Cedar Log of Montana's log homes provide comfort and energy efficiency as well as natural beauty.

LOG WALLS

Unlike conventional frame walls filled with insulation, log walls have thermal mass. They can store energy and radiate it back into the home. The wood is the insulation in our homes.

In each log wall, millions of tiny air pockets insulate home occupants from the elements. As an insulation system, log walls can be highly effective at blocking heat transfer.

In a study by the Canadian National Research Council, the western red cedar log building system was found to be the most energy-efficient log building system for the coldest climates regardless of home heating fuel used.

WALL THICKNESS & HEATING

In this 1995 report "Construction Report for Solid Walls in Houses - Final Report" the National Research Council reviewed costs of building a variety of round and profiled log wall systems in every Canadian province.

The results showed that for the coldest Canadian region and the most expensive heating fuel, a four-inch-thick case wall system was the most energy-efficient log wall system studied. Past that thickness of walls, no increase in energy payback could be justified by making the walls thicker.

AIR TIGHTNESS OF LOGS

Abraham Lincoln would not recognize our log homes. No chinking is required.

In fact, independent studies have shown that log homes built from our building systems can be sealed as tightly or better than the most energy-efficient home designs in the world.

In our log homes, saddle notch corners with tie-down rods ensure a tight structural fit. Double tongue and groove joins ensure logs fit together snuggly without caulking or gaskets.

STUDIES CONFIRM WHAT WE'VE HEARD

These studies have not served to tell us anything we didn't already know about the qualities of log homes.

But, they have confirmed what our customers have been telling us for years.

A Cedar Log of Montana log home is warm, cozy, and yes, energy efficient, too.

For details about any of the building systems and materials that we sell and help build, please contact us at Cedar Log of Montana by calling (406) 494-5024, or by sending a fax to (406) 494-6339. You can write to us at Cedar Log of Montana, 5 Latigo Lane, Butte, MT 59701 or send e-mail to us at cedarlogmt@yahoo.com.