FAQ'S

By visiting our website, you have already begun. The next step is to start collecting ideas and pictures from our photo gallery, floor plan collection, and other helpful resources like log home magazines. Remember, with our Thermal-Log™ Building System, your design and style options are limitless.

While you begin your research, be sure to contact a Wisconsin Log Homes consultant, even if it's just to introduce yourself. Our experts are here to make your life easier during the process; so take advantage of their knowledge and experience, and use them as your personal resource. As you gather information, you will have many questions that need honest answers. We're here to help and guide you in a direction that's right for you.

To learn more about starting a project with Wisconsin Log Homes, please contact us Toll-Free at 1-800-678-9107 or e-mail info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Yes. Every Wisconsin Log Home owner has essentially designed their own home, but with the help and guidance of an experienced designer and home consultant. Our goal is to create a custom floor plan and architectural style that fits each family's lifestyle, needs, location and budget. In fact, we've never built the same home twice. Whether we start with an existing floor plan or completely from scratch, we'll work together to design the perfect home for you.

To learn more about our custom design services, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

One of the advantages of working with Wisconsin Log Homes is that you can modify any plan to suit your personal wants, needs and style as much or as little as you want. The design of your home is completely up to you… anything is possible.

To learn more about our custom design services, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

The designing of your home is free once you purchase your Wisconsin Log Homes Materials Package. We require a $1.00 per square foot down payment in order to start the preliminary drawings of your home. That amount will be credited towards your Wisconsin Log Home.

To learn more about our custom design services and costs, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

In this day and age, especially in the custom wood home industry, there are so many different variables and options that really impact the cost of any home. Our custom homes are truly as unique as their owners. The size of the home, the complexity of the floor plan and roof design, the number of dormers, nooks and crannies, the level of amenities, etc., all cause the price of each home to vary dramatically. Location, labor rates, building codes and site conditions, along with a number of other variables, also impact the price.

To get a price range for a home you are envisioning, please contact a Wisconsin Log Homes consultant today at 1-800-678-9107 to discuss your rough ideas and plans for your project. We pride ourselves in being upfront and honest with our clients about cost right from the start so there are no disappointing surprises later in the process.

Shipping is just another service that's included with all Wisconsin Log Homes' material packages. Actually, the lower and more stable material costs that we have in the Midwest make us extremely competitive in the national market. Also, because of our established relationships with international vendors and shipping agents, we're able to get excellent rates and pass those savings on to our clients. We are frequently selling and shipping material packages to contractors and customers throughout the U.S. and internationally.

To learn more about shipping your home package, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or e-mail info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Don’t let our name mislead you… most of our clients live many states or even oceans away from Wisconsin Log Homes.  The distance between our clients and the Wisconsin Log Homes national headquarters is as close as the nearest computer or phone. Quite a bit of the interaction we will have can be successfully accomplished with computers and modern-day technology, including e-mail, fax, fast parcel services, and phone. You'll enjoy using our On-Line Conference to interact and collaborate with our design team on your home. Our On-Line Conference allows you to view your floor plans via high-speed internet and speak directly with our designers as you watch your desired revisions made from your own computer screen. Wisconsin Log Homes provides a private Client Link page on our website with a user ID & password featuring daily project updates, schedules, photos and more when you choose to use our construction services.  Depending on your needs, we also offer On-Site Design Consultations and a $1,000 credit towards your Wisconsin Log Homes package when you visit our headquarters and tour our design center, showroom, manufacturing mill, and hybrid log and timber model homes. Listening to our clients’ needs has inspired us over the years. Since 1976, we've truly perfected our Design Build Solution to make your home building experience as smooth and convenient as possible, no matter where you live.

To learn more about doing business with Wisconsin Log Homes from long distance, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

The successful construction of your home is just as important as the quality materials we provide. That's why Wisconsin Log Homes has its own building division and National Builder Network consisting of qualified and experienced contractors that we work very closely with and trust to build Wisconsin Log Homes throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and even Japan. Some clients may decide to use our in-house construction services, while others want help qualifying or selecting a builder in their area. Whatever you decide, Wisconsin Log Homes stays involved throughout the entire process to be sure you are satisfied and that your experience goes smoothly, from start to finish.

To learn more about our construction services, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or e-mail info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Our Hybrid homes integrate the ambiance of log or timber construction, with other materials of your choice, to give it the same look and feel of a true log or timber home, but with all the advantages, comforts and design options of modern day construction. Everything about our hybrid Thermal-Log™ home is smarter – from its design flexibility to its high performance insulation. Our hybrids allow us to better service every one of our homeowners' needs and style preferences.

To learn more about our hybrid homes, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Click Here to read an article featured in Custom Wood Homes magazine about our Hybrid Thermal-Log™ innovation.

Our system provides the lowest maintenance log and timber homes in the industry. There is no log-wall settling or necessary structural maintenance with our Thermal-Log™ building system. The only maintenance required by owning a Wisconsin Log Home is re-staining the exterior logs and touching up caulk once every few years. Wisconsin Log Homes supplies stain and caulk products for your convenience.

To learn more about the low maintenance of a Wisconsin Log Home, please contact us Toll-Free at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

We offer Northern White Pine, Western Red Cedar, White Cedar, Canadian Spruce and custom orders of your choice. Call us Toll-Free at 1-800-678-9107 to discuss your plans with a Home Consultant.

To learn more about the wood species we offer, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Our logs come from areas where the species of wood we desire is predominant, such as Northern Wisconsin and Michigan for White Pine and Northwest Canada/British Columbia for Western Red Cedar and large Spruce.

To learn more about this subject, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Absolutely our half-log (Thermal-Log™) building system is more energy efficient. At Wisconsin Log Homes we use a half-log building system with an air-tight insulated core wall instead of a solid-log system, which more than doubles the energy efficiency and insulating value of our homes. With our half-log system, all log-wall settling is eliminated which also eliminates any unanticipated future maintenance or warrantee issues.

The R-value of wood is basically 1.30 per each inch of wood. So a 10-inch thick solid-log wall would be equivalent to an R-13 value. When you consider the seam of each stacked log being about 4 to 5-inches thick, the R-factor at this seam is reduced to an R-value of only 6.5. Our Thermal-Log™ system provides over R-35, which proves to be extremely higher in performance than any solid-log construction system in the industry.

*R-value: The efficiency of insulation; the higher the R-value, the greater the insulation.

To learn more about our Thermal-Log™ Building System, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Yes, since 1976 the majority of our homes have actually been built outside of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Log Homes have been built throughout the United States and Canada, and extend to Asia and Europe.

To discuss a project in your location, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Wisconsin Log Homes is proud to provide the most complete design & build package, along with unequaled one-on-one services, in the industry. We believe that our clients deserve the most enjoyable and successful home building experience possible. Your home building story starts with great service from friendly, professional people who are passionate about bringing your dream home visions to life. Not only will you work with nationally renowned designers; you'll also receive personalized attention from our home consultants, interior designers, and in-house builders. Our complete service approach combines Property Search Assistance, On-Site Design Consultations, Architectural Planning and Design, Turn-Key Construction, Full-Service Interior Design & Décor, and Finish Cabinetry. 

To learn more about our exclusive and complete services, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

Yes, Dave and Kathy Janczak actually unexpectedly started the business by building their first log home in 1976. Click Here for their story or Video Tour their log home.

Dream Experiences are just as important as Dream Homes.

We believe that anyone can offer a materials package; but the quality of those materials and the type of service you’ll receive before, during, and after your home is built is what really matters and sets certain companies apart from the rest.

Our customers tell us that it’s more than the quality of our homes and services that make Wisconsin Log Homes the best choice; it’s the talented, dedicated and caring people they are surrounded by that really creates the ultimate experience. Our team’s openness, honesty, knowledge, ingenuity, and our passion to make a difference while nurturing your ideas is what allows us to build outstanding relationships and homes so you can realize your dreams.

Click Here to read testimonials from our clients.

Your time and satisfaction are very important to us. We want to work with you on a design that's going to fit your dreams, and your budget. It is important to Wisconsin Log Homes to make sure that the home we design together is comfortable for you, in all aspects, right from the start.

To learn more about our planning and design process, please contact us at 1-800-678-9107 or info@wisconsinloghomes.com.

By visiting our facilities, you will be able to see in person exactly what sets us apart from the rest. First you'll visit our Showroom, Design Center and Manufacturing Mill. You'll meet the people who will work closely with you in bringing your ideas and dreams to life. Then you'll see where it all started by touring the founder's personal log home, and you will also tour a timber-frame design… 2 custom homes that have hundreds of different design and decorating ideas. We hear quite often from visitors, after touring various companies and ours, that we really took the log and timber home experience to the next level with our elite services, facilities and model homes.

Also, we'll reimburse you $1,000 for your travel expenses on your Wisconsin Log Homes materials package. We do this to encourage your visit and because we know it will make your decision much easier… and we hope you'll tell friends about your visit too! Call 1-800-678-9107 today for more information or to set up a private tour.