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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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

3 car garage with Studio apartment WARD Cedar log home built by Patriot log HOme builder

http://www.wardcedarloghomes.com/

Built by patriot log home builders in Illinois (summer 2011)

~Ward Cedar Log Homes~

See first hand 30 ft log purlins

being set with the aid of a truck crane.

The large full log purlins that extend out past the roof give this garage a look of awe and magnificence! They are very heavy and require skill to set however. Mike HOmpertz of Patriot log home builders is experienced in this field. A crane of some type is required. A small truck crane was rented for about one hour by the homeowner (usually about $300 an hour) which does not include the wage of the driver, while the men gently guided and secured the purlins into place. The driver of this crane was very skilled and made the job go smoothly. You can see where they hand notched the placement prior to setting the mammoth beams.

Ward FB page

This is how they turned out , what a lovely living quarters  this shall make for some lucky resident 

Patriot Log home builders Builds A LOG CABIN with that tradional rustic

HOW TO GET THAT 

OLD FASHIONED LOOK?

Mike HOmpertz and home owner Nick Hubbard go over print discussing window openings and electric layout 

~NATURAL WEATHERING~

Log home builder, Mike HOmpertz built in Wells Mn, another Hochstelter MCKAY for Nick Hubbard after visiting the Steve miller home in Wisconsin (PLH builders built) which has the same look, a single milled (inside ) rough sawen exterior which gives this lovely old fashioned log home look. When Nick saw the quality workmanship of Mike HOmpertz he immediately contracted him to build his home and as he loved the old rustic look, the grey outside with all the toned variations, he wanted the same for himself.

~DOVE TAIL~

Dove tail is a style that has been used since the beginning of log home construction. It is an old fashioned look that is often seen with chinking  but is not necessary for that old world feel . Dove tail is not any more money it just is a requested style.

~FULL WRAP AROUND DECK~  

View~ walk out basement back side of house with walk around porch

Initially Steve Miller was sent unexpectedly from the mill these rustic style logs , it was not what he was anticipating . The milling company informed him that the look, a cleaner white look could be achieved with a type of beach or  TSP chemical . The grey exterior that he later came to love resulted from weathering , from sun wind and rain, it is a natural weathering. Mike of patriot log home builders was instructed to put the logs up as they were and would perform the cleanup and staining.

What happened is that when his friends and family came out to see the home in progress, one of the first things that they commented on, was that they loved the color and look. In fact the writer of this post , made the same comment. I loved the old time feel, it seemed that the home had been there for years, which was comforting and very homey, quite inviting.

Steve Miller grew to love the color and looked at it with fresh eyes. He choose to keep it! Mike has taken several potential clients as a courtesy to Hochsetler, he does not sell for them, to the Steve Miller home,(see here ) to show them both the quality of his work and the product from their mill. As a result, Nick Hubbard purchased the same style , the McKay and opted for the same look! He requested that the logs be sent with the natural weather finish.

View is side front , showing full wrap around porch

SEE FIRST HAND THE exterior of the rustic look and the beam rafters on the complete wrap around pouch

Mike recently finished this home in MN around July 3rd , home for the 4th of July celebration. He and his log home accomplice finished the dry in , in 22 days!

. This is a great feature, worth the extra cost in my option.

~FULL LOG DORMERS~

Full log dormers , these are great as they don't have to be insulated, are already finished off (no interior labor costs)

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Rustic Tulip Poplar Log STack in TN

Patriot log home builders builds a

TULIP POPLAR RUSTIC LOG HOME in TN 

Patriot had found when searching the web a log home company that got his attention, we wrote about it and you can read the post here since that time conversations with the owner, emails etc a relationship was developed.

The lovely yellow flower of the Tulip Poplar

Mike wanted to see first hand the product line offered by Grizzly log Homes, so he instigated contact with the owner and learned that a model home "The Shotgun ",was being erected in the state of Tennessee . He  made arrangements to met the man behind the business, see the logs first hand  and learn what tulip polar really is , as he has never experienced it before  and was more than curious about what it was. In addition ,he  would  train some of the builders that where new to  the company in the process. As Mike has been considering for some time, to begin the selling of log homes, and this company was of great interest to him, it made prefect sense to explore all aspects of the business  before making any decision.

Feeding baby goat with baby bottle at the homestead in TN

Living arrangements were made for Mike, he lived with the neighbor  on the property, in this close knit Christian community . The land was breathtaking, set in the heart of the Appalachians  where  plenty of chickens   ran free ...with , horses , sheep, cows and goats, Mike learned that the goats are called Jacobs goats (the goat from the bible) this darling little baby , not a Jacob goat ,was a real treat to get to know. He was being fed by bottle and Mike took a cute video of this . The local people of this close knit community homestead, live off the land and animals are an integral part  of daily living , it is really charming to say the least.

Delicious and wholesome meals were prepared for Mike each evening, as part of his compensation for building . The people were truly  friendly, Mike noticed that no matter what, people would give you a warm gracious  wave of the hand,  with a sincere smile while walking or driving by. 

On Sunday , the day was set aside for the Lord, and Mike, as most others,   did not work,  instead a local gathering in the home of the hospitable neighbor,  set up her home as   temporary church venue for Bible study which Mike attended and found both refreshing and inspirational .

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Rustic log stack , old fashioned pioneer  look

Affordable no frills log homes !!!

Mike discovered  the men that he worked with were very   open to other  and different techniques that they were unfamiliar with.  For example, the men found useful the importance of concentrating on each corner , stacking it plumb and level at this aspect because  when they are stacked plumb  the overall home stays square which less problematic elements during  the roof erection ,.  In addition,  the tools he brought the men quickly learned how some of them saved both  time and  energy which took much of the hard lifting and other strenuous aspects of log building off.

This extremely affordable package, has log stack on first floor and siding on 2nd where the stick framing is being erected. A no frills home  yet comfortable and practical-3 bedrooms and 2 baths!

Day 4 with Grizzly in TN

Day 7 with Grizzly in TN