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Fall Log Home Shows are Back! Plus, New Asheville, NC-area Open House Event
It’s been a long wait, but we’re delighted to share our Fall 2021 Log Home Show Schedule! We’ll relaunch in a new show location, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., continue on to Asheville N.C. and finish the year in Chantilly, Va. Make your plans now to attend the event that’s closest to you. We’ve included the dates… Read more »
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Design Trend: Living Walls
“Living walls” are vertical gardens situated either indoors or outside your Katahdin Cedar Log Home. These lush vertical plantings can add a lush accent to interior rooms and offer other benefits to your family. Living Wall Art Bringing a bit of nature inside your log home is easier than you might think. With the growing… Read more »
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The Joys of Carriage Houses
Contemplating a carriage house instead of an attached garage for your Katahdin Cedar Log Home? Not only do they offer a lot of potential for extra living and storage, carriage houses add a unique sensibility that is hard to measure. Where did carriage houses originate? Carriage houses were originally designed to house the horses and… Read more »
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Green Tip: Navien A2 Advanced
If you’re looking for a high-efficiency on-demand tankless water heater to handle your high-hot-water-demand household, then the new Navien A2 Advanced is the right unit for your Katahdin Cedar Log Home. Navien kept all the original tankless features that made it an industry leader, including dual, stainless steel heat exchangers and the ability to cascade… Read more »
Log Home Events Begin to Move Back to Normal
Everyone at Katahdin Cedar Log Homes was thrilled with the positive turnout and engaged participants we hosted at the June 6 Sunday Squared Open House Event in Western Maine. We made preparations to ensure the safety and comfort of all attendees and staff. It was great to meet and greet in person again! New Events… Read more »
Green Tip: All-in-One Washer Dryer
Laundry rooms have become dominated by large, bulky pairs of washing and drying appliances. Free up space in Your Katahdin Cedar Log Home and combine into one single washer/dryer combination with LG’s 2.3 cu.ft. Smart Wi-fi Enabled Compact All-In-One Washer/Dryer. Smart Tech Makes Laundry Easy Using LG’s ThinQ app, you’ll have your laundry controls at… Read more »
Carrara Marble Nature Mosaics
When thinking about finishes for a Katahdin Cedar Log Home, many homeowners opt for the natural approach. Nature Carrara tiles from Tile Bar provide the sophistication of Carrara marble with shapes and designs that reflect nature. Pebble Mosaics Add Master Bath Serenity Smooth and subtly shaded with grays and whites, Nature XL Round Carrara Mosaic… Read more »
Design Trend: Outdoor Couches
With warm weather and lots of deck and terrace space at your Katahdin Cedar Log Home, you’ll want to make sure you include great outdoor couches for those summertime cookouts and fall nights around the firepit. Fortunately, there are plenty of seating options available for every budget. Outdoor Couch Must-have Features Most outdoor seating units… Read more »
AeroBarrier Air Sealing
We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of air sealing your Katahdin Cedar Log Home. Because there are multiple joinery opportunities for small air leaks in a log structure, our dealers and builders take meticulous care in sealing each intersection for a good seal. A new air sealing system called AeroBarrier is a one-step way… Read more »
Don’t Miss Out! Reserve for Sunday Squared Open House Event Set Today!
There’s still time to reserve your spot at our first event of 2021! Here’s a chance to walk inside three beautiful Katahdin Cedar Log Homes and get the log home experience you’ve been craving! Our multiple home open house is set for Sunday, June 6, 2021 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Sunday… Read more »
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Design Trends: Luxury Vinyl Tiles
Katahdin Cedar Log Home owners often look for flooring solutions that provide superior looks and great durability. Luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) offer both with a wide array of colors, motifs and sizes. We checked out the TileBar.com selections for ideas. Two Types of Application The collections the company offers are available in two types of… Read more »
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Basement or No Basement?
The foundation of your Katahdin Cedar Log Home is the load-bearing portion of the entire structure. As such, it’s important to address benefits and drawbacks of the three types of foundations commonly used: slab, crawlspace and basement. No matter what type of foundation, it must perform on three fronts: Support the structure above Keep groundwater… Read more »