Q. What is a Log Home Dealer, and what exactly do they do?

The Wilderness Company is represented by Independent Dealers throughout the United States. These experienced professionals provide personal service and assist you throughout the process. As log home owners themselves, their knowledge of the building process makes them an invaluable resource.

You should meet with your local dealer to see their model home, or take a tour of some customers' homes in your area. Dealers can answer questions and explain design and materials options. They can help you custom-design your home from your plan or ours. They'll provide on-site advice at the time your logs are delivered. Best of all, they share your passion for log home living. Consider your dealer a friend you can rely on.

GreatWilderness Log Homes is the Pacific Northwest Dealer for The Wilderness Company. We begin by learning just what the buyer wants, and then helping them achieve the home of their dreams. In addition to helping select (or design) a floor plan, we also help them decide on log species; log profile; corner styles; as well as choosing between our full log or Insul-R (insulated log) systems. GreatWilderness customers may also choose window and door styles, log stain colors, as well as the style and color of their roof tiles. In fact, The Wilderness Company offers enough options to guarantee that their home will be unique among the thousands sold since 1972.

As an authorized dealer, we don’t just stop with the design. We can also help buyers choose their interior furnishings such as flooring, cabinetry, fixtures, and appliances which are not part of the standard package. We can also help find a builder for their home (if they don’t already have one) because GreatWilderness Log Homes is a member of local Master Builder’s Associations and the Log Homes Council of the National Association of Home Builders.

Once our buyer’s Log Home “package” arrives at their building site, we verify that they have received exactly what they ordered. We then maintain contact with the buyer until construction is complete and they are satisfied with their beautiful new Wilderness Log Home.

Finally, we also offer an optional maintenance program that will keep their log home looking like new for all the years they own it. This program includes regular inspections for a variety of conditions that might cause harm to even the best built home.

Q. What is a Log Home “Package?”

This is the way most major Log Home manufacturers sell their homes. Some might even call it a “log home kit.” It simply means that certain specific components of your home will be supplied by the manufacturer, loaded onto flatbed trucks, and delivered to your construction site ready for your builder to erect. Not all manufacturers offer the same items in their “Packages” however, making it difficult to compare the cost and quality between different manufacturers.

The Wilderness Company offers one of the most complete Log Packages in the industry. We call it a “dry-in” package because once erected, it is weather tight and ready for completion of all interior surfaces.

Q. What is the best species of log for our Pacific Northwest climate?

We actually have many climates here in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from cold and wet, to hot and dry, depending on where and when! The Wilderness Company has a variety of log species to choose from: Western Red Cedar, Northern White Cedar and Northern White Pine are standard. Other species are available on special order.

Because of today’s high quality stains and preservatives, any species is acceptable in just about any region of the country. The question of which species is the right one for your home is mostly based on budget, and aesthetics. Red Cedar is the most expensive, Northern White Pine the least, and each has its own special look when stained. So rather than asking “Which log species should I use”, you can now ask “which log species do I want.”

Q. Can your Dealership help us find land? Can you build the home for us?

Many Log Home buyers begin with a floor plan they love, and then start looking for property to build it on. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn’t.

We suggest that you start with only a general list of “needs and wants” for your Log Home, such as number of bedrooms and bathrooms needed, and the general style wanted, and then go looking for your land. Too many buyers have been disappointed that the floor plan/style they fell in love with first would not work on the piece of land that they fell in love with later. What a dilemma! Just remember that it is much easier to modify a floor plan to fit the land, than it is to adjust the land to fit the plan!

Because GreatWilderness Log Homes is not a Realtor™, we cannot help you directly with your land purchase. We do however maintain a relationship with Real Estate professionals who specialize in land, and we would be happy to recommend them for your search.

GreatWilderness Log Homes is also not a General Contractor, but we are a member of several local Master Builders Associations and other national building trades organizations. Therefore, we can offer you our assistance in selecting and working with a contractor in your area who has the necessary skills and experience to build your Log Home. We will consult with your builder throughout the construction process to ensure that your home is built to Wilderness Company quality standards.

Q. What will a Log Home cost?

Log Home costs are comparable to the cost of any custom-built home. Most Log Home manufacturers publish a “Package Price” for each standard model, as well as costs of optional items. At The Wilderness Company, our published prices include the complete “dry in” package delivered to your building site as we’ve mentioned above.

The cost of any home is based on many factors. With Log Homes, the cost per square foot is influenced by several choices you will make, as well as the floor plan itself: Log species, log diameter, log style, corner style, complexity of roof lines, grade of doors and windows, size of optional decks and porches, etc. What this means is that two homes of identical square footage could vary greatly in their actual cost per square foot!

Therefore, The Wilderness Company will work with you through the design phase to prepare an initial Proposal based on your choice of options, giving you an accurate starting point to compute the overall cost of your home. We will work with you to realize the Log Home of your dreams, while at the same time keeping that Dream within your construction budget.

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