Your Dream...

Our Passion
Welcome!
Thank you for considering Timberhaven Log
Homes as the manufacturer of your log home
package. Timberhaven’s dedicated staff offers
you more than 22 years’ average work experience
in the log home industry and centuries of
cumulative hands-on know-how to create the log
home of your dreams. From your Timberhaven
sales representative to the skilled craftsmen in our
woodworking shops, we are all committed to providing you with the finest log home package and
most professional service and support. Your satisfaction is our highest priority.

This brochure is designed as an introduction to our company, product and philosophy.

Here you’ll gain important insight into the exciting possibilities that await. Jot down any
comments or questions you may have. To learn even more about the log home planning process
and Timberhaven Log Homes, simply call your sales representative or visit our website.

Again, thank you for your interest.

The Timberhaven Family
 Quality That Lasts
Quality is an integral part of Timberhaven Log
Homes. We pay careful attention to each step in
the manufacturing process to ensure a quality log
home that will last a lifetime.
• Kiln-Dried Logs/Timbers provide superior strength
and stability with minimal checking, warping or twisting.
• Lifetime Warranty on all wood components
manufactured by Timberhaven Log Homes.
• Name-Brand Components are standard in every
Timberhaven Log Homes package.
• Quality Assurance with each log graded and stamped
to exceed the Log Home Council’s grading certification
requirements to achieve a true non-settling log home.
Local Representation
Timberhaven Log Homes has a large network of the
industry’s best and most knowledgeable representatives.
These highly trained and skilled professionals will assist you
throughout the entire process. Visit our website to find a
representative near you.
Service You Can Count On
Timberhaven Log Homes provides unparalleled
service and support — before, during and after your log
home has been built. The “extras” are standard when you
purchase a Timberhaven Log Home.
• Toll-free technical assistance
• Detailed drawings
• Precut packages
• Presorted inverse stacking
• Delivery included
Everyone’s Style is Unique
Timberhaven Log Homes encourages you to express
your style. Let us help you by offering:
• A large selection of standard models that can be
customized to meet your needs.
• Many profiles and corner assemblies to choose from,
as well as rustic “hand-hewn” finishes.
• Free custom design services to create a unique home
that perfectly matches your lifestyle.
The Kiln-Dried Difference
The process of kiln-drying controls the amount of moisture in the wood products used to
build your home. This wood must be conditioned to the moisture content it will assume
in the months and years after construction, otherwise it tends to shrink and twist.
We gauge moisture content using
the “oven dry” ratio method with the
most accurate technology available.
4.
Most manufacturers provide only air-dried logs,
and buyers are often faced with conflicting
information which can lead to confusion and
uncertainty. The simple truth is... kiln-drying is
the best way to eliminate potential long-term
A variety of destructive insects often make
problems with your log home. Unlike “air-dried”
their homes deep inside of the trees in our
logs, our kiln-dried wood products are uniform; forests. Kiln-drying is the best way to make
less susceptible to unwanted shrinkage, check- sure that these bugs (or their eggs) don’t
end up in the walls of your home.
ing and insect infestation; and backed by our
Lifetime Warranty! “The heat used in
We dry our solid logs, beams and purlins to 19% kiln-drying lumber
average moisture content and our laminate logs (160-180˚F) will kill
to 9% average moisture content. After drying, termites and wood-
our wood products are graded by certified
inspectors according to the Log Home Council.
boring beetles.”
— Wm. H. Robinson, Wood-Boring
For more information on kiln-drying, talk to one beetles chapter, HANDBOOK
OF PEST CONTROL, 7th Edition
of our sales representatives or visit our website,
www.timberhavenloghomes.com.
Kiln-drying removes more than 10,000 lbs of excess water from an average
sized home package, so our logs are lighter and easier to handle.
“I’ve been building log homes for 28
years. With air-dried logs, sometimes they
were so wet that water sprayed out when
the spikes were driven in, and they really
began cracking and shrinking when the
7.
heating season began. That just doesn’t
happen with kiln-dried logs.”
— John Comer, Builder
Security and Stability
 Strength and Beauty
The Benefits of Kiln-Drying

1. “Pre-shrunk” before milling, ensuring each log 5. Interior and exterior finishes can be applied
is stable and uniform. immediately following construction. Also,
applications absorb deeper and last longer.
2. Minimal checking, warping or twisting.

6. More than 10,000 pounds of water are

3. The high heat sanitizes the logs killing mold removed from the average home, significantly
and fungi (which cause wood decay), as well reducing the weight of the logs.
as insects, their eggs and larvae.
7. Higher insulation values, reducing energy costs and
4. Pitch in the wood is crystallized, reducing the increasing the comfort of your home.
possibility of the sap seeping to the surface
of your log wall.
Kiln-Dried
Laminate Logs
Timberhaven takes the highest grade lumber from professionally
managed forests and dries it down to a uniform 9% moisture content.
This allows our experienced staff to produce the most stable,
virtually check-free, high-grade log available in the market.

After the lamination press is complete, we take samples from each

piece to ensure that it meets or exceeds the strict breaking tolerances
set forth by the industry.

Our process has been fine-tuned over many years. We are very proud
to offer this high-quality and truly unique product to the market.

The Additional Benefits of

Kiln-Dried Laminate Logs
1. Virtually no checking.

2. Dryer than a solid log with an average

of 9% moisture content.

3. More refined appearance – Accepts stain and

preservative the same as the conventional
logs and beams.

4. Stronger – As an engineered product, the

alternating grain of the individual plies
provides significant strength and stability
“In my 27 years in the log home
to each of the laminated log cants, providing industry, I have provided my customers
stronger and straighter logs than a solid log
of the same species and dimensions.
with what I believe is the best product
on the market. I recommend everyone
5. Our engineered laminated log provides more
look into the laminated log and
log profile options.
really see what benefits you receive
6. Superior product at a solid log price! from this product.”
— Greg Parks, Builder, Searsport, Maine
Log Profiles, Types and Corner Options
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Corner Options Log Options Corner Options Log Options Corner Options Log Options

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Architectural Log

Architectural Log
Mortise & Tenon

Mortise & Tenon

Mortise & Tenon

Saddlenotch

Saddlenotch

Saddlenotch
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Laminated

Laminated
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Material & Package Specifications
Timberhaven Log Homes offers total package flexibility. Our packages are broken down into three areas,
combine all three and you’re automatically assured of getting the most complete log home package available.
Be careful when comparing — all log homes are not created equal. Avoid unpleasant surprises — the time to know
what’s included in your log home package is when you buy, not on the job site.
Log and Timber Package
• Kiln-dried, precut, predrilled log walls
(Eastern White Pine)
• Kiln-dried, precut, predrilled log
gables/dormers (Eastern White Pine)
• Kiln-dried log siding for exterior
framed walls, gables, dormers,
garages (Eastern White Pine)
• Kiln-dried log siding skirt board
(Eastern White Pine)
• 4x10 perimeter box
• Kiln-dried 6x8 or 8” round loft joists
• 8x12 loft beams
• Glu-lam loft beams (as required)
• Kiln-dried 6x6/8x8 corner posts
• Kiln-dried 6x6 or 8x8 or 8” round support posts
• Kiln-dried 6x8 rafters, precut
• Kiln-dried 6x8 timber trusses/purlins, precut
• Kiln-dried 6x8 chimney/skylight framing members
• Kiln-dried 6x8 or 8” round collar ties
• Kiln-dried 6x8 or 8” round loft ties
• Kiln-dried 6x8 or 8” round exposed ceiling beams
• Glu-lam ridge beams (as required)
• Kiln-dried 6x8 or 8” round porch headers
• Butylog sealant tape
• Caulking/gaskets/chinking
• 12’ lag bolts
• Pre-cut splines
• 8” polebarn nails
• Steel gusset, plates, bolts, nuts, washers
• Blueprints
• Construction Manual
Notes:
No insulation supplied for the underside
of the first floor system
All materials supplied as applicable based
on desired log profile, floor system and
roof system
Weather-Tight Package Finish Materials Package
• All first-floor materials: • 2x non-load-bearing partition framing
• PT 2x sill plate and sill seal • 1” T&G pine interior partition wall and ceiling paneling
• (4) 2x12 girder beams • 1” T&G pine paneling for interior side of framed gable/dormer walls
• PT 6x6 girder support posts • R-19 fiberglass insulation for exterior framed gable/dormer walls
• 2x10 floor joists • Composition floor:
• Metal joist bridging • 1” T&G pine subfloor (first layer)
• Metal joist hangers • ¾” T&G subfloor (second layer)
• Construction adhesive • 2x6 pine T&G loft flooring
• ¾” T&G subfloor sheathing • Loft/stair rail materials:
• Name brand windows and exterior doors with hardware, • 4x4 posts
screens and grilles • 2x4 railing
• Name brand exterior doors and hardware • 8” round posts
• 2x window and door bucks • 4 ½” round railing
• Exterior window and door trim • 2” round balusters
• 2x load-bearing partition framing • Solid-wood, raised-panel interior doors with hardware
• 2x framing for exterior walls, gables, • Solid-wood, raised-panel or louvered bi-fold doors with hardware
dormers, garages • Interior pine trim for windows, interior and exterior doors
• ½” wall sheathing for framed exterior walls, gables, • Interior window sills
dormers, garages • ¼” pine baseboard
• Vapor Barrier for framed exterior walls, gables, dormers, • R-38 fiberglass insulation for 2x rafter roof, pre-manufactured
garages truss roof systems
• Pre-manufactured roof and gable-end trusses • Insulation baffle board and plastic vapor barrier for 2x rafter roof,
• 2x12 rafters pre-manufactured truss roof systems
• 2x ladder rake • Stair materials:
• 1” T&G pine soffit paneling • Basement: 2x12 stringers, 2x treads
• 1” T&G pine ceiling paneling and 15 lb. felt paper below • Finish: 2x12 stringers, 2x treads, 1x pine risers
rigid insulation of 6x8 rafter or 6x8 timber truss roof system • Exposed 4x12 pine stringers, 4x pine treads
• 2x fascia • Spiral: 4x12 pine treads, 4x6 posts with 1” rope handrail,
• 1x sub-fascia for 6x8 rafter or 6x8 timber truss pre-cut (will not meet IRC)
roof system • Log: log stringers, ½” log treads, pre-cut (will not meet IRC)
• ½” roof sheathing with H-clips • Deck/Balcony materials:
• Synthetic roofing underlayment • Kiln-dried or PT 6x6 posts
• Ice and water shield • Kiln-dried or PT 2x4 railings
• 30-year Architectural shingles • Kiln-dried or PT 2x2 balusters
• Drip edge, flashing • Kiln-dried or PT 8” round posts
• Ridge vent, strip vent • Kiln-dried or PT 4 ½” round railing
• Porch materials • Kiln-dried or PT 2” round balusters
• Kiln-dried or PT 6x6 porch posts • PT 5/4 flooring
• Kiln-dried or PT 6x6 porch post braces • PT 2x floor joists, headers
• Kiln-dried or PT 8” round porch posts • Metal joist hangers
• PT 2x floor joists, headers • Porch materials:
• Metal joist hangers • 1” T&G pine ceiling paneling
• 2x rafters, 2x ceiling joists • PT 5/4 flooring
• Kiln-dried or PT 2x4 railings
• Kiln-dried or PT 2x2 balusters
• Kiln-dried or PT 4 ½” round railing
• Kiln-dried or PT 2” round balusters
• Exterior preservative, stain, insecticide
Seven Steps to Successful
Log Home Planning
Every successful project starts with a great plan that is put into action. Our Timberhaven representatives
are here to help you develop the perfect plan of action for your custom-built log home. Here are seven
basic steps to help you along your journey.

1. You’ll want the perfect home plan to complement your piece

of property. If you haven’t already decided on a home plan,
we encourage you to utilize the designs on our website as a
good starting point. A Timberhaven sales representative can
help develop your design, or we invite you to our corporate
headquarters in Pennsylvania to meet with one of our design
professionals to help make your unique design a reality.

2. Call your Timberhaven Log Home Representative to arrange a

personalized home tour and begin planning your new home.
Working together, you’ll decide on how much home you can afford to build, financing considerations,
contractors, package options and more. If you’ve selected a home design, your representative can provide
price estimates or submit a request for a free detailed pricing. At this point you may also consider
attending one of our Planning and Construction Workshops.

3. In the early stages of your planning, it’s time to meet with a financial professional of your choice to formally
qualify you for the purchase of your log home project.

4. About a week after the initial consultation, you’ll meet again with your representative to review the
detailed estimate, finalize any necessary plan modifications and submit a $3,000 plan deposit to start
preliminary blueprints. Your deposit will “freeze” the price of your package for a period of 6 months.
Now you can submit a loan application to your financial institution.

5. Shipped along with our instructional Construction Manual, your dream home’s preliminary plans will be
ready to review within four weeks. After any modifications are finalized, you’ll sign off on the preliminary
plans and place a 20% deposit so that the official construction blueprints can be completed.

6. It’s time to select a date for your home package to be delivered. Please allow up to eight weeks from the
time your plan deposit is received. The closing date of your financing needs to be scheduled at least two
weeks prior to delivery.

7. Lastly, site preparation can be started while Timberhaven Log Homes cuts and prepares your new log
home package. Final payment is due upon delivery.

Happy Building!
The Complete Package
A Sampling of the Best
in Log Home Living
Choose from dozens of standard plans!
Visit our website at www.timberhavenloghomes.com
for more plans, or contact your local Timberhaven
representative to discuss your own custom-designed
Log Home.

Valley View
Property type: Two-Story
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Square Feet: 1,331 Main Level

Second Level
Brookside
Property type: Two-Story
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 2,467

Main Level
Second Level

Mountain
View
Property type: Two-Story
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 1,849

Main Level Second Level

 Lakeside
Property type: Cape Cod
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square Feet: 2,241

Main Level Second Level

Pleasant
Grove
Property type: Two-Story
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 3,635

Main Level

Second Level
Keystone
Property type: Two-Story
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Square Feet: 2,066

Second Level

Main Level

Clear Creek
Property type: Two-Story
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Square Feet: 1,434

Main Level Second Level

 Take the
First Step
Your Dream...Our Passion

Timberhaven Log Homes, LLC

434A Swartz Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837
855.306.5678
www.timberhavenloghomes.com