Design
Each Katahdin home is custom-designed and manufactured to fit your personal taste and style. Whether you are starting from one of our existing plans or something you sketched on a napkin, our in-house design team will ensure that you get the home of your dreams. Each cedar log home is custom cut and fitted to meet the exact specifications of your home.
Quality
Our materials set us apart as Katahdin only uses Northern White Cedar, a superior wood that offers less moisture, better insulation, and natural resistance. Unlike pine grown on plantations, which require intensive applications of fertilizer and insecticides, Northern White Cedar is able to regenerate forest growth without human interference.
Better Insulation
Cedar's superior insulation properties give homeowners an advantage in lowering heating and cooling costs. Northern White Cedar has an R-value of 1.41 per inch of thickness - the highest of any species use in log home construction.
Less Moisture
Cedar naturally has less moisture, so it is easier for us to dry our logs to optimum levels. Using a combination of air-drying and kiln-drying we slowly bring our logs down to average 12% moisture content - far below the standard 19% kiln-dried pine log. Basically what that means is we are "pre-shrinking" the logs prior to milling the home which drastically reduces the uncontrolled movement that can jeopardize the quality and efficiency of the finished home.
Natural Resistance
Cedar produces a chemical that is naturally resistant to rot, and acts as the tree's defense against insects.