Web Site Demonstrates Adaptability of Log Home Design - 11/29/2004 - Real Estate Products Services

Web Site Demonstrates Adaptability of Log Home Design

A Hiawatha model home on the Web site of Jersey Log Homes in Flemington, NJ, is an example of a stock plan that can be customized and altered and also demonstrates how modern equipment and materials are enabling in-house architects to create more challenging buildings that still maintain structural integrity.

The Hiawatha model was featured in the 2004 floor plans issue of Log Home Living magazine.

“You can do almost anything with a log home,” says Mercedes Hayes of Jersey Log Homes, who designed her own home with her husband Rich. “A log home can be dressed up, or it can be dressed down according to your tastes. Since every log home is custom-built, this leaves an infinity of possibilities for the home owner.”

Hiawatha specializes in milled, saddle-notched, kiln-dried cedar and pine logs from eight inches to 15 inches in diameter. The Jersey Log Home Web page provides in-depth information about log homes in general, Hiawatha homes in particular, and links to accessories and building and maintenance products.

The Web page is designed as a resource for log home enthusiasts. As a dealer, Mercedes is familiar with questions that crop up at the beginning of the decision-making phase, and she has started up a series of newsletters providing tips, trends and suggestions about log home industry issues.

“The biggest problem with building a log home,” she says, “is knowing what questions to ask. We know; we made quite a few mistakes along the way because we didn’t have anyone to hold our hands.”

Hiawatha is a member of the NAHB Log Homes Council.