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Comes in:

• Mortis and Tenon
• Scribed
• White and Red Pine
• Cedar Half-Log and Thick Slab

• • Mantels
  Scribed and Slabs
  Any Species, Any Style Also Available:
  Rough Sawn or Planed Trim,
  Any Size or Thickness,
  Edged or Wavy-Edge
  and Wavy-Edge Siding
                                                                                        Oak Thick Slabs

	Handcrafted, Full-Scribe 12" to 18" Diameter, Full-Length Logs Comes in: White Pine Lodge Pole Pine Engelmann Spruce Douglas Fir Western Red Cedar Scribed or Chinker Style
	"The Natural Corner" Double Round, Butt and Pass Hand-Peeled, Natural Comes in: White Pine Northern White Cedar 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Inch Stack Full-Log or Half-Log
	Double-Round, Butt and Pass Hand-Peeled, Natural Comes in: White Pine Northern White Cedar 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Inch Stack Full-Log or Half-Log
	Saddle-Notch Corner Modern-Peeled, Cedar Comes in: White Pine Northern White Cedar Modern-Peeled or Natural 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Inch Stack Full-Log or Half-Log
	Full-Round, Butt and Pass Modern Peeled Comes in: White Pine Northern White Cedar 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Inch Stack Full-Log or Half-Log
	Swedish Cope Comes in: White Pine Lodge Pole Pine Engelmann Spruce 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Inch Diameter Smooth or Machine Peeled Full-Log or Half-Log
	D-Logs Natural, Hand-Peeled Comes in: Northern White Pine Norway / Red Pine Northern White Cedar 6, 7, 8 and 10 Inch Stack Natural or Modern-Peeled Rough Sawn or Planed
	Vertical Log Corner Natural, Hand-Peeled Comes in: White Pine Northern White Cedar Natural or Modern Peeled
	Hand-Peeled, Half-Log Siding Pictured to the left in Modern, Thick,  10", 8" and 6" Comes in: White Pine Northern White Cedar 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 Inch Stack Natural or Modern-Peeled Thick or Thin CALL FOR PRICING AND MORE INFORMATION 608 547 4129

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photo gallery of Wallace home in ND

Another harsh winter day wind and snow

This is the foam plywood built up roof ststem



Full log dormers with beam rafter porch roof system



Early Nov. snow fall is  taller than the truck

Beam post and beam rafters

The sunroom is held up with the big beams and posts what a great look from their basement walkout

The rustic stairs before the spindle and handrails

The bay window was installed on the second floor of the garage

Elegant log home with plenty of space

rustic staircase 

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LOG HOME Featured in local North Dakota paper

Local paper wrote a very nice article about the log home I built.

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Patriot Log HOme builders finishes up in ND

INTERIOR walk threw of McKay model with added Breeze way and attached garage

EXTERIOR walk threw of McKay Hochstetler log home

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Up date on Mckay Hochstetler log home building process in North Dakota

waiting for log siding

Job site

early morning start, pretty silhouette

Front view dormer openings not on yet

Garage roof completed breezeway roof next

walk out basement back of house

interior beam roof system tongue and groove ceiling

walk out basement first  floor walls stacked and framed  

It is true that the recession is still felt by many in the building trades. However something is happening in North Dakota , where I am presently building where there is both a building and housing shortage.the homeowners have put us up in their basement as hotel space is not available or so costly it would price us out.
"The mayor says a few long-time local residents left town because they couldn't afford to stay when rent tripled. Oil workers make enough to push rent costs higher. " High rents, revenues as oil boom ripples through North Dakota by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Rad

KILLDEER, N.D.—A massive oil reserve buried two miles underground has put North Dakota at the center of a revolution in the U.S. oil industry, a shift that has radically altered the fortunes of this remote area. BEN CASSELMAN read full article here.

And it is remote, take a look at the images of where we are building.

very nice large piers for the sun room

corner where jacuzzi tube will be , wont that be nice!

 note how window does not have it cut out , done to avoid wasting material

This will be chained sawed into the door opening breeze from garage going into house

On day 9 the semi truck comes again and we unload the beam roof system. As you can see , having a forklift on location is a must. It is frequent that multiple deliveries are involved while building your log home.

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WARD CEDAR Log home

patriot log home builders working on a WARD log home QUALITY HOMES AT A GREAT PRICE

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Building a WARD LOG HOME. Why a fork truck is needed

Two large semi trucks delivered the ward home package of a 2400 square foot custom log home. Another semi will be coming with the windows, doors and tongue and groove on May 26 2010. A large fork lift is required to unload all the materials, as you can see. The homeowner needs always to supply a lift to unload the material ,it can cost up to $500.00 per day, which includes delivery and pickup. However, it is not uncommon that there are multiple delivery's of material and the homeowner would be required to purchase another day or spend $1000.00 for 2 days. On the other hand, a lift can be obtained for an average of $700 per week or $2500-$3500.00 per month depending on the area.

It is highly advisable , and to obtain my services it is mandatory , for the homeowner to pay an additional $1500.00 for a lift for the duration of my services, or for the dry in phase of construction .

The lift is staying on the job site for PATRIOT LOG HOME BUILDERS to use. This is mandatory for safety, due to the weight and height needed to put up the large and very heavy beams. It is more efficient plus it keeps the product cleaner. I have been on sites where the logs, without a lift, had to be dragged, often threw mud, gravel and other debris, and they can get damaged and lose aesthetics .

Some beams are very heavy up to 1500 pounds for just one. I require a fork lift on all my jobs. It is not hard to understand that using a forklift on heavy awkward beams is infinitely safer. I , as my homeowners, value the security of a safe job site. My son, Mike Hompetz is driving this lift, he has been my driver for several years. It does take skill and not just any one can get behind the wheel and drive safely, it is tough to navigate, it takes a certain feel and touch for the controls. Every machine is different.

A bob cat is used on some job sites as on this site to back
fill and for landscaping.

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Log home builder creates decorative great room ceiling beams!

This was a custom project down around the Milwaukee lakes area, I set these large beams in the interior and exterior. Just take a look at that fireplace, this is full lime stone. This could have cost up wards for just the chimney work, of $30,000.00.   Wow what a job that was. We used scaffolding and allot of hard effort to lift and custom fit these. We did not build this home, but were called in to do the custom work  that you see here.

This is very specialized work that requires skill and gumption. This home was in the million dollar plus range and had the feel of a small castle. The view from these windows was charming .

We made these large half timbers into window mullion's.They were put up with long screws, scaffolding

These large logs were hand custom fitted using chain, skill saws, chisels and saw-zaw, built in Wisconsin by

PATRIOT LOG HOME BUILDERS

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SEE the qaulity workmenship of PATRIOT LOG HOME BUILDERS

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Canadians looking to build a log Home?

Canadians want to build a log home at A REDUCED PRICE ?


From my understanding of the Current National average to build a log home in the United States it is between a $100.00 or $125.00 square foot. To build the dry in, which is the service that I offer and which is a cost that is higher than the stick frame cost of building I have seen the cost range from $15 to $50 per square foot,the highest ranges being out in the South West and the Rockies area. Lowest costs tend to be in the mid southern states where the unemployment rate is the highest.

One has to be on guard with the lowest costs on the dry in building , as a builder without experiecne may charge under $15.00 just to get the job, you do not want this type of builder on your home. I am learning recently from inquiries from Canda that these costs are even much higher.


I offer consulting for those building in Canda. DDSAs the laws prohibit
Foreign nationals coming to Canada for reasons of consultation, monitoring or inspection are
considered to be business visitors. (candainternational.gc.com)




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My first home of the season. A Hochstetler log cabin.

Building a Hochsettler log cabin, first home of the year. Many log home companies closed during this period of the recession. Others, the companies that focused on integrity , a fair price for a quality product, thrive.

Log home building is beginning to pick up. I felt the crunch coming about two years ago. After my big bang of 2002 when I built about 9-12 homes , I could see that each year, more and more homeowners, wanting to build a log home , simply gave up. The stumbling block ...money. Banks who pre-approved homeowners, pulled out at the last minute. The recession , the scare, has put a freeze on this industry. Lenders and homeowners were simply afraid.

Log home companies that I have dealt with and built for, have gone out of business. Amerilink, out of north Carolina, who built an impressive model home site consisting of several (four) model homes out of New York,( Patriot Log Home Builders built there largest 3500 sq. ft cabin) has closed. They focused on affordable pricing and in house construction ( managed there own building teams "In the Woods").

Jim Brana Log homes, a company that took pride in their elitism , it appears has filed bankruptcy and is in the process of restructuring.

Many of my fellow builders, have been out of work or have changed careers. (some to satellite dish installation)

I have seen over the years many trends in building. The log cabin is a secure homestead, an heirloom that one passes down to generations. It stands the test and rigors of time. Many people intuitively sense the security a log home gives to them.

The desire to own and live in a log home is still alive and well. The homeowner is cautious , and rightly so. He is looking for that integrity , honesty and affordability.

Hochstetler is out of Ohio , it a is Amish run milling company that gives prices that can't be beat. They have a beam roof and floor system which is superior. it is the traditional look that most people are striving for. I begin building this home in a few weeks. I will be posting the building process.




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