It’s more than aesthetics!
A lifetime of comfort and beauty begins with Otter Creek’s TRUE HALF-LOG Construction. Made from logs cut in half at the mill, TRUE HALF-LOG Construction allows you to experience the natural beauty, durability and other characteristics of the wood. Our hand-peeled or the machine-assisted, rustic-hewn style preserves the natural wanes and irregular contours on the face of the log. This may sound like an oversimplication, but in today’s log home industry there are many reproductions.
Don't be fooled.
Many log siding products in today’s market are not natural logs, but are glorified beams formed by forcing square lengths of lumber, called cants, through a shaper to reproduce a rounded, smooth finish. Log siding processed in this way looks machined, artificial, uniformed and pre-fabricated. Each piece looks like every other piece; the individuality of the wood is lost.
Comparing this type of log siding to TRUE HALF-LOG Construction is like comparing a loaf of pre-packaged white bread to the loft and unique shape of home-baked wheat bread fresh from the oven.
Otter Creek Log Home’s TRUE HALF-LOGS are massive enough, round enough and contoured enough to look just like full-log construction. Our product combined with our full-log corners creates the authentic ambiance you are looking for without the expense of the specialized contractors, designers, electricians, and plumbers necessary to construct a full-log home.
Besides looking authentic, TRUE HALF-LOG Construction provides you with other benefits, too.
Complete Flexibility & Customization
TRUE HALF-LOG Construction combined with conventional construction methods, allows our skilled personnel to turn virtually any architectural style home into a log home. Since gables, porches and other structural elements pose no installation problems for TRUE HALF-LOG Construction, your interior and exterior design possibilities are endless. You can build the log home of your dreams.
Structural Integrity
Because TRUE HALF-LOGS are “kiln-dried” like the rest of the wood products in our homes (not just “air dried”). The TRUE HALF-LOGS are the same moisture content as the framing material, therefore, shrinkage and settling are virtually eliminated. Because the roof system bears on the exterior walls, severe structural damage can occur if the logs are only “air-dried” and excessive shrinkage occurs.
TRUE HALF-LOG Construction eliminates problems such as warping, twisting, and settling often experienced during full-log construction. The TRUE HALF-LOG components can be installed on any sized structure, from residential homes to larger commercial projects. TRUE HALF-LOGS are the perfect covering for all your walls.
Another benefit you realize when you use our TRUE HALF-LOG Construction is its ability to adjoin to other non-settling materials. This is an important feature when building on a concrete foundation or installing a stone fireplace. Other log products may shrink and lose contact with critical surfaces creating maintenance headaches in the future.
Interior Design Flexibility
TRUE HALF-LOG Construction offers you limitless interior decorating options. Finish every wall for a complete log look, or use the logs to accent a room in addition to knotty pine paneling, drywall or plaster.
The decision is yours – the important fact is that with TRUE HALF-LOG SIDING you have a choice.
Save Money on Heating and Cooling Bills
TRUE HALF-LOG Construction enhances the weather-tight qualities of your construction. Since our four to six inch thick Half-logs are installed over a conventionally framed insulated shell, it creates an impervious barrier between your living area and the wind, rain and other elements. R-values soar when insulated TRUE HALF-LOGS are applied to the exterior of a typical wall (over 3 times the insulating value of full log construction). Combine exterior log walls with the corresponding interior log walls and you create a home that is very economical to heat and cool.
In addition the entire exterior wall area is wrapped with anair barrier to insure minimal even air infiltration. (Even if a caulk failure should occur, air cannot infiltrate the interior of the home.)
Kiln-dried TRUE HALF-LOGS is a natural finish for your home or building. It provides the look and feel of full-log construction at an affordable cost. You can save time and money using TRUE HALF-LOGS on your next home.
