions, then I will just talk and talk. Either way, attendees will find my workshops informative and entertaining. I always received high marks from my students.

Below are some of the “prompts” that I pose to stimulate questions and discussions.

Home Buyers Must Make Decisions:

What? Where? When? Why? How? How much?

What are Material Packages, sometime called Kits, and how do they compare among the 750 kit providers …

• Log Homes
• Timber Frame Homes
• Hybrid Homes
• Recreational Cabins
• Additions

Other topics that prompt discussions are …

Land for your home – or - Home for your land
Differences between log homes and timber frame homes
Species. Size. Style. Where.

Photo above is the Highlander at 1320 sf, a flexible design.
Floor plan designs: Ours. Yours. Others.
Basements. Garages. Breezeways. Additions. Guest cottages.

Shell [dry-in] construction and turnkey construction
Stains for log homes in particular
Maintenance and repair of log homes

Budgets and estimating costs. Financing. Insurance.
Q & A as we go

Naturally, we offer handouts for those to attend. They include:

• Plan & Idea Books
• More handouts
• Sample material package cost "quotes" that we call “initial estimates”
• Refreshments

The fee for a Workshop is $20 per couple paid in advance or $25 per couple at the door.

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Our current series of 7 Workshop events is being held once a month, September 2015 thru March 2015.

Location is Kitchen & Bath Ideas in Lynchburg, Virginia.

For more information about this series of events, see “News from Jack” on my web site. www.LogHomesByJack.com.

See “News from Jack” for future dates and much more.

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At LogHomesByJack.com, please visit ...

• News from Jack, the blog
• Photo Gallery button
• Floor plan catalog button
• Learn more. Follow Jack Hutslar on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. 

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Our Showroom is located at Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. This is near Roanoke and Lynchburg. I share space in the Alpaca By Jaca Showroom. We are usually open Monday thru Saturday from 11am to 5pm. You are welcome to drop in but I may not be there. To reduce your level of aggravation, Please Call First, 800 767-4916.

LogHomesByJack.com is ...
Always Open By Appointment. Always.

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Moneta, Virginia 24121

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www.LogHomesByJack.com

SIPs - Structural Insulation Panels for sale by Jack

News From Jack - about SIPs

Jack Hutslar is an authorized dealer for Eagle Panel Systems.

These products are energy efficient SIPs or Structural Insulated Panels for roof systems and walls. Think of them as a foam sandwich with foam in the middle, OSB on the outside and OSB or tongue and groove on the inside.

They can be used in log homes, timber frame homes, conventional homes and commercial buildings.

The SIP options that we provide are:

• For ceilings
• For ceilings with applied T&G
• For walls - with our without sheetrock

[1] Nail base
[2] Semi-structural
[3] iSIPs - structural clear span with embedded 2 x XX beams

See the SIPs button at www.LogHomesByJack.com. We continue to provide log homes, timber frame homes, stain, flooring and Log Home Buyer Workshops.

Just send us your floor plan so we can get started by estimating your SIP costs.

Jack Hutslar is an authorized dealer for Eagle Panel Systems at 
800 767-4916 or Jack@LogHomesByJack.com

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