http://www.articletrader.com/ Articles at ArticleTrader en-us http://www.articletrader.com/home-and-family/home-improvement/log-home-maintenance_1.html http://www.articletrader.com/home-and-family/home-improvement/log-home-maintenance_1.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:12:18 -0500 Our commitment to proper log maintenance begins before your log cabin is shipped. Our borate-based preservative process is extremely effective. We take the critical step of heating our dip treatment solution, making certain that the proper amount of borate salts are loaded on the surface of each and every log component that we produce.
We also provide the material for your initial preservative application with each log cabin that we sell. The design of your log home, the protection afforded by your building site and the orientation of your home on your building site all contribute to determine your overall log maintenance schedule.
If you apply a preservative according to our application schedule, we stand behind our product for a lifetime. See web site www.adkcountryloghomes.com for more information.
Adirondack Country Log Homes will apply the first preservative application and maintain preservative application as necessary through the 5th year after you purchase from us.

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Adirondack Country Log homes and Paul Winters-owner provide over fifty years combined experience to help you in any phase of your construction or turn-key service. See web site just re-done with many more pictures. You will not be disappointed!

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The inherient ability of solid log walls to "store" heat helps to guarantee less fluctation in your homes inside temperature, leading to lower energy bills and reduced consumption of fuel. Both of these benefits are particularly attractive to todays log cabin owner.

Wood is one of natuers best insulators. When solid log walls are stacted using today's sophisticated log construction techniques, the results are log homes that are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer than their conventionly constructed neighbors. Adirondack Country Log Homes can assist you during any phase of your construction or provide turn-key service. See web site www.adkcountryloghomes.com for a unique introduction to log cabin living and construction.

The traditional "R-Value" associated with any one log can vary depending on thickness and log species. The energy effiency of an Adirondack Country Log Home depends upon a property of wood called "Thermal Capacitance". Simply put, the cells that make up the logs structuer do not allow the easy transfer of heat from the inside of the log cabin to the outside making your log cabin warmer in the winter. Further, during the summer months heat is not transfered easily to the inside living spaces helping to keep your log cabin cooler.

Year after year the states that boast the greatest number of newely constructed log homes are located in some of the coldest and most unforgiving areas of the nation. Although it is dificult to imagine a more perfect setting for a log home than the natural beauty of the dramatic sites found in places like Colorado,Pennsylvania,the Adirondack Park in New York state and Montana;they also featuer harsh weather conditions marked by climate extremes.Modern log home living is the key to comfort.

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Adirondack Country Log Homes and Paul Winters-owner are Certified Green Builders and it does not get any Greener then starting out with hand-peeled red pine logs for energy efficiency and the rustic look of a full log cabin "Affordible Authentic".For lots of pictures see www.adkcountryloghomes.com

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The log walls have a patented mitered mortise and tenon corner interlock system for energy effirncy, a hallmark in the log cabin construction industry.

The manufactuering facility is located in Ashley Falls,Mass.and practices the principles of sustainable forestry and green building. All waste products are recycled. Sawdust to farmers, wood chips to fibar manufactuers for childrens play-grounds, bark chips to landscapers and branches for posts, railings, and spindles for decks, stairs and lofts. Shipping is by commercial flat bed truck within the continental U.S. or export.

Many of the custom cabins are actually modified versions of the standard models. There is NO CHARGE for custom plans. Free estimates are available to anyone who may consider a log mome building project.

You are also invited to view a model log cabin. Contact Adirondack Country Log Homes to make arrangements for a viewing in your state area. Phone# 518 585 7358

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Paul Winters,owner of www.adkcountryloghomes.com can assist you in building any phase of your building project or provide turn-key service.We do not subcontract our work. Quality control stays in our hands. See web site just re-done with more pictures. You will not be disappointed.

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Renewable Energy includes solar electric, solar hot water,geo-thermal heating and cooling,hydro and wind turbines.

Resource Conservation starts with building from logs from sustainable harvested forests. Your not wasting energy to cut lumber or sideing. No energy needed to manufactuer wall insulation, sheetrock, tape and spackle,primer and paint. Your log walls are the finished product for inside and outside.

Water Conservation starts with rain water captuer and storage and includes planting drought tollerent landscaping and the use of water saving plumbing devices.

Indoor Air Quality starts with proper ventilation and the use of natural fibers. Stay away from volatile organic compounds and check what household cleaning product labels are telling you. You will probably be surprised.

For more in depth information on Green Building with logs see our web site adkcountryloghomes.com and see both titles-Certified Green Builder and Energy Effiency. Also note how beautifull these log cabin and log home structures are-It dosen*t get any greener then starting with hand-peeled red pine logs, "Afordible Authentic."





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Paul Winters has gained is green builder certification from his knowledgebase and C.L.H. training which is a continueing educational process so that we can impart our knowledge to our customers.

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