Avalon Log Homes

Saving Money When Designing And Building Your Dream Log Home

Saving Money When Designing And Building Your Dream Log Home

Consider log home design options:

You have a wide variety of log home design options to consider.

At the top is a handcrafted log home or a timber frame log home. From there you

can go with a milled log home…

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Posted by Clarence Pond on June 5, 2010 at 5:26pm

Avalon Custom Log Homes Fan Page on Facebook

Join our Avalon Custom Log Homes Fan Page on Facebook. Lots of log home information at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nampa-ID/Avalon-Custom-Log-Homes/151517604893

Posted by Clarence Pond on March 31, 2010 at 12:41pm

Dead Standing Timber for Stability in Luxury Log Homes

Dead Standing Timber for Stability in Luxury Log Homes

High in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, vast tracts of timber have been killed by periodic beetle epidemics. The beetles kill green trees, but do not harm the wood, leaving a tree dead but still standing and sound. There, at high altitudes, where the humidity is low and the precipitation is mostly snow, trees stand for years, sometimes decades. Over time, this dry… Continue

Posted by Clarence Pond on September 13, 2009 at 3:28pm

Borates for Log Homes

Borates for Log Homes

By Greg Steckler

Let’s talk for a bit about borate treatments for your log home. If you’ve never heard of

them, you are probably asking, why would I want it? Well, do you hate the thought of

termites of all kinds eating at your house? How about Carpenter ants, Old House Borer

beetles, powder beetles, and post beetles? Finally, how about Brown Rot, White Rot,

mold, mildew and other… Continue

Posted by Clarence Pond on September 13, 2009 at 3:00pm

Pouring Concrete During Cold Weather for Luxury Log Homes

Pouring Concrete During Cold Weather for Luxury Log Homes

By: Log Home Builders Association

Sometimes, out of necessity or eagerness, you may start working on the foundation of

your log home in the middle of winter. Pouring concrete during cold weather can be a

little tricky, because pouring concrete in freezing temperatures can cause serious

problems. If you really want to pour concrete in winter there are… Continue

Posted by Clarence Pond on September 13, 2009 at 2:28pm