Why a Heritage Log Home?

Heritage Log Homes incorporates an engineering innovation into the process of building a log home. While their idea is not new, it was difficult to incorporate into existing systems. Heritage Log Homes Thru-Bolting system has overcome hurdles of lining up pre-drilled holes in logs, which allows them to run continuous threaded bolts through the entire wall. This eliminates the need to pound several 8" to 12" stakes into every log. This Thru-Bolting system improves structural strength and helps maintain uniform settling over the entire log wall system.

Backed by independent research, Heritage Log Homes studies have proven that no other fastening system provides the settlement control, strength and ease of construction the Thru-Bolting process achieves.

Heritage Log Homes has invested the time and effort necessary to ensure that their pre-cut packages go together like clockwork. With their system, your dream of a beautiful log home will become a reality.

Energy Efficient

A study conducted by the National Bureau of Standards and the U.S. Department of Energy found that log homes are about 30% more energy efficient than wood frame homes with an insulation value 20% higher than the log home.

Their test was conducted near Washington D.C. over a 28 week period by building 6 20'x20' buildings where the only difference between the buildings was the wall materials used. One of the buildings was a wood frame house with 5/8" exterior wood siding, 2" x 4" stud wall, 3 1/2" fiberglass insulation, plastic vapor barrier, and 1/2" gypsum dry wall, giving the walls a nominal rating of R-12. The log home was built with 7" solid wood logs with no additional insulation, no vapor barrier, and no interior dry wall. This wall had an R-value of 10.

The reason the log building was 30% more efficient than the "traditional" wood frame building was that "thermal mass is a very important factor in energy efficiency. Simply put the greater the thermal mass of a wall, the longer it takes for cold temperatures to work their way through the wall. By their very nature, logs have very high thermal mass making log homes more energy efficient. To improve the efficiency of their log homes, Heritage Log Homes uses their patented double-tongue and groove joining system, that interlocks adjoining logs along their entire length.

You can get a copy of the National Bureau of Standards and the U.S. Department of Energy's study by calling Heritage Log Homes at 1-800-456-4663 (make sure to tell them Abbie Lane Heritage Log Homes Sales, inc. sent you).

Unsurpassed Quality

Heritage Log Homes puts a lot of work into ensuring their logs are not only beautiful, but are of unsurpassed quality. Their rigorous quality control process follows their logs every step of the way. From procurement, through their milling process to your finished home. Here are some of the ways Heritage Log Homes commitment to quality shows up:

• All logs used by Heritage are graded and sorted using Timber Products Inspection (TPI), which provides outside monitoring to assure materials are in compliance with code, while meeting Heritage Log Homes stringent quality control standards.
• Each home they supply is delivered ready for erection, containing precision-cut logs marked with an easy-to-understand placement code, complete with instructions and a concise list of all the materials they provide.
• Heritage products are delivered in protective wrappings to keep them covered during construction.
• Your Heritage log home comes complete with a Construction Manual containing clear, step- by-step procedures to assist you with the unique aspects of log home construction. You'll be delighted to find that when one log wall is up, you've essentially taken care of five steps in conventional construction - framing, sheathing, insulation, siding, and drywall installation. No field cutting of logs is required.
• Their logs are treated with an EPA-approved wood preservative to protect them against discoloration during storage, handling and building.
• They provide an exterior wood preservative for application after construction to begin your home's lifetime maintenance.
• Heritage offers a long-term maintenance program that updates you about the latest products and procedures for log home care and decorating.
• Both their designs and materials accommodate and protect your home during the natural weathering and settling process, preventing gapping, and keeping it tight and weather-secure.
• Heritage Log Homes has a toll-free customer service line to assist you and Tenny Hill Heritage Log Homes will work with you and guide you thoughout the planning and building process.
• The log homes manufactured by Heritage are in compliance with most building codes including:
  • SBCCI - Since 1981
  • BOCA - Since 1983
  • NALBA - Since 1984
  • LHC - Since 1984
  • NALHC - Since 1984
  • VA & FHA - Since 1982
• Heritage is a member of the North American Log Home Council and the National Association of Home Builders.

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