Patriot builds for new Log home company in the UP

Patriot Log Home Builders erect 12 x 4 pine dove tail chinking log cabin/lodge in Upper Michigan 

      Warm, inviting, tradional log home kit buildt by Patriot Log Home builders. This is Patriots current project. Pariot has been subcontracted by a new company which offers something very unquie from other companies if it is the taste you are looking for. More old fashioned as these logs have the grooves cut in them for chinking. 
     What is chinking? Chinking is the broad white band you see inbetween  logs in the log stack. I gues you could say the walls look kinda striped.  Historically, chinking was used on  a log home to protect  wind  and icy cold from howling in between the spaces of the  logs. 

As the snow clouds roll in and evening approachs roof felting is finshed up

     Chinking has come a long ways since the inception of log homes. Modern chinking is designed to look like the old time mortar but is much more elastic.  For the most part you should have a Professional chinking contractor do this work as it is not easy and requires skill.

Back of house ! Impressive with walk out basement. deck will wrap around the whole house, the only way to go in my opinion...

This is the proch roof on the back, how lovely! great design... T & G wood makes a great place for sitting under on a rainy afternoon on your deck. This overlooks a great peice of land

This is the front of the house which at this stage does not really look at that impressive and really is deceiving in regards to its size. You need to see the back with its deck, which will extend around to the front...we are working on this project right now and expect it to be complete in a few more days

this is a lovely site to build a log home in the UP...the back is landscaped with large boulders

FIRST days , we scope the site...amazing that after 8 days we almost have a log home up!

Here is some of the shipment of the logs. Again these are 12 inches tall! with chinking grooves...what is chinking?  It is how the old fashioned log homes were made... for a modern distributor Click here

lets talk about the importance of a fork lift! don't let a log home company tell you that you don't need one to build your log home...which is commonly done with Sales people to take off a few dollars in your project. They are imperative to the crews safety and protect your logs.

 DOVE TAILS ~ GREAT OLD FASHIONED LOOK

PLHB involved in upnorth hunting fishing campground project (phase one)

Hunting, fishing , sports resort 

phase one  project by Hochstetler logs built by Patiot Log Home Builders

THE REEL CAMPGROUND RV
& LOG LODGE RESORT

unloading the semi truck, first days !

unloading the material from the semi truck of Hochstetler full pin logs

Fork lift on every job , driver moves material

site before Patriot gets started

A Patriot Log Home Builder

TRADTION , 

homeowner putting down first log !

 Project Designer, business owner Michele Baumel puts down first log , a

 Patriot Log Home builder tradition for men and women alike !

Watch here ! Project owner of campground sets first log 

THE REEL CAMPGROUND RV
& LOG LODGE RESORT

8 x 12 white beams

608-565-2262 for reservations camp ground now  open!

hard working project owner gives a helping hand

lovely DOVE TAIL

This is concrete that has been painted to look like natural stone , wonderful look and durable option

completing  the hand crafted  natural log beam stairs

nice open concept with stair case that leads to second floor

Patriot Log Home builders will when competed with dry in stage do metal roof, COMING SOON! pics and videos of the process.

TN log home BEAM floor rafters

LOG HOME 

BUILT IN THE BEAUTIFUL

 MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE 

Phase one

Unbelievable beauty this photo taken by Mike Hompertz this park with the stunning waterfalls was only a few minute drive from the work site in Tennessee, see video of water falls in action here 

Mike Hompertz 608 547 1129 contact here

SURVIVALIST SERIES 

~The Patriot~ 

FIRST HOME

 by 

PATRIOT LOG HOME BUILDERS 

~Builders housing~

These lovely log cabins are for vacationers and they served the team of Patriot Log Home Builders as their home away from home during the 5 weeks it took to build the THE PATRIOT , SURVIVALIST SERIES HOME

~LOG HOME COMMUNITY~ 

GATED   LOG HOME community  Patriot Log Home builders puts up the first

~CONCRETE BLOCK  walk out BASEMENT~

Walk out block basement, home owner contemplates the NEW beam rafter over the basement  in the beautiful country setting of a gated log home community in Tennessee

~HOME OWNER setting FIRST LOG~ 




See first hand HOME OWNER Greg Kelly putting down the first log on his dream home !

~BEAM FLOOR SYSTEM~

beam floor system developed by Mike Hompertz this is the first homeowner who has used this innovative desing that makes prefect sense as now the basement will be finished off as stunningly as the rest of the home

~FORK LIFT~

Needed for all jobs, in this case it served instead of a crane for the large beam rafters

~Log Stack and first floor over beam flooring~

Here you can see how the logs are stacked for the windows which will be cut out to precision later , this technique saves on material and insures the best window fit

Several process going on at one time 

~Tongue and Groove flooring nearly completed~ 

finish flooring over basement beautiful tonged and groove over beam rafters

Notched log

Brother Steve securing last of the log stack on far side of home

Mike Hompertz Jr., son and master builder of Patriot Log Home builders Mike Hompertz Sr.



~DRY IN FINISH  of back of LOG HOME~

Back side of  home showing walk out basement

Patriot builds its first Coventry log home In MO

 ~Patriot builds its first Coventry log Home~

Patriot Log Home Builders based out of Wisconsin  travels to New Albany MO to build its first CONVENTRY LOG HOME ! We look forward to working this quality log home company. Today the homeowner shall put down the first log. A senior member of Patriot arrived Aug 30th to unload the semi truck, while Mike and Jeremy arrived Sept 1 st.

The camper was loaded with tools and taken to the job site where the men will stay. Every few days they will rent a hotel to take a shower  as there is not water on site. The homeowner has been kind enough to allow the men to stay right on the job site where they can plug in . One of the great advantages of this is that the men waste no travel time and can leave their tools right on site. Very efficient .

PATRIOTS TRADITION  

Homeowner Dave Hoover is setting his first LOG  on his home!!! 

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~PICTURES AND VIDEOS COMING SOON~

D Corner Detail

 

Round Corner Detail

Chink Corner Detail

Coventry Log Homes produces  affordable, quality log homes and cabins. Their  success has been attributed to their   log wall system. The  system consists of kiln-dried Eastern White Pine logs 

Coventry Logs Are:

Kiln-Dried - Eastern White Pine

Profiles Offered

Ward Cedar Log Home Three car garage

Mike Hompertz of Patriot Log Home builders received a call from a Ward Cedar log home Dealer Don  to bid on this project which he completed a few weeks ago. The family , who works on a farm already had a log home. They loved it so much that they wished to add a 3 car garage to their property and add above it a living  area  above. They choose beam rafters and tongue and groove for the ceiling (see the second picture) which looks magnificent .

Three car garage aprox 1500 sq ft

tounge and groove cedar plank on ceiling

Homeowner Dave Enderlie

Rozanne wife of Dave

back view

Happy family on the last days

~10 day project~

This project took 10 days with three men. The  homeowner and two sons wished to be a part of it and as they worked a farm were able to  chip in. They   helped with  sorting logs, setting windows , purlins and lent a hand when called to do so.  .

purlins were set with a smaller  truck crane for about an hour  supplied by the homeowner. typical crane is 4300 an hour plus operator.    see veidos