LOK-N-LOGS is totally involved with the log products which go into every one of our log homes - from the forest to your building site. From timber harvesting to finish millwork, LOK-N-LOGS controls and monitors every aspect of production, treating every log home as if it were our own home. In our company-owned sawmills, dry kilns, planer mills and preservation facilities, we saw the raw logs shortly after they are harvested and then dry the rough sawn material. Logs are then handpeeled and planed or shaped into smooth profile finishes. Then they are graded, precut and numbered according to each customer's individual design.
   W hen you compare log home companies and the log home packages which they provide, log joinery systems and log precutting should be two of your primary considerations. At LOK-N-LOGS we have refined and perfected the time-honored tongue and groove log building system so that you can build your LOK-N-LOGS home with complete confidence. Our sealing system is second to none and we encourage you to compare it with that of other manufacturers. We're sure that LOK-N-LOGS stacks up favorably!

    Some log home manufacturers do not precut your log components at all, choosing instead to provide a 'random length' package which is labor intensive - driving up construction time and costs. Other companies precut only portions of your log package leaving open the possibility for costly cutting errors at the job site and the potential for equally costly construction delays. At LOK-N-LOGS we totally precut all of your log components. In addition to our 8' high log walls, which feature precut corner joints and window and door openings, we also precut our full log gable ends - including roof angles and any gable end openings. Regardless of your choice of log style or roof configuration, your LOK-N-LOGS home will arrive at your building site with precut house and porch rafters. We also precut the mortise and tendon floor joists and the main carrier beam connections for your second floor support system. Accurate precutting means less construction time on-site and translates into substantial construction cost savings. Responsibility for all log cuts lies with us, the manufacturer, not a local contractor faced with the challenges presented by a 'random length' log package.
   LOK-N-LOGS originally chose red pine as its primary material simply because red pine is so readily available in the vicinity of our manufacturing facilities. The abundance of red pine has helped to keep our prices very competitive. There are many other advantages to using red pine. It remains one of the most beautiful of the wood species used for log homes with its rich, warm red hues and its unique variety of knot patterns. Red pine is also strong, durable, easy to treat and, unlike some other species, dries quickly and easily. Of most importance to us, however, is the fact that the heart of each timber is contained within every wall log which we produce. This keeps checking, which is common to all wood types, from going completely through the log. In red pine logs any checking will always stop at the heart. With LOK-N-LOGS our commitment to quality begins there.
   As further evidence of LOK-N-LOGS' commitment to quality, we are currently grading all of our log material. Our grading operation is periodically reviewed by an independent third-party testing agency, Timber Products Inspection (TPI) in Conyers, Georgia. What does this mean to you, the log home consumer? Simply that you do not have to take our word, or even that of our customers, regarding the quality of our log home packages - our logs have met the strict standards of the American Society for Testing Materials whose policies are also approved by the Congress of American Building Officials. LOK-N-LOGS means precut log home quality that you can bank on!

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