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At this point you will need to decide whether or not you
want to proceed with your plans. Treehouse Log Homes requests a
deposit that will be applied towards your log home package to
complete your preliminary plans. Please note that your plans
will need to be complete in order for anyone to give you an
accurate cost to build your home. The reason for this is
simple, each and every detail of your log home will need to be
bid out by sub-contractors. Whether you are using a contractor
or building your own home, you will need a set of working
blueprints in order to get accurate bids from all of the
sub-contractors whom will be working on your project.
An important note: If you do not yet own the
land you will be building on, we do not recommend you completing
the plans until you have purchased the land. Each and
every lot will have specific foundation requirements and we
include the engineering of your plans to your site specifically
in your log package. Please note that most banks require
you to have a well/water hook-up in place before you can
finance. Having an acceptable source of water should be a
considering factor when shopping for land. Please let us
know if you need us to refer you to a land Realtor.
Time to choose a contractor.
Treehouse Log Homes is happy to supply you will the names of
contractors whom have built our log homes to provide you with
bids on future projects. Or you may choose to locate your own
contractor or even act as your own general contractor. Your
Treehouse Log Homes Representative will be happy to help you
obtain bids from various contractors and review them upon
receipt. You will need to allow 3-4 weeks for the contractors
bids to come in. Remember that when the sub-contractors are
giving you a price, they are guaranteeing it, so they need time
for accuracy. Allow for this in your planning schedule. Once
the bids are received you will need to pick your contractor and
plan out your building schedule. When working with Treehouse
Log Homes, we get involved in your project and will be happy to
help you in the entire planning and
financing process.
Ordering your log home. At
this point, your Treehouse Log Homes Representative will meet
with you and your builder. We will walk through the contract to
ensure that the communication on the project is all the same.
We will then have you sign your log home contract, place your
deposit and we will order your home. Usually within 15 days we
will give you and your contractor your confirmed log delivery
date. You or your contractor will be using this time to
complete your site improvements, such as road/driveway;
excavation; foundation and bringing it up through the sub-floor
stage; installing the pump in your well; running the power to
your building site; and making all needed improvements for the
day your logs arrive. Your Treehouse Log homes representative
will check in on the progress of the project while we are
waiting for your home making sure your project is staying on
schedule.
Log
Delivery and Re-Erection. What a
site to behold. Your logs arrive on a 40' flatbed
semi-truck. As will our crane and re-erection crews.
We will ask that your general contractor be on hand to be given
the technical assistance and work with us during the re-erection
of your home. This process usually takes 2-3 days
depending on the size of the log structure.
Dry-In Phase. Now you or
your contractor will take you through what we call the dry-in
phase. First will be the roof system, from the tongue and
groove interior ceiling to the exterior roof; then the doors and
windows. This is the process that will make your log shell
weather tight.
Interior Work. You or
your contractor will then begin the inside phase. All items
such as your heating duct work and venting, plumbing,
electrical, and interior framing will happen during this phase.
Each trade will work in their own particular order at this phase
in the project.
Finish Work. The interior
finish work will come as you near the end of your project. This
is the installation of your cabinets and countertops, hanging
interior doors and trim, the installation of your floor
coverings, texturing sheetrock, and all the miscellaneous
finishing touches.
Following Up. Your
Treehouse Log Homes Representative will be checking in with you
and your contractor during your project and will be available
for technical assistance to all the people involved in your
project during the course of construction. We will be stopping
in periodically as well to monitor and visually inspect your
project in progress.
Congratulations! Your Log
home should now be completed. This entire course of
construction process will have likely taken you 6-12 months
depending upon the size and difficulty of your log home. Please
note that if we are creating a custom plan for you, the process
of design usually takes an additional 1-3 months. You can save
time on this process by choosing to modify one of our existing
plans. We would like to request that at this time you contact
your Treehouse Log Homes Representative for inspection as well
as a photo shoot. We will want to take a final tour of your
home as we feature our clients and their homes in various log
home magazines and in order to do this, we need many photos of
your home in various phases.
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