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The Acorn Kit by Schutt Log Homes: Affordable, Customizable Oak Wood Home for DIY Builders

Acorn Oak Home Kit If you’re dreaming of building your own rustic cabin or small home, the Acorn Basic Wood Home Kit by Schutt Log Homes is the perfect starting point. Affordable, customizable, and built with beautiful oak materials, the Acorn kit is ideal for first-time builders, downsizers, off-grid adventurers, and anyone who values simplicity and strength. Affordable DIY Log Home Kit The…

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One thing everyone wants to know about log homes is how much maintenance do they require? At Schutt Log Homes we are asked this question almost daily. Every home whether a log home or a stick-built home needs maintenance.  The frequency depends on the building material and quality of the products used.

Honestly, the maintenance of one of our Oak log homes is simple, and if care is taken, no more frequent than a stick build home. My goal today is to walk you through what we recommend to our customers at Schutt Log Homes.

One of the best ways to protect your log home and reduce the need for maintenance is to add shade to your house. Exposure to the UV rays from the sun over long periods of time can damage the logs. This protection can be in the form of porches, overhangs, even trees. It is also important to remember when you are landscaping to keep all the plants and bushes at least 3 feet away from the home. Plants and bushes too close to the house will cause poor air circulation which will cause moisture to be held on the logs and may cause mold which is the beginning stages of rot.  Another tip is to never stack old wood or firewood next to your log home. This will attract insects. An insect replant should be applied to the logs when the home is built and as often as the manufacturer recommends, usually every few years.

After the log home is completed a very good log sealant should be applied to all the logs and wood on the outside of the house. Lightly wash the exterior of the cabin to remove dust and dirt before applying sealer and stain. We recommend Perma- Chink or Sikkens. These products are a little pricey but only need to be reapplied every 10-15 years. A lower rated sealant can be used for much less cost upfront but keep in mind it will need to be reapplied every 2-4 years.

After the sealant is applied the chinking material is placed between the logs. The chink will have areas after the first year which will need to be repaired. This is normal for all log homes. After the first year you most likely will never need to chink again. Seal any new upward facing checks in the logs larger than ¼” with chink or caulk.

It is important as in with any home to be sure to caulk around windows, doors, rafter tails and soffits. If caulking is applied correctly you may never need to reapply it.

As you can see the maintenance for a log home really is not more than a conventional home, it is simply different than that for a stick-built home.  There is no doubt that log homes do need upkeep to stay in great shape. Conventional homes also need maintenance such as painting, caulking, insect control etc. So when making your decision to build a log home or a conventional home maintenance should be something you consider but it should not deter you from a log home.

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Log Home Maintenance tips from Schutt Log Homes One thing everyone wants to know about log homes is how much maintenance do they require? At Schutt Log Homes we are asked this question almost daily.

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Mountain View- Schutt Log Homes Mountain View Oak Log Home Kit from Schutt Log Homes and Mill Works

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Greenhouse video

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A short video of our "Timber View" Oak log cabin kit.

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Building Cabinets

Cabinets are very expensive so we have decided to build our own cabinets. There is a lot of carpentry talent hanging out at the mill. We have been using this unlimited resource to get some very nice work done pretty inexpensively.

           Getting Started

Father and Son

    A bunch of boxes

it’s looking like a kitchen

This is a great start. I will update when the cabinets are finished. We are…

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Schutt Log Homes and Mill works slide Show

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Building a Green House for My Green Thumb

We built this 8×10′ green house kit in two weekends. This kit was purchased from Schutt Log Homes…

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Starting on the Roof

POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Gable ends

We are finally starting on the roof! WOOP! WOOP!

Gable ends

gable ends over the walk out basement

The first thing is to build the gable ends. In order to build them in place on the the wall we had to figure the height of the ridge beam which will be 99 inches above the last course of logs. That may not sound high…but when your that far off the ground nailing wood it it VERY high!

The ridge beam is 12″ thick..what a monster! The gable ends are built with 2×4′s set on 16 inch centers. Because we are going to use log siding above the 14th course of logs the gable ends will be covered with plywood        

The gable ends are finished so now on to the hardest part and probably the most critical part of this log home building process. Setting the ridge beam..UGH!

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Am I building a basement or a pool?

Will the rain ever stop?

We got the excavation done for the basement. That was one big hole! A lot…

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And It Begins....

Don’t ask me why I got the idea to retire and build my wife Nancy and My dream log home but I did.…

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